The Eyes Have It
This condition causes tunnel vision and increased intraocular pressure
What is glaucoma
This heart failure causes fluids to back up into the lungs
What is left side heart failure
This patient had RUQ pain after eating fried chicken and mashed potatoes with gravy at KFC
What is Gallstones (or equivalent)
This acute pulmonary disease results in yellow, red or green sputum
What is pneumonia?
Pt sprained his ankle and had a splint applied by rescue but was not brought to ED comes in 6 hours later with increasing pain and numbness in the lower leg, you suspect
What is compartment syndrome
This condition is characterized by increasing floaters, flashes of light and "curtains" starting in peripheral vision
What is retinal detachment
The number one cause of CHF
What is high blood pressure
The three kinds of Hepatitis that can be prevented by vaccine
What are Hepatitis A, B, and D
A patient has just been released from jail after 29 days and reports fevers in the afternoon and coughing up blood, you suspect
What is tuberculosis
A patient was recently placed on Lasix and calls the nurse line complaining of a swollen red painful big toes, the nurse suspect
What is gout
The lens in the eye becomes less flexible with age, making it harder to focus on close objects
What is presbyopia
A patient who has had heart valve replacement surgery should have this level of INR
What is 2.5-3.5
What is the main factor in the GI system that can cause pernicious anemia
What is lack of intrinsic factor?
Patient presents with decreased lungs sounds on the left and his trachea is deviated to the right after scuba diving you suspect
What is a tension pneumothorax?
A patient's wife reports that he has been moving more slowly, has muscle tremors particularly in the hands, and walk "funny", the nurse suspects
What is Parkinson's disease
This inherited condition is characterized by progressive tunnel vision and night blindness
What is Retinitis pigmentosa
The condition that causes a patient with CHF to sleep on extra pillows
What is orthopnea
Pt with suspected gallstones takes in and and is told to hold a deep breath while palpating the right subcostal area but pauses from pain
What is positive Murphy's sign
This type of drug is used to treat an acute asthma attack
What is a short-acting bronchodilator (e.g., albuterol)
Rescue calls and says that a 62 year old male who was doing cardiac rehab injured his ankle and is unable to walk, he is finishing ciprofloxacin for pneumonia. The nurse suspects
What is Achilles tendon injury (rupture)
Clouding of the lens in the eye, leading to blurred vision and loss of night vision.
What are cataracts
This kind of heart failure result in a low ejection fraction (a type of left sided HF)
What is systolic heart failure?
This type of ulcer takes place after major burns to the body
What is Curling's ulcer
Emphysema causes your alveoli to be stretched out so CO2 cannot get out leading to this blood gas result
What is respiratory acidosis
Pt was diagnosed with diabetes on Friday and on Monday comes to the ED from his CrossFit session and presents with muscle pain and dark urine you suspect
What is rhabdomyolysis