minerva SAQ 1 Flashcards
a condition that affects many organ systems of the body, damages the overall cardiovascular system, and reduces the body’s ability to function on its own.
D. Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium falciparum – the most prevalent, causes the majority of severe malaria cases and deaths. Plasmodium vivax – the main cause of relapsing malaria, with a blood and a liver infection causing acute and ongoing symptoms.
What is the predominant type of inflammatory cell in acute appendicitis?
neutrophil
mental capacity act
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to everyone involved in the care, treatment and support of people aged 16 who are unable to make all or some decisions for themselves.
The misuse of drugs act
The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is to prevent the misuse of controlled drugs and achieves this by imposing a complete ban on the possession, supply, manufacture, import and export of controlled drugs except as allowed by regulations or by licence.
The health and safety at work act
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 defines the structures for regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare.
the equality act
The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society
The medicines act
The Medicines Act 1968 governs the control of medicines for human use and for veterinary use, which includes the manufacture and supply of medicines
just culture
Just culture: Staff, patients and carers are treated fairly, with empathy and consideration when they have been involved in a patient safety incident or have raised a safety issue
reporting culture
Reporting culture: Staff have confidence in the local incident reporting system and use it to notify healthcare managers of incidents that are occurring, including near misses. Barriers to incident reporting have been identified and removed - staff not blamed/punished when they report incidents and they receive constructive feedback.
informed culture
Informed culture: The organisation has learnt from past experience and has the ability to identify and mitigate future incidents because it: - learns from events that have already happened (for example, incident reports and investigations).
learning culture
Reporting culture: Staff have confidence in the local incident reporting system and use it to notify healthcare managers of incidents that are occurring, including near misses. Barriers to incident reporting have been identified and removed - staff not blamed/punished when they report incidents and they receive constructive feedback.
Which of the following is the principal neurotransmitter associated with mediating the effects of the sympathetic arm of the autonomic nervous system
noradrenaline
a1 receptor function
α1 –adrenoceptor causes vasoconstriction in blood vessels
a1 adrenoreceptor function
α2-adrenoceptor inhibits insulin release in the pancreas
B1 adrenoreceptor
β1-adrenoceptor increases the heart rate and increases renin secretion from the kidney
B2 adrenoreceptor function
β2 –adrenoceptor is involved in bronchodilatation, vasodilatation and reduced GI motility
B3 adrenoreceptor function
Β3-adrenoceptor relaxation of the detrusor muscle and increased lipolysis in adipose tissue.
Reduce its plasma concentration
Ciclosporin
axillary nerve
anti-tpo
graves
anti-ttg
IBD coeliac
anti-ccp
R.A.
anti-LA
anti-Ro
Sjorgens
CURB-65
- urea 7mmol
- BP 90 systolic and 60 dias
- resp - 30
