Emergency Medicine Bundle Pack

A 68-year-old female presents to the emergency department with signs and symptoms of an acute ischemic stroke. The initial CT scan is normal. Her blood pressure is 164/105. What is the most appropriate treatment for the blood pressure of this patient? A Atenolol PO B Clonidine PO C Close monito...

Airway ans Includes the mouth, pharynx, larnyx, trachea, bronchi and lungs Artificial ventilation ans Forcing of air or oxygen into the lungs when breathing has stopped Basic life support ans Combination of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care to mainta...

Common Emergency Drugs

Before giving nitroglycerin, must rule out... ans right ventricular infarct and cardiac tamponade What are the possible EKG manifestations of right heart strain? ans RAD, S1Q3T3, RBBB, Afib, peaked P in II Best med for rate control in A fib? ans diltiazem (great AV nodal t...

Adenopathy ans Swelling of a lymph-node, usually indicative of an infection distally afebrile ans without fever ambulatory ans able to move about, not confined to a bed arthralgias ans joint aches auscultation ans listening with the stethoscope basel...

Dilated Cardiomyopathy: most common cause is ____. Others? ans alcohol; may also be idiopathic, myocarditis, or drugs (doxorubicin) -- 1 in 3 cases of heart failure are caused by dilated cardiomyopathy What PE and EKG changes are seen with dilated cardiomyopathy? ans PE: S3, JVD, cr...

Alcohol Intoxication ans Pt is a 22 yo male, presenting to your ED. He and his friends were at a party, and they brought him in. The pt was found passed out in the bathroom. He had been nauseous, and had vomited several times. His speech was very slurred, and he needed two friends to help...

Dilated Cardiomyopathy: most common cause is ____. Others? ans alcohol; may also be idiopathic, myocarditis, or drugs (doxorubicin) -- 1 in 3 cases of heart failure are caused by dilated cardiomyopathy What PE and EKG changes are seen with dilated cardiomyopathy? ans PE: S3, JVD, cr...

A 14-year-old boy presents complaining of intense pruritus in his groin, axillae, and between his fingers after returning home from summer camp 1 week ago. He reports several other campers had similar symptoms. On exam, you note excoriations in the inguinal region and axillae surrounding scattered, ...

anaphylaxis ans A life threatening sensitivity to an antigen sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) ans The heart and breathing stop suddenly without warning AKA Cardiac Arrest seizure ans Violent and sudden contractions or tremors of muscle groups AKA convulsions fainting ans...

Tdap vs Tetanus immune globulin!! when do you give latter? ans so Tdap if you've had primary series in life and wound is not quite clean/minor, give Tdap if last booster >5 y/o; immune globulin if unknown, incomplete or lack of primary tetanus immunization series what toxin can mimic tetanu...

The fundus is at the umbilicus at approximately how many weeks? ans 20 At how many weeks is the test for gestational diabetes performed ans 24-28 At what point during a normal pregnancy should exams go from every 4 weeks to every 3 weeks? ans 28 weeks A women whose LMP ...

When can a patient eat prior to a major surgery? ans NPO after midnight or at least 8 hours What risks should be discussed with all patients and documented on the consent form for a surgical procedure? ans Risk: Bleeding, infection, anesthesia, scars If a patient is on anti-HTN m...