Flashcards in Citroni Round #2 Deck (10)
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What kind of infections are you susceptible to with splenectomy?
encapsulated organisms:
Haemophilus Influenza
Strep pneumoniae
Neisseria Meningitidis
2
No fever in elder = no sepsis?
Don't necessarily need fever: slowed response
3
How do B-blockers stop peripheral T4-T3 conversion?
propranolol blocks monodeiodinaze enzyme
4
fast equation for Mean Arterial pressure?
1/3(Systolic-diastolic) + diastolic
5
dilated veins on upper chest could mean?
SVC obstruction
6
what is opposite of orthopnea? cause?
platypnea : breathe easier lying flat due to:
1. weak abdo muscles
2. weak venous return due to gravity
7
what can sepsis do to murmurs?
hyperdynamic flow state can accentuate murmurs
8
normal MAP in young, adult, elderly?
young: 55
Normal: 65-70
Elderly: 80
9
what does MAP mean clinically?
what the average organ perfusion pressure is
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