Online Med Ed Flashcards
Minute ventilation equation
TV X RR
Goal for ET CO2
40 = adequate tube placement
Blood pressure in shock
MAP under 60
SBP under 90
Urine output in shock
less than 0.5 cc/kg/hr
MAP equation
CO x SVR
CO equation
HR x SV
Stroke volume equation
preload x contractility
What causes shock by altering SVR (4)
sepsis
anaphylaxis
anesthesia
spinal trauma
What causes shock by altering preload
hemorrhage obstruction (TPTX, pericardial tamponade, PE)
What causes shock by altering preload?
MI
contusion
CHF
Escalating steps in airway treatment
O2 –> bag valve mask –> ETT –> cric (ED) –> trach (OR)
What form of shock causes FLAT neck veins?
most = engorged, flat in hemorrhage due to loss of volume
Shock + tracheal deviation –> next step
needle decompression
this is tension pneumo
JVD + pulses paradoxus –> next step
needle decompression
this is tamponade
Structures in zone 1 of neck
esophagus trachea arteries
structures in zone 3 of neck
arteries
Interventions in trauma to each zone of the neck
3- arteriogram
2- straight to surgery
1- ateriogram, esophagram, bronchoscopy
Penetrating neck injury –> decision to operate depends on?
hard signs
hard signs –> opeate
soft signs –> angio
asx –> observe
What are “hard signs”
gurgling, stridor, loss of airway
expanding hematoma, pulsatile bleeding, shock
stroke
What are “soft signs”
dysphonia/dysphagia
subQ air or emphysema
mild hard signs
Spinal cord- main pathways in anterior/middle/posterior sections of spinal cord
posterior- DCLMS (proprioception and vibratory sense)
middle- motor
anterior- ALS (pain and temp)
Cord lesions- which symptoms are ipsilateral? contralateral?
ipsi- proprioception and motor
pain and temp- contra (cross at level of entry)
Anterior cord injury:
defecit and typical cause?
lose all but proprioception
spinal artery occlusion
central cord injury:
typical deficit and cause?
loss of pain and temp in cape like distribution
hyperextension/ syringomyelia
cord compression:
symptoms & dx/ tx
focal neuro symptoms
urinary or bowel dysfunction
treatment: dexa
dx: MRI
Two signs of basilar skull fractures
battlers eyes
clear rhinorrhea
Epidural hematoma
dx and tx
lens shaped well defined hematoma on CT
emergent craniotomy
Subdural hematoma
dx and tx
same as epidural but hematoma is crescent shaped
What must be done before subdural hematoma craniotomy
correct INR/ give FFP and platelets
How to decrease ICP
hyperventilate
mannitol
elevate bed
Diffuse axonal injury:
cause
dx
tx
angular injury
grey white blurring on CT
no treatment, fatal
Treatment for broken ribs
pain control x 6 weeks (otherwise get PNA)
hemothorax dx and tx
horizontal shadow on CXR
thoracostomy (rapid bleeding to OR)
Sucking chest wound treatment
occlusive dressing
Expect underlying organ damange in what blunt injuries
scapular fracture
sternal fracture
flail chest
Flail chest see sx and tx// assc condition
multiple broken ribs, paradoxical motion
use binder, weights
risk pulm contusion
Pulmonary contusion appearance on xray & tx
- 24-48 hours later get white out on xray
- give colloids, blood, albumin
- diurese
Appropriate ventilation in case of pulmonary contusion
high PEEP to push fluid back into capillaries
Myocardial contusiuon:
treatment and risk
MONA BASH
risk tamponade
When to take knife wound to abdomen to OR
peritoneal signs, shock, evisceration
Blunt trauma to abdomen eval
FAST and CT
MC abdominal bleed
liver lac
compress pacreatoduodenal ligament
ruptured spleen intervention
just resect
sign of ruptured diapgraghm
bowel sounds in chest
Air under diaphragm –> next step
exploratory lap
pelvic fracture
signs and treatment
+ hip rock test
need ex fix risk uretheral and other injuries
Sign of urethral injury
blood at meatus
high riding prostate
1-2-3rd degree burn skin findings
1- erythema (like sunburn)
2- blisters
3- full thickness, white, no feeling
Chemical burn to skin- first step in management
irrigate
Chemical ingection –> first step
serial exams/ EGD
Chemical inhalation –>
monitor O2/ feak flow
do bronch
intubate PRN
circumferential burns – risk and management
risk compromising vascular supply
cut the eschar
Electrical burns- labs to order
CK and Cr
Three risks assc with electrical burn
arrhythmia
rhabdo
posterior shoulder dislocation
Rule of 9s for burns
each limb= 9% of body surface
front chest/back chest and front abdomen/back= 9 each
head= 9 each side
genitals = 1
FLuid dose for burns
4 x kg x %BSA burnt
give half first 8 hours
half over next 16 hours
antidote for methanol/ethylene ingestion
fomepizole
acetaminophen antidote
NAC
salicylates antidote
alkalinize urine
organophosphates antidote
atropine –> 2PAM if early
Carbon monoxide treatment
hyperbaric O2
**need ABG, SpO2 is normal
Cyanide ingestion sign and treatment
cherry red sign/ nitroprusside dosing
thiosulfates
When to give rabies vaccine following dog bite
only with signs and symptoms –> give rabies Ig and vaccine
TReatment of bee sting without anaphylaxis
just remove pincer
Black widow appearance and treatment +risk
red hour glass on belly
give IV ca
risk pancreatitis
Brown recluse clue and treatment
attic/old boxes/in south –> get necrotic bite –> need to debride
Appropriate antibiotics for dog or cat bite
augmentin
Human bite appropriate treatment
irrigate, augmentin, Ig and tetanus toxoid
What xrays must be ordered for fracture
2 views, perpendicular to one another
when to take fracture to surgery
open, angular, comminuted
cause of posterior shoulder dislocation
lightning
seizures
massive trauma
colles fracture is at the ____
wrist
anterior shoulder dislocation damages what nerve?
arm is held in what position?
axillary nerve
adduction, external rotation (hand shake)
monteggia and galezzia fractures:
define
monteggia= ulna broken, displaced radius galezzua= radius broken, ulna displaced
Scahpoid fracture:
mechanism of injury
management
FOSH
cast even with normal xray if pain at anatomic snuff box
boxers fracture= what digits fractures
4-5th
management of hip fracture
femoral head- prosthesis
intertrochanteric- plates
shaft- rods
open- washout/emergent surgery
traction always helps
ACL/ PCL mechanism of injury + management
anterior blow- posterior tear and vice versa
MRI –> cast or surgery depending on need to get back on leg
MCL/ LCL injury mechanism + management
valgus stress (lateral) causes medial injury varus stress (medial) causes lateral injury
MRI –> cast or surgery
meniscal tear presentation
knee pain and click with extension
stress fracture
mechanism of injury and management
weekend warrior / tibial pain
xray will be normal, cast and crutch anyways
Tib/fib fractures
mechanism of injury and management
fall from height and massive trauma
xray –> cast vs surgery
Achilles tendon
presentation and management
gap where tendon should be
clinic dx –> cast vs surg
ankle fracture: presentation
these guys CANNOT WALK don’t xray unless not walking
carpal tunnel digits affected
1st three
two tests for carpal tunnel
flexion worsens= phalens
tapping over tunnel worsens= tinels
What should be ruled out before diagnosing carpal tunnel?
RA
What is a felon and how is it treated?
abscess at pulp of finger caused by penetrating injury
need incision and drainage
Dequervains tenosynovitis
presentation
management
weight lifter/ mom lifting baby pain with fist-thumb-twist
no surgery just splint/NSAIDs
(inflammatory)
Duptuyrens Contracture
patient
presentation
management
EtOH or Scandinavian
nodules at palm preventing extension
surgical release
Jersey Mallet Trigger fingers: describe
Jersey- torn flexor tendon
mallet- torn extensor tendon
trigger- mallet + a POP
Treatment for jersey, mallet, trigger fingers
splinting
NSAIDs
intraarticular steroids
Developmental dysplasia of the hip:
management
harness
Legg Calves Perthes
age
presentation
management
insidious antalgic age @ ~ 6 years
cast
SCAFE
age
presentation
management
fat teen
hip pain
frog leg xray –> surgery
how to dx septic arthritis
more than 50k WBC on arthro
Oscgood schlatters location of swelling
tibial
kid just needs to sit out
test for scoliosis
adams –> bend over look for one shoulder higher than other
Childhood bone tumors –> management
xray –> MRI –> bx –> resect
Ewings/ osteosarcoma genetic changes
t(11,22)
Rb
Ewings/osteosarcoma location
ewings: shaft
osteo: distal femur
Ewings/ osteo appearance
osteo- sunburt
ewings- onion skin
Bone cancer worrisome sign
focal bone pain without trauma
Special reason to operate on fracture in a kid
growth plate injured
BPH:
path
DRE findings
diagnosis
enlarged prostate obstructs urethra
large and smooth prostate on exam
empiric dx, do not order PSA
Treament BPH
a blockers for symptoms (tamsulosin)
5a reductase inhibitors (finasteride)
ED workup
night time tumescense to delineate psych from organic
Treatment of organic ED
pumps/ prosthesis if trauma
PDEi if 2/2 crap blood flow
What cannot be given with PDEi?
nitrates
Prostatitis presentation
old man with pyelo symptoms
exquisitely tender on DRE
Testicular torsion presentation
horizontal lie
pain on elevation
no cremasteric reflex
Treatment of torsion
bilateral orchipexy
Epididymitis
path
STD if young (ceftriaxone + azithro)
ecoli if old (FQ)
PResentation epididymitis
sudden pain
vertical lie
better with elevation
normal Doppler
Dx of epididymitis/ torsion
ultrasound look for flow on Doppler
Kidney stones diagnostic workup
non con CT –> US +/- UA
Treatment of stones: 0.5 or less cm 0.5-1.5 cm 1.5+ cm 7+ cm
less than 1/2 cm just fluids and pain control
1/2 cm –> 1.5 cm add CCV
1.5 and up stenting and lithotripsy
above 7 cm need surgery
Microhematuria in kids:
management
watch and wait
CT only in trauma
Macrohematuria in kids:
w/ casts workup
UA and kidney biopsy
Macrohematuria w/o casts workup
US; cystoscopy; CT or MRI
Ectopic ureter presentation
female with constant leak (attaches below ext sphincter in females)
Ectopic ureter workup
US no hydro
VCUG no reglux
radionucleotide scan = ectopic ureter