Code Call
Are you sure Dr. Edriss?
Faculty Focus
Weird Science
Megan Knows Best
100
This is the maximum dose of TNK for acute ischemic stroke.
What is 25 mg?
100
Dr. Edriss asks you to give 40 meq of potassium in a code. What is the maximum rate of potassium infusion with a central line?
What is 10 meq over 30 minutes?
100
This preceptor likes to watch cars turn left while drinking mountain dew.
Who is Megan?
100
This antiarrhythmic medication can sometimes be used to treat acute intractable pain.
What is lidocaine?
100
Which cephalosporin covers Enterococcus?
What is none of them?
200
This heart rhythm make look "normal" on a monitor, but has no cardiac output.
What is PEA?
200
Rapid correction of this electrolyte can cause permanent brain damage (among other things).
What is sodium?
200
This preceptor can play guitar, banjo, bass, and mandolin, but is significantly less talented than his 2 brothers.
Who is James?
200
This actor starred in a supporting role in the film, "Weird Science" in the 1980's, long before he was Iron Man.
Who is Robert Downey Jr?
200
This medication is added to cover Listeria in potential meningitis cases in the very young and people older than Shawn.
What is ampicillin?
300
This class 1B antiarrhythmic works especially well in ischemic tissue, as long as it's not atrial.
What is lidocaine?
300
This medication is frequently used in code blue situations to treat acidosis though it does not appear on ACLS code blue algorithm.
What is sodium bicarbonate?
300
This preceptor has a bird species named after her.
Who is Monica?
300
This medication is typically given to dissolve blood clots, but apparently, after injecting into a chest tube, it breaks up thick empyema too.
What is alteplase?
300
Which 2 beta-lactams are indicated for synergy for Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia?
What is ceftriaxone and ampicillin?
400
This is the most accurate way to measure the quality of compressions during CPR.
What is end tidal CO2?
400
This is the maximum amount of sodium bicarbonate that should be added to D5W 1000ml.
What is 150 meq/L?
400
This preceptor is known to dig co-worker's food out of the trash to finish it off.
Who is Ethan?
400
This medication is typically used as a nebulizer for cystic fibrosis... but sometimes, we inject it into a chest tube to break up thick empyema.
What is dornase?
400
This bacteria is associated with air conditioner and water exposure and can cause a life threatening pneumonia.
What is Legionella?
500
Epinephrine can be given this often during code blue events.
What is every 3-5 minutes?
500
A patient with end stage renal disease has a potassium= 6 and requires emergent intubation. Which neuromuscular blocker is contraindicated for rapid sequence intubation?
What is succinylcholine?
500
This pharmacist once sailed the ocean blue on the USS Simon Lake?
Who is Eric Miller?
500
We sometimes use this medication to treat acute liver failure by giving a 3 bag regimen over 21 hours (but there are other ways to give it too).
What is N-acetylcysteine?
500
Which 3 vaccines are required for patients who undergo splenectomy?
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza, and Meningococcal vaccine?