Tetracycline
Taken on empty stomach, not given to children < 8yo bcoz it can stain teeth, not known to cause hearing loss
Propranolol
Can help
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Potassium iodide
Used preoperatively to reduce size & vascularity of thyroid gland
Clozapine (Clozaril)
Common s/e is extreme salivation (sialorrhea), may increase risk of hyperglycemia
Serum albumin
Most sensitive measure of nutritional status
Normal: 3.4-5.4 g/dl
Normal BUN
7-20 mg/dl
High risk for CT scan with contrast reaction
- (+) 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
Increased pulse
Late signs of poor oxygenation
Abnormal breath sounds & cyanosis
Pulsus paradoxus
Fall in systolic BP with inspiration > 10mmHg
Dressler's syndrome
Also called post MI syndrome
Digoxin
Take pulse for 1 full minute, withhold if < 60
Has had valve surgery?
Monitor for arrhythmias & hypotension, long term anticoagulation therapy
Tx for pulmonary edema
M - Morphine
D - Diuretics (furosemide)
O - Oxygen
G - Gases (blood gases)
3 classic findings of pulmonary stenosis & aortic stenosis
Dyspnea, chest pain & syncope
- 2nd most common congenital ❤️ defect
Cardiac tamponade
3 classic triad of signs:
Hypotension
Muffled ❤️ sounds
Marked jugular vein distention
S-T elevation on ECG
MI
DIC
Bleeding, blood clots, bruising and drop in blood pressure
Heart failure
Dyspnea, fatigue and weakness, edema in legs, ankles, feet
Raynaud's phenomenon
Sequence of color changes in skin in response to cold or stress
Occlusive arterial disease
Pain, pallor, paresthesia, pulselessness, paralysis, poikilothermia
Sickle cell disease
Anemia, episodes of pain, frequent infections
A fib
Fluttering or thumping sensation in the chest
Cardiac tamponade
Hypotension, tachycardia with muffled heart sounds and jugular vein distention
Hemophilia
Excessive bruising, swollen and painful joints, lengthy bleeding
Cor pulmonale
Cough, exertional dyspnea, fatigue, fainting, swelling of feet or ankles
Emphysema
Barrel chest, chronic cough, SOB , wheezing & weight loss
Tension pneumothorax
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