Cardiac
This cardiac condition presents with dyspnea, edema, crackles, and JVD.
What is Heart Failure?
- Barrel chest, chronic cough, and dyspnea are hallmarks of this disease.
What is COPD?
- Oliguria and elevated BUN/Cr are signs of this acute condition.
- What is Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)?
- Ketones in urine and Kussmaul respirations indicate this diabetic emergency.
What is DKA
- Severe epigastric pain and elevated lipase indicate this condition.
What is pancreatitis?
A patient with chest pain radiating to the left arm and elevated troponin likely has this condition.
What is a Myocardial Infarction?
- A patient with wheezing and chest tightness should use this rescue medication.
- What is a Short-Acting Beta Agonist (SABA)?
- Uremia and anemia are associated with this chronic condition.
- What is Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)?
- Heat intolerance, tachycardia, and weight loss are signs of this condition.
What is hyperthyroidism?
- Melena and hematemesis are signs of this emergency.
What is a GI bleed?
- The treatment acronym MONA stands for Morphine, Oxygen, Nitroglycerin, and Aspirin.
- What is the initial management of MI?
- Sudden dyspnea and chest pain may indicate this life-threatening condition.
- What is a Pulmonary Embolism?
- Peaked T waves indicate this electrolyte imbalance.
What is Hyperkalemia?
Moon face and buffalo hump are classic signs of this disorder.
What is cushing's syndrome
- Lactulose is given to reduce ammonia in this condition.
What is liver failure?
- Beck’s triad (hypotension, muffled heart sounds, JVD) indicates this emergency.
- What is Cardiac Tamponade?
- Fever, cough, and crackles require this diagnostic step before antibiotics.
- What is a sputum culture?
- Flank pain and hematuria suggest this diagnosis.
What is renal stones?
- Hypotension, hyperpigmentation, and electrolyte imbalance occur in this adrenal disorder.
What is addison's disease
- UC vs Crohn’s disease is differentiated by continuous vs patchy lesions.
What is IBD?
- This dysrhythmia is irregularly irregular and increases risk for stroke.
Answer: What is Atrial Fibrillation?
- Hypoxia and hypercapnia define this critical condition.
- What is Respiratory Failure?
- Daily weights are the best indicator of this fluid status problem.
What is fluid overload?
- IV Synthroid is the treatment for this life-threatening hypothyroid complication.
What is myxedema coma?
two large-bore IVs are required for stabilization in this GI emergency.
What is a GI bleed?