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16 Cards in this Set
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what two meds can be used as prophylaxis against meningococcal meningitis
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ciprofloxacin
rifampin |
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what two meds can be used to treat chronic HTN and prevent recurrent migraines
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CCB
B-blockers |
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what are Rx's for MG & how do they work |
Rx's: edrophonium, neostigmine, & pyridostigmine |
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cause of syncope:
while shaving |
carotid sinus hypersensitivity
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cause of syncope:
while singing |
vasovagal syncope
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cause of syncope:
positive tilt test |
orthostatic hypotension
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cause of syncope:
prolonged loss of consciousness |
cerebrovascular etiology
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cause of syncope:
preceded by palpitations |
cardiogenic
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cause of syncope:
type 1 diabetes interrupted while eating |
hypoglycemia
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what is the MCC of syncope
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orthostatic syncope
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what should you first think of in a pt who presents to ER with loss of consciousness
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Thiamine (prior to glucose)
Glucose (presumed hypoglycemia) Naloxone (presumed opiod overdose) |
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in an intact brainstem, ice water should cause eyes to
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move to same side
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what are the elbows doing in decorticate posturing
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flexing
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what should be done before giving pt glucose who loss consciousness
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thiamine
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what measurements make for a positive tilt-test
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Incr'd HR > 20 bpm (while standing)
decr'd SBP > 20 points (while standing) decr'd DBP > 10 points (while standing) |
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Why is thiamine given in a glucose infusion to alcoholics with hypoglycemia
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Glucose without thiamine can exacerbate damage to wernicke's area of the brain (posterior temporal lobe) & worsen Wernicke's Encephalopathy
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