General Medicine

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EOB Exams
What does cardioprotective mean 1,
Which beta blocker is considered ...,
Why is aspirin cardioprotective 3
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ECG Module 1
From an electrophysiological poin...,
How are the atria and ventricles ...,
What is the name of the junction ...
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ECG Module 2
What is the standard ecg paper sp...,
What does the horizontal axis on ...,
What does the vertical axis on ec...
153  cards
ECG Module 3: normal sinus rhythm
What is the first step before int...,
What are the two main components ...,
What does determining the rhythm ...
284  cards
ECG Module 4: Wave abnormalities
What is the purpose of step 1 in ...,
What three basic criteria must be...,
What heart rate range is consiste...
324  cards
ECG Module 5: Rhythm abnormalities
What is sinus arrhythmia 1,
Does sinus arrhythmia indicate an...,
What normally controls the heart ...
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Chest X- ray
What is the first structure to as...,
What is the carina and where is i...,
How do the right and left main br...
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Hypertension
A 65 year old male with no known ...,
A 55 year old female presents to ...,
A 21 year old male student with a...
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Advanced Airway Management
What are the main indications for...,
When is failure to maintain or pr...,
Why should a patient with gcs 8 1...
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CPR
The first 3h for cpr 1,
What is the first step in the adv...,
What does hello assess 3
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Post Cardiac Arrest Care
What are the airway priorities af...,
Why is capnography important afte...,
What oxygen saturation target sho...
35  cards
CardioPulmonary Resuscitation
What hazards must be considered b...,
Why is hazard assessment importan...,
What does hello assess during the...
532  cards
Basic Airway Management
What is the basic approach to ass...,
What do you look for when assessi...,
Why is chest and abdominal moveme...
122  cards
Capnography
What are the three main events of...,
What does capnography depict 2,
Why is capnography clinically imp...
41  cards
Ventilator Settings
What parameters must be set when ...,
What oxygen saturation should gen...,
What respiratory rate is used for...
27  cards
Ventilation
What pao level indicates need for...,
What paco level indicates ventila...,
What does an elevated paco indica...
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Anaphylaxis
What is anaphylaxis 1,
What type of reaction is anaphyla...,
What are the two main immunologic...
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Cardiac Infections
23 year hiv infected woman presen...,
In an hiv positive patient with e...,
Why is tuberculosis a common caus...
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Benzodiazepine Overdose
What receptor do benzodiazepines ...,
Is gaba a an ionotropic or metabo...,
Where do benzodiazepines bind on ...
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Iron Overdose
Does activated charcoal bind iron 1,
Why is activated charcoal ineffec...,
What determines the severity of i...
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Opioid Overdose
What are the main opioid receptor...,
Which opioid receptor mediates an...,
Which receptor is most responsibl...
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Paracetamol Overdose
What is paracetamol 1,
What other name is paracetamol kn...,
How is paracetamol commonly obtai...
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TCA Overdose
What type of toxicity do tricycli...,
Why is tca toxicity particularly ...,
Which other drugs can present sim...
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Bradycardia
What is bradycardia 1,
How are bradycardias broadly clas...,
What does complex refer to in rhy...
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Tachycardia
What is tachycardia in an adult 1,
How commonly is tachycardia encou...,
What two key factors guide the ap...
251  cards
Hyponatremia
What does the serum sodium concen...,
What is normal serum sodium rough...,
What is normal serum osmolality 3
121  cards
Hyperthermia
What is hyperthermia 1,
How is hyperthermia different fro...,
What core temperature usually def...
27  cards
Hypothermia
What is hypothermia 1,
How is hypothermia classified by ...,
What is the normal core temperatu...
71  cards
Hypertensive Emergency
What is a hypertensive emergency 1,
Typical blood pressure level in h...,
What matters more than the absolu...
146  cards
Delirium
What is delirium also known as 1,
How is delirium defined 2,
Is delirium a disease or a diagno...
127  cards
Sepsis
What is sepsis 1,
What differentiates sepsis from u...,
How is organ dysfunction defined ...
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Status Epilepticus
What is meant by altered mental s...,
What is a seizure 2,
What is a convulsion 3
108  cards
Snack bites
How common are snake bites in sou...,
What is the incidence of snakebit...,
How many venomous snake species a...
155  cards
Acute Kidney Injury
What is acute kidney injury aki 1,
How does aki differ from chronic ...,
What parameter is primarily used ...
101  cards
Pneumonia
What is pneumonia 1,
How is pneumonia classified 2,
Common causes of cap 3
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Bronchiectasis
What is bronchiectasis 1,
What is the underlying pathologic...,
How is bronchiectasis classified ...
23  cards
COPD
What is chronic obstructive pulmo...,
What are the two pathological com...,
How is chronic bronchitis defined...
40  cards

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