Respiritary Flashcards
1
Q
OLD CART
A
Onset Length Duration Characteristics Agrivating Relieving Timing and severity
2
Q
ADL’s
A
Safe Environment Eating and drinking Breathing Mobilizing Communication washing and dressing sleeping work and play Controlling temperature
3
Q
SOB lenth of time diagnosis indicators
A
MInutes to hours = pneumothorax acute asthma pulmonary oedema pulmonary embolus Hours to day= pneumonia plural effusion anaemia Months to years = fibrosis pulmonary TB Carcinoma COPD
4
Q
Dysaponea
A
shortness of breath
5
Q
Blood ranges for Haemoglobin
A
Male 130-180
Female 115-165
6
Q
white cell count
A
4-11
7
Q
Platelet count
A
150-450
8
Q
CRP
A
0-5
9
Q
INR
A
0.8-1.2 in health
1-3 in range of warfrin
10
Q
D-Dimer
A
0.22-0.46
cut off for exclusion of VTE is more than 0.50
11
Q
Trop T
A
bigger than 14
14-30 possible MI
30 is definitely MI
12
Q
Main pneumonia symptoms
A
coughing sputum production high resp rate or shallow breathing hypoxia temperature or fever chills
13
Q
mark scheme
A
Consent Patient details Presenting complaint (old cart) Cardinal questions PMH (inc smoking and alcohol) Family history Social history Allergies Medication history ADLs - summarise - medication options - thanks patient
