Pathophysiology Midterm
Questions And Answers
Myocardial Infarction
✓~ S/s:
Dyspnea, chest pain w/ radiations, N/V, Anxiety, diaphoresis
Testing:
EKG (STEMI & NON-STEMI), lung sounds: crackles at lung bases, blood tests: Troponin I
&T, LDH, CK-MB, Myoglobin
Treatment:
Angioplasty w/I 90 mins, Thrombolytic therapy w/I 3 hrs, cardioprotection ( beta-blockers &
ace inhibitors)
Pancreatitis
✓~ s/s:
Epigastric painback, N/V, fever, tachycardia, hypotension
Links:
,Alcoholism, Cystic fibrosis, Cholelithiasis
Testing:
Blood test: amylase & lipase, hyperglycemia
Treatment:
Surgery
Cholecystitis
✓~ s/s:
Female, fat, fertile, forty
RUQ painR lower shoulder blade, N/V, fever & chills
Links:
Murphy's sign
Testing:
US, CT, Rule out pancreatitis
Treatment:
Surgery
,Appendicitis
✓~ s/s:
Fecalith
RLQ pain, peritonitis/sepsis
Links:
Intestinal ileus blockage
Testing:
US, CT, Rule out pancreatitis
Treatment:
Surgery
Peritonitis
✓~ S/s:
Abd. Pain, infec s/s, fever, tachycardia, dehydration, shock, rigid abdomen,
fibrosis
Links:
Gastric acid (GERD)
, Testing:
CBC, UA, BC (look for bacteria), CT
Treatment:
Anti-inflammatories
Nephrolithiasis
✓~ s/s:
Flank or abdominal pain, N/V, Dysuria, hematuria
Links:
gout
Testing:
UA, CT, X-Ray, Renal function, Uremia
Treatment:
Surgery
Ovarian Cysts
Questions And Answers
Myocardial Infarction
✓~ S/s:
Dyspnea, chest pain w/ radiations, N/V, Anxiety, diaphoresis
Testing:
EKG (STEMI & NON-STEMI), lung sounds: crackles at lung bases, blood tests: Troponin I
&T, LDH, CK-MB, Myoglobin
Treatment:
Angioplasty w/I 90 mins, Thrombolytic therapy w/I 3 hrs, cardioprotection ( beta-blockers &
ace inhibitors)
Pancreatitis
✓~ s/s:
Epigastric painback, N/V, fever, tachycardia, hypotension
Links:
,Alcoholism, Cystic fibrosis, Cholelithiasis
Testing:
Blood test: amylase & lipase, hyperglycemia
Treatment:
Surgery
Cholecystitis
✓~ s/s:
Female, fat, fertile, forty
RUQ painR lower shoulder blade, N/V, fever & chills
Links:
Murphy's sign
Testing:
US, CT, Rule out pancreatitis
Treatment:
Surgery
,Appendicitis
✓~ s/s:
Fecalith
RLQ pain, peritonitis/sepsis
Links:
Intestinal ileus blockage
Testing:
US, CT, Rule out pancreatitis
Treatment:
Surgery
Peritonitis
✓~ S/s:
Abd. Pain, infec s/s, fever, tachycardia, dehydration, shock, rigid abdomen,
fibrosis
Links:
Gastric acid (GERD)
, Testing:
CBC, UA, BC (look for bacteria), CT
Treatment:
Anti-inflammatories
Nephrolithiasis
✓~ s/s:
Flank or abdominal pain, N/V, Dysuria, hematuria
Links:
gout
Testing:
UA, CT, X-Ray, Renal function, Uremia
Treatment:
Surgery
Ovarian Cysts
