Firecracker Flashcards
1
Q
How to manage heat stroke?
A
Rapid cooling via submersion or tepid water and fans, IV fluids
2
Q
How to treat polymorphic ventricular tachycardia?
A
Defibrillation, similar to ventricular fibrillation
3
Q
Signs of mercury poisoning?
A
Pneumonitis, intention tremor, excitability
4
Q
How to treat opiot withdrawal?
A
Methadone, an opiod agonist
5
Q
Signs of opiod withdrawal?
A
Flu-like presenation (rhinorrhea, lacrimation, yawning, poloerection, muscle arches), pupillary dilatation
6
Q
Spider with red hourglass on back? Bite treatment?
A
Black widow spider (latrodectus)
Treatment: NSAIDS, benzos for significant muscle stiffness