what does acidosis do in cardiac arrest
promotes release of oxygen from haemoglobin
does a hangmans fracture cause signficant spinal cord injury?
no - too wide at top
percentage of population with personality disorders
5-10
what causes cardiac endocardial plaque thickenings?
sarcoid
mechanical complications of MI
how do NSAIDS work
competitively block COX1 and COX2 with stops prostaglandin synthesis
COX 2 specific so less GI - celecoxib
commonest organism in bacterial endo
s.aureus
how is co2 mainly transported
bicarb
how is ABO determined
red cell agglutinins
function of ADH
vasoconstriction
water from collecting ducts
comes from post pit
main controller of ECF
Na
what does factor V do
factor 5 deficiency Vs leiden
cofactor to active thrombin - deficiency causes bleeding
NB factor 5 leidin more clotting
what does protein S do
breaks down clots
when do fatty streaks appear in aorta
1
pattern of athersclerosis
aorta then carotid then coronary then femoral
most common cause of pericarditis
post MI
what do cardiac contraction bands indicate?
recent reperfusion
percentage of dissections seen on CXR
50-60
what can PE lead to 15% of the time
pulmonary infarctions
when does irreversible cell injury begin in MI
30 mins
anarsca sign
facial swelling
death rate from hospital MI
12%
erythema nodusm is a type of
panniculitis
mortality rate of TEN
over 20%