19.7.2013 Flashcards
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Characteristics of viper
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Triangular head
V shaped tail
Elliptical pupil
1
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Elapidae family
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Cobra
Krait
2
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Both hemorrhagic and neurologic dysfunction is seen in which snake bite
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Viper
3
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Systemic manifestations of snake envenomation
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Altered taste sensation Hypotension Tachycardia or bradycardia Mouth numbness Muscle fasciculation Pulmonary Edema Hemorrhage Renal dysfunction
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Role of localised pressure immobilisation in snake bite
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Purely neurotoxic snakes
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Optimum pressure that can be applied in snake bites
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Upper limb- 40 to 70mm Hg
Lower limb- 55 to 70mm Hg
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Position of snake bitten extremity
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Heart level
7
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Early hypotension in snake bites
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Pooling of blood in pulmonary or splanchnic vessels
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Causes of hypotension in snake bite
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Hemolysis
Systemic bleeding
Loss of intravascular volume into soft tissues
