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Name 4 things that signify a severe asthma attack

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Unable to complete sentence in one breath
Respiratory rate ≥ 25/min
Pulse rate ≥110 beats/min
PEF 33–50% of predicted or best

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Name 4 things that signify a life threatning asthma attack

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PEF < 33% of predicted or best
Silent chest, cyanosis, feeble respiratory effort
Arrhythmia or hypotension
Exhaustion, confusion, or coma

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What things would we find on A-E examination of asthma?

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In Asthma, what if they don’t respond to treatment?

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What to arrange before discharge after asthma attack?
(3 things)

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▪ Check inhaler technique
▪ Make a GP appointment within 2 days of discharge
▪ 4-week respiratory follow-up

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What is the management of asthma?

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What overall workup needs to be done in asthma?

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What are the A-E findings in acute exaccerbation of COPD?

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What work up needs to be done in acute exaccerbation of COPD?

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What is the management of acute exaccerbation of COPD?

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What if no response to treatment in acute exacerbation of COPD?

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What are the A-E findings in acute heart failure?

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What is the workup required in acute heart failure?

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What if no response to treatment in acute heart failure?

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What are the discharge medications for acute heart failure?

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What are the A-E findings of ACS?

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What is the workup required in ACS?

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What is the immediate management of ACS?

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After the immediate treatment of ACS, what is the next line of management if it was STEMI?

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After the immediate treatment of ACS, what is the next line of management if it was NSTEMI?

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What are the discharge drugs for ACS?

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What are the A-E findings for** sepsis?**

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What is the management of sepsis six?

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What are the A-E findings of pulmonary embolism?

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25
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What is the management of haemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism?
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What if pregnant?
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What if active cancer?

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give morphine and metoclopramide too

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What is the duration of anticoagulation after pulmoary embolism?

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What is the management of a massive pulmoary embolism?

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give morphine and metoclopramide too

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What is the A-E Findings in pneumothorax?

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29
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what is the workup done in pneumothorax?

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30
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What is the management of tension pneumothorax?

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31
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What is the management of primary and secondary pneumothroax?

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What are the A-E findings seen in anaphylaxsis?

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33
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What is the management after the acute anaphylaxis episode is over?

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What is the management of anaphylaxis?

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35
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What are the A-E findings in stroke?

36
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What is the workup needed in stroke?

37
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What is the management of stroke?

38
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Drugs to take away on discharge after stroke

39
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What are the 4 main differentials for acute upper GI bleed?

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peptic ulcer disease
oesophageal varices
malignancy
Mallory-Weiss tear

40
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What are the A-E findings in acute upper GI bleed?

41
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What is the workup required in upper GI bleed?

42
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What is the management of acute Upper GI bleed?

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**Variceal bleed: **
Use band ligation in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding from oesophageal varices.

Consider** transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) **if bleeding from oesophageal varices is not controlled by band ligation.

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Name 4 complications you would watch out for in DKA?

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cerebral oedema
aspiration pneumonia
electrolyte derangement
venous thromboembolism

44
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What are the 3 components of a DKA diagnosis?

45
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What is the management of DKA?

46
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What are the A-E findings of DKA?

47
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What is the work-up of DKA?

48
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What are 5 pre-renal causes of AKI?

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blood loss
dehydration
heart failure
sepsis
occlusion.

49
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What are 3 renal causes of AKI?

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acute tubular necrosis glomerulonephritis
small-vessel vasculitis.

50
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What is the main post-renal causes of AKI?

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obstruction (malignancy, urinary calculi, benign prostatic hyperplasia).

51
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What are the A-E findings of AKI?

52
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What is the workup needed in AKI?

53
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What are the indications for urgent dialysis in AKI?

54
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What is the management of AKI?

55
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What are the main causes of hyperkalaemia?

56
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What are the main causes of hypokalaemia?

57
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What are the A-E findings of status epilipticus?

58
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What is the workup of status epilipticus?

59
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What is the management of status epilipticus?

60
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What clinical features would be found with addisonian crisis?

61
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Name 4 precipitants of addisonian crisis

62
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What is the management of addisonian crises
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the ongoing treatment?

63
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Name the presentation of phaeochromocytoma

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Pallor
pulsating headache
hypertension
feels ‘about to die’
pyrexial.

64
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Name 4 ECG signs of phaeochromocytoma

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signs of LVF
raised ST segment
VT
cardiogenic shock.

65
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What is the management of phaeochromocytoma?

66
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What is the delerium screen?

67
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What is the septic screen?

68
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What is hypopituitary coma presentation, tests and management?

69
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Management of Hypernatraemia

70
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Management of Hyponatraemia

71
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Management of HyperKalaemia

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Management of Hypokalaemia

73
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Management of hypercalcaemia

74
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Management of hypocalcaemia

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Management of hypoglycaemia

76
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clinical features of hypomagnesiumia

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treatment of hypomagnesaemia (<0.7)

78
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clinical features of hypophosphataemia (<0.8)

79
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treatment of hypophosphataemia

80
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clinical features and treatment of anaemia

81
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What is the spiel for Airways

82
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What is the spiel for breathing?

83
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What is the spiel for circulation

84
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What is the spiel for disability

85
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What is the spiel for everything else

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