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When do you perform rescue PCI?

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  1. Cardiogenic shock <75
  2. Severe HF, pulmonary edema
  3. Hemodynamically compromising ventricular arrhythmia
  4. Fibrinolytic therapy has failed and a moderate or large area of myocardium is at risk
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What are the traditional cardiac risk factors, that are no longer helpful >40?

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  1. HTN
  2. Diabetes
  3. Tobacco
  4. Fam hx
  5. Hypercholesterolemia
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How do you diagnose COPD?

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Spirometry FEV1: <80%,

FEV1: forced vital capacity:

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Legionella presentation?

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Cigarette smoker, transplant, group of people, sinusitis, pancreatitis, myocarditis, pylenehritis

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If you have cancer what might they give you for DVT?

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Anticoagulant 3-6 months

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What is the treatment for acute pericarditis?

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NSAIDs 7 days to 3 weeks, NO IBUPROFEN FOR DRESSLERS

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Common signs and symptoms hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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Chest pain,palpiations, syncope, apical impulse hyperdynamic, s4, systolic ejection murmur

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Who gets a V/Q for PE?

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Pregnant women

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What is the MC peripartum cardiomyopathy?

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Dilated

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Hallmark symptoms and physical findings of COPD?

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Chronic and progressive dyspnea, cough and sputum production. Tachypnea, accessory muscle use, and pursed lip exhalation, skinny w/ gut

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Phegmasia cerulea dolens requires what?

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Rapid action to reduce venous pressure, get cathereter directed thrombodylysis

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12
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Respiratory acidosis when?

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Pco2 >44
35-45

If ph is <7.35 then there is an acute and uncompensated metabolic acidosis present

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Long term O2 therapy?

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PaO2 <=55,
SaO2 <=88%

When PHTN, cor pulmonary, polycythemia

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If you think tension pneumo what do you do?

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Treat w/ needle then tube before radiograph

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15
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Mycoplasma pneumonia?

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Sounds like heart attack, retrosternal chest pain

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16
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When is regular steroid treatment recommended for COPD?

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FEV1 <50%

Severe, very severe

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Indications for ICU admission?

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  1. Severe dyspnea responds inadequately to emergency treatment
  2. Respirate or ventilatory failure despite o2 and non invasive therapy
  3. Decreasing LoC w/ increasing confusion
  4. Hemodynamics instability
  5. End organ failure
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What are the risk factors for acute heart failure?

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  1. HTN
  2. Diabetes
  3. Aortic valve disorder
  4. Male
  5. Old
  6. Obese
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What are the hallmarks of tension pneumo?

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Tracheal deviation away from involved side, hyperresonance on the affected side, hypotension, and significant dyspnea

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Unstable angina should not have what?

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Troponin

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What is the hallmark of PE?

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Dyspnea unexplained by auscultation findings, ECG changes, or clear alternative on CXR

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Indication/contraindications for non invasive ventilation?

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<7.36
PaCO2 >50
PaO2<60
SaO2 <90%

Respiratory arrest, CV instability
Confusion (like you might take it off)
Aspiration risk
Too many secretions 
Recent facial surgery/trauma
Burns, nasopharyngeal abnormalities
Obese
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23
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If you are what two things with acute HF do you go to ICU?

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IV nitro and incubated

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What is the treatment of acute exacerbation of COPD in er and what do they leave w/?

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In hospital:

  1. Albuterol
  2. Iproptropium
  3. Corticosteroids

Go wome w/

  1. Corticosteroids
  2. Z-pack
  3. Making sure they can sat on the home O2
  4. O2
  5. Bronchodilator treatment
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25
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4 big signs and symptoms for acute heart failure?

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  1. DOE (most sens)
  2. Orthopnea, PND, edema (spec)
  3. S3
  4. > 500 BNP
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26
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When is observation appropriate?

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Small, stable pneumo

4 hrs w 02, re CXR, then release and RETuRN in 24 hrs

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27
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Patients admitted to the ICU get what meds for pneumonia?

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Cover MRSA vancomycin and linezolid

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28
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What are the signs of dresslers and what is the treatment?

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2-10 weeks post MI, chest pain, fever, pleuopericarditis. Aspirin and colchicine

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Sharp pain, hurts worse when supine, retrosternal, refers to left trapezial ridge?

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Acute pericarditis

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30
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What is the only thing that can reduce rate of decline and morality in COPD?

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Smoking cessation

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What are the 14 day mortality timi score requirements for unstable angina?

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  1. > =65
  2. ST segment deviation
  3. Cardiac markers
  4. Aspirin in last 7 days
  5. Hx 50% coronary artery stenosis
  6. > =2 angina events in 24 hrs.
  7. > =3 traditional risk factors
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Goal for o2 therapy?

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PaO2 >=60,

SaO2 >=90%

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33
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What can CT detect for pneumo?

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Pulmonary blebs and where the pneumo is

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34
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What maneuvers increase HOCM?

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Vasalva, standing after squatting

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35
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What is the treatment for massive PE?

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Fibrinolytic, and placed in ICU

36
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What is the treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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Beta blocker

37
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Pericardial effusion/ tamponade ECG?

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Electrical alternans/ low voltage

38
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Haemophilus influenza presentation?

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Sickle cell, more in elderly w/ bacteremia

39
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Treatment of VTE?

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Heparin or MWH

40
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What is the MC pneumonia?

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Pneumoccus, followed by viruses

41
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Limb w/ DVT that has dusky or blue color

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Phegmasia cerulea dolens

42
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What are the classifications of acute heat failure?

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  1. Hypertensive
  2. Pulmonary edema
  3. Cardiogenic shock
  4. Acute on chronic
  5. High output
  6. Right heart failure
43
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What does acute pericarditis look like in stage 3?

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Inverted t waves I, V5, V6

44
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What level of loop diuretic for acute HF?

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Total daily dose, may have to give potassium

45
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Mvmt and non mvmt signs for pneumo are called what?

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Mvmt is beach

No mvmt is barcode

46
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Provoking factors for VTE?

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Active cancer, infection, estrogen, pregnancy

47
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Pseudomonas pneumonia presentation?

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Cyanosis, confusion, prolonged hospitalization (steroids or hospital), cystic fibrosis, empyema

48
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Swollen, painful, and pale or white limb w/ a proximal venous thrombosis?

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Phegmasia abla dolens

49
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What is the treatment of ACS?

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IV access, aspirin, O2, antiplatelet (aspirin, clopridogrel), antithrombins (unfractionated heparin, enoxaparin), nitrates (nitro sublingual .4 mg q 5 min x 3 prn, IV 10 micro)

50
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What are discharge meds for DVT?

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LMWH IM, or revoxaban

51
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MC physical finding in pneumothorax?

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Sinus tachycardia,

52
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Management of hypertensive HF?

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  1. O2 >=95%
  2. Severe dyspnea, consider NIV or intubation
  3. BP>150/100 add nitro
  4. IV loop diuretic (furosemide)
  5. ICU
  6. Discharge
53
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What a is the admission criteria for pericarditis?

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  1. Temp >100.4
  2. Subacute onset
  3. Immuno suppressed
  4. HX of oral anticoagulant
  5. Ass. Myocarditis (elevated biomarkers)
  6. Large pericardial effusion
54
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Respiratory failure sats?

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PaO2 <60

SaO2 <90

55
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PE ecg?

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Sinus tachy w/non specific t wave changes, S1Q3T3

56
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What is the most life threatening feature of an acute exacerbation of COPD?

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Hypoxemia <90%

57
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What can occur 1-5 days post infarction?

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Free wall rupture, tearing pain

58
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What is imaging TOC for DVT?

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Venous US, vein doesn’t compress that is a positive

59
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What are the absolute contraindications stat fibrinolytic therapy?

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1 intracranial hemorrhage

  1. Structural cerebral vascular lesion
  2. Intracranial neoplasm
  3. Ischemic stroke 3 months
  4. Active internal bleeding
  5. Aortic dissection or pericarditis
60
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How is diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy typically made?

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Follow up echo w/ additional testing

CXR shows cardiomegaly

Biventricular enlagement is common

61
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When do you admit for pericardial disease?

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  1. Temp >100.4/38
  2. Onset over sev. Weeks
  3. Immunosuppressive
  4. Hx of ora anticoagulant
  5. Ass. Myocarditis (elevated biomarkers)
  6. Large pericardial effusion (free space >20)
62
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Triad for cardiac tamponade and treatment?

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Muffled heart sounds, JVD, hypotension (Pulsus paradoxus)

Pericardiocentesis, bolus of fluid, echo, but U/S

63
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Dose for sublingual and IV nitro for acute HF?

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Sublingual: .4 mg q 5 min
IV: .2-.4 mcg/kg/min

64
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What are the risk factors for acute heart failure?

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  1. HTN
  2. Diabetes
  3. Valvular disorder
  4. Old age
  5. Male
  6. Obesity
65
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How long can you not fly for pneumo?

66
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Diagnosis of STEMI equivalent LBBB?

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  1. > 1mm ST elevation concordant
  2. > 1 mm depression V1, V2, V3
  3. > 5 mm elevation discordant
67
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When is an echo indicated?

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  1. Cause of HF uncertain
  2. Exclude known causes of HF that may be correctable
  3. EF
  4. Rule out potential causes
68
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Classic PE pain?

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In thorax between clavicles that increases w/ cough or breathing

69
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Kllebsiella pneumonia presentation

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Alcoholics, brown currant jelly

70
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Massive PE is what?

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Systolic BP <90 for >15 min,40 % reductionism baseline of systolic BP

71
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Presentation of pneumococcal pneumonia?

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Sudden onset of disease w/

  1. RIGORS
  2. BLOODY SPUTUM
  3. HIGH FEVER
  4. CHEST PAIN

DAY CARE CENTERS

72
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When discharging AHF what do you have to make sure?

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That their O2 at their home is enough

73
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Atypical?

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Beta lactam resistant macrolide or fluroquinolone

74
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What is the treatment for most pneumonia

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Macrolide or fluorquinolone, or doxy

-mycin

75
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Treatment options for pneumo?

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O2 (nitrogen gas pressure gradient), observation, needle, catheter aspiration

76
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If you don’t think PE what do you do?

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Wells, if - then PERC, if PERC- then d-dimer.

77
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What is the criteria for stable pneumo?

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  1. RR <24
  2. No dyspnea at rest
  3. Pulse >60 and <120 beats/min
  4. Normal BP
  5. Room air >90%
  6. No hemothorax
78
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What are the rules for admission to ICU for pneumonia?

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  1. Markedly elevated respiratory rate
  2. Pp o2 <=250
  3. Mulitlobar infiltrates
  4. Confusion
  5. Uremia w/ BUN >20
  6. Leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, hypothermia, hyponatremia, lactic acidosis, and asplenia

Septic shock/ mechanical ventilation

79
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Murmur that’s associated w/ dilated cardiomyopathy?

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Holocystolic mitral/tricuspid regugitant murmur

80
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What are common causes of acute pericarditis?

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ID, cancer, drug (procainamide, hydralazine), rheumatic, radiation, Dressler’s, uremia

81
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What are the COPD severities?

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Mild FEV1 >80%
Moderate 50-79
Severe 30-49
Very severe <30

82
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What does acute pericarditis look like on ECG?

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Pr depression, II, aVF, V4-V6

ST elevation I, V5, V6

83
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When to admit COPD patient?

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  1. Increased intensity of symptoms
  2. Failure medical treatment
  3. Comorbidities
  4. HF
  5. Frequent relapse
  6. Old,
  7. Insufficient home support
84
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What is the diagnostic hallmark of hyerptrophic cardiomyopathy?

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Asymmetric septal hypertrophy

85
Q

S. Aureus pneumonia?

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Laryngeal cancer, ASPIRATION RISK PEOPLE W/ STROKE, after viral illness

86
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Treatment for right ventricular infarction?

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1-2 L saline then dobutamine

87
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What is the surgical for pneumo?

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Pleurodesis, for recurring, bilateral, recurrent high risk of activities

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