Oa Flashcards
what are the poor prognostic markers of cardiac arrest?
- age
- heart failure
- reduced systolic pressure
- higher killip class
- initial increased serum creatinine kinase
- initial increased cardiac markers
- cardiac arrest on admission
- st segment deviation
killip class I
No clinical signs of heart failure
Killip class 2
Lung crackles S3
Killip class 3
Frank pulmonary oedema
Killip class 4
Cardiogenic shock
Which beta blockers reduce mortality in Heart failure?
- carvediol
- bisoprolol
When is staph epidermidis the most common cause of infective endocarditis?
If less than 2 months post heart valve surgery
Scarlet fever
- strawberry tongue and facial sparing
Chicken pox
itchy, on the head before spreads
- macular to vesicular to papular rash
Measles
- starts on the face then moves to the body
- koplik spots (on inside of the mouth)
What is the triad of normal pressure hydrocephalus?
- urinary incontinence
- dementia and bradyphrenia
- gait abnormality (may be similar to Parkinson’s disease)
Cyclizine
Intracranial causes of vomiting
Metoclopramide
Nausea related to gastric dysmotility and stasis
Ondasetron
Opioid associated nausea and vomiting
What are the paraneoplastic features associated with small cell lung cancer?
- ADH
- ACTH
- Lambert-eaton