Drugs
What does PPI stand for?
Proton Pump Inhibitor
What does dark red colored stool indicates what?
Upper GI bleed
What are 3 symptoms of Aortic stenosis
fatigue, SOB, chest tightness
1. What is a hemothorax?
2. What is a pneumothorax?
1. Blood in the lungs
2. collapsed lung/ air leaks into the pleural space
Name two types of strokes and what they are
1. Hemorrhagic and ischemic
Hemorrhagic is when a blood vessel ruptures in the brain
Ischemic is when a clot blocks off oxygen and blood from getting to the brain
How do PPIs work?
By blocking the enzyme, or proton pump in the stomach lining that is responsible for producing stomach acid.
1. What is Crohns disease?
2. How do you treat it?
2. Steroids or NSAIDS
What is pulmonary edema?
fluid in the lungs- fluid RETENTION
What are you going to do for someone with a hemothorax?
chest tube
What diagnostic test to diagnose a stroke?
CT scan
What is the difference between PPIs and Antacids?
Antacids neutralizes acid and PPIs inhibit the proton pump
1. What is ulcerative colitis?
2. How do you treat it?
1. Inflammation and ulcers in the colon
2. 5-aminosalicylate (anti-inflammatory drug that reduces inflammation in the gut)
1. What is pink, frothy sputum a sign of?
2. What is the first thing you're going to do?
1. pulmonary edema
2. give oxygen
What are these going to sound like upon auscultation?
1. Hemothorax
2. Pneumothorax
1. dull resonance
2. no breath sounds
What is TPA used for, what does it do and what is the specific time frame to give it?
1. What is Valproic acid used for?
2.How does it work?
1. Anticonvulsant that treats seizures, manic episodes in bipolar disorders and prevent migraines.
2. It boosts the calming neurotransmitter GABA
What is Diverticulitis vs. Diverticulosis?
Diverticulitis= when small pockets (diverticula) in the intestines get infected
Diverticulosis= When diverticula are present but not currently inflamed.
1. What medication treats heart failure?
2. What diagnostic test are you going to check for heart failure?
2. chest xray
What is atelectasis?
Collapsed lung, when alveoli deflate preventing oxygen exchange.
Signs and symptoms of a hiatal hernia
Heart burn and reflux
1. What is Lecanemab used for?
2. How does it work?
1. Alzheimer's
2. targets and clears harmful amyloid-beta protein plaques and protofibrils from the brain.
*amyloid-beta protein plaques are sticky clumps of misfolded protein fragments that build up in the brain.
What foods should you AVOID with diverticulitis
nuts, seeds, spicy foods, fried foods, sugary foods- let the bowels rest.
What does PEA stand for?
pulseless electrical activity
What type of antibiotic is given for pneumonia?
Macrolides
What is PAD and PVD
Peripheral arterial disease and Peripheral vascular disease