DIT Flashcards
What are the most common causes of DIC? (STOPMakingThrombi)
Sepsis/trauma/obstetric complication/pancreatitis/malignancy/transfusion
What is the most common heart murmur?
Mitral valve prolapse
Most common congenital heart defect?
VSD
What happens in decompression sickness? what is it also called? and what symptoms do you see?
Gases (nitrogen) that has dissolved in the blood in higher pressure form gas bubbles that occlude vessels / the bends/joint muscle pain, neurological, pulmonary symptoms (the choke)
What kind of cancer does pt with xeroderma pigmentosa has increase risk for?
Skin cancer
What test is used to detect corneal abrasion?
Fluorescein dye
What element is needed for the function of carbonic anhydrase and lactate dehydrogenase?
Zinc
What is digoxin’s affect on CO?
Increase CO
How does adipocyte response to stress?
Stress—>symp activation—>epi and norepi released—>activate TG lipase—>breakdown TG and use fatty acid as energy
How would you get an anterior shoulder dislocation and what nerves does it affect?
Blow to the arm when the arm is extended/axillary nerve
Which bone do you usually fracture if you fall on your open hand?
Scaphoid
What does somatostatin inhibit?
GH/TSH/gastric acid/gallbladder contraction/insulin and glucagon
What are some examples of HIPPA exempt information?
Child abuse/birth or death/reportable disease/school (vaccination status)
Which one uses ionizing radiation, MRI or CT? what do you use MRI and CT to look for?
CT
MRI: soft tissue (brain)
CT: bone detail/blood (bleeding)
Which 2 electrolyte abnormalities would causes prolonged QT?
Hypo K+ and Mg2+
Where is CSF made and what is its function?
Choroid plexus in lateral ventricles of the brain/suspend the brain, mean for chemical to distribute
What is the amount of G force that cause visual blackout for a pilot?
4-6G
What arteries supply the adrenal glands and where do they from?
Superior adrenal—>inferior phrenic
Middle adrenal—>aorta
Inferior adrenal—>renal artery
What is granuloma annular?
Ring shaped plaque
Asymptomatic
Rope like edge—>found on hands/wrist/ankle/feet
What test is used to detect capsule of bacteria?
Quellong reaction
What is conductive hearing loss and what causes it?
Sound can not be conducted (nerve works) Ear wax buildup ear infection ruptured tympanic membrane Otosclerosis
What does strychnine/tetanus/latrotoxin/botulinum
Strychnine—>glycine antagonist
Tetanus—>block glycine and GABA
Tatrotoxin—>release ACh
Botulinum—>inhibit ACh
What is hyperbaric O2 used for?
CO poisoning/decompression sickness/gas gangrene
