Pharm Phacts
This common nitroglycerin side effect is also seen in erectile dysfunction meds
Headache
This condition causes brief unresponsiveness and loss of postural tone
Syncope
The "B" in BEFAST stands for this
Balance
The term for a flap of skin that is torn away from the body
Avulsion
Levine's sign looks like this
Closed fist to the chest
These are the two main contraindications for aspirin.
Allergy to aspirin and active GI bleeding
The process of breaking glycogen down into usable glucose.
Glycogenolysis
You will see this in a patient experiencing miosis.
Constriction of the pupils
A patient has burns on his anterior chest. The BSA percentage is this amount
9 percent
Passing bright red blood with stool is called this
Hematochezia
This cardiac rhythm is known to cause strokes.
Atrial fibrillation
This common pain reliever can induce asthma.
Aspirin (and NSAIDS)
McBurney's point helps you locate this
The appendix
This is the point where the trachea bifurcates into the main bronchi
Carina
Polydipsia is a term for this.
Excessive thirst
Patients who take furosemide usually also take this electrolyte.
Potassium
This "diabetic" condition isn't about glucose. It's about water balance.
Diabetes insipidus
A difference in systolic BP of more than 20 mmHg between the left and right arm may indicate this serious condition.
Aortic aneurysm
The name for the pulse that is checked on foot's dorsal surface
Dorsalis pedis
A blood pressure of 120/80 has this mean arterial presure.
93
Medications that end in -pril are from this class of antihypertensives.
ACE inhibitors
This rare condition involves severe hypothyroidism, altered mental status, hypothermia, and slowing of organ functions
Myxedema coma
This type of pain is vague and is experienced by abdominal organs
Visceral pain
This spinal injury syndrome frequently occurs in the elderly and involves upper extremity weakness more than lower.
Central Cord Syndrome
A positive Markle sign indicates this
Peritoneal inflammation