DAY9 Flashcards
most immediate life threatening emergency?
- cough and green mucus
- cough and fever, chills, night sweats, chest pain with deep breath or cough
- cough and wheezing, SOB, unintentional weight loss
- cough and pink frothy sputum, SOB, noisy, bubbly bbreathing
- is pulmonary edema and the most immediate emergency
- bronchitis
- TB
- lung cancer
postural hyptension, orthstasis, head rush, dizzy spell, best time to check?
after standing 3 minutes
decline of >20mmhg in systolic or >=10 mmhg in diastolic after 3 minutes of standing
if a victim remain unresponsive….
diall 911 and start CPR
treatment of type 1 DM.. exception
- insulin replacemtn
- exercise
- healthy diet
- surgery
surgery..
Type 1 DM is not producing insulin
Type 2 secretion is inadequate..
increase temperature, increase heart rate, increase breathing, decreased blood pressure, muscle cramps headache, unexplained tiredness…
dehydration
treatments for emphysema..
smoking cessation
inhaled bronchodilators (B2 agonist ex albuterol)
corticosteroids
supplemental oxygen
thickening of the nipple and loss of elasticity…
- possible breast fibroadenoma
- suggests prolactinoma
- suggests breast cancer
- suggests insufficinet lactation
possibly prolactinoma… most likely benign tumor in anterior pituitiary increasing the hormone prolactin
CAD (coronary artery disease) vs CVD (cerebral vascular disease)
CAD: narrowing of artery in HT
CVD: stroke (brain)
sign of peripheral artery disease..
- pulse present
- ankle soreness
- intermittent claudication pain
- lower leg edema
- intermittent claudication pain..
lower leg edema is periperhal vascular disease affecting the veins
Hypoglycemia.. HE IS TIRED
HEadache Irritable Sweating Tachycardia Irritible Restless Excessive hunger Dizzy
which muscles are related to the HIP FLEXOR..
- iliopsoas
- Gluteus maximus
- Gluteus medius and gluteus minimus
- Adductor longus and brevis
iliopsoas.. contracting these muscles causes flexing.. also rectus femoris
extension - glueteus maximus
adduction - adductor longus and brevis
abduction gluteus medius and glueteus minimus
common side effect of Egotamine (migraines)…
- nausea, cold fingers and toes.. (it narrows blood vessels)
myalgia s/e statins
GI bleeding s/e nsaids
tinnitus s/e aspirin
flushing s/e niacin
sign of raynaud’s
fingers go from white, blue, red
bruerger’s disease is associated with use of…similar to raynaud’s in that it is diminished blood supply to hands and feet..
tobacco. .. (pics of black fingers with cigs)
which of the following is a generic name... 1. n-(4-hydroxyphenyl) acetamide 2. acetaminophen 3. tylenol 4 panadol
acetaminophen is the genric name
- chemical
3 and 4 are brand names
sildenafil (viagra) when used with this other drug increases the risk of potentially life threatening HYPOtension
Nitroglycerin.. both vasodilate
elevated triglyceride levels are associated with increased risk of heart disease.. can be a sign of metabolic syndrome.. it is associated with?
- pancreatitis
- alcoholism
- myocardial infarction
- malnutrition
it is associated with all of them except malnutriton Normal is less than 150.. borderline high is 150 to 199 high is 200 to 499 very high is >500
itching bloody nipple discharge with superficial erosion and ulceration
- ductal carcinoma (non invasive breast cancer)
- invasive ductal carcinoma
- invasive lobular carcinoma
- paget disease of the nipple
paget disease..<1% of breast cancer…redness of nipple, itchy, scaly
most commonly ignored early warning sign of lung cancer…
- persistent cough
- coughing blood
- weight loss and weakness
- clubbing of the fingernails
most commonly ignored…persistent cough
how to monitor effectiveness of iron therapy…
hemoglobin and reticulocyte levels (immature RBC)
adverse effect from salicylate (aspirin) except…
- ringing in the ears
- gastric ulcers
- increase risk of hemorrhagic stroke
- myalgia
myalgia..this is s/e of statins
ringing in the ears
gastric ulcers inhibits cox1 that is for gastric lining
increase risk of hemorrhagic stroke
corticosteroids are used forinflammation.. if used for a long time and stopped suddenly without a taper…
all of the following are adverse effects of corticosteriod long term use..
adrenal insufficiency
osteoporosis
exogenous cushings syndrome
hyperglycemia
increased skin fragility, easy bruising..
stopping with a taper would have the most impact on adrenal insufficiency
early signs of hypertension…
headache , spntaneous nosebleeds
sulfonamide is an …
antibiotic and has the s/e of sulfa allergies
adverse effect of B3…
facial flusing .. b3 deficiency causes pellagra.. dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia
parasympathetic (rest and digest) involved in the stimulation of…
pupil constriction… (pin point)..
sympathetic is.. brochodialation, increased heart rate, vasoconstriction.. (fight or flight)
communicable disease…
must be reported to the health department
NSAIDS work by inhibiting…
the formation of prostaglandins..
statins are..
HMG CoA reductase…
how does allpuroinal work…
this is for gout.. prevents the production of xanthine oxidase
combining Valium with antihistamines have what impact…
increases the central depressive effects.. s/e of antihistamines is drowziness
“more of the drug will be required to achieve the same effect in the future”
- tolerance
- physical dependane
- withdrawal symptoms
- addiciton
tolerance.. the effectiveness of the drug has decreased due to chronic administration.
dependant patterns of drug self administration without making a distinction between physical or psychological dependence..
addiction
alcohol abuse is associated with all of the following except…
- flushed face
- spider veins
- tremors
- palmar pallor
- suicides and violent acts
palmar pallor is not a side effect.. there is more redness in the body
permissible for a doctor to breach patient confidentiality..
concern for the safetyof other specific persons and with certain communicable disease
excessive use of cortiocosteroids can cause any of the follwing except.. moon face, buffalo hump hirsutism, easy bruising obesity. abdominal striae exophthalmos, goiter
exophthalmos, goiter is from grave’s disease.. hyperthyroidism
boas’s sign is located….
right scapula.. the phrenic nerve C3 C4 C5, goes to the diaphragm .. if GB is irritated that there will be a radiating pain to the shoulder area…
median nerve which is involved in carpal tunnel syndrome innervates.. except..
- Palmar aspect of the distal thumb
- palmar aspect of the index
- palmar aspect of the middle finger
- dorsal aspect of the distal middle finger
- palmar aspect of the little finger..
it does not include the little finger
normal adult mouths had how man permanent teeth..
32…
deciduous teeth is 20
transient ischemi attack (TIA) .. short lived or mini stroke.. in less than 60 minutes the symptoms are gone.. the least common symptom is…
- temporary loss of vision
- difficulty speaking
- weakness of one side of the body
- numbness and tingling
- impairment of consciousness
- amaurosis fugax
- aphasia
- hemparesis
- parasthesis..
5 is the exception