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The least worrisome type Transudate pleural fluid
of fluid seen as a result of
pleural fluid analysis
What test should be CT Scan with contrast
ordered to confirm a
suspected ascending
aortic aneurysm?
Male gender
80 y.o.+
Name risk factors for
Living Alone
long-term care
bowel/bladder incontinence
placement for the elderly
Hx of falls
population.
dysfunctional coping
Intellectual impairment
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A patient with anterior Successful treatment will be indicated by dark
epistaxis has been residual blood or clots being discharged from the
treated with direct nose.
pressure for 20 minutes. If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright
What are expected red steady trickle of blood requiring more invasive
findings when the patient measures.
is instructed to gently
blow their nose?
What is the most Streptococcus pneumoniae
common organism in
treating otitis media,
bacterial sinusitis,
bacterial pharyngitis,
AND community-
acquired pneumonia?
Vascular diseases that result in target organ damage
What is the greatest risk such as:
factor for vascular hypertension
dementia? dyslipidemia
diabetes
- Hypertensive urgency: BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx with
PO furosemide, clonidine or captopril
Hypertensive urgency vs
- Hypertensive emergency: BP >200/120 WITH sx or
emergency
evidence of end organ damage; Tx with IV
nitroprusside, labetalol or nicardipine
*Both req immediate treatment
What annual lab testing Lipid Panel
should be done for
patients taking atypical
antipsychotics?
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OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Name some atypical
Aripiprazole
antipsychotics
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for OLd CLOSets to QUIETly RISPER
from A to Z"
If you are treating a car MRI
mechanic for a possible possible metal in eye
eye injury what test
would you avoid?
What is the least invasive D-dimer
approach to rule out a
pulmonary embolus?
When treating a patient Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka
with an unfractionated monitor for low platelets.
heparin infusion, what d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!
would you monitor for (to
avoid a fatal
complication) ?
When the primary symptom identified is a sense of
What symptom
spinning this means vertigo and is usually an inner
differentiates vertigo
ear problem.
from near-syncope and
Ataxia is neurological
ataxia?
near-syncope may be cardiac, neuro or both.
When a patient is advanced directive
concerned about a family
member not supporting
wishes in end-of-life care,
what legal document
should be used?
What is contraindicative ST segment depression
of rTPA therapy?
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Terms in this set (104)
The least worrisome type Transudate pleural fluid
of fluid seen as a result of
pleural fluid analysis
What test should be CT Scan with contrast
ordered to confirm a
suspected ascending
aortic aneurysm?
Male gender
80 y.o.+
Name risk factors for
Living Alone
long-term care
bowel/bladder incontinence
placement for the elderly
Hx of falls
population.
dysfunctional coping
Intellectual impairment
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A patient with anterior Successful treatment will be indicated by dark
epistaxis has been residual blood or clots being discharged from the
treated with direct nose.
pressure for 20 minutes. If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright
What are expected red steady trickle of blood requiring more invasive
findings when the patient measures.
is instructed to gently
blow their nose?
What is the most Streptococcus pneumoniae
common organism in
treating otitis media,
bacterial sinusitis,
bacterial pharyngitis,
AND community-
acquired pneumonia?
Vascular diseases that result in target organ damage
What is the greatest risk such as:
factor for vascular hypertension
dementia? dyslipidemia
diabetes
- Hypertensive urgency: BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx with
PO furosemide, clonidine or captopril
Hypertensive urgency vs
- Hypertensive emergency: BP >200/120 WITH sx or
emergency
evidence of end organ damage; Tx with IV
nitroprusside, labetalol or nicardipine
*Both req immediate treatment
What annual lab testing Lipid Panel
should be done for
patients taking atypical
antipsychotics?
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OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Name some atypical
Aripiprazole
antipsychotics
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for OLd CLOSets to QUIETly RISPER
from A to Z"
If you are treating a car MRI
mechanic for a possible possible metal in eye
eye injury what test
would you avoid?
What is the least invasive D-dimer
approach to rule out a
pulmonary embolus?
When treating a patient Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka
with an unfractionated monitor for low platelets.
heparin infusion, what d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!
would you monitor for (to
avoid a fatal
complication) ?
When the primary symptom identified is a sense of
What symptom
spinning this means vertigo and is usually an inner
differentiates vertigo
ear problem.
from near-syncope and
Ataxia is neurological
ataxia?
near-syncope may be cardiac, neuro or both.
When a patient is advanced directive
concerned about a family
member not supporting
wishes in end-of-life care,
what legal document
should be used?
What is contraindicative ST segment depression
of rTPA therapy?
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