Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

ER/ICU/Surg 10 Emerg

Surgical Emergencies and Transplantation

QuestionAnswer
What would you suspect in an ER pt with blood in the urethral meatus or a high riding prostate? Urethral injury or bladder rupture
What are the two measures of how severe the hypotension is in shock? UOP, mental status
What causes a continuous machine-like heart murmur? PDA
List some shotgun labs for a pt with abdominal pain. CBC with diff, amylase/lipase, BMP with BUN/Cr/LFTs, beta hCG, UA, stool guiac, EKG (>45yo +/- cardiac enzymes esp if female or diabetic)
Cardiac cause of mesenteric ischemia? A fib causing emboli formation
Mgmt of mesenteric ischemia? Hemodynamic monitoring and support (dobumatine or dopamine PRN), broad spectrum abx, NG tube decompression, and angiogram
Classic presentation of chronic mesenteric ischemia? Dull, crampy, postprandial epigastric pain within first hr after eating then subsiding over 2h. Abd bruit in 50%.
Tx options for chronic mesenteric ischemia? Bypass, endarterectomy, angiography, stenting
What is seen on abd X-ray or CT scan that indicates a ruptured viscus? Free air
What is the classic finding in the abd exam of a pt with mesenteric ischemia Pain out of proportion to exam
During a surg procedure, anesth ntoices pt's temp has climbed quickly and her mm are ridgid. Recognizing this feared complication, the doctor should administer which med? Dantrolene.
What are a few contraindications to the transplant of the following organ?: heart smoking, pulmonary HTN
What are a few contraindications to the transplant of the following organ?: liver alcohol, multiple suicide attempts
What are a few contraindications to the transplant of the following organ?: lung smoking, poor cardiac/liver/renal f'n
What is the type of rejection that is treatable with immunosuppressive agents? What is the mechanism of this rejection? Within what time frame may it show up? Acute rejection: prolif of anti-donor T cells (6d-1yr)
A pt who recently received a bone marrow transplant develops a rash, nausea, and vomiting and is having continued bleeding from her gums after brushing her teeth. What should be suspected in this pt? Graft vs host disease
Created by: sarah3148
Popular USMLE sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards