Aug '21 Flashcards
3 drugs that cause decreased effect of adenosine
methylxanthines
theophylline
caffiene
3 drugs that may require decrease of adenosine dose
carbamazepine
dipyridamole
cardiac transplant
COPD exacerbation indication for ICU admission?
worsening hypercapnia with interventions
tx for pertussis?
macrolide abx (erytho, clarithro, azithro)
ways to reduce SIDS
no smoking in home, offer pacifier at nap and bed time, supine sleep, avoid excessive bundling or bedding
treatment of stable VT
amio 150
procainamide
asthma medications in prego pt
use all the same, same aggressiveness as meds are relatively safe
what happens to tidal volume and functional residual capacity during pregnancy
tidal volume increases eventually, FRC decreases
MC pulmonary problem in pregnancy?
asthma
what tissue has the highest conductive capacity
nerves
what cardiac drug is contraindicated in infants?
CCB, due to decreased ca reserve in sarcoplasmic retic
cause hypotension
MC significant dysrhythmia in peds?
SVT
several weeks of cough, fever, pleurtic chest pain, weight loss, night sweats
lung abscess
MCC of lung abscess?
aspiration pneumonia
what causes artifical widening of the retropharyngeal space on XR?
body rotation, neutral or flexion of neck, expiration
upper limit of normal for retropharyngeal space on XR of peds pt at C6?
14 mm
abx for epiglottitis
3rd gen cephalosporin and vanc
narrowest area of peds airway
cricoid ring
3 possible etiologies of MAT
COPD, hypoxia, pulm htn
difference between wandering pacemaker and MAT
wandering will be <100 bpm, MAT >100 bpm
MC associated complication of mitral valve stenosis
afib
percentage of kids with untreated kawaski disease who go on to have coronary artery aneurysms?
15-25%