Rosh 19 Flashcards
What should be used to treat apnea in neonates born to opioid-dependent mothers?
Respiratory support and ventilation only, as naloxone is no longer recommended due to increased risk of seizures and precipitation of acute withdrawal.
What is the most common physical exam finding in acute appendicitis?
Pain localized to the right lower quadrant.
Cardiac toxicity occurs almost exclusively with ___________ preparations of phenytoin.
intravenous
Phenytoin Toxicity
nystagmus, somnolence, NVD
hypotension, bradycardia, cardiac toxicity
What are the components of Ranson’s Criteria on admission?
used for pancreatitis
Age, WBC, glucose, LDH and AST.
Elevated LDH meaning
LDH catalyzes the conversion of lactate to pyruvate
On blood tests, an elevated level of lactate dehydrogenase usually indicates tissue damage
A __________ is also known as a stye and is an infection of the apocrine sweat glands or the sebaceous glands of the eyelid.
hordeolum
Hyphema rx
reatment is with eye protection, limitation of activity, and head elevation of 30–45 degrees
________________ sign is blistering associated with herpes zoster infection at the tip of the nose.
Hutchinson’s sign
often associated with and precedes ophthalmic involvement of the zoster infection.
presents with Horner syndrome (ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis), facial numbness, ipsilateral bulbar signs such as soft palate hemiparesis, contralateral pain, and temperature sensation loss.
Lateral medullary infarction
Ménière Disease rx
Treatment is low-salt diet, diuretics (HCTZ + triamterene)
Uterine Atony Treatment
Treatment is uterine massage, oxytocin, prostaglandins, or surgery
