Perfect Perfusion
Heart Rate x Stroke Volume
What is cardiac output?
ONMA
what is the standard of care for MI management?
- oxygen
- nitroglycerin
- morphine
- aspirin
vague periumbilical pain, RLQ pain, and rebound tenderness
What are the cardinal signs of appendicitis?
What is conjunctivitis?
Decreased proprioception, decreased sensation to pain and temperature, and unsteady gait
What are signs and symptoms of peripheral neuropathy?
Pain with walking, a clinical manifestation of PAD
What is intermittent claudication?
Door to Balloon Time
what is <90 minutes?
Cardinal sign of cholecystitis
what is colicky pain in RUQ (radiates to R shoulder + back)?
*especially after eating fatty foods
cardinal sign of meningitis
What is nuchal rigidity?
post cataract surgical symptoms to report
What is pain, frank blood, purulent drainage, increase in floaters, or worsening vision?
Diagnostic criteria for hypertension
What is BNP (brain natriuretic peptide) and TWO elevated BP readings on TWO occasions
Clinical manifestations of MI
What are acute onset, crushing CP w/radiation, diaphoresis, and fear of impending doom?
(also tachycardia, hypotension, dyspnea/tachypnea, hypoxia, dysrhythmias, N/V, anxiety)
reddish brown/cola-colored urine, anorexia, and proteinuria, oliguria/dysuria, crackles/dyspnea
what are signs and symptoms of glomerulonephritis?
What is rapid onset of malaise?
essential vitamins for controlling peripheral neuropathy, requiring folate to be used efficiently
What are vitamins B6 and B12?
The difference between apical and radial pulses when assessing a patient in atrial fibrillation
Essential requirements for pre-op cardiac catheterization
What is informed consent, NPO, marking distal pulses, allergies to contrast dye and shellfish?
Bacteria often causing pyelonephritis
What is E. coli?
What are airborne precautions and negative-airflow room?
What is s/sx of emergency for closed-angle glaucoma?
cardiac biomarkers
what are troponin, CKM-B, and myoglobin
Bedrest time post-cardiac catheterization
What is 4-6 hours?
An emergent concern of appendix rupture/preforation in children
What is a sudden relief of abdominal pain?
infections requiring droplet precautions
What are meningitis, influenza, (sometimes MRSA of nares/urine)?
tools patients with macular degeneration take home to track the progression of their disease
What are amsler grids?