ANSWERS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Propranolol. Answer: Can help control essential tremors
◉ Potassium iodide. Answer: Used preoperatively to reduce size &
vascularity of thyroid gland
◉ Clozapine (Clozaril). Answer: Common s/e is extreme salivation
(sialorrhea), may increase risk of hyperglycemia
◉ Serum albumin. Answer: Most sensitive measure of nutritional
status
Normal: 3.4-5.4 g/dl
◉ Normal BUN. Answer: 7-20 mg/dl
◉ High risk for CT scan with contrast reaction. Answer: - (+)
pregnancy test
- hx of asthma
- past rxns to contrast
- hx of , kidney & thyroid dse.
, - taking beta blockers & metformin
- poor renal fxn
◉ Earliest s/s of poor oxygenation. Answer: Increased pulse
◉ Late signs of poor oxygenation. Answer: Abnormal breath sounds
& cyanosis
◉ Pulsus paradoxus. Answer: Fall in systolic BP with inspiration >
10mmHg
◉ Dressler's syndrome. Answer: Also called post MI syndrome
◉ Digoxin. Answer: Take pulse for 1 full minute, withhold if < 60
◉ Has had valve surgery?. Answer: Monitor for arrhythmias &
hypotension, long term anticoagulation therapy
◉ Tx for pulmonary edema. Answer: M - Morphine
D - Diuretics (furosemide)
O - Oxygen
G - Gases (blood gases)