Values Flashcards
In management of hypoglycemia, how do you give IV glucose over 10 minutes
75mL of 20% glucose
OR
150mL of 10% glucose
In management of hypoglycemia, how do you give IV glucose over 15 mins
100mL of 20% glucose
OR
200mL of 10% glucose
In management of hypoglycemia, how do you give IV glucose?
50mL of 10% glucose q1-2 mins repeatedly until
A. The patient is conscious OR
B. If 250mL has been given already
Age that needs to be remembered in the management of primary bedwetting without daytime symptoms
5 years old
Less than 5 - reassure
Older than 5
A. For long-term - enuresis alarm (1st line) + reward system
B. For short-term control - desmopressin
C. If infrequent (less than 2x/week) - reassure
Age that needs to be remembered in the management of primary bedwetting WITH daytime symptoms
24 months
Consider referral for all children above 24mos with primary bedwetting and daytime symptoms to SECONDARY CARE or ENURESIS clinic
Normal urea
2-7
Normal creatinine
70-150
Normal creatine kinase
45-260
When would you consider liver transplant for a patient with alcoholic liver disease?
6 months after abstinence from alcohol
Instruction in testing coeliac disease
Resume gluten intake 6 weeks prior to testing
When do you consider hemoglobin is low for a pregnant patient?
1st trimester - <11
2nd-3rd tri - <10.5
Pospartum - < 10
Abortion is legal up to what weeks of gestation
24 weeks of gesatation according to the Abortion Act of 1967
URO: You start finasteride for patients presenting with LUTS plus enlarged prostate with this PSA value
> 1.4
URO: When do you suspect prostate cancer based on PSA levels and age?
40-49: >2.0
50-69: >3.0
>70: >5.0
When can children go back to school after chickenpox?
After vesicles dried out and crusted
Usually 5 days after onset
