Med school specific knowledge Flashcards
Which basic neurological tests are done when confirming death by circulatory criteria?
Response to pain, corneal reflex,
Lectures to check over?
Death
Managing medical emergencies
Managing diabetes
Professionalism in the digital era
Orthopaedics
Read question clearly- if says so severe unable to eat or drink- think about fluids/ NG tube
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Synthetic liver function?
Ability of the liver to produce essential proteins and clotting factors
Albumin
Prothrombin time/ INR
Sepsis definition?
Sepsis is characterised by a life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection
Sepsis scoring system?
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA score)
NEWS- RR, Sats, air or oxygen, BP, pulse rate, AVCPU, temp