Anatomy and Physiology
The organ that metabolizes most drugs
What is the liver?
This type of acronym is used to determine the systemic approach to an abdominal examination
What is IAPP?
This type of blood test looks at the cells in the body with the different compositions of white blood cells in the blood
Name one type of beta blocker.
What is:
Metoprolol
Propranolol
Labetalol
Atenolol
Carvedilol
Timolol
Betaxolol
Etc
What is the ileocecal valve?
This is an acronym used to describe a normal pupillary response in patients
What is PERRL/PERRLA?
During a trauma, this type of assessment may be helpful in examining both the thoracic and abdominal cavities
What is an eFAST?
This type of intervention using an endoscope can be indicated for the evaluation and removal of gallstones in the bile duct.
What is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)?
Monitors are now able to measure this value which used to be calculated with the following equation:
DP + ⅓(SP - DP) = [SP + (2DP)] / 3
What is mean arterial pressure (MAP)?
A patient with right jugular vein distension, tracheal deviation to the left, and absent right lung sounds may indicate this condition
What is a tension pneumothorax?
An elderly diabetic patient with a history of smoking is positive with FAST (facial droop, arm weakness, slurred speech) over the past hour but has a normal head CT, indicating that the patient is most likely suffering from what pathology
What is an ischemic stroke?
A patient with a heart rate in the 40s with prolonged PR segments with some drops in the QRS complex may benefit from this type of intervention.
What is transcutaneous pacing?
The two processes describing white blood cells moving to the vessel wall and entering localized tissue during an immune response
What are marginalization and diapedesis?
A patient presenting with an absent gag reflex may have a dysfunction of these two nerves
What are the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves (CN IX and CN X)?
A chest x-ray of a left ventricular systolic heart failure patient showing Kerley B lines indicates this type of condition
What is pulmonary edema?
This type of tube is named after an American state and is used in the tamponading of gastroesophageal bleeding unresponsive to medical and endoscopic treatments.
What is the Minnesota tube?
This type of negative pressure allows for lung expansion
What is intrapleural pressure?
Dorsiflexion of the foot in patient's with Huntington's Disease may produce this type of reaction
What is clonus/myoclonus?
A patient with an S4 atrial gallop and a systolic aortic murmur has an echocardiogram showing left ventricular wall thickening and aortic regurgitation, indicating that the patient is most likely suffering from this type of cardiomyopathy
What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Heparin is to protamine sulfate and warfarin is to vitamin K, as direct thrombin inhibitors are to __ and factor Xa inhibitors are to __?
What are idarucizumab and andexanet alfa?