Good SAm Clinical Pearls Flashcards
continuous 02 or intermittent long term 02 therapy for COPD
pao2 55 mmhg or o2 sats less than 88%
PE EKG
S1 large s wave in lead I
Q3 q wave on lead III
T3 inverted t wave on lead III
long term complications of COPD
pulmonary HTN
cor pulmonale
continous or intermittent long-term oxygen therapy in COPD
pao2 55mmhg or o2 sat <88%
treatment of copd exacerbation
cxr b2 agonist/anticholinergic inhalers corticosteroids antibiotics supplement o2 NPPV
prophylaxis for SBP
norfloxacin
ciprofloxacin
thrombocytopenia in cirrhosis
splenic sequestration
SBP PMN
greater than 250
antibiotics for COPD exacerbation
doxy, TMP-SMX
azithromycin or levofloxacin
anterior mediastinal mass
terrible ts: terrible lymphoma, thymoma, thoracic aorta, teratoma
dermatomyositis
gottron’s papules, heliotropic rash
association with any malignancy
anti-jo