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acute care

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By: Rachel Hall
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Decks in this class (29)

unstable angina
What set of conditions is unstabl...,
What is unstable angina,
What causes unstable angina
14  cards
transfusion reactions
What are the types of transfusion...,
What is non haemolytic febrile re...,
Features of non haemolytic febril...
28  cards
toxic shock syndrome
What is toxic shock syndrome,
What are the most common causes,
Describe the aetiologywhat is key...
11  cards
testicular torsion
What is it,
Who does it happen in,
What is the aetiology
12  cards
alcohol withdrawal
What is the mechanism,
What are the features,
What is the mx
3  cards
subdural haemorrhage
What is it,
What is the epidemiology,
What is the aetiology
11  cards
subarachnoid haemorrhage
What is it,
What are rf,
What is the aetiology
20  cards
stroke
Features of anterior cerebral art...,
Features of mca stroke,
Features of pca stroke
25  cards
sepsis
What is it,
What is the aetiology,
What are rf
7  cards
self-harm
What does it involve,
What are the rf,
What is the mx
4  cards
resp failure
What is it what are the types,
What is type 1,
T
6  cards
airway management
What simple manouevres can open a...,
When is oropharyngeal airway used,
When is laryngeal mask used
5  cards
raised intracranial pressure
What is it,
What is the aetiology,
What are the features
6  cards
pulmonary embolism
Features of pe,
What are the ix,
What is the wells criteria
10  cards
PPH
What is it,
When does primary pph occur,
What are the causes of primary pph
10  cards
pneumothorax
What is pneumothorax,
What are the types,
What is primary ptx
20  cards
pneumonia
What is it,
What is the aetiology,
Descrie staphylococcal pneumonia
18  cards
anaesthetic agents
What is propofol,
What are features of propofol,
When is propofol used
19  cards
pancytopenia
Examples of pancytopenia,
What are causes of drug induced p...,
What is aplastic anaemia
12  cards
necrotising fasciitis
What is it,
What areas are usually affected,
What is the aetiology
16  cards
HHS
What is hhs,
What is the pathophysiology,
What are precipitating factors
7  cards
haemoglobinopathies
What is a thalassaemia,
Where are a chains located,
What determines the severity of a...
16  cards
extradural haemorrhage
What is it,
What causes it,
What is the classic clinical cour...
9  cards
epistaxis
What is epistaxis,
What are the types,
Where does anterior epistaxis com...
15  cards
acid-base disorders
How is metabolic acidosis classified,
What causes normal anion gap,
What type of acidosis is in a nor...
8  cards
acute kidney injury
What causes acute interstitial ne...,
What is the histology of ain,
What are features of ain
38  cards
chronic kidney disease
What is it,
What are rf for ckd,
What causes intrinsic kidney damage
13  cards
OSA
What predisposes to obstructive s...,
What are consequences of osa,
What is a typical presentation
6  cards
surgical site infectiob
What is it,
What are common bacterial causes,
What are patient related factors
14  cards

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