Acute Flashcards
Cardiac causes of chest pain
MI
Angina
Aortic dissection
Pericarditis
Which frequency of tuning fork do you use for vibration?
256hz
Respiratory causes of chest pain?
PE
pneumonia
Pleural effusion
Pneumothorax
Gastro causes of chest pain
Reflux Peptic ulcer Pancreatitis Gallstones Cholecystitis
Muscloskeletal causes of chest pain
Trauma
Costochondritis
Most common arrhythmia?
AF
What would cause radial-radial delay?
Aortic coarctation
Causes of koilonychia
Iron deficiency anaemia
Collapsing pulse?
Aortic regurgitation
What is glossitis a sign of?
Can be B12 deficiency
Problem with managing AF?
Can get irregular BP readings
What is pulses paradoxyses?
Changes in heart rate as breath deeply in and out
Word you use for cancer by the bedside?
Neoplasia
Word you use for Multiple sclerosis by the bedside?
Demylinating disease
What word do you use for motor neurone disease by the bedside?
Anterior horn cell disorder