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Decks in this class (28)

Airway obstruction and stridor
0  cards
Acute anaphylaxis
0  cards
Acute asthma
Severe asthma attack criteria,
Life threatening asthma attack cr...
2  cards
Exacerbation of COPD
0  cards
Pneumonia
Define pneumonia clinical definition,
What is a chest infection,
Common causes cap ordered from mo...
30  cards
Pneumothorax
0  cards
Pulmonary embolism
Hx patient presents with sob pleu...,
If hx is suggestive of pe and on ...,
Definitive diagnostic ix for pe
14  cards
DVT
What percentage of proximal dvts ...,
Hx patient who has been bedbound ...,
Risk factors dvt vte
10  cards
Peptic ulcer disease/dyspepsia
Define pud,
Hx pt presents with chronic upper...,
Causes
25  cards
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Diagnosing a dka,
Complications of dka,
Sx dka
10  cards
Hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state
Pathophysiology hhs,
Sx hhs,
Diagnostic criteria hhs
6  cards
Hypoglycaemia
Define hypo,
Causes of hypos,
Sx hypos
5  cards
Alcohol withdrawal
Gi presentations of alcohol misuse,
Neurological presentations of alc...,
Cv presentations of alcohol misuse
13  cards
Acute liver failure
What does the liver do,
Define alf acute liver failure,
How much of the liver has to be d...
25  cards
Chronic liver disease (and decompensation)
Causes chronic liver disease,
Define cirrhosis,
Complications cirrhosis
44  cards
Drug overdose
Hx young woman presents with non ...,
How is paracetamol poisonous,
Ix suspected paracetamol od
11  cards
Breathlessness
Key things to ex for in sob,
Key ix in sob,
Sob and wheeze
8  cards
Chest pain
Life threatening causes chest pain,
Non life threatening causes chest...,
Key ix in a chest pain hx
3  cards
Headache
Headache with no signs on examina...,
Red flags to ask,
What to ex in headache
12  cards
Swollen legs
Bilateral swelling,
Unilateral swelling,
Qs to ask in hx
4  cards
Jaundice (AI and genetic causes)
Hx 42 year old male patient prese...,
Complications of psc,
Pathophysiology of psc
29  cards
Jaundice (and viral hepatitis)
What causes high bilirubin levels,
Types of jaundice,
Prehepatic causes
52  cards
Back pain
Back pain,
Hx patient presents with bilatera...,
Hx patient presents with claudica...
48  cards
Flu
Flu pathophysiology,
How many get flu each year,
Sx flu
6  cards
Disturbed electrolytes - low Na+
Normal na how are na levels maint...,
Most common cause of na,
Types of na
20  cards
Disturbed electrolytes - high Na+
Define na,
Causes na,
Sx and ex na
9  cards
Electrolyte disturbances - low K+
Define k,
Main pathological effect k,
Pathophysiology k
7  cards
Electrolyte disturbance - high K+
Define k,
Causes k,
Sx ex k
9  cards

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