Hepatic/GU
Gastrointestinal
Respiratory
Neurologic
Blood Work
100
What liver enzymes in the blood may identify hepatic impairment?
GGT, ALT & AST
100
What two substances put this patient at increased risk for a GI bleed?
Naproxen & ETOH
100
Do you expect a tachypneic patient to have an increased or decreased pCO2?
Decreased
100
Increased blood levels of ammonia may indicate what liver-related neurologic condition?
Hepatic encephalopathy
100
What causes an elevated lactate?
Tissue hypoxemia resulting in anaerobic metabolism
200
What puts this patient at increased risk for hepatitis?
Chronic ETOH abuse and IVDU
200
What kind of upper GI bleed are alcoholics most at risk for?
Esophageal varices
200
What form of metabolic acidosis may this patient have been in, considering his history?
Alcoholic ketoacidosis
200
What three parameters does the Cincinnati Stroke Scale assess?
Facial droop, arm drift and slurred speech
200
What can cause a low mean corpuscular volume (MCV)?
Microcytic red blood cells relating to anemia
300
What drugs may be associated with increased risk for rhabdomyolysis?
ETOH & Opiates
300
What two medications were used to treat the patient's suspected GI bleed?
Pantoprazole & Octreotide
300
Hypothermia causes a shift in which direction on the oxyhemoglobin affinity curve?
Left
300
What is the common treatment for hepatic encephalopathy?
Lactulose
300
What is the main cause of Burr cells in blood work?
Artifact of preservative in blood tubing
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