ClinPrac: End Of Sem Flashcards
What equipment is involved in contact precautions (in order of donning)?
- Gown
- Gloves
What equipment is involved in droplet precautions (in order of donning)?
- Gown
- Mask (surgical)
- Gloves
What equipment is involved in airborne precautions (in order of donning)?
- Gown
- N95/P2 mask and eyewear
- Gloves
Outline a primary survey
Airways: ?obstruction, ?clear
Breathing: Listen for breathing, then RATES (resp rate, auscultate, trachea ?midline, effort of breathing, SpO2 monitoring)
Circulation: central cap refill, HR, BP
Disability: CGSGCS, glucose, check pupils
Exposure: check ant/post surfaces of body, temperature
(ABCDE)
Waist circumference cutoffs for men and women
Men: 94cm
Women: 80cm
What are two ways we might monitor the progression of T2DM over the long term?
- Capillary blood sampling (“finger prick” test)
- Repeat HbA1C
What are some common indications for urinalysis, and what might we expect?
- UTI (nitrites, leukocytes)
- Glomerulonephritis (nephrotic/nephritic pattern)
- Conjugated bilirubin (in the setting of biliary obstruction)
- DKA (ketones, glucose)