Medicine eor study guide - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

From the hospital: What is a single antibiotic that can be used for colitis that covers all bacteria? It is NOT levofloxacin and metronidazole. What is a bad side effect of levo? - zosyn ie. piperacillin/tazobactam QT prolongation CARDIOLOGY: EKG should be obtained if CP appears cardiac in nature. CXR is initial step to rule out pneumothorax, pulmonary infiltrates, and rib fractures. ____should be done for patients w worrisome histories for aortic dissection regardless of CXR or EKG results....

URGENT CARE: Respiratory arrest has a multitude of causes including pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, toxic/metabolic, etc. Name some. - COPD, asthma, foreign objects, angioedema, DKA, cancer etc. Abnormal breath sounds: ____is an airway obstruction. ____ suggests obstruction above the vocal cords and ___ suggests obstruction below the vocal cords. ____suggests obstruction below the level of the trachea. ____suggests presence of interalveolar fluid (PNA), pulmonary fibrosis. - Stridor, insp...

PAEA Emergency Medicine EOR Topics Study Guide what is the most common cause of heart failure? specifically left sided? right sided? - -MC is CAD (coronary artery disease) -L sided: *CAD* & HTN -R sided: *L sided HF* & pulmonary dz decreased ejection fraction, thin ventricular walls, dilated LV chamber, and an S3 gallop (filling of dilated ventricle) is associated with systolic or diastolic heart failure? - systolic (MC form of CHF) *(the sound is actually heard in the diastole t...

Summary Internal Medicine EOR Study Guide

Summary Internal Medicine EOR Study Guide

Summary Internal Medicine EOR Study Guide

what is the most common cause of heart failure? specifically left sided? right sided? - -MC is CAD (coronary artery disease) -L sided: *CAD* & HTN -R sided: *L sided HF* & pulmonary dz decreased ejection fraction, thin ventricular walls, dilated LV chamber, and an S3 gallop (filling of dilated ventricle) is associated with systolic or diastolic heart failure? - systolic (MC form of CHF) *(the sound is actually heard in the diastole though) -memory trick: "sys-to-lic" 3 consonants = S...

Summary Internal Medicine EOR Study Guide

what is the most common cause of heart failure? specifically left sided? right sided? - -MC is CAD (coronary artery disease) -L sided: *CAD* & HTN -R sided: *L sided HF* & pulmonary dz decreased ejection fraction, thin ventricular walls, dilated LV chamber, and an S3 gallop (filling of dilated ventricle) is associated with systolic or diastolic heart failure? - systolic (MC form of CHF) *(the sound is actually heard in the diastole though) -memory trick: "sys-to-lic" 3 consonants = S...

Test Bank For Clinical Nursing Skills and Techniques 10th Edition by Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. PotterChapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Evidence-based practice is a problem-solving approach to making decisions about patient care that is grounded in: a. the latest information found in textbooks. b. systematically conducted research studies. c. tradition in clinical practice. d. quality improvement and risk-management data. ANS: B The best evidence comes from...