This is why I am the way I am.
The symptoms are: diaphoretic, tachycardic, hypertensive, and having "crushing" chest pain that's lasted almost 40 minutes with no relief.
What is myocardial infarction?
I will give you the most accurate results when testing for acute pancreatitis.
What is trypsin?
These medications will help decrease the imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand by decreasing afterload and heart rate in myocardial infarction.
What are beta blockers?
This is the diet recommended for people with acute pancreatitis.
What is bowel rest?
This complicates heart failure by squeezing the heart.
The symptoms are: nocturnal paroxysmal dyspnea, frothy sputum, orthopnea, dyspnea, and wheezing.
What is left sided heart failure?
Check me before initiating TPA, you may need me later...
What is type and cross?
This is what medication class I would give a patient to decrease their preload while they're in heart failure.
What is diuretics?
A patient who has had an MI is in this nutritional state.
What is hypermetabolic?
A serious complication of ischemic bowel disease that can cause peritonitis and be deadly.
What is a bowel perforation?
Later symptoms can be described as labored shallow breathing, bradypnea, a weak thready pulse, and cool clammy skin.
What is hypovolemic shock?
This lab is non-specific and indicates acute inflammation, and can show the risk of heart disease and inflammatory processes such as atherosclerosis. Failure to normalize may indicate ongoing damage to the heart tissue.
What is the CRP?
This is how long we have to wait before doing any invasive procedures after we administer TPA.
What is 24 hours?
This is the type of feeding precaution required for stroke patients until they are assessed by speech therapy.
What are aspiration precautions?
This complication of portal hypertension occurs without pre-existing renal failure.
What is hepatorenal syndrome?
The symptoms are: intermittent bleeding, hematochezia, fever, and abdominal pain.
What is ischemic bowel disease?
Essential for clotting, but portal hypertension causes a decrease, increasing the risk for bleeding.
What is fibrinogen?
These two medications are indicated to treat portal hypertension.
This is where we like to feed the patient with acute pancreatitis when we can feed them enterally.
These three complications of acute pancreatitis can occur 4 weeks after the episode.
What is peripancreatic fluid collections, abscesses, and necrosis?
Symptoms of this complication include diffuse abdominal pain, increased ascites, fever, and progressive encephalopathy.
What is spontaneous bacterial peritonitis?
Consider checking these labs when taking care of a patient with heart blocks.
CMP (electrolytes) and cardiac markers (CKMB, troponin)
The ultimate treatment for a 3rd degree AV block.
Patients with heart failure should stick to this amount of fluid restriction daily.
What is 2 liters?
A complication of both hypovolemic and septic shock.
What is MODS?