Cardio
This score is used to determine the need for anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation
What is CHADSVASC?
This score is used to evaluate a patient’s need for intensive care support
What is SMART-COP?
ACE inhibitors and ARBs have effects on this pathway for mediating hypOtension
What is the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system?
These 5 phases are heard during a manual blood pressure
What are korotkoff sounds?
For a COPD exacerbation to be considered infective (bacterial) it should present with increasing dyspnea and these TWO other features
What are increased sputum volume and sputum purelence (or colour change)?
This bacteria is the most common causitive organism in urinary tract infections
What is E. Coli?
This type/region of myocardial infarction will affect the sinoatrial node
What is inferior/posterior MI?
This drug treats acute pulmonary oedema through vasodilation
What is glycerol trinitrate?
These 2 factors contribute to ascites in patients with liver disease
What are portal hypertension and low albumin?
These agents have proven efficacy in treatment of STEMI, but very controversial efficacy in treatment of ischemic stroke
What are thrombolytics?
This spirometry measure is the amount of air that a patient can force out of their lungs in 1 second
What is FEV1?
This is most common form of transmission of hepatitis B
What is vertical transmission (mother to child)?
Use of AV nodal blocking drugs in this cardiac abnormality will EXACERBATE their underlying condition
What is wolff-parkinson-white sydrome (or AF with abberancy)? (use of av nodal blocking drugs (ccb/bb) will increase conduction via their accessory pathway)
The volume of air that is inhaled that does NOT take part in gas exchange
What is dead space?
This physical sign is caused by abnormal function of the diencephalic motor centres that regular agonist and antagonist tone
What is asterixis?