Misc Flashcards
3 phases of cardiac ischaemia
Electrical phase, circulatory phase, metabolic phase
What is the starting dose for a biphasic defibrillator and what is the maximum dose?
Start 2-4J/Kg
Maximum dose 10J/Kg
What 3 parts make up Virchow’s triad?
Altered blood flow
Endothelial damage
Hypercoagulability
What is the ratio to diagnose Chylothorax
Fluid >3:1 x blood triglycerides
> or equal to 100mg/dL
What troponin value make haemangiosarcoma more like!?
Check Chun 0.25ng/ml?
Name endogenous pyrogens involved in pyrexia?
Cachectin (TNF-alpha)
Lymphotoxin (TNF-beta)
IL-1alpha
IL-1 beta
Interferon alpha
Interferon beta
Interferon gamma
IL-6
Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha
Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 beta
IL-8
Benefits of high flow nasal O2 as per SACCM 2023
Heated and humidified
Inspiratory flows demands
Functional reserve capacity
Lighter
Oxygen
Washout dead space
As per SACCM what are the recommended initial high flow nasal oxygen settings
Flow rate = patients minute volume= respiratory rate x tidal volume (10-15ml/kg)
Fi02 = 100%
Temperature= 32-37 degrees Celsius
Name the categorises of necrotising soft tissue infections
Type 1- polymicrobial
• mixed anaerobes and aerobes
• usually isolate four or more organisms
Type 2 - monomicrobial
• commonly beta-haemolytic streptococcus
Type 3- gram neg monomicrobials
• clostridia infections
• included marine organisms
Type IV- fungal
• Candida infections
What does snap 4dx plus snap test for?
Dirofilaria immitis
Ehrlichia canis
Ehrlichia ewingii
Ehrlichia Chaffeensis
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Anaplasma platys
Borrelia burgdorferi
What receptor is involved with anaphylaxis?
FC epsilon R1
Transmembrane with alpha, beta and gamma subunits
What type of reaction is anaphylaxis?
Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction involving IgE, mast cells, basophils
What type of reaction is serum sickness?
Delayed reaction Type III hypersensitivity reaction
What May cause a high anion gap metabolic acidosis?
HAGMA
DUEL
D= diabetes
U= uremic
E= ethylene glycol
L= lactate
S= salicylates
What May cause a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis
NAGMA
A=Addisons
B= bicarbonate loss (GI or renal)
C= chloride excess
D= Diuretics (acetazolomide)
Anion gap equation
(Na+ K)- (bicarbonate + chloride)
What are the 5 phases of AKI?
5 phases
Insult
Initiation
Extension
Maintenance
Recovery