High Yield Surgery Flashcards
Absolute CI to surgery?
Poor nutrition CI to surgery?
Severe liver failure criteria as CI to surgery?
Diabetic coma and DKA
Albumin <3, transferrin <200, weight loss <20%
Bili >2, PT >16, NH3 > 150 or encephalopathy
Goldmans index:
- If CHF, what should you check?
- If MI within 6 mo, what should you check?
CHF: check EF, if <35, no surgery
MI: EKG –> stress test –> cardiac cath –> revasc.
type of vent used in ARDS or CHF and why?
PEEP –> pressure given at the end of cycle to keep alveoli open
best test to evaluate management of a patient on a vent?
What do you do if PaO2 is low? High?
What do you do if PaCO2 is low (pH is high)? PaCO2 is high (pH is low)?
Get an ABG
PaO2 is low=Increase FiO2
PaO2 is high=Decrease FiO2
PaCO2 is low (pH high)=Decrease rate or TV
PaCO2 is high (pH is low)=increase rate or TV
causes of non-gap acidosis?
diarrhea
diuretics
RTAs
tx for hyponatremia? what If hypovolemic?
Tx-Fluid restriction and diuretics
If hypovolemic-Norma saline
Tx for hypernatremia? What would you worry about?
Tx-Replace w/D5W or hypotonic fluid
Worry about cerebral edema
Numbness, + Chvostek or Trousseaeu sign, prolonged QT interval?
Hypocalcemia
Bones, stones, groans, psycho moans. Shortened QT interval?
Hypercalcemia
Paralysis, ileum, ST depression, U waves? Tx?
Hypokalemia
Give K+, max 40 mEq/hr
Peaked T waves, prolonged PR and QRS, sine waves? Tx?
Hyperkalemia
Give CaGluconate –> then insulin plus glucose –> then Kayexalate, albuterol and NaHCO3
Last resort=dialysis
Formula for Maintenance IVFs and fluids to use?
Use D5 1/2 NS + 20 KCl (if peeing)
1st 10 kg=100 ml/kg/day
Next 10 kg=50 ml/kg/day
Above 20=20 ml/kg/day
tx for circumferential burns?
consider echarotomy
pt with confusion, HA, cherry red skin? Best test? Tx?
CO poisoning
Best test=Check carboxyHb (pulse ox=worthless)
Tx=100% O2 (hyperbaric if CO-Hb is increased significantly)
clotting, edema, HTN, and foamy pee?
nephrotic syndrome
clotting in a post op pt, low platelets? Tx how?
HIT (if hearing within 5-14 days)
Tx with leparudin or argatroban
bleeding and an isolated decrease in platelets?
ITP
bleeding with normal platelets but increased bleeding time and PTT?
vWD
Bleeding, low plts, increased PT/PTT/BT, low fibrinogen, high D-dimer, and schistocytes?
DIC
Caused by GN sepsis, carcinomatosis, OB stuff
Parkland formula for burn fluid replacement? fluid type?
Kg x %BSA x 3-4
LR or NS
Name the topical solution for burn tx:
- Doesnt penetrate eschar and can cause leukopenia?
- Pentetrates eschar but hurts like hell?
- Doesnt penetrate eschar and causes hypoK and hypoNa?
Silver sulfadiazine
Mafenide
Silver nitrate
best 1st step in an electrical burn? if abnormal?
EKG
48 hrs of telemetry (also if LOC)
in a burn pt, if affected extremity is extremely tender, numb, white, cold with barely dopplerable pulses? tx?
compartment syndrome –> 5 Ps or compartment pressure >30 mm Hg
Tx=Fasciotomy
Name some scenarios that require intubation in a trauma pt?
- Unconscious
- GCS < 8
- Stung by bee, develops stridor, tripod posturing
- Stabbed in neck, GCS=15, expanding mass in lateral neck