General Flashcards
Foreign body aspiration features
Acute onset of wheezing no response to albuterol, asymmetric air trapping on chest radiograph
Causes of Bell’s palsy
Possible HSV activation infection with HIV, CMV, EBV, adenovirus, rubella, mumps, flu, echo and Coxsackie virus
Definition of low risk Brue 5
Age more than 60 days
Gestational, age 32 weeks or older
First episode
Duration of event, less than one minute
No CPR required by trained medical provider
Risk factors for biphasic anaphylaxis
More than one dose of Epinephrine
Severe initial presentation, including hypotension
Received epinephrine after a significant delay, greater than 60 minutes
can occur between one hour to 78 hours
Definition of exertional heat, stroke
Core body temperature greater than 40 with findings of neurologic dysfunction
Tachycardia tachypnea, G.I. symptoms flushed skin 
Complications of exertional heat, stroke
Cardiac dysfunction
Hepatic injury
Renal insufficiency
Rhabdo
DIC
Treatment of heat stroke
Cooling measures, including ice, water, evaporated, cooling techniques, cold towels, or ice packs
Treatment of malignant hyperthermia
Dantrolene
Recommendations for low risk BRUE
Education
Share decision-making to guide evaluation in this position
Offer CPR training
May obtain pertussis testing and 12 lead EKG
May briefly monitor patients with continuous pulse ox
Features of HSP
Greatest incident between four and six years of age
Presence of rash, and G.I. renal or musculoskeletal involvement
Arthritis or arthralgias
Colicky abdominal pain
Intussusception
Kidney disease
Treatment of HSP
NSAIDs
Steroids, if renal disease or severe abdominal pain
Physiologic reactions to contrast
Hypertension
Hypotension with bradycardia
Cardiac arrhythmia
Chest pain
Seizures
Nausea
Vomiting
Management of hyperkalemia
Intravenous calcium gluconate
Treatment of urethral prolapse
Sits baths
Estrogen cream
