- Shuffle
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Alphabetize
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Front First
Toggle OnToggle Off
- Both Sides
Toggle OnToggle Off
Front
How to study your flashcards.
Right/Left arrow keys: Navigate between flashcards.right arrow keyleft arrow key
Up/Down arrow keys: Flip the card between the front and back.down keyup key
H key: Show hint (3rd side).h key
PLAY BUTTON
PLAY BUTTON
8 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What symptoms occur during Opiate overdose?
|
MORPHINE: M-miosis, O-out of it (sedated), R-respiration depression, P-pneumonia (aspiration), H-hypotension, I-infrequency (urinary retention), N-nausea, and E-emesis.
|
|
How does Carbon Monoxide cause death?
|
First of all it binds to Hb w/ a greater affinity than Oxygen. It causes Death by directly inhibiting the ETC (respiration) in the mitochondria of the cells.
|
|
What are the reasons that Quinolones (topoisomerase inhibitors) would not be used for?
|
Contraindicated in patients less than 16 due to increased joint cartilage damage, and in patients older than 60 due to tendionpathy (tendon rupture).
|
|
What is the side effect of Glycopeptides?
|
Glycopeptides include Teicoplanin and Vancomycin. They can cause red man syndrome (erythema and hypotension caused by glycopeptide-mediated histamine release).
|
|
What is the empiric treatment for meningitis in a Child or Adult?
|
Ceftriaxone or Cefotaxime + Dexamethasone + Vancomycin
|
|
What is the drug of choice for anthrax prophylaxis? (Even in Children)
|
Ciprofloxacin
|
|
Name the treatment process in an adult with sepsis and fever?
|
Antibiotic type determined by suspected organism + replete fluids + norepi + low dose steroids + blood glucose control with target range of 150-180 mg/dl +/- activated protein C
|
|
What is the drug of choice for Shigella species?
|
Azithromycin or any quinolone. (Alt: TMP-SMX + ampicillin)
|
