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Glasgow Coma Scale: if ≤ ___ then intubate?
Glasgow Coma Scale: if ≤ 8 then intubate?
Ascites analysis:
• ____ + Neutrophils = spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
• Usually seen in patients with which chronic condition?
• What other Symptoms usually seen?
• 250+ Neutrophils
• Cirrhosis + Ascites
• Diffuse Abdominal Pain + Fever + Leukocytosis
,How to treat pulseless vtach?
Defibrillation
(where other PEA = CPR)
How to treat torsades de pointes?
IV Magnesium (stabilizes cardiac membranes)
,2 common causes of constrictive pericarditis?
Tx?
TB or Lupus (look for
calcifications) Tx
w/pericardectomy
symptoms of hemochromatosis
- weakness
- chronic fatigue
- myalagias
- joint pain
- abdominal pain
- hapatomegaly
- elevated Hbg and liver enzymes
- bronze skin
- DM
- high ferritin, low TIBC, high serum Fe
, Amyloidosis deposits where?
Sarcoidosis Sx seen?
A: heart, kidney, joints (+ proteinurea)
S: b/l hilar LNs, dry cough, uveitis, erythema nodosum, restrictive
cardiomyopathy
Metformin is contraindicated in (4)? Why?
• CHF
• liver failure (Cr >1.5)
• alcohol abuse
• renal insufficiency
(these are because it can cause lactic acidosis if not cleared properly)