Clinical Placements Flashcards
(31 cards)
don’t give warfarin in
pregnancy
if prescribing penicillin always check for
anaphylaxis history
don’t give the combined oral contraceptive in
thrombophilia or even a family history of thrombophilia
don’t give doxycycline in
children <12
be careful prescribing furosemide when the patient has
gout
be careful prescribing nsaids when the patient has
hypertension
be careful prescribing prochlorperazine when the patient
is pregnant
don’t give naproxen with
warfarin
what antibiotics cannot be used in pregnancy
ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim
what is the acei of choice in hepatic impairemen
lisinopril
what can precipitate a coma in patients with hepatic impairement
anxiolytics and sedatives
when do you have to decrease the dose of amlodipine
in patients with hepatic impairement due to half life being prolongued
what is the centor criteria
need 3/4 to prescribe antibiotics:
- tonsillar exudate
- tender lymph nodes
- no cough
- fever (history or present)
when is mri contraindicated in pregnancy
1st trimester
what is the absolute contraindication to mri
pacemaker
what are other contraindications to mri
intracranial clips/ electronics prosthetic cardiac valves claustrophobia metal in eye some prosthetic joints
if there is nothing wrong with exam, what do you write on notes
line through it
how do you write normal heart sounds
HS 1 + 2 + 0
how do you write in notes a problem on exam
xxx then put key at the side
why can radiation cause erythema
most radiosensitive cells in skin are from basael striatum of epidermis
radiation can cause what type of cancer
colon stomach lung
what is a deterministic affect of radiation
depends on time of exposure, dose, type of radiation - increase in severity to increased dose
what is a stochastic effect of radiation ?
occur with high dose radiation - increase in dose means increased chance of occurrance
big difference between systolic and diastole
aortic regurg
