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Acute Care Flashcards

1
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4 Hs

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Hypoxia Hypovolaemia Hyper/hypo kalaemia, calcaemia (metabolic) hypothermia

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4 Ts

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Thrombosis (coronary/pulmonary) Tension pneumothorax Tamponade (cardiac) Toxins

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3
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Non Shockable rhythms

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asystole PULSELESS electrical activity (except VT)

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4
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Shockable rhythms

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VF pulseless VT

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5
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What do you give if non-shockable rhythm?

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Adrenaline 1mg IV

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6
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What dose amiodarone given after 3 shocks?

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300mg

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7
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What do you do if spontaneous movement/breathing efforts return during CPR

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Check for pulse (carotid)

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8
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Treatment of tension pneumothorax

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wide bore needle decompression (wide bore/grey cannula) 2nd intercostal space mid-clavicular line Then insert chest drain 5th intercostal space mid-axillary line (but can also decompress here)

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9
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What constitutes to hyperkalaemia?

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K+ > 6.5 mmol/l

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10
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What constitutes to hypokalaemia?

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K+ < 2.5 mmol/l

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Hyperkalaemia ECG Changes

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  • tall ‘tented’ T waves in precordial leads
  • decreased/flattened P waves and widened QRS (moderate)
  • progressive widening of QRS, axial deviation, BBB (severe)
  • QRS will evertually become so big that may merge with T wave -> sine wave pattern
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12
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PE ECG changes

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  • often no changes
  • S waves in lead I (S dips below baseline)
  • Q waves in lead III (Q dips below baseline)
  • inverted T waves in lead III

S1, Q3, T3

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13
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Type 1 respiritory failure definition and example causes

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->Hypoxic

usually cause by processes resulting in direct damage to lungs/interuption of blood flow e.g. pneumonia, ARDS, pumonary oedema, fibrosis, PE

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Type 2 respiritory failure and example causes

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-> hypercapnia (+/- hypoxia)

caused by things which limit air flow into the lungs e.g. coma, neuromuscular disorders, COPD, asthma, pneumothorax and restrictive aspect of pulmonary fibrosis

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15
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GCS motor response 6

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Obeying commands

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16
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GCS motor response 5

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localising to pain

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17
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GCS motor response 4

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withdrawing to pain

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18
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GCS motor response 3

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flexor response to pain

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19
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GCS motor response 2

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extensor respose to pain

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20
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GCS motor response 1

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no response to pain

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21
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GCS verbal response 5

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orientated to time, place and person

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22
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GCS verbal response 4

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confused conversation

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23
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GCS verbal response 3

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innapropriate speech

24
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GCS verbal response 2

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incomprehensible sounds

25
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GCS verbal response 1

26
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GCS eye opening 4

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spontaneous eye opening

27
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GCS eye opening 3

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in response to speech

28
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GCS eye opening 2

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in response to pain

29
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GCS eye opening 1

30
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Below what GCS is airway protection needed?

A

8 (some sources say 7)

31
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Sepsis 6 bundle

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O2

IV fluid

IV Abx

Lactate

urine output

blood cultures (preferably before abx)

32
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initial emergency of anaphylaxis

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O2/secure airway

Adrenaline IM 0.5mg

-repeat every 5 mins, guided by BP, pulse resp. function

33
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additional treatment for anaphylaxis

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  • chlorophenamine (antihistamine) 10mg IV
  • hydrocortisone 200mg IV
  • if wheeze present, also treat for asthma
  • admit to ICU if hypotensive, normal ward if not. Measure serum tryptase
34
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when may IV adrenaline be used in anyphalaxis

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when there is no pulse

(if insufficienct circulation then IM will be useless)

35
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STEMI emergency treatment

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Aspirin 300mg

CLopidogrel 600mg

(i.e. 2x antiplatet)

5000 units Heparin IV
+PCI!

36
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NSEMI emergency treatment

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Morphine 5-10mg IV
O2

GTN

aspirin 300mg

rising troponins or risk factors/already poor cardiac function/high GRACE score -> second antiplatelet e.g. ticagrelor, IV nitrate, bisoprolol, cardio review/ angiography

lower GRACE score, low/no toponins -> send home, outpatient appt. for further Ix

above may be candidates for cabbage or coronary stenting

37
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emergency management of pulmonary oedema

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  • O2
  • ensure to monitor ECG
  • diamorphine 1.25-5mg IV (caution in COPD, liver failure)
  • furosemide 40-80mg IV
  • GTN (unless BP low)

consider CPAP

38
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Investigations for suspected pulmonary oedema

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  • CXR (fluid, kerley B lines etc.)
  • ECG (rule out MI, monitor for arrythmias)
  • U&E, troponins, ABG
  • echo
  • BNP (hight negative predictive value)
39
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common causes of broad complex tachycardia

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  • Hypokalaemia
  • Hypomagnesaemia
40
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useful drug for ventricular tachycardia

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amiodarone 200mg IV

41
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good drug for supraventricular tachycardias

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Adenosine 6mg IV

(first try vagal manouvres before drugs)

42
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good drug for bradycardias

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atropine 500mcg IV

(only give if adverse sighs e.g. shock)

43
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Emergency treatment of asthma

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O2

salbutamol 5mg nebs (not will need to turn flow of O2 down to about 6 to give this)

Ipratropium 0.5mg

Hydrocortisone 100mg IV OR pred 40-50mg PO

repeat nebs ever 15-30 mins, consider MgSO4

44
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PEF in sever asthma attack

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33-50% predicted

-unable to complete sentences in one breath

45
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PEF in sever asthma attach

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<33% of predicted/best

arrythmias, hypotension, exhaustion, confusion, coma

46
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Acute exacebation of COPD emergency management

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salbutamol 5mg neb, ipratropium 500mcg neb

O2 (venturi mask) ajust according to ABGs

Hydrocortisone 200mg IV or pred 30mg OD

if evidence of infection give Abx

if not responding/need to blow off lots of excess CO2 consider Bipap or resp. stimulants

47
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When is a chest drain NOT needed in pneumothorax?

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when rim of air on CXR <2cm of CXR or over 2cm but sucessfully aspirated

48
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PE emergency management

A

IV LMWH/fondaparinux

49
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When would you do rapid sequence induction?

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  • patient who needs to be intubated but is not fasted like in elective surgery
  • useful in emergency setting as likely contents in stomach which pose risk to airway
  • patient with low/lowering GCS who needs airway protection (if gag reflex still present may push up intracranial pressure)
50
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Drugs commonly used in rapid sequence induction

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  • thiopentone or Etomidate, sometimes propafol but not ideal due to vasodilatory effects (induction)
  • ruconium (muscle relaxant/paralysis)
  • fentanyl (pain)

note other drugs will be needed to aintain anaesthesia

51
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What is the function of cricoid pressure?

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prevents gastric contents coming up when attempting to intubate patient

52
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Info needed around paracetamol overdose

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  • how many tablets
  • what strength
  • form of tablet (combination tablet)
  • how long ago
  • patients weight
  • Note get LFTs and paracetmol level (if over 1h) sent off quickly
53
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drug used in treatment of paracetamol overdose

when do you decide to use it?

A

acetyl cysteine

  • treatment threshold based off blood paracetamol levels and how long its been since tablet ingestion
  • if been less than 1h since ingestion consider activated charcoal
54
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Older man with back/loin pain differentials

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mechanical

disc tear

renal calculi

AAA -> USS

55
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Where can you look up management for overdose of any drug?

56
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management of opioid overdose

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  • supportive
  • naloxine ->TENTATIVELY

otherwise push patients into withdrawal and can become agressive or worsen outcomes

-also note short half life of naloxone, patients may slip back into resp. depression

57
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what is Rosving’s sign?

A

palpation of the LLQ increases pain felt in the RLQ

-sign of appendicitis

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