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Acute red flags
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Refer to ER now!!!!
Impending heart attack, evolving stroke, pulmonary embolism, rupture aortic anurism, pneumothorax, cat bite, severe infection |
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Sub acute red flags
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Worked up in next few days!!!!
Signs or symptoms of cancer, spot of blood in bra, new neurological disorder, blurr vision, weak foot, slur speech, man w milky disch from Breast.... |
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Feel good neurotransmitters
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Dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, seratonin
"I feel EFFINE gooooooooodd!" |
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Major neurotransmitters
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Acetylcholine, GABA
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Endogenous opiates
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Beta endorphins, enkephalin, dynorphin
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Acute red flags
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Refer to ER now!!!!
Impending heart attack, evolving stroke, pulmonary embolism, rupture aortic anurism, pneumothorax, cat bite, severe infection |
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Sub acute red flags
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Worked up in next few days!!!!
Signs or symptoms of cancer, spot of blood in bra, new neurological disorder, blurr vision, weak foot, slur speech, man w milky disch from Breast.... |
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Feel good neurotransmitters
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Dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, seratonin
" I feel EFFIN gggoooooodd!" |
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Major neurotransmitters
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Acetylcholine, GABA
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Endogenous opiates
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Beta endorphins, enkephalin, dynorphin
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Compounds involved in pain
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Bradykinin, prostaglandin, substance p, histamine
"Here's mine, breakin, pros substance can involve pain" |
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Elavil
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Tricylic antidepressant Widely used before ssri's
"Feeling depressed can feel evil" |
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Nardil
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Monoamine oxidase inhibitor reserved as a last line of defense in depression
"narly deal.....your depressed" |
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Prozac, zoloft, paxil
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SSRI's (selective seratonin reuptake inhibitors) tx depression
"SSRI= some serious routine intervention to depression" |
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Dexadrine, Ritalin
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Tx ADHD
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Levodopa, carbidopa
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Tx Parkinson's
Excuse my way of remembering it is all that came to mind.... "have Parkinson's look like a dopa" |
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Phenobarbitol, sodium pantothal
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Barbiturates, sedatives and anxiety drugs
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Valium, Xanax
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Benzodiazepines, anti anxiety drugs
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Morphine, Demerol, oxycotin, methadone
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Strong narcotics
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Codein, hydrocodone, oxycodone, vicodine, hydrocodone+ tylenol
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Weaker narcotics
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Tylenol, aspirin, allege, advil, motrin
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NSAIDs
"can get aids over the counter" |
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Narcan
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Narcotic antagonist
"narcotics can act as a antagonist" |
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Alupent, ventolin
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Bronchiodialators used in asthma
"allow you to vent and breathe again" |
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Singulair, xolair
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Used in asthma
"get air" |
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Diuril
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Diuretic used in hypertension,
"hypertension: die ur ill" |
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Aldacone
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Potassium sparing Sparing diuretic used in hypertension and heart failure.
"all da calcium/potassium gone" |
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Lasix
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Powerful diuretic used in heart failure
"lase it to make it powerful" |
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Mimpress, flowmax
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Alpha sympathetic blockers used in hypertension and urinary tract blockage
"mind mi press to increase the flow for the heart and urine" |
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Inderol, lopressor
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Beta sympathetic blocker used in heart failure and rapid heart rate.
"used to endear it all and lower rapid heart rate" |
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Digitalis, digoxin
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Used in heart failure, first utilized tx to heart failure in 18th century, side effects!!!!
Dig...."die from heart failure" |
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Verapamil, procardia
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Calcium chnl blocker used in heart failure and rapid heArt rates
"veer a round a chnl block to tx heart disease" |
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Endlapril, lisinipril
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Ace inhibitors used in heart failure
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Cozaar
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Angiotensin II receptor blocker used in heart failure
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Nitroglycerine, isordil
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Nitrates used in angina
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Prilosec, nexium
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Proton pump inhibitor used in gastritis, and pep ulcer disease, gerd
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Tagamet, zantac
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Histamine blockers used in gastritis and peptic ulcer
"tag a million $" |
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Metronidazole (flagyl), doxycycline
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Antibiotics used in pep ulcers
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Laxatives
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Metamucil, dulcolax, senakot, colace, milk of magnesia
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Keflex-antibiotic
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Used for gram pos bacteria - purple stain
Recently used more than pcn Used for staph |
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Sulfa-antibiotic
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Gram pos infections
Serious staph infec |
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Augmentin-antibiotic
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Aka amoxacillin
Used gram pos bacteria Otitis media, sinus infec |
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Gentamyacin -antibiotic
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Tx gram neg bacteria
Stain red/pink Often used intestinal probs |
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Mycostatin, ketaconazole
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Antifungal
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Isoniazid
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TB
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Relenza, tamiflu, valcyclovair (valtrax)
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Antiviral to treat flu
Ch li air to tx herpes virus |
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Tagamet, zantac
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Histamine blockers used in gastritis and peptic ulcer
"tag a million $" |
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Metronidazole (flagyl), doxycycline
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Antibiotics used in pep ulcers
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Laxatives
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Metamucil, dulcolax, senakot, colace, milk of magnesia
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Keflex-antibiotic
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Used for gram pos bacteria - purple stain
Recently used more than pcn Used for staph |
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Sulfa-antibiotic
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Gram pos infections
Serious staph infec |
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Augmentin-antibiotic
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Aka amoxacillin
Used gram pos bacteria Otitis media, sinus infec |
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Gentamyacin -antibiotic
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Tx gram neg bacteria
Stain red/pink Often used intestinal probs |
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Mycostatin, ketaconazole
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Antifungal
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Isoniazid
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TB
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Relenza, tamiflu, valcyclovair (valtrax)
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Antiviral to treat flu
Cyclovair to tx herpes virus |
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Quinine, chloroquin
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Anti malaria
"quarantine malaria" |
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Flagyl, vermox
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Anti parasitic
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Vancomyacin
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Gram pos bacteria
Tx intestinal probes like colitis, chrones |
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Cipro
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Tx inf skin, Lu, airways, bones, ibs
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Pcn
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Used for bacteria infections
Eg. Gonorrhea, syphillis |
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Doxycycline
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Tx chlamydia
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Most likely place ECG will show heart attack
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St segment
"heart STutters a segment" |
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Which bacteria causes tb
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Acid fast
"tb on skin....acid burns skin" |
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Bacteria in most case duodenal gastric ulcers
True or false |
True!
"yes, bacteria= dudu" |
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Leading diuretic
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"diu-ril"
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Alpha blockers
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Relax blood vessels lower pressure
"alpha=male= need to relax and lower their pressure" Eg. Flowmax "let urine flow to lower the pressure" |
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Beta blockers
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Slow heart rate and force constriction
"beta=heart Beat slow" Eg. Inderal "endear it all to go slower" |
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Ace inhibitors
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Less vasoconstriction, decrease workload of the heart
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme |
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Dyspepsia
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Stomach pain, cramping, fullness,
"Drink Pepsi to ease stomach pain" |
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H pyloria (bacteria)
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Present in virtually all peptic disorders
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Gram positive bacteria
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Live on skin
Staph, pneumonia, abscesses, strep Stain PURPLE "lives on PEOPLE" Tx w amoxicillin |
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Gram negative
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Live in intestinal tract
Ecoli, salmonella, Stains Red/Pink "red, blood inside intestines" Tx w gentamyacin |
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Giardia, trich
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Giardia - intestinal
Trich- vaginal Tx w Vermox "makes me want to VOMIT" |
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Mmse
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Mini mental status exam
Perfect score 30! Important test for elderly |
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Limbic system
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Experiences emotion, determines mood, feelings, pain, sense of smell evokes a feeling in limbic system
"when I break a LIMB i FEEL pain" |
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Reticular activating system
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Determines how alert or asleep we are
"activating system ACTIVATES alertness" |
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Cerebral cortex
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Where we think
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