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Tx for pt with V-tach, unstable, WITH a pulse?

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  • Synchronized cardioversion

* If no pulse, Defib

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Tx for pt with V-tach, unstable, without pulse?

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-Defib

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Tx for a patient with V-tach, stable, with a pulse?

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  • Amio
  • Procainamide
  • Lidocaine
  • Sotalol
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Tx for polymorphic V-tach with pulse?

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  • Defib

* only time you defibrillator with a pulse?

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What is a jones fracture and pseudo-jones fracture?

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  • Jones - 5th metatarsal mataphysis (not involving styloid or articular surface)
  • Pseudo-jones - 5th metatarsal styloid avulsion fracture
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What is a Lisfranc fracture?

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injury of the foot in which one or more of the metatarsal bones are displaced from the tarsus

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Signs and symptoms of heat stroke?

*What differentiates it from heat exhaustion?

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temperature greater than 106°F, mental status changes ranging from irritability to coma, and organ damage such as renal failure, cardiac myocyte injury, rhabdomyolysis from skeletal muscle breakdown, or coagulopathy

*Presence of CNS dysfunction differentiates heat exhaustion from heat stroke

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What vessel is responsible for the majority of inferior myocardial infarctions?

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Right coronary artery (80%) with the remainder due to occlusion of a dominant left circumflex artery.

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Management of jellyfish sting?

4 steps…

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  • Remove nematocysts (scrape off)
  • Hot water immersion
  • Acetic acid
  • Antivenom
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What is the normal width of the retropharyngeal space on lateral neck X-ray?

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7 mm (at C2) in both children and adults.

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What components are contained in cryoprecipitate?

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Factor VIII, XIII, von Willebrand factor (vWF), fibrinogen and fibronectin.

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EKG findings in pericarditis?

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  • diffuse STE
  • PR depression
  • PR elevation in aVR
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When does tumor lysis syndrome typically occur in relation to chemo?

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1 - 5 days after

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Clinical triad of infantile spasms? AKA West syndrome

*Management?

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  1. seizures/myoclonus (especially on awakening)
  2. Hypsarrhythmia on EEG
  3. developmental delay

*ACTH, Steroids, Benzos

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When anticoagulating a patient with a deep venous thrombosis with enoxaparin and warfarin, when is it safe to have the patient stop administering the enoxaparin?

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When the INR is greater than 2.0 for two consecutive days.

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What meds do you give for hyperthyroid and in what order?

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  1. Propanalol
  2. PTU
  3. methimazole (slower onset and teratogenic)
  4. Iodine (do not give before methimazole) at least 1 hr later
  5. Steroids
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Outside of sinus tachycardia, what is the most common dysrhythmia seen in blunt cardiac injury?

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Atrial fibrillation.

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What is diagnosis in a neonate 2 - 5 days old with purulent eye discharge?
treatment?

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  • Gonorrheal conjunctivitis

- IV Cefotaxime and admission

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In PECARN imaging rules for kids….what 2 factors automatically merit a head CT?

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  • GCS < or equal to 14

- evidence of skull fracture

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Management of nasal septal hematoma?

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-I&D,antibiotics (Augmentin), ENT followup

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Clinical presentation of measles?

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  • Cough, coryza, conjunctivitis
  • fever
  • maculopapular rash 2-4 days later (begins on face, spreads down)
  • Koplik spots
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Most common malignant brain tumor in children?

other 2 most common?

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  • Medulloblastoma: HA, nausea, eventually ataxia + cerebellar stuff
  • Astrocytoma and ependymoma also common
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What is the treatment for a hemodynamically unstable child with supraventricular tachycardia?

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Cardioversion at 0.5 to 1 J/kg. If unsuccessful, increase energy dose to 2 J/kg on subsequent attempts

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Slow atrial fibrillation is pathognomonic of_______ toxicity?

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Digoxin

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Someone exposed to a pt with bacterial meningitis should receive ______
- Rifampin 600mg PO BID x 2 days | * other options, though less effective: Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM. or Cipro 500 mg PO x7 days
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Methylene blue can cause hemolytic anemia in what subset of patients?
Methylene blue causes oxidative stress which should be avoided in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
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What are signs of severe/complicated malarial infection?
- Seizures - Kidney failure - >5% parasitemia - hypoglycemia
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Treatment of severe/complicated malaria?
- IV quinidine gluconate + doxycycline
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What diameter of the colon is diagnostic for toxic megacolon on abdominal X-ray?
> 6 cm
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Diagnostic criteria for toxic megacolon:
>6 cmdiameter + at east 3 of the following: - Fever - HR >120 - WBC > 10.5 - Anemia PLUS at least 1 of the following: - Deydration - AMS - Electrolyte imbalance - hypotension
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What is the maximum dose of lidocaine without epinephrine?
5 mg/kg.
32
What important structures pass through the cavernous sinus? -clinical findings?
- internal carotid artery, CN 3, 4, 6 (also portion of 5) - HA - fevers - periorbital edema - lateral gaze palsy (CN 6) most common CN abnormality on exam
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Most common organism in CST?
-Staph aureus
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Treatment of hypercalcemia?
- IVF - Calcitonin - bisphosphonates - Maybe loop diuretics * avoid thiazides * HD in severe cases
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What is your BP goal after giving tPA for stroke?
< 180/105
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What diagnostic test can help identify right coronary artery involvement vs left circumflex involvement in an acute inferior wall myocardial infarction?
Right-sided electrocardiogram with a focus on V4R; an upright T wave in lead V4R indicates involvement of the distal right coronary artery (RCA), and ST segment elevation indicates proximal RCA lesion.
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What are the contraindications for succinylcholine?
-malignant hyperthermia -motor neuron disease -muscular dystrophies myotonic distrophies -GBS -severe burns (>5 days after) -spinal cord damage (1 week - 3 months)
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In which patients do you need to give a lower dose of Such to?
- organophosphate poisoning - Eaton-lambert syndrome - hypothyroidism
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What med do you give to a pt with Von Willebrand disease and mild bleeding? (epistaxis, mucosal bleeding, etc)
-DDAVP (desmopressin)
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What med do you give to a pt with Von Willebrand disease and severe or life-threatening bleeding?
Factor 8
41
Describe a Galeazzi fracture
- fracture of distal 3rd of radius and disruption of distal radioLunar joint - Concurrent ulnar styloid fracture is common
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Describe a Monteggia fracture
- proximal to mid ulna fracture | - radial head dislocation
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Describe the clinical course of scarlet fever:
Age group: -kids 2 - 10 years Rash - Starts 1-2 days after fever, begins in groin and axilla, spares palms and soles - blanching - sandpaper Circumoral pallor strawberry tongue *caused by strp pyogenes
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Smudge cells are seen in which malignancy?
CLL
45
Which lab values drawn from an IO line are coparable to venous? Which are inaccurate?
comparable: - Hgb - VBG - Cl - BUN - Creatinine - Glucose - serum drug levels Inaccurate: - WBC - K - Calcium - AST/ALT - O2 sat
46
Which antihypertensive agent is recommended in a patient who presents to the emergency department with a hypertensive emergency related to cocaine overdose and intoxication?
Phentolamine
47
In eye exposure to acid or alkali, what is the target pH when you irrigate?
7 - 7.2
48
Which patients with carbon monoxide toxicity should be treated with hyperbaric oxygen?
Patients with neurologic abnormalities, cardiovascular instability and a COHb level > 25 % (or 15% in pregnant women) should have hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
49
What is the discriminatory zone in pregnancy?
The discriminatory zone is the ßhCG level at which a normally developing pregnancy should be seen. In general transvaginal ultrasound level is 1,000 - 2,000mIU/ml and transabdominal ultrasound level is 6,500mIU/ml.
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In a patient who presents to the Emergency Department after an acute digoxin overdose, at what level of potassium should digoxin immune fab be administered without first obtaining a digoxin level?
Potassium > 5 mEq/L
51
What EKG finding is seen in hypothermia?
Osborn waves | -J-wave, positive deflection at the J-point
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Treatment of polycythemia vera?
- Hydroxyurea for elevated uric acid - Phlebotomy - Aspirin
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What antibiotic(s) should empirically be used to treat bacterial meningitis in an infant less than 28 days old?
-Cefotaxime + Ampicillin OR -Gentamicin + Ampicillin
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What antibiotic(s) should empirically be used to treat meningitis in an infant (1 - 3 months)?
-Ceftriaxone + Ampicillin + Vancomycin
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What antibiotic(s) should empirically be used to treat meningitis in a child ( 3 months - 18 years) ?
- Ceftriaxone + vancomycin | * Same as adults
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What dose of phenytoin or phospheny do you give if Benzos didn't work for status epileptics?
-20 mg/Kg IV
57
Most splenic lacs are now managed non-operatively with observation and/or IR embolization. What are the contraindications of non-operative management?
- persistent hemodynamic instability, - generalized peritonitis, - inability to follow clinically - high-grade splenic injury (grade IV or higher) - need for operative management of other intra-abdominal injuries. - Age > 55 is a relative contraindication
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What immunizations are indicated in patients after splenectomy?
Pneumococcal, meningococcal, and H. influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines
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What common bile duct diameter is considered dilated in a patient who still has a gallbladder?
8 mm
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Tx of typhoid?
- IVF | - Fluoroquinolone
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In a potential overdose pt who has bradycardia, hypotension, and hyperglycemia....think ______
Calcium channel blockers
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Treatment of CCB OD?
- Calcium chloride IV 6 grams followed by drip - Glucagon - High dose insulin + D50 - Fluids - vasoppressor support as necessary

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