EM Oral Boards Flashcards
Iron formulations and mg of iron
Gluconate (12%), sulfate (20%), fumarate (33%) [GSF]
Deferoxamine dose
5mg/kg/hr IV
How much iron is toxic to you?
> 10mg/kg;
What is a toxic iron level
> 300-500
<1y/o VS
HR <160, RR 30-60 (<6mo), 24-30 (6-12mo), SBP 80-100
VS 1-11y/o pedi
HR 70-120, BP 90-110, RR 12-20
Neonatal sepsis regimens
Amp/gent
OR cefotaxime/vanc
Increased IOP meds
Brimonidine (alpha agonist) Timolol (beta blocker) Acetazolamide Mannitol Prenisolone Pilocarpine (muscarinic agonist) (once IOP <40) (causes pupillary constriction)
ASA overdose Tx
Activated charcoal (1h) Alkalinize urine
What’s a toxic Asa level
> 20
ASA OD acid/base
Initial respiratory alkalosis then metabolic alkalosis
Pedi HSP Tx
IV methylpred, ranitidine. Also checK IgA, UA
Target EtOH level if treating for ethylene glycol
100-150
Ethylene glycol OD tx
HD definitive, also fomepizole or etoh, pyridoxine (inhibits glycolate -> oxalate)
Treatment of Myasthenia gravis
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (so more ACh); pyridostimine/neostimine. [provokes: edrophonium - AChE inhibitor also, makes symptoms better but can cause cholinergic toxidrome]
What does magnet do to PPM ICD
PPM - asynchronous pacing, AICD - stops arrhythmia detection and shocks
Tx for hyperCA
IVF, calcitonin 4iu SQ, palmidronate (90mg) over 2h (bisphosphonates), or zoledronic acid (4mg over 15 min)
Describe Osborn waves and when they happen
Hypothermia. Upsloping of QRS_ST junction
Pedi murmur, resp distress, no blood flow to legs? What to do
Prostaglandin e1, re-opens PDA.
Bloody diarrhea in healthy, what to do
Cipro.but also if shiga toxin producing E. coli, risk of HUS.