Missed Questions Flashcards
Pt that has metabolic acidosis should be treated with sodium bicarbonate in what conditions?
pH < 7.1
AKI
How long must a tick bite be attached for transmission to occur?
When should you give post-exposure prophylaxis?
48 hours
Tick attached > 36 hours, local infection rate > 20%
Infant with fever and 1st UTI should undergo what?
Renal and bladder US
What causes a jersey finger?
Presents how?
Rupture of flexor digitorum profundus tendon
CANNOT flex the DIP joint
LBBB, look at what leads and for what?
Lead I —> Large R wave
Lead V1 —> Large QS or rS
What is the treatment goal of a hyphema (blood in anterior chamber)?
What complications?
Further hemorrhage
Within first 72 hours
What is included in Ranson’s criteria?
Age > 55 Glucose > 200 Wbc > 16k AST > 250 LDH > 350
GCS scoring system?
Eye - 4
Verbal - 5
Motor - 6
What medication is used to trap ASA in the urine and enhance elimination?
Sodium bicarbonate
What is a raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules on the head of a black kid w/pmhx of tinea capitis?
Treat how?
Kerion
Oral griseofulvin
Where to perform thoracentesis?
Midscapular line, never below 8th posterior ICS, at least 1 interspace below top of effusion
Old Pt with a blood glucose of 750, normal pH and no AG that becomes weak, what is that most likely cause?
Infection
What generation is cefoxitin?
What else is in this gen?
Used to treat what?
2nd
Cefotetan
Acute appy
How do you rule of popliteal a injury after patella dislocation?
Serial PE, ABI, CTA, duplex US
What is a Mallet Finger deformity?
If not treated right, what is a complication?
Forced DIP into flexion
CANNOT extend
Swan neck deformity
What metabolic disturbance is commonly seen with targeted temperature management?
Hyperglycemia
What size ET should be used for intubation in massive hemoptysis?
8.0 to facilitate bronchoscopy
What medication can worsen uterine atony?
What is the treatment?
Magnesium bc it causes smooth muscle relaxation
Manual massage, oxytocin, PGs
What is omphalitis?
Can lead to what?
Infection of the umbilical stump
Nec Fasc
Level 1-3 billing requires how many ROS?
Level 4? How many PE?
Level 5? PE?
0, 1, 1
2, 5
10, 8
What is excluded from critical care time for billing purposes?
Insertion of a central line
What is the delayed sequalle that can occur after child ingestion of iron tablets?
Occurs when?
Gastric outlet obstruction
2-4 weeks
What random medication for AFib can cause epididymitis?
Amiodarone
What are the 3 leading causes of sbo?
adhesions
Adenocarcinoma
Hernia
Management of avulsed permanent tooth?
Rinse with NS
If extra-oral time < 60 minutes rinse and Reimplant
If extra-oral time > 60min soak in critic acid/fluoride and consult oral surgeon
Clonus is only seen in what Syndrome?
Serotonin syndrome
What test to order for knee dislocation?
CTA of LE
In adults, what is the MC location for foreign bodies to lodge?
Proximal airway - larynx, trachea, main bronchi
What is the parkland formula for Peds pts?
3mL of LR x kg x % body surface area
MC cause of Ludwig’s angina?
What is Ludwig’s?
Dental abscess that spreads into the soft tissue submental, sublingual, and submandibular spaces.
Cellulitis of the submandibular and sublingual spaces w/associated tongue elevation
Patient that has an anterior and posterior fat pad sign on Xray has what?
What kind of injury is common?
Radial head fracture
FOOSH
IV magnesium toxicity causes what?
Hyporeflexia
Sickle cell pt presenting w/signs and sx of acute ischemic stroke should be treated how?
Exchange transfusion
What scoring system is used to classify severity of SAH?
Hunt and Hess
Grade 1-5
5 is v bad, only 10% survival
Isolated CN 3 palsy with NO pupil involvement means what?
Diabetic CN mononeuropathy (down and out eye)
What medication is used to reduce the vasospasm that occurs w/SAH?
MOA?
Nimodipine
CCB
What is a consequence of halogenated hydrocarbon inhalation (like spray cans from computes)?
Cardiac dysrhythmia
What are the 4 Ts which cause PPH?
Tone
Trauma
Tissue
Thrombin
What is Lemierre’s disease?
Septic thrombophlebitis of IJV caused by fusobacterium necrophorum
What kind of Salter-Harris fracture is only through the metaphysis?
Type 2 “above the growth plate”
What is the most reliable sign of uterine rupture?
Nonreassuring fetal HR
Formula for cuffed ETT size?
Age/4 + 3.5
What vascular structure is at risk of injury w/proximal fibular fracture?
Anterior tibial artery
How to make D5W aka 5% dextrose?
100mL of 50% dextrose to a 1 L bag of NS
What is scleroderma renal crisis?
Treatment?
Can cause Raynaud, can cause kidney failure, HTN, hyperK+, and very high BUN and Cr
Captopril (best ACE for preserving renal function)
When does gynococcal eye infection occur in newborns?
Chlamydia trachomatis?
Days 2-4
Later —> days 5-14
What is an amp of D50?
50% dextrose means what?
25 grams of dextrose (100 cals)
50 grams in 100 mL
Describe a brown recluse spider bite
PAINLESS
Causes local tissue destruction via cytotoxin
Children with croup should be admitted when?
Persistent stridor at rest, retractions, tachypnea, hypoxia or require > 2 nebulized racemic Epi at rest
What tendons are effected in de Quervain’s tenosynovitis?
APL and EPB
ASD MC PE findings?
Pathophys?
Wide, fixed split S2
Persistent ostium secundum (incomplete adhesion bw FO flap and septum secundum)
Overdose of which NSAID is associated with seizure activity?
Mefenamic acid
Pt with anticholinergic toxicity can show what EKG changes?
Treat how?
QRS widening
Sodium bicarbonate
What foods can cause CN poisoning?
Prunus species - Apricot, bitter almond, cherry and peach
Pt with a 3cm linear forehead laceration and a CT that shows a non-depressed skull fracture means he has what?
Treat how?
OPEN skull fracture
Admit for observation and consult Neuro
Will need to give ABx
Burns of what category are included in the parkland formula?
Anything involving the dermis including anything with “superficial partial-thickness”
What is the MC cause of myocarditis in the U.S.?
Can be accompanied by what
Parvovirus B19
Pericarditis
What is it called when you have an inflammatory reaction which results from the aspiration of gastric acid fluid from the stomach?
Aspiration pneumonitis
What are the symptoms of primary adrenal insufficiency?
What lab findings?
Also called what?
Weakness, fatigue, weight loss, anorexia, orthostasis
Dec in cortisol, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia
Addison’s
What is the MC complication of diverticulitis?
Abscess
What is edrophonium?
Used to treat what?
short acting AchE inhibitor that increases ACh at the NMJ
M.G.
What O2 sat warrants hospitalization in bronchiolitis?
< 95% on RA
How to tell if a pt has ARDS with only using ABG?
Peak pressure must be < what?
PaO2 : FiO2 < 200
Calculate by PaO2 / FiO2 (convert to decimal for FiO2)
< 30
How to treat cocaine OD?
Benzo and phentolamine
Cushing reflex is in response to what?
Is done to try and do what?
Inc ICP
Maintain CPP
Pt who swallows cocaine packets but VS normal and nontender abdomen, what is the management?
Whole bowel irrigation w/polyethylene glycol —> speeds GI passage of the packets
What is the MC surgical emergency in pregnant pts?
Appendicitis
Isolated non-displaced sternal fractures are associated with what?
Low mortality rates
What bone is MC fractured in a basilar skull fracture?
Temporal
Which side of the valve is the vegetation typically located in IE?
Superior
Which direction is antidromic?
Describe the morphology
Counter-Clockwise
Large QRS complexes that look like candles
What is the goal urine output in pts w/significant thermal burns?
.5-1 mL/kg
What is the SF syncope rule?
CHESS CHF Hct < 30 EKG abnormal Systolic BP < 90 SOB
Pt that drank a lot and is in alcoholic ketoacidosis, what is the treatment?
When do you add bicarbonate?
5% dextrose in NS
pH < 7.1
Which kind of bronchoscopy should be used to remove a foreign body?
Rigid
What are the 5 components of Ranson’s criteria?
WAAGL
wbc Age AST Glucose LDH
What defines neutropenic fever?
Single oral temp >/= 101F
OR
Oral temp >/= 100.4 sustained for > 1 hour
ANC < 1500
What does the rectal exam reveal in a newborn with Hirschsprung disease?
Increased rectal tone or rectal squirt
Pregnant pts, hx of OCPs, post-op, or hypercoaguable pt c/o ha or ams has what?
What sign?
Central venous thrombosis
Delta sign. (Non-Con) or Empty delta sign (Con CT)
Peds pt initial crystalloid Bolus is what dose? 2nd dose?
If pt is hypotensive do what next?
20 mL/kg
Repeat dose
10 mL/kg
What is the limbus of the eye?
The part of the anterior eye between the sclera and cornea
MOA of sumitriptan?
Avoid in pts with what?
Vasoconstriction through vasoactive peptides
Uncontrolled HTN, ischemic stroke, CAD, vasospastic angina
Bell’s palsy + facial varicella zoster infection = ?
Ramsay-Hunt syndrome
What causes Gamekeeper’s thumb?
Will have what PE findings?
Treat how?
injury to UCL of thumb
Weak pincer grasp
Thumb spica splint
MOA of Clonidine?
Effects?
Alpha 2 agonist that binds presynaptic catecholamines receptors —> results in transient HTN
OD you see pinpoint pupils
How to treat Red Man syndrome d/t Vancomycin reaction?
Stop infusion and give Benadryl
Common SE of desmopressin?
How to prevent/treat?
Hyponatremia
Fluid restriction
What are the 2 MC sites of blunt aortic injury?
Aortic isthmus
Ascending aorta proximal to origin of brachiocephalic vessels
What sx occurs with nitrogen narcosis?
Occurs when?
AMS
Deep dives during descent
What is normal vaginal pH?
pH of what indicates amniotic fluid?
What is this test called?
3.5-6
> 6.5
Nitrazine test, should see ferning
MC location of extrapulmonary TB?
LNs
Which type of malaria has undulating fevers?
Vivax and ovale
What CXR finding leads you to dx Klebsiella PNA?
How to treat?
Infiltrate in the upper lobes (MC the Right) w/bulging fissure
3rd gen cephalosporin and aminoglycoside
What is the best screening tool for epidural abscess?
Treat how? To cover what?
ESR and CRP
Van/Ceftriaxone to cover MRSA and Pseudomonas
What pediatric PNA causes a “shaggy” right heart border?
Pertussis PNA
Diver that comes up and then has MI like symptoms has what?
Exhibits what on EKG?
Arterial gas embolism
Anatomic ST elevation
What kind of child presents w/bacterial tracheitis?
3-8 y/o, uri prodrome that intensifies quickly
MC d/t S. Aureus
Auricular hematoma aka cauliflower ear is treated how?
I + D with pressure dressing
What are Cerebral T waves?
Indicate what?
Deep, inverted T waves in V3, V4
Common following Left Frontal hemorrhage
Increased ICP
What Abx to give for upper GI bleed 2/2 to variceal bleeding?
Ceftriaxone 1 g/day
OR
Ciprofloxacin 400mg bid
What is the MC complication of VP shunt?
Pts with this are at risk of what?
Overdrainage of CSF
Risk of developing subdural hematoma d/t higher risk of tearing bridging veins
What is the MC type of elbow dislocation?
Most serious complication?
Posterior
Brachial artery injury
Diff bw dislocated patella vs dislocated knee?
Patella dislocation is only the knee CAP
Knee dislocation is when femur and tibia out of place
What tachydysrhythmia has a regular rhythm?
Atrial flutter
What type of malformation is located laterally, anterior to the border of the SCM, near the angle of the mandible?
Branchial cleft cyst
What is the difference between breast milk and breastfeeding jaundice?
Breastfeeding jaundice means kids do NOT gain weight correctly, have weight loss and nutritional deficiency
MOA of TCA?
What other effects do they have?
Fast inward Na channel blockade
anti-ACh effects
What symptoms seen in VP shunt obstruction?
Bulging fontanelle, sundown eyes (pt cannot look up), HA, nausea
Class III hemorrhage has how much blood loss?
How do you know it is class 3?
30-40%
Significant tachycardia w/HoTN
Pt could be lethargic
What asthma med is contraindicated in pregnancy?
What mechanism?
Epi is teratogenic w/in the 1st trimester of pregnancy
Uterine vasoconstriction and reduced fetal oxygenation
What is the MC finding in children under < 5 y/o that presents to the ED for acute appendicitis?
Rebound tenderness
What lab values are elevated in Ehrlichiosis?
Elevated transaminases, LDH, ALP
Leukopenia
Thrombocytopenia
When is a pelvic binder used?
Reduce venous bleeding d/t SI disruption in open-book pelvic injuries
Hemophilia B is deficiency of what factor?
Head trauma needs to be treated how?
9
100IU/kg bc delayed bleeding is COMMON
When do you need emergent hemodialysis for hypercalcemia?
What is the main tx?
> 18 or neurologic symptoms
IVF
How to tell the difference between VP shunt overdrainage vs obstruction?
Shunt overdrainage headaches will come and go
obstruction HA’s are CONSTANT
How do you treat TIA?
ASA alone or + dipyridamole
What lab value to diagnose acute parotitis?
Amylase
What confirms compartment syndrome?
Delta pressure = 30 mmHg
What serum salicylate level is an indication for hemodialysis in the acute setting?
What is considered a toxic dose of ASA?
> 100 mg/dL
200-300 mg/kg
What kind of injury is a tertiary blast injury?
Typical characteristics?
Blast wave propels body into objects or large objects strike body
Crush and blunt trauma
Far lateral unilateral disc herniation bw L4 and L5 compresses which nerve root?
L4
Le Fort Fracture pattern mnemonic?
1 - Speak no evil - base of maxilla, teeth can move but not nose
2 - See no evil - freely movable midface including nose
3 - Hear no evil - complete craniofacial dissociation, face freely movable
What is the initial pediatric defibrillation dose?
2-4 Joules/Kg
Pts who are hemodynamically unstable that need cardiac pacing, what ampage should be set?
80 mA (the max)
What uncommon fracture indicates high-velocity or abuse?
Scapular
What are the early signs of acetaminophen OD?
Malaise, anorexia, nausea
What kind of organism is haemophilus ducreyi?
G (-) coccobacillus
What is another name for Kawasaki disease?
Mucocutaneous LN syndrome
What COHb level indicates Hyperbaric O2 therapy d/t CO poisoning regardless of sx?
In pregnant pt?
> 25%
> 15%
What meds to use to lower BP in aortic dissection?
If asymmetric BPs, what artery is involved?
Esmolol + sodium nitroprusside
Subclavian artery
1st step in a pt w/trach bleed?
Overinflation of the trach cuff
Pt with active ACS (STEMI or NSTEMI) should be given what other than ASA?
MOA?
Ticagrelor 180mg PO
P2Y12 antagonist
What is a contraindication to using methotrexate in treating ectopic pregnancy?
How big must the pregnancy be to exclude its use?
Liver disease
> 4cm
What sign seen on xray indicates radial head fracture?
Posterior fat pad
Pt with stable M.G. Exacerbation, what is the 1st step?
Measure negative inspiratory force
DOPE mnemonic for a pt on vent with inadequate o2?
Displacement
Obstruction
Pneumothorax
Equipment
When to do lateral canthotomy in orbital cellulitis?
Dec visual acuity
IOP > 40
Significant proptosis
What medicine should be used pre-treatment in RSI for pt w/increased ICP?
Fentanyl - turns down the increase in BP
When do you hold warfarin for a pt?
When do you give Vit K?
INR > 5 but < 10
> 9 and no significant bleeding
What can be used in OD of phenytoin?
Multiple dose activated charcoal can minimized delayed absorption of the drug
What carpal bone is MC dislocated?
Lunate
How to evaluate for open knee joint?
Normal saline joint injection
What maneuvers make the click in MVP go later?
Mechanism?
Squatting - inc preload
Handgrip - inc afterload
Hangman fracture is what anatomically?
B/l fracture of the pars interarticularis (aka pedicle) at C2
What is dextromethorphan MOA? Known as what?
OD Sx?
NMDA receptor antagonist, cough syrup
Visual hallucinations, slurred speech, nystagmus, tachycardia
What drugs can be given via ET tube in adults?
Kids?
NAVEL
LANE (no vasopressin)
What OD causes dilated pupils, tachycardia, dry, hot, urinary retention?
What kind of nt blockade?
TCA
Anticholinergic
Pt w/penetrating trauma that loses pulse in transport or in the ED, what should you do?
Where should incision be made into pericardium?
Resuscitative thoracotomy
At the apex, near the diaphragm anterior and parallel to the left phrenic nerve
What is lye?
What happens if you ingest it?
Alkaline material
Need upper endoscopy w/in 12-24 hours
What is the goal PaCO2 after ROSC?
Goal Temp?
Serum glucose?
40-45
32-36 C
108-140
What is the antidote for digoxin OD in a pt in Vfib?
Digoxin is derived from what plant?
20 vials of digoxin-specific Ab
Foxglove
Toddler (age 3) with an isolated spiral fracture needs what treatment?
Long leg cast
What is Mackler TRIAD?
Seen in what?
Lower chest pain, vomiting, subQ emphysema
Boerhaave’s syndrome
What are the indications for emergent hemodialysis after acute ethylene glycol OD?
Ethylene glycol > 50 mg/dL
AG > 20
Initial pH < 7.3
Glycolic acid > 8 mmol/L
Febrile seizure seen in what child ages?
6 months to < 5 years
What kind of eye infection causes fluffy white perivascular lesions on fundoscopic exam?
CMV retinitis
Pediatric female pt that is presenting with fever and vomiting only what is the most likely diagnosis?
Treat how?
UTI
Cefixime (3rd gen)
What type of mask should a PATIENT with TB wear during transport?
Surgical mask
Child with AMS d/t lead toxicity in the blood should be treated how?
Whole bowel irrigation if paint chis in the GI tract
How does NAC work?
It is a glutathione precursor or substitute, a sulfate precursor, and prevents binding of NAPQI to hepatocytes
What is a Jones fracture in the foot?
Located where?
Transverse fracture at the base of the 5th metatarsal
1.5-3cm distal to the proximal tuberosity at the metadiaphyseal junction
What Carboxyhemoglobin level is in an indication for Hyperbaric O2 therapy d/t CO poisoning?
In pregnancy?
> 25%
> 15% in pregnancy
Femoral hernia occurs where?
Internal inguinal ring
Below inguinal ligament and medial to femoral artery
Young pt with AS, what is the treatment?
Balloon valvuloplasty
Isopropyl alcohol is converted into what by alcohol dehydrogenase?
What does the ABG look like?
Acetone (ketone)
No AG, normal pH
What nerve is responsible for photophobia?
V1
How is secondary syphilis treated?
What about early latent (< 1 year)?
SINGLE injection of benzathine penicillin G
Same
What mechanism do CCBs and BBs work by on the cardiac myocytes?
AV nodal blockade
What PE findings for Ludwig angina?
Brawny neck edema, submandibular swelling, elevation of the tongue secondary to edema of floor of the mouth
What is a layering of wbc in the anterior chamber called?
Seen in what?
Normally bc of what?
Hypopyon
Endophthalmitis
Post cataracts complication
What is the famous symptom of digoxin toxicity?
Chronic symptom?
Treatment?
Yellow color, halos and spots in their vision
Ventricular dysrhythmias
Dig Fab fragments
Pt with a bleeding peptic ulcer will have what abnormal lab value?
Elevated BUN
Pt with arm stuck in the “up” position has what?
Usually from what?
What complications?
Luxatio erecta aka inferior shoulder dislocation
Axial load injury like swimming
Auxiliary nerve and artery injury
What causes a beefy red ulcer that is painless in the genital area commonly in Africa and India?
Treat how?
Donovanosis aka granuloma inguinale
Azithro, doxy, Cipro
What shoulder technique is no longer recommended?
Why?
Hippocractic technique
Auxiliary nerve injury risk
Aortic dissection, what it the BP goal?
What meds to treat?
100-120 systolic
Esmolol or labetalol with nitroprusside
Painless nodular mass on testicle most likely what?
Cancer
What viral infection is commonly associated with Intussusception?
Adenovirus
What is Zanamivir?
SEs?
Inhalation neuraminidase inhibitor used to treat flu or as prophlylaxis
Wheezing, bronchospasm
What causes painless genital ulcer w/suppurative tender LAD?
Chlamydia trachomatis LGV serotype
What is sick sinus syndrome aka?
Pathophys?
Tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome
Injured SA and AV nodes
What causes facial flushing, HA, ABD cramping, diarrhea after eating at seafood restaurant w/peppery taste?
Scombroid fish poisoning (histidine metabolized into histamine)
How many stages of shock are there?
Which stages require fluid replacement and with what?
What is the highest HR for the two highest classes?
4
1,2 - crystalloid
3, 4 - crystalloid and blood
3 - greater than 120
4 - greater than 140
What is the MC salter-Harris fracture?
Which requires surgery?
II
IV/V
Pt that gets angioedema to ASA and having a STEMI, what do you give them?
Clopidogrel
Pt with blunt injury to the chest, like hitting steering wheel in MVC, what do you do to diagnose?
SCD caused by dysrhythmia in this nature called what?
EKG, troponin
Commotio cordis
AMS ddx?
AEIOU TIPS Acidosis, electrolyte, infection, opiates/OD, uremia Trauma Insulin Poison/psych/pharm Stroke, Seizure, syncope
What strange way can AFib present on EKG?
No P waves, uncoordinated atrial activity
What iron level requires Deferoxamine no matter what?
SE of the drug?
> 500 mcg/dL
HoTN
Rheumatic fever is what type of reaction?
Forms what kind of rash?
Type 2 hypersensitivity from cross-reactivity of Abs to M protein Ags
Erythema marginatum (evanescent rash w/ring margin)
How to assess a pt’s level of consciousness if they are altered?
Tickle posterior nasopharynx w/cotton swab
Pt with suspected rhabdomyolysis, what is the concern?
What must you get?
Hyperkalemia
EKG
What is the first thing affected by Necrotizing OE?
What symptoms?
CN 7
trismus
Arthritic pain, abdominal pain, low grade fever, hematuria, and rash indicates what in kids?
What intestinal disorder found with this disease?
HSP
Intussusception
MC posterior nasal bleed location?
Why do they need to be admitted?
Sphenopalatine ganglion
Post packing causes vagaries stimulation —> can lead to bradycardia, bronchoconstriction, need tele
What area of the heart sits most anteriorly in the chest and is most prone to knife wound injury?
RV
What type of odontoid fracture is considered stable?
Risk of type 2 fracture?
Type 1
Nonunion
What is De Winter syndrome?
STEMI
Tall T waves in precoridal leads, upsloping ST depression > 1 mm at the J point
ST elevation of .5-1mm in aVR
Treatment for spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a pt that is hemodynamically stable?
Gold standard diagnostic test?
Discharge w/close follow up
CT
What is accelerated idioventricular rhythm?
Different than what?
Caused by what?
Slow (50–75) ventricular rhythm
VTach bc VTach is FAST, > 120 bpm
Myocardial reperfusion
What is the treatment for uremic pericarditis?
Hemodialysis
Pt with pertussis, where can you obtain a sample for test?
Nasopharynx
What is Ludwig’s angina?
Associate with what?
B/l cellulitis, abscess formation or both
Acute airway obstruction
What penile pH level indicates an ischemic priapism?
What is the initial treatment?
pH < 7.25
Intracavernosal phenylephrine then Cavernosal aspiration
What is the formula for the age-based max HR d/t sinus tachycardia?
220 - age
What describes a skin patch?
Flat, nonpalpable, circumscribed lesion > 5mm in diameter
What level of lead poisoning gets dimercaperol chelation therapy regardless if they have sx or not?
Contraindication?
BLL > 70 microgram/dL
Peanut allergy
When is cricothyrotomy contraindicated?
What to do instead?
Children under 10
Needle cricothyrotomy with 12 or 14 guage angiocatheter
What are definitive signs of Methemoglobinemia?
Periroal cyanosis that does not resolve with 100% O2
Dark chocolate blood that does not become red after exposure to air
How to diagnose West Nile encephalitis?
Leukopenia with pronounced lymphopenia
Methemoglobinemia can occur when working around what?
Treatment?
Silo filler’s disease —> Nitrogen oxides
Methylene blue
How soon do you need to give Rhogam?
How much?
Within 72 hours
50 mcg minimum
What are the 2 types of Welles’s syndrome?
Specific for what?
A - biphasic T wave
B - deeply inverted T wave
critical stenosis of LAD
How do you determine if a laceration over the knee joint is considered open?
Inject saline into the knee joint , 200cc
Pts with DiGeorge Syndrome can have what other major defect?
May present how?
Truncus arteriosus —> causes cyanosis and CHF
Seizures
What is the Rhogam dose in a pt > 12 weeks?
Before 12 weeks?
300 micrograms
50 micrograms
What is the lowest to highest level of EMS training?
Which level can start IVs?
EMR < EMT < Advanced EMT < Paramedic
Advanced EMT and higher
What D50 made of?
50g glucose in 100 mL saline
TCA overdose shows what on EKG?
Wide QRS
Terminal R wave in lead aVR (> 3mm)
Pt with food Bolus that is tolerating secretions, what is the next step in management?
IV glucagon
Proper dose of Epi during cardiac arrest?
1mg aka 10 mL of 1:10,000
What anti-seizure med is contraindicated in pts with sinus brady, SA block, 2nd and 3rd degree Heart blocks and Adams-Stokes syndrome?
Why?
Phenytoin
Prolongs effective refractory period
What temperature should frostbite rewarming occur at?
Takes how long?
37-39 degrees C
15-30 minutes
How to cut thrombosed hemorrhoid?
Elevate overlying skin, make an elliptical incision
What is a Galeazzi fracture?
Distal radius fracture
Distal Radioulnar joint dislocation
“MU GR”
CXR which shows b/l pulmonary edema without evidence of cardiomegaly indicates what?
ARDS
What is it called when an adverse event leads to serious poor outcomes or death?
Sentinel event
What test has highest sensitivity to exclude PE?
Normal VQ scan
What fracture is pathognomonic for abuse?
Metaphysis fractures
What is the MC finding in a pt w/acute aortic dissection?
HTN
How can you decrease peak pressures in an intubated asthma pt?
Use a larger ET tube
Describe complex seizure
< 6mo or > 5 years
> 15 minutes
FOCAL
What is true about a Miller blade compared to a MAC blade?
Carries a higher risk of stimulating an airway reflex than a MAC
Pt with multiple miscarriages and chronic arthralgia has what?
What other sx is common?
SLE
Photosensitivity
What PO Abx to treat lung abscess?
What IV meds?
Clindamycin
Unasyn, carbapenem
Consensual photophobia indicates what?
Treat how?
Iritis
Cycloplegic —> homatropine
MC location for AAA?
Infarenal