Dr. Hogan BEdside Tut #7 Flashcards
order of gastro post-op surgery eating food textures:
IV fluids>free fluids> light diet> full diet
What is the most common reason for needing IV fluids post surgery?
paralytic ileus
How to tell if someone is hyperglycaemic without BSLs?
dehydrated
polyuria
Ketones: fruity breath
How to tell if someone is hypoglycaemic without BSLs?
not dehydrated or ketones sweaty sympathetic autonomic outpouring -tachycardic, cold clammy -brisk reflexes
What is the Somogyi effect?
when patient has night time HYPO and get rebound hyper in the morning
Where is the blood in a pseudo or false aneurysm?
between media and adventitia
4th heart sound in AF?
NOPE
when does 3rd heart sound happen?
during diastole
what does 3rd heart sound mean?
problem with LV filling
OR
Nothing is wrong with them
Cogentin is?
used to treat oculogyric crisis and other drug induced extrapyramidal effects
AKA benzatropine
blocks muscarinic actions of ACh