Acute Medical Presentations UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Acute Medical Presentations Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 31: _____ are non-shockable rhythms
Answer: asystole/pulseless-electrical activity (asystole/PEA)
Flashcard 32: Aortic Dissection can involve the spinal arteries leading to _____
Answer: paraplegia
Flashcard 33: What can cause early acute pericarditis (1-3 days) post MI _____
Answer: fibrinous pericarditis
Flashcard 34: The ratio of chest compressions to ventilation is _____
Answer: 30:2
Flashcard 35: Monomorphic Tachycardia means the QRS complexes are the _____
Answer: same shape and size from beat to beat
Flashcard 36: _____ are shockable rhythms
Answer: ventricular fibrillation/pulseless ventricular tachycardia (VF/pulseless VT
Flashcard 37: Aortic Dissection can involve specific arteries such as the coronary artery leading to _____
Answer: Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Extra: The Right Coronary Artery (RCA) is more commonly involved than the LCA, often leading to an inferior wall MI. This is a critical diagnosis to distinguish from primary MI because thrombolytics are contraindicated in dissection.
Flashcard 38: Adenosine should be ideally infused via a _____ due to it's short half-life
Answer: large-calibre cannula
Flashcard 39: In a shockable rhythm (VF/pulseless VT), a second dose of Amiodarone 150mg should be administered _____.
Answer: after the 5th shock
Flashcard 40: What are the other anti-platelets used in STEMI management:
_____
prasugrel
ticagrelor
Answer: clopidogrel
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