Section 3 Flashcards

1
Q

most commonly used resuscitation fluids

A

isotonic cystalloids

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2
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most commonly transfused blood product

A

prbc

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3
Q

most common anaphylaxis imitator

A

vasovagal reaction

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4
Q

drug most commonly implicated in allergic drug reactions

A

Penicillin

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5
Q

most frequent renal effect of hypercalcemia

A

Loss of concentrating ability

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6
Q

Most characteristic ECG finding in hypocalcemia

A

prolonged QTc interval

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7
Q

most frequent coronary artery anomaly associated with sudden cardiac death

A

anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery syndrome (ALCAPA)

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8
Q

best available predictor of sudden death risk

A

Severe left ventricular dysfunction with a reduced ejection fraction

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9
Q

most abundant mineral in the body

A

Calcium

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10
Q

Most common causes of ventricular tachycardia

A

chronic ischemic heart disease and acute myocardial infarction

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11
Q

biggest determinants of oxygen delivery to the tissues

A

cardiac output and the patient’s hemoglobin level

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12
Q

most frequently used parameter for evaluating the severity of lung failure

A

Pao2/Fio2 ratio

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13
Q

most important determinant of neuromuscular and cardiovascular excitability

A

Ratio of intracellular to extracellular K+

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14
Q

most common cause is factitious hyperkalemia

A

hemolysis during phlebotomy

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15
Q

the most appropriate pacing method for the acutely symptomatic patient

A

Transcutaneous pacing

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16
Q

most frequent narrow-complex tachycardia encountered in the ED

A

sinus tachycardia

17
Q

second most frequent narrow-complex tachycardia encountered in the ED

A

atrial fibrillation

18
Q

highest consistent success rate for conversion in atrial fibrillation pharmacologic cardioversion

A

Ibutilide

19
Q

most commonly encountered form of ventricular tachycardia

A

Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia

20
Q

most extreme form of instability

A

cardiac arrest

21
Q

most commonly used vasopressor in the setting of acute onset of hypotension

A

Phenylephrine

22
Q

most common adverse effect of HBO treatment

A

Middle ear barotrauma

23
Q

Most frequent dysrhythmia seen in the WPW patient

A

reentrant tachycardia termed AV reciprocating tachycardia

24
Q

initial treatment for symptomatic patients with congenital long QT syndrome

A

β-Blockers

25
Q

most specific finding of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

A

Epsilon wave - a terminal irregularity of the QRS complex occurring at the J point