General Revision Flashcards
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Cause (3) and mgmt Neonatal Sepsis (4)
Cause: Listeria, E.Coli and GBS
Mgmt: 1) Gain IV access
2) Start IV antibiotics: broad spectrum. <3mo= cefotaxime and benpen
3) Start fluid resus
4) Admit for Abx and fluids. May need NGT for feeds etc
Intracapsular NOF: management and complications
General: nerve block, admission. ?cause Intracapsular: - younger patients: preserve femoral head. Early ORIF key -older: PFNA, hemiarthroplasty or THR Complications: AVN
ABx for CAP
Mild: Doxy or Amoxycillin
Mod: IV Benpen and PO Doxy
Severe: IV azitro and ceftriaxone
Rx for focal and generalised seizures
Focal: Carbamezapine
Generalised: Sodium Valproate
Renal disease: antibodies against basement membrane
Goodpasture
Renal disease: crescenteric changes on light microscopy
RPGN- can be secondary to a lot of things. Needs immunosuppression asap.
Pre-eclampsia bloods-mum
FBC, UEC, LFTs, coags, spot ACR, LDH, uric acid
Pre-eclampsia baby mgmt
CTG, foetal US- frequency depends on clinical progression
Systems and 1 symptom each for pre-eclampsia
Renal: proteinuria, oliguria, peripheral oedema
Neuro: headache, visual changes, clonus, hypereflexia
Liver: RUQ/epigastric pain, elevated transaminase
Blood: trombocytopenia, haemolysis
3 routes of infection for SBP
Haematogenous, lymphogenic or transmigration through intestinal wall
Investigations for SBP
FBC, UEC, LFTs, albumin, ascitic tap- MC+S and analysis
Management of SBP
Empirical Abx: Ceftriaxone. Consider albumin in liver cirrhosis.
Three causes of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and the classic examination signs
Sarcoidosis, RA, asbestos. Drugs- methotrexate, amiodarone, chemo drugs.
Signs: fine inspiratory crackles and clubbing
What does Idiopathic Pulm Fibrosis present with?
Sub acute SOB and dyspnoea
What are the inferior leads and what’s the supply?
II, III and aVF. Supplied by RCA.
also supplies heart conduction so inferior stemi leads to bradycardia
What name refers to leads V1 and V2? What is the blood supply?
Septal leads, LAD.
What are the lateral leads and blood supply?
I, aVL, V5 and V6. Supplied by circumflex
What is the name for leads V3 and V4 and what’s the supply?
Anterior leads, supplied by RCA.
What does HELLP stand for?
Haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets. High mortality in mums with this.
What is SIGECAPS?
Symptoms of depression.
S= sleep changes, I= interest loss, G=guilt, E= energy, C=concentration, A= appetite, P= psychomotor agitation, S= suicide
What is SADPERSONS
Risk assessment for suicide.
S= sex (male), A= age (extremes), D= depression, P= psyc history, E= excessive drug use, R= rational thinking loss, S= spouse loss, O= organised plan, N= no support, S= sickness
What are the 5 causes of heart failure (broad categories)
Ischemia, valvular disease, arrythmias, cardiomyopathy and hypertension
What medications do you commence for someone in systolic heart failure?
A: ACE/ARB
B: beta blocker
C: calcium channel blocker
D: diuretics
What is the mgmt for diastolic HF?
No management has evidence for improvement. Best thing is to control HTN and frusemide for symptom relief.