2016 Flashcards
(40 cards)
the rate of rescue breathing in an adult in resp arrest should be
1 every 6 seconds
mild exacerbation of asthma
salbutamol via a spacer
what to give in extreme asthma attack once o2 and iv corticoid steroid has been given
iv aminophyline and or IV magnesium
what muscles elevate the larynx
longitudinal muscles of the pharynx
what to give a patient with an acute upper GI bleed on warfarin after vit K
prothrombin complex concentrate
microbe discovered in 2001 and most common cause of bronchiolitis
metapneumovirus
the layer most closely associated with the route of the phrenic nerve through the chest
fibrous pericardium
layer of anterolateral abdominal wall
transversalis fascia
ejection systolic radiating to neck
aortic stenosis
mid diastolic murmur best heard at the apex of the heart in the patient in left lateral position
mitral stenosis
pan systolic murmur at the apex of the heart radiating to the left axilla
mitral valve regurgitation
grade C oesphogitis treatment
PPI
treatment of tight benign peptic stricture
balloon oesophageal dilation
treatment for young person with achalasia
cardiomyopathy
vmax determined by
the point at which the reaction intercepts the Y axis - 1/V
glandular fever synonyms
mononucleosis, epstein-barr virus and EB
how to detect glandular fever
monospot
what is chediak higashi syndrome
rare autosomal recessive condition with decreased phagocytosis resulting in pyogenic infections, partial albinism and peripheral neuropathy
what is brunt’s agammaglobulinemai
x linked primary immunodeficiency disease with absence of IgG the condition usually presents in young children with pulmonary and other bacterial sinopulmonary infection s
what type of shock does meningitis lead to
septic shock
where should the heel of the hand go in chest compressions
in the centre of the patients chest
what is the best anthropmoetric predictor of visceral fat and therefore cardiovascular risk
waist circumference
abdominal calcification on xray
chronic pancreatitis
best test for pancreatitis
faecal elastase
