Assessment Signs

Question 1

Biot’s Respiration

Answer 1

Question 2

Becks Triad

Answer 2

Question 3

Hammans Sign

Answer 3

Question 4

Newtons Law # 1

Answer 4

Question 5

Newtons 2nd Law

Answer 5

Question 6

Cullen’s Sign

Answer 6

Question 7

Grey Turner’s Sign

Answer 7

Question 8

Cusings Triad

Answer 8

Question 9

Battle’s Sign

Answer 9

Basular Skull Fractures

Question 10

Kehr’s Sign

Answer 10

Question 11

Cheyne Stokes Respirations

Answer 11

Question 12

Brudzinski’s Sign

Answer 12

Question 13

Chvostek’s Sign

Answer 13

Question 14

Kernig’s Sign

Answer 14

Question 15

Levines Sign

Answer 15

Question 16

Virchow’s Triad

Answer 16

Question 17

Murphy’s Sign

Answer 17

Question 18

Mallory Weiss Syndrome

Answer 18

EGD is the GOLD Standard for diagnosis

Question 19

Boerhaave’s Syndrome/Tear

Answer 19

Question 20

Hepatic Encephalopathy

Answer 20

High Amonia Levels : LOC Changes : Personality/Behavior Changes

Question 21

Pancreatitis

Answer 21

Signs/Symptoms: epigastric pain radiating to the back releived by leaning forward: N/V, diarrhea, loss of appetite, hemodynamic instability including shock, tenderness, guarding, rebound tenderness. Grey Turner’s / Cullen’s Sign

No Morphine! Will cause pain.

Question 22

Esophageal Varices

Answer 22

Treatment: Administer Sandostatin 25-50mcg IVP and 25-50mcg/hr infusion

Stops upper GI motility

Drops portal pressures

(high portal pressures backs up blood to GI, causes bleeding)

Question 23

Myexdema Coma

Answer 23

Queen Ann Sign

Question 24

Septic Shock

Answer 24

Lactate level > 2.5

Hypotension w/ Normal HR

Hypotension refractory to fluid administration

Aggressive fluid management 30mL/kg

Norepinephrine

NO ETOMIDATE (adrenal inssufiency)