Spiritual Care — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ classification is used for the assessment of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.

Answer: Milwaukee

Flashcard 2: The most important steps in working up a metabolic alkalosis are:- determining the patient's _____ for saline responsiveness- checking the urine chloride levels

Answer: volume status

Flashcard 3: 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 4: What kind of shock is seen in Addisonian crisis?_____

Answer: Distributive

Flashcard 5: The _____ score is used to assess organ failure in acute pancreatitis.

Answer: SOFA

Flashcard 6: _____ is the first line of treatment for Restless leg syndrome

Answer: Lifestyle modification::Not drugs

Flashcard 7: _____ test is the test of choice for response to therapy in T. pallidum infection

Answer: VDRL

Flashcard 8: The symptoms of _____ may be remembered with the "5 P's": 1. Painful abdomen2. Port wine-colored urine3. Polyneuropathy4. Psychological disturbances5. Precipitated by drugs (e.g. cytochrome P-450 inducers), alcohol, and starvation

Answer: acute intermittent porphyria