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Where does the term “decubitus” come from?
From the Latin verb “decumbere” which means “to lie down”
From Wikipedia
What is the coronal plane?
The plane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts.
What is the axial plane?
The horizontal plane that divides the body into the superior and inferior parts.
What is the sagittal plane?
The plane that divides the body into left and right halves.
What is the mnemonic for remembering the anticholinergic side effects?
Hot as a hare: increased body temperature
Blind as a bat: mydriasis (dilated pupils)
Dry as a bone: dry mouth, dry eyes, decreased sweat
Red as a beet: flushed face
Mad as a hatter: delirium
http://sketchymedicine.com/2012/01/anticholinergic-mnemonic/
What are 2 other names for tacrolimus?
FK506
fujimycin
Describe the Mallampati classification:
I. Full visibility of tonsils, uvula, and soft palate.
II. Visibility of hard and soft palate, upper portion of tonsils and uvula.
III. Soft and hard palate and base of the uvula are visible.
IV. Only hard palate visible.
What is the brand name anti-venom medication for snake bites?
CroFab®
The mechanism of action of CroFab® consists of venom-specific ___ _________ of immunoglobulin G (IgG) that work by binding to and neutralizing venom toxins, facilitating their redistribution away from target tissues and their elimination from the body.
Fab fragments
[From https://crofab.com/about-crofab/What-is-CroFab]
The antigen-binding fragment (Fab) is a region on an antibody that _____ __ ________.
binds to antigens
CroFab® Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) is a _____-derived antivenin indicated for the management of adult and pediatric patients with North American crotalid envenomation. The term crotalid is used to describe the Crotalinae subfamily (formerly known as Crotalidae) of venomous snakes which includes rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths/water moccasins.
sheep
[From https://crofab.com/about-crofab/What-is-CroFab]
An “antivenin” is also known as….
…antivenom, venom antiserum, and antivenom immunoglobulin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivenom
Cro·tal·i·dae | \ krō-ˈtal-ə-ˌdē \
Medical Definition of Crotalidae: a family of venomous snakes sometimes regarded as a subfamily (Crotalinae) of the family Viperidae comprising the ___ ______
pit vipers
https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Crotalidae
Recommended initial dose of CroFab is between _ and _ vials.
Observe patient for up to one hour after the initial dose and give an additional 4-6 vial dose as needed to gain initial control of envenomation. After initial control is established, administer additional 2-vial doses
every 6 hours for 18 hours (total of 3 doses).
4 and 6
[From https://www.fda.gov/media/74683/download#:~:text=CROFAB% 2C%20the%20recommended%20initial%20dose,severity%20of %20envenomation%20%5B3%5D.]
Administration instruction for CroFab:
Reconstitute each vial of CROFAB with 18 mL of 0.9% Sodium Chloride and mix by continuous manual inversion until no solid material is visible in the vial.
Do not shake.
Further dilute the entire dose with 0.9% Sodium Chloride to a total volume of 250 mL.
Infuse each dose intravenously over at least _ ____.
1 hour
[From https://www.fda.gov/media/74683/download#:~:text=CROFAB% 2C%20the%20recommended%20initial%20dose,severity%20of %20envenomation%20%5B3%5D.]
