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1
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A fib

A 
PE
MI
DVT
Stroke
Top part of the heart(atria) is not pumping properly equivalent to the bottom so blood is pulling and just sitting there causing risks for the above
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Copd

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Goes together with afib bc meds are bronchodilating and vasoconstricting

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Endocarditis

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Bacterial infection of the heart
Risk: IV drug use
Echo to DX or blood culture

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4
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Cushings

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Too much steroid, moon face, buffalo hump, striae, hirsituism, cataracts

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Clot-4 types

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  1. DVT
  2. PE
  3. stroke
  4. MI
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6
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Myasthenia gravis

A

Tension test

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7
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Meningitis

A

Lumbar puncture

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8
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Bell’s palsy

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Inflam of cranial nerve 7, causes facial drooping and is caused by a virus

History

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9
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Pneumonia

A

Chest x ray

Blood culture

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Endocarditis

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Infection of the heart valves

Echo to DX.

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11
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Myocardial infarction

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EkG

Troponin

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Pericarditis

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Viral infection of the pericardium(sac around the heart)
DX: ekg-elevation in every lead
NSAIDs- help with inflam

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13
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Tuberculosis

A

Acid fast bacilli for sputum x3

Cxr

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14
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Afib

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Ekg-looking for no p wave

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15
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Diverticulitis

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Ct of abdomen- looking for abscess,

LLQ pain

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16
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Pancreatitis

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Auto digestion of the pancreas

Amylase and lipase

17
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Pylonephritis

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Kidney infection

Usually a UTi that went untreated and the infection travels up higher in the body

18
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Urolithiasis

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Kidney stones

19
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Hirchsprungs

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Younger generation, birth defect, bowel is bigger

20
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Dumping syndrome

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No sweets, low fiber, small several meals, fats and protein with each meal, lie down after eating, wait one hour after eating before fluids and one hour before

21
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Impetigo

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Causes staph infection, keep at home 24 hours, antibiotics, wash hands

22
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Detached retina

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Can reoccur, watch movements, sleep prone position, don’t strain eyes or to have BM, no washing of hair bc is jarring of head and can cause increased ICP

23
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Otitis media in a child

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Risk for infection and meningitis so needs to be observed for headache, stiff neck and increased temp

24
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Pyloric stenosis

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Elevate HOB 60 degrees

25
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DI

A

Can be caused by head injury

26
Q

SIADH

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Completely opposite of DI

27
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Addison’s disease

A

Decrease in 3 S’s

  1. Sodium-(h20)-hypovolemic-decrease BP
  2. Sugar-glucose-s/s hypoglycemia
  3. Steroid- decrease cortisol and aldosterone
28
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Crohn’s disease

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Low fiber, high protein, no fresh fruits or vegetables

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