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How many L/min should you put nasal cannulae on?
1-4 (no more than 6) litres/L
Causes of macroglossia
Down’s syndrome
Acromegally
Congenital hypothyroidism
Amyloid
Colours and % of Venturi masks
Blue 24% White 28% Orange 31% Yellow 35% Red 40% Green 60%
Causes of fat embolism syndrome
Most common = closed fracture of a long bone (pelvis, ribs)
Orthopaedic procedures - intramedullary nailing, hip/ knee replacement
Massive soft tissue injury
Severe burns
Bone marrow biopsy
Presentation of fat embolism syndrome
24 to 72 post injury Sudden onset: - Breathlessness - ± chest pains. - progress to respiratory failure - tachypnoea, SOB, hypoxia. - Fever - often > 38.3°C - raised HR - Petechial rash - CNS syx - headache, restlessness, disorientation, confusion, seizures, stupor or coma - Renal - oliguria, haematuria, anuria.
What happens in cholesterol embolism syndrome
Plaque in a proximal, large-calibre artery
Plaque rupture - either spontaneous, traumatic, or iatrogenic.
Embolisation of plaque debris = cholesterol crystals, platelets, fibrin, calcified detritus
Lodging of the emboli in small/medium arteries –> mechanical occlusion.
Foreign-body inflammatory response.
End-organ damage due to mechanical plugging + inflammation.
Presentation of cholesterol embolism syndrome
Embolism from aorta –> blood supply disruption of visceral organs + lower limb.
Can directly affect all tissues except the lungs.
But systemic inflammation may affect pulmonary tissues.
Fever. Cachexia. Nonspecific malaise. Myalgia. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to circulating inflammatory mediators. Hypercatabolic state. renal failure, gut ischaemia. Dermatological = livedo reticularis, blue toe syndrome
What is a Hickman line?
it is an IV catheter, mainly used in chemotherapy.
They are also sometimes used in dialysis
What’s the immune response to heparin and when does it occur
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
More common with unfractionated heparin than LMWH.
What type of hypersensitivity reaction is allergy and anaphylaxis
Type 1 - IgE mediated
What disease is anti-acetylcholinesterase antibody associated with
myasthenia gravis
What disease is anti-adrenal antibody associated with
Addisons
What disease is anti-gliadin antibody associated with
Coeliac
What disease is anti-endomyseal antibody associated with
Coeliac
What disease is anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody associated with
Goodpastures
What disease is anti-hu / anti-Yo / anti-Ri antibody associated with
Cerebellar degeneration
What disease is anti-intrinsic factor antibody associated with
Pernicious anaemia
What disease is anti-parietal antibody associated with
Pernicious anaemia
What disease is anti-LKM (liver-kidney-microsomal) antibody associated with
Auto immune hepatitis
What disease is anti-mitochondrial antibody associated with
Primary biliary cirrhosis
What disease is anti-smooth muscle antibody associated with
Autoimmune hepatitis