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Spring 2006 St Francis PA prog prof Bunn

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EM STFU PAprog spg06
Ans J. Bunn teacher
Laryngoscopic Views Grade I   can see the epiglottis, vocal cords, posterior structures of the larynx  
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Laryngoscopic Views Grade II   can see the epiglottis, but only posterior elements of larynx  
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Grade III Laryngoscopic Views   can only see the epiglottis  
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Laryngoscopic Views Grade IV   none of the above are seen  
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Mallampati Classes of Laryngoscopic Views   Grade I – (best view possible) can see the epiglottis, vocal cords, posterior structures of the larynx  
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Why doEnd-tidal carbon dioxide detection?   Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement  
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Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement name 4 ways   Clinical assessment 2)End-tidal carbon dioxide detection 3)Aspiration techniques 4)Chest radiograph  
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Clinical Assessment of Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement name 6   1) Visualize ET tube passing through 2)Chest auscultation 3)Gastric auscultation 4)Bag resistance 5)Condensation within ET tube 6)Pulse oximeter reading  
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best way : Confirmation of Endotracheal Tube Placement   End-tidal carbon dioxide detection  
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what drug:Reduces the :intracranial response to laryngoscopy ?   Lidocaine (used during intubation)  
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What drug:Reduces the bronchospastic response to laryngoscopy and intubaton   Lidocaine (used during intubation)  
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Do not forget to__?____ to patients after they are placed on the ventilator!   sedate patients after they are placed on the ventilator!  
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Plastic double-lumen tube with one lumen functioning as an esophageal airway and the other lumen functioning as a tracheal airway. whats it called?   Combitube (Esophagotracheal)  
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DOC for SVT ?   Adenosine  
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Drug forsymptomatic sinus bradycardia ?   Atropine... dopamine is second line  
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Vasopression.. What is it?   naturally occurring antidiuretic hormone; potent vasoconstrictor  
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What drug? use for known or suspected hyperkalemia?   Calcium chloride  
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Adenosine DOC for what?   SVT DOC  
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Shock name 6 types   1) hemorrhagic 2)septic 3)cardiogenic 4) Anaphylatice shock 5) Anaphylactoid 6) spinal shock  
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Give crystalloids in what 3 types of shock ?:   hemorrhagic, septic, and anaphylactic shock  
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Pt presents with = bradycardia + peripheral vasodilatation after an MI. Whats this reflex called?   Bezold-Jarish reflex  
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hemorrhagic shock is what?... By how much?   decrease intravascular volume by 20%  
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pts. with adequate oxygenation but impaired ventilation whats good to give'em?   Heliox  
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rapid sequence intubation ..what do you want to give them? (hint :K____)   Ketamine – sedation  
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RV enlargement secondary to malfunction of the lungs causing pulmonary artery HTN   Cor Pulmonale  
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ST-T changes most common but non-specific of what?   PE  
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PE EKG b. Most common rhythm?   tachycardia  
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Whats the name of the condition: pulmonary edema in the absence of volume overload or depressed left ventricular dysfunction   ARDS  
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b. PE – GOLD standard imaging ?   Angiogram  
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a. 3rd trimester normal BP ?   125/75 mm Hg  
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What you give'em??? for HTN Emergency.... quick think fast!   nitroprusside  
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what is a HTN emergency in a pregnate patient?   BP > 140/90 w/ signs and symptoms  
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How fast do you reduce BP in a Patient with diastolic over 115 but NO endorgan damage?   reduce BP over 24 – 48 hours  
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mild HTN how is it defined?   less than 115 diastolic w/ no organ damage  
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HTN Urgency how defined ?   diastolic over 115 with no end organ damage  
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How fast do you reduce BP in an HTN urgency?   a. reduce BP over 24 – 48 hours  
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kids who present with bradycardia .. what endocrine problem do you suspect?   hypoglycemia do an Accucheck  
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adults have focal neurologic deficit what endocrine problem do you keep in you dif dx   1. Suspect hypoglycemia  
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combo of lack of insulin & excess stress hormones what endocirne emergency?   DKA .  
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IV TX for Hypoglycemia   – D50  
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In DKA acidosis masks what ?   low potassium  
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DKA TX   1 L of NS in the first hour  
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5. HH Nonketotic Coma – underlying illness such ...   Infection  
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5. HH Nonketotic Coma –slow increase in ___? How high??   sugar; usually gets at least 800 -1000  
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5. HH Nonketotic Coma –underlying illness such?   infection  
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6. Alcoholic ketoacidosis what do you give them?   b. Give D5NS, thiamine prior to glucose;  
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6. Alcoholic ketoacidosis : Dont give them what?   Do NOT give insulin!!!!!!  
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myxedema coma: the pt HYPO or HYPER thermic?   7. Hypothermia is a very common symptom of myxedema coma  
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goiter, exophthalmous, pretibial edema what disease?   Graves Disease  
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in hyperthyroidism .. do you give ASA?   NO! Donot give ASA to hyperthyroid Pt.  
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I am having a thyroid storm what can you give me? help I may die!   Beta blockers  
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12. insufficient glucocorticoid & mineralcorticoid is   primary adrenal insufficiency  
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Coma cocktail whats in it?   Glucose, Oxygen Narcan  
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Toxicology: Pinpoint pupils .. what?   narcotics  
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dilated pupils .. what?   sympathomimetics & withdrawal  
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Cholinergics what sx/signs? (hint there is a 6 letter word that helps remembering)   SLUDGE – Salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation,gastric cramping, emesis  
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Cholinergic poisening ...Most common is..what ?and who?   organic phosphate poisoning seen in farmers  
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Tocicology :sedative-hypnotics what skin sign?   Bullae  
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8. Goosebumps (piloerection) are characteristic of ?   withdrawal  
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The best airway   endotracheal tube  
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Tox.: High BP & tachycardia   amphetamines, cocaine  
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Tox: BP & bradycardia   opiates, barbiturates, beta blockers  
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Tox: Tachycardia & low BP   Tricyclics  
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Tox: Rapid respirations   Acidosis, sepsis  
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Tox: Hypothermia   narcotics  
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Tox: vii. Diaphoresis & salivation   cholinergics  
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Tox:dry skin & dry mouth   Anticholinergics  
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Tox: Rotational nystagmus   PCP  
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Tox: Horizontal nystagmus   ETOH  
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11. Arterial Blood gases detectwhat 3 things:   PH (acidosis); CO2 (ventilation); O2 = hypoxemia  
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what is Na – (HCO3 + Cl) calculating?   Anion gap  
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Anion gap how do you calculate?   Na – (HCO3 + Cl)  
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iii. Accumulation of inorganic acids (hint : At Mud Piles) cause what?   High anion gap: ( think of a High mud pile)  
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ii. Loss of bicarb via diarrhea what does that do to Anion gap?   Nothing ,its a Normal Anion gap  
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AT MUD PILES what is it a reminder of:?   Alcohol, Toluene, Methanol, Uremia, DKA, Paraldehyde, Iron, Isoniazid, Lactic acidosis, Ethylene glycol, Salicylates, Strychnine  
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i. Osmolar gap = calculated osmoles – serum osmoles; Whats the most common cause?   ethanol - most common cause of osmolar gap  
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(ME DIE) or 1. Methanol, Ethanol, Diuretics, Isopropanol, Ethylene glycol do what to the 13. Osmolar gap?   i. > 10 is abnormal: caused by ME DIE  
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CHIPES stands for what?   i. Chloral hydrate, heavy metals, iron, phenothiazines, enteric coated tabs, solvents  
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CHIPES effect what ? How?   Radioopaque ( or white on Xray) :Chloral hydrate, heavy metals, iron, phenothiazines, enteric coated tabs, solvents  
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I am having a seizer and injested a caustic subtance what poisen TX do you AVOID giving me?   Syrup of ipecac  
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I have a nonobstruvtive nonsharp FB in my Bowl what can you givw me?   GoLYTELY or whole bowel irrigation  
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liquification necrosis of an eye is caused by   Alkaline material  
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definitive therapy for ASA overdose is?   ???? Im confused  
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with your wood’s lamp you see a Pts urine fluoresces what did they drink?   Antifreeze ingestion  
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Antifreeze ingestion : what do you look for in the urine   Oxalate crystals seen in urine ( and wood’s lamp to see if urine fluoresces)  
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POSTERIOR CIRCULATION includes what vessel and what 7 areas?   Vertebral artery : brain stem, cerebellum, thalamus, auditory and vestibular centers, medial temporal lobe and the visual cortex  
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ANTERIOR CIRCULATION what vessel and what areas?   optic nerve, retina,and frontal, parietal, and anterior-temporal lobes  
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What vessel perfuses the largest portion of the brain?   Carotid circulation & perfuses 4/5 of brain  
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area of the brain in which small amounts of flow are preserved by collateral circulation what is it called?   Ischemic Penumbra  
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ischemic penumbra is it electricaslly active?   Electrically silent  
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What overdose will cause pulmonary edema?   Narcotic overdose  
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What is drug of choice for cocaine O.D.??   Diazepam  
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TX for OD of Sulfonylurea?   hypertonic dextrose  
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Antizol what does it do?   prevents the formation of oxalate crystals  
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CCB overdose: what can your give?   20. Calcium, glucagons, & phosphodiesterase inhibitors  
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TX for Cyanide ?   w/ oxygen, bicarb, nitrates, thiosulfates (cyanide kit)  
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Tylenol overdose < 8 hrs   i. don’t initiate NAC therapy  
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Tylenol overdose > 8 hrs   NAC (N-acetylcysteine) or Mucomyst  
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Methanol injestion TX for ?   ethanol, formepizole, or hemodialysis  
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slow onset disturbance of cognitive functioning, NO clouding of consciousness what is it called?   Dementia  
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acute onset impairment of cognitive functioning with rapid deterioration what is it called?   Delirium  
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Delirium name 3 things it can be caused by?   overdose, intercerebral hemorrhages, and electrolyte imbalances  
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same symptoms as schizophrenia but they are present less than 6 months.. whatit called   3. Schizophreniform disorder  
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5. Most common types of delusional disorders ?   – persecutory  
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c/o of symptoms but no medical disorder can be identified what is it called?   Somatoform disorder  
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social and occupational functioning impairment.. what is it called?   Personality disorder  
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Psych patients: first thing you asess?   ABC’s !  
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continuous and chronic (at least 6 months) than panic disorder   Generalized Anxiety Disorder GAD  
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Ovral   pregnancy prophylaxis given within 72 hours  
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pregnancy prophylaxis given within 72 hours.. what substance?   Glycoprotein p30  
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what substance?: high levels found in semen; use when no sperm is found   Acid phosphatase  
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pessimistic outlook w/o psychotic features   Dysthymic disorder  
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trauma is “converted” into physical signs and symptoms   Conversion disorder  
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g. Genetic typing uses what 4 markers ?:   i. ABO blood group antigens, peptidase A, phospoglucomutase, DNA  
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dissociative agent – produces “trancelike state”   Ketamine  
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How to sedate kids?   , initial IM dose of Ketamine  
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for sedation: opioid of choice?   Fentanyl  
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for sedation: Benzo drug of choice?   Midazolam (Versed)  
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Barbiturate drug of choice?   Methohexital (Brevital)  
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benzo antagonist; IV what?   12. Flumazenil (Romazicon)  
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Ticlopidine (Ticlid) - PO is what class?   GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors  
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Abciximab (ReoPro) - IV is what class?   GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors  
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Lamifiban / Tirofiban (Aggrastat) is what class?   GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors  
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Clopidogrel (Plavix) - PO is what class?   GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors  
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Reduces preload and O2 requirements but SE include hypotension, histamine response...what drug?   Morphine  
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Smooth muscle relaxant that Should NOT be used in right ventricular infarction   Nitroglycerin  
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Why becarful with using Nitroglycerin during a inferior wall MI ?   It is the Rt side of the heart .. BP may tank  
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Other then ischemic-type pain name 3 other conditions nitromay help   HTN, CHF, large anterior wall MI  
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what drug good for all 3: Non-ST segment elevation MI, PTCA and PTCA?   plavix, Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors  
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Convert PSVT, A-fib, A-flutter to NSR Can Beta Blockers do that?   YES Beta Blockers CAN Convert PSVT, A-fib, A-flutter to NSR  
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Heparin Therapy optimal PTT ?   50 to 70 seconds is optimal  
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aPTT of >70 seconds increases risk of ???   ICH  
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Rate control for rapid atrial arrhythmias in patients with impaired LV function . What Drug?   Amiodarone  
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Termination of ectopic or multifocal AT with preserved LV function what drug?   Amiodarone  
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Polymorphic VT, wide-complex tachycardias of uncertain origin   Amiodarone  
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Control of hemodynamically stable VT when cardioversion is unsuccessful, especially in patients with LV dysfunction   Amiodarone  
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Dalteparin (Fragmin) and Nadroparin (Fraxiparin) are examples of what drug?   LMWH  
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Rate control for AF/Afib when other therapies are ineffective   Amiodarone  
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Amiodarone Precautions : others then CVS   renal failure use with caution and extremely long half life ( 40 days)  
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Wide-complex tachycardias uncertain type?   Lidocaine , Amiodarone  
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Wide-complex PSVT ? what drug   Lidocaine  
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what is replacing Lidocaine in many cases?   Amiodarone  
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Refractory VF after lidocaine   Magnesium Sulfate  
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digitalis toxicity causing Life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias Drug TX?   Magnesium Sulfate  
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Wide variety of arrhythmias: Proarrrythmic, especially in the setting of AMI, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia   Procainamide  
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Stable wide-complex tachycardia of unknown origin, Wide-complex tachycardias uncertain type   Procainamide, Lidocaine, Amiodarone, Procainamide.. looks like all 3 emailed J Bunn  
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Diltiazem big percaution:   Do not use in wide-complex tachycardias or for poison/drug-induced tachycardia, WPW, SSS, or patients with AV block without a pacemaker  
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Diltiazem is used to control : what?   ventricular rate in AF  
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Alternative drug (after adenosine) to terminate PSVT with narrow QRS complex and adequate BP and preserved LV function   Verapamil, Diltiazem  
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