randoms part 3 Flashcards
acetominophen oversode
if 8-10gs ingested –> n-acetylcystein
- if unclear dosage –> level
- if > 24 hours no therapy
how to treat aspirin oversode?
alkalinizing the urine
benzos can prevent seizures from tricyclic toxicity, so do not
give flumazenil if you suspect TCA overdose and benzo as they wil seize
tricyclics EKG
- fast Na channel blockers
- widened QRS
- prolong QT until torsades!!!
TCA overdose signs
- dry mouth
- constipation
- urinary retension
- widened QRS
-treat with bicarbonate
benzocaine, anesthesitics, nitrites, nitroglycerine, dapsone can all cause?
methemoglobinemia (Fe3+)
organophospate poisoning inhibts acetylcholinesterase causing and cholinergic crisis
salivation, lacrimation, polyuria, diarrhea, bronchospasm, bronchorrhea, respiratory arrest if severe!
anticholinergic is atropin, pralidoxime will reactivate the acetylcholinesterase.
hypokalemia or hyperkalemia predisposes to digitoxin toxicity?
-hypokalemia, cause less K more digitoxin can bind to the K/Na pumps
presentation of digitoxin toxicity?
- hyperkalemia
- confusion
- visual disturbance (yellow halos van goh)
- brady or atrial tach, AV block, ventricual ectopy, arrhythmias such as Afibb with a slow rate.
- EKG will show downsloping of the ST segment in all leads.
- most common arryhtmia is atrial tach with variable AV block.
lead poisoning
acute: abdominal pain, constipation, headaches, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive deftcs, joint pains, anemia (sideroblastic), anorexia
chronic: all the above plus fatigue, insomnia, HTN, neuropsych, nephropathy, misscariages, still birth
methanol or ethylene glycol poinsoning treatment
fomeprizole
cerebral circulation, pressure and PCO2
hyperventilation decreases pCO2, low pCO2 causes cerebral vasoconstriction that decreases volume and pressure
fluid replacement in burns
4 ml x %BSA x kg
head, arm, 9
legs 18 each
chest or back is 18 each
how to treat vtach
- pulseless - shock
- pulse + hemodynamically unstable - shock
- pulse + hemodynamically stable - amiodorone, licaine or procainamide
what is pulseless electrical activity?
- there is no pusle but on the EKG it looks normal
- tamponane, tension pneumo, hypvolemia, hypoglycemia, massive PE, hypoxia, hypothermia, metabolic acidosis, K issues
WPW syndrome
- anatomic abnormality in the cardiac conduction pathyway
- look for the delta wave
- look for SVT alternating with Vtach
- look for an SVT that gets worse with diltiazem or dig
how do you treat WPW sydrome acute? or chronic?
acute: procainamide, amiodarone
chronic: ablation
why are digi and diltiazem bad for WPW syndrome?
the block the AV node and force conduction into the abnomal pathway
multifocal atrial tach is associated with?
COPD
-look for 3 different p wave morphologies
bradycardia treatment
- acute and showing signs of hypoperfusion give atropine
- for complete heart block a pacemaker will need to be inserted
- if asymptomatic just chill
how to treat mobitz type 2?
pacemaker
what is eczema herpeticum?
herpes lesions suprimposed on healing atopic dermatitis lesions
porphyria cutanea tard
blistering skin desease of sunexposed areas
assoc. hep C, estrogen use and hemochromatosis
how to treat mild and severe impetigo?
mild - topical mupirocin, bacitracin
severe - oral dix
cloacillin or cephalexin
community aquire MRSA - doxy, clinda or TMP SMX
erysepalas more often with strep than staph
look for a bright red hot swollen lesion on the face
mild: oral dicloxacilin, cephalexin,
penicillin allergic erythro, clarithro or clinda
MRSA: doxy, clinda, TMP SMX
severe: IV oxacillin, nafcillin, cefazolin, MRSA vanc, linezlid, ceftaroline
erythema multiforme is assoc with
herpes or mycoplasma
-target lesions
steven johns for toxic epidermal necrolysis
SJ 30% body surgace area, rash with mucous membrane involvement , treat with IVIG
leydig cell tumor
sex cord stromal tumor
increased estrogen which supressed LH and FSH
-gynecomastia
the best initial test for cancer with compression, infection, and fracture is? what is the most accurate?
xray
the most accurate is an MRI