UWSA Flashcards
feared complication of TPN
central line infection
painless ulcer with black center
ecthyma gangrenosum= pseudomonas
viral infections effects on heart
pericarditis–> tamponade
myocarditis–> dilated cardiomyopathy
ACTH is what type of hormone
polypeptide
pleural effusion mainly of lymphocytes
TB pleural effusion
pleural effusion neutrophils and thick
Empyema– bacterial
MCC intra-cranial tumor in adults
metastasis
how does inserting a needle for a pneumothorax treat it?
INCREASES venous return
adult with episodes of unresponsiveness and blank staring—-> AFTER these episodes cannot lift foot
TODD’S PARALYSIS– secondary to complex partial seizure (With automatisms)
don’t forget labs in CKD
decrease calcium
increase iP
increase PTH—-> parathyroid hyperplasia
exercise and diabetic
PROBABLY ON INSULIN– thus decrease insulin dose
septic shock–>
decrease oxygen– lactic acidosis
intense warmth at night and cough=
SNEAKY presentation of TB
night sweats= intense warmth at night
most nb prognostic factor for astrocytoma
ATYPIA
decrease Hb
decrease platelets
increase WCC (mature lymphocytes_
CLL