2015 Flashcards
mixing mediaction with the drink of a dementia patient refusing to swallow - what ethical principle
benefience/utilitarism
gp unable o refer patient for an abortion as its against his beliefs but refers them to GP colleague - what ethical principle
virtue ethics
62 year old man with alcohol related cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis who in anuric and CVP is 12 - DIAGNOSE AND MANAGE
hepatorenal syndrome, resuscitate and give terlipressin to improve renal blood flow
what is the flat bone that provides attachment for abdominal wall muscles and forms part of the acetabulum
ilium
what bone has a proximal head, form a tuberosity at the insertion of the biceps tendon and has sulci or several tendons on its distal dorsal aspect
radius
hypoxic pulmonary arterial vasocontriction results in
increased pulmonary vascular resistance and right ventricular afterload
how to diagnose systemic sclerosis causing bacterial overgrowth
glycocholic breath test
how is campylo bacter diagnosed
stool culture
what does acetyl choline do
act on post junctional m3 muscularinic cholinergenic receptors on smooth muscle end plate to stimulate smooth muscle constriction
what does adrenaline do
acts on membrane boudn beta 2 adrenoceptors on airway smooth muscle causing smooth muscle relaxation
what does LTD4 do
pro inflammatory affects in the bonchi and nose
what is LTD4 blocked by
cysteinyl receptor antagonists such as montelukast
asthma spirometry
all reduced except FVC
what is part of the peripheral nervous system containing parasympathetic nerves
cranial nerve
parasympatheyic nerves
III, VII, IX, and X
