Misc Flashcards
SAAG
Serum ascites albumin gradient
> 11: Transudative cause
- cirrhosis
- renal failure
- HF
<11: Exudative cause
- Peritonitis
- Peritoneal malignancy
(-Nephrotic syndrome)
Which Ix for CO poisoning?
CarboxyHb
Discrimination
Unjust treatment of different categories of people
Stereotyping
Associating certain kinds of people with specific habits/nature
Maintenance fluids /24h
25mL/kg
Drug to calm down a pt who be acting up but background Parkinson’s
Lorazepam
Drug to calm down a pt who be acting up
Haloperidol
What levels of CK would you get in rhabdomyolysis?
> 10,000
First line medical mx for overactive bladder with urge incontinence
Oxybutynin
CO poisoning mechanism
Binds to site on Hb normally occupied by O2
Nutritional assessment tool
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
Gram-positive cocci arranged in pairs
Strep pneumoniae
What makes clostridium difficult to destroy?
Spore formation lol
Mechanism for anaphylactic reaction
Immediate hypersensitivity
How to calculate alcohol units?
Units = (volume (ml) x alcohol by volume (ABV)) / 1000