9/7/21 Flashcards
An inevitable abortion
diagnosed as a spontaneous abortion with an open cervical os WITHOUT passage of fetal tissue yet.
A missed abortion
defined as a spontaneous abortion that results in an in utero death with retention of pregnancy.
Methanol Intoxication RX
fomepizole (1st line)
____________ is the antidote for cyanide toxicity.
Hydroxocobalamin
_____________ should be given for women with eclamptic seizures.
Magnesium sulfate
Clonidine poisoning may cause
lethargy
miosis
bradycardia.
In severe cases there can be hypotension, respiratory depression, and apnea.
What is the treatment for iron poisoning?
Deferoxamine.
Beta-Blocker Toxicity rx
Treatment is hemodynamic support, glucagon, high-dose insulin, lipid emulsion therapy
Besides GBS, what is another ascending paralysis?
Tick Paralysis
What systemic diseases may be associated with anal fissures in atypical locations (e.g. not anterior midline or posterior midline)?
Crohn disease, HIV, leukemia, tuberculosis, and syphilis
What is the mechanism by which lactulose treats hepatic encephalopathy?
Lactulose is degraded into lactic acid in the colon, which traps ammonia due to the acidic environment. It is then excreted in the stool.
Neonatal Chlamydial Conjunctivitis Rx
Treatment is oral erythromycin
is Wenckebach a Mobitz I or Mobitz 2?
Wenckebach is a Mobitz I
*it is the ONE I know
What will make a HCM murmur louder
The Valsalva maneuver will increase the murmur associated with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
What is silo filler’s disease
Nitrogen dioxide pneumonitis
