1 Flashcards
patient with CKD receiving contrast is at risk of?
contrast nephropathy
rhabdomyelosis would give a CK of over?
10000
renal emboli are rare and would give?
loin pain
benzodlumothiazide causes low levels of?
sodium, potassium and magnesium
best investigation for a cervical spine fracture?
CT scan of neck
after staph aureus, what is the next most common causative organism involved in septic arthritis?
coag negative
staph epidermidis
PSC typically causes what sort of appearance on MRCP??
beaded appearance
nuclear enlargement, hyperchromasia and pleomorphism are features that suggest
carcinoma
resp acidosis needs to be corrected with ? in an alert patient ?
non invasive ventilation
diagnosis of endocarditis requires blood cultures and an ?
transoesophageal echo
hypercalcaemia, elevated PTH and hypercalciuria point towards
primary hyperparathyroidism
do all patients with AF need to be on anti coagulation ?
no depends on chadvas score. If asymptomatic and no risk factors - don’t start it
epistaxis - minor bleeding from an accessible site can be treated with?
cautery using silver nitrate
anterior pack is for >
profuse bleeding with site difficult to localise
in acute epistaxis, what are secondary treatments and of little advantage?
cryotherapy and ice packs