Random Facts Flashcards
Bregma junction
Junction on the median plane of the right and left frontoparietal sutures, or the point of crossing of the coronal and sagittal sutures
What runs through mastoid foramen?
caudal meningeal artery
What foramen does the facial nerve run through?
stylomastoid foramen along with the stylomastoid artery
What runs through the retroarticular foramen?
emissary vein, formerly called retroglenoid vein
What runs through the rostral alar foramen of the skull?
Maxillary artery and maxillary nerve
What are the branches of the trigeminal nerve?
The different branches are the ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular nerves.
What runs through the caudal palatine foramen?
Major palatine artery (which is a branch from descending palatine, a branch of maxillary a.)
What is the major proteoglycan of articular cartliage?
aggrecan
What is the predominant type of collagen in articular cartilage?
type 2
What can happen if you increase sodium levels faster than 0.5 meQ/hr?
central pontine myelinolysis
What happens if you decrease sodium faster than 1 mEq/hr?
cerebral edema
What fluid should you use to lower hypernatremia?
D5W
deficit = 0.6 x kg x (Na present/(Na normal -1))
Things that shift potassium intracellularly (leading to hypokalemia)?
alkalosis
insulin
catecholamines
aldosterone
beta agonists
ECG changes at hyperkalemia 6
High potassium will decrease resting membrane potential of cardiac myocytes and then hyperpolarize. Leads to bradycardia, spiked t waves
ECG changes with hyperkalemia at 7-8
High potassium will decrease resting membrane potential of cardiac myocytes and then hyperpolarize. Prolonge P-R and wide QRS
ECG changes with hyperkalemia at >8.5
High potassium will decrease resting membrane potential of cardiac myocytes and then hyperpolarize. Lose P wave, increased S wave. At 10 –> asystole
Where does PTH come from?
Chief cells of the parathyroid gland
Where does calcitonin come from?
Parafollicular or C cells of the thyroid
What electrolyte abnormalities will you see with refeeding syndrome?
hypophosphatemia
hypokalemia
hypomagnesemia
How does PTH influence phosphorus levels?
PTH increases renal excretion of phosphorus
What breeds are hypersensitive to hemolysis with hypophosphatemia?
Akita
Shiba Inu
Jindo
What percent of oncotic pressure is attributable to albumin?
80%
What is the primary extracellular buffer of the body?
bicarb. 90-95% is reabsorbed in the proximal tubule of the kidney
What is Virchow’s triad?
intravascular vessel wall damage, stasis of flow, and the presence of a hypercoagulable state