Facts Flashcards
Antibodies for lambert eaton
Voltage gated calcium channel
Treatment of stress incontinence
Duloxetine
Treatment of urge incontinence
Oxybutinin
Second line treatment of cellulitis
Erythromycin
Rheumatoid in pregnancy treatment
Hydroxycholorquine
Requirements when carrying out MCA
Assume they have capacity Take all steps to help them Must act in best interests Take least restrictive option Unwise decision does not mean lacks capacity
1st line for mild-moderate depression
Watchful wait for 2 weeks
2nd line for mild-moderate depression
IAPT, computerised CBT
1st line treatment for severe depression and what to consider
SSRIs, suicide risk assessment
Continue for 6 months after end of symptoms or 2 years if recurrence
Treatment of life threatening depression/ psychosis
ECT
1st line for anxiety
Psychoeducation
2nd line for anxiety
IAPT
3rd line for anxiety
CBT or SSRI
Signs of sepsis
Altered mental state RR over 25 Need more than 40% Oxygen HR over 130 SBP under 90 Urine output under 0.5ml/kg/hr
Treatment of wernickes
2 pairs of pabrinex TDS for 5 days then long term thiamine
Treatment of hypo when cant swallow
100ml 10% dextrose or 1mg IM Glucagon (if no IV access)
Treatment of hypo when they can swallow
Glucogel repeatedly until BM over 4 then toast
Brown sequard symptoms
Ipsi pain temperature weakness
Contra pain and temperature
Anterior spinal artery syndrome
Bilateral loss
But preserved vibration and proprioception
What defines as shock in a child and what would you give
Loss of 10% of body weight
10ml/kg of 0.9% NaCl STAT
Joint pain after tonsilitis
Rheumatic fever
S pyogenes
NSAID and Abx
Treatment of PDA
Indomethacin (NSAID)
Transposition of great arteries
Presents on day 2, give prostaglandin
Steps of tetralogy of fallot
Pulmonary stenosis
VSD
Overriding aorta
RV hypertrophy
Symptoms of coarctation
Right arm hypertension
Ejection systolic LSE
Symptoms worsen with age
Sore throat, lymphadenopathy, pyrexia
EBV
Monospot and FBC
Tx: supportive, no rugby for 8 weeks
Dengue
Aedes aegypti mosquito
Retroorbital pain, muscle ahce, rash
Viral nucliec acid test
Tx: supportive
Yellow fever
Fever and rigors goes to jaundice
Inclusion bodies
Typhoid
Salmonella typhi
Bradycardia and rose spots
Ceftriaxone
Investigation of amaurosis fugax
ECG, CT, Echo, Carotid doppler
Diagnosis of T2DM
HbA1c over 48, fasting blood sugar over 7
1st line for T2DM
DESMOND and diet and exercise
2nd line for T2DM and when you do it
Metformin when HbA1c over 48 still
3rd line for T2DM and when you do it
Gliclazide if not fat
Pioglitazone
(insulin after 3 oral hypoglycaemics)
Annual diabetes review
Fundoscopy
Albumin creatinine ratio, eGFR
Podiatry
CV risk review
Haematinics in IDA
Low ferritin
Raised TIBC
Low transferrin
Anaemia, raised iron, ring form erythroblasts
Sideroblastic anaemia
What do you need if youre IDA and 60
2 week wait colonoscopy
What do you need if youre IDA and 50
Rectal bleeding
Then 2WW
What do you need if youre IDA and 40
Rectal bleeding, weight loss, abdo pain
Then 2WW
What investigation do you get if youre IDA and 50 but not rectal bleeding
FOB test
Dyspepsia and IDA
2WW UGI
Question to ask in tonsilitis
Can they tolerate fluids?
Can go home with PO Abx if they can
Treatment of FeverPAIN 4+
Phenoxymethylpenicillin for 5 days
Clari if pen allergic
Signs and treatment of moderate tonsilitis
unable to swallow, hot potato voice
IV Abx, IV dexamethaosne
Observe for 3 hours