Global Health Ethics — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ score assesses the severity and mortality risk in alcoholic hepatitis

Answer: Maddrey

Flashcard 2: In patients with neuromuscular disease (e.g., GBS, Myasthenia Gravis), what Vital Capacity (VC) threshold is typically used as an indication for mechanical ventilation?

Answer: < 10–15 mL/kg

Extra: Normal Vital Capacity is approximately 60–70 mL/kg. Indications for mechanical ventilation in neuromuscular respiratory failure (e.g., GBS, Myasthenia Gravis) include: - Vital Capacity (VC) < 15 mL/kg - Maximal Inspiratory Pressure (MIP) < -30 cm H2O - Maximal Expiratory Pressure (MEP) < 40 cm H2O

Flashcard 3: According to the Child-Turcotte-Pugh Score, controlled ascitis is given _____ point(s)

Answer: 2

Flashcard 4: Alcoholic patients with cirrhosis require a _____ month abstinence before being considered for liver transplant

Answer: 6

Flashcard 5: Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) occurs within _____ following transfusion.

Answer: 6 hours

Flashcard 6: Stage _____ HIV is also known as AIDS, with a CD4+ count < 200

Answer: 4

Flashcard 7: _____ Scale is to describe the consistency of stool in gastroenterology.

Answer: Bristol