Trivia

[mobey]

Hello,

Argyll Robertson Pupil (Prostitute's Pupil).....'accommodates but dose not react' =) Most common cause Syphilis...hence the name. Other causes I can not recall off hand.

Ok....

Lesion that appear on the hand due to Endocarditis?

Cheers....

Ah yes.... Janeway's lesions. Havent read about those in a while.... good old medline! thx for the reminder!

Ketamine is classed as a "dissociative anesthetic"

Describe the dissociative property

Edit for spelling

Edited April 20, 2010 by mobey

[Kiwiology]

Ketamine is classed as a "dissociative anesthetic"

Describe the dissociative property

It gets people really trashed and they think their name is banana! :D: :D

NMDA receptor antagonist, it "dissassociates" the electrial signals between the brain and the spinal cord causing patients to have significant issues with perception.

One of our ICPs explained to a patient "the pain is there but you just don't care about it" truer words were never spoken!

Why is critically important to manually ventillate an asthmatic patient at a slow rate?

Edited April 20, 2010 by kiwimedic

[Aussieaid]

Why is it critically important to manually ventilate an asthmatic patient at a slow rate?

To prevent dynamic hyperinflation (gas trapping) which can cause barotrauma and possibly a pneumothorax (including tension).

If I have a kid with sinus arrhythmia how worried do I need to be? (Nice, easy one!)

Nice thread, by the way, OP!

Edited April 20, 2010 by Aussieaid

[Kiwiology]

To prevent dynamic hyperinflation (gas trapping) which can cause barotrauma and possibly a pneumothorax (including tension).

Yup I'd also be worried about causing PEA

If I have a kid with sinus arrhythmia how worried do I need to be? (Nice, easy one!)

Eh, not a lot

[funkytomtom]

I'm more than a little worried on how few of these I know...

Anyways, this is a great thread...I'm staying tuned.

[JPINFV]

I'm more than a little worried on how few of these I know...

Anyways, this is a great thread...I'm staying tuned.

To be fair, the difficulty has ranged from the first question on "On You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" to Final Jeopardy level with most of the questions somewhere in the first round of Jeopardy.

[Aussieaid]

To be fair, the difficulty has ranged from the first question on "On You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" to Final Jeopardy level with most of the questions somewhere in the first round of Jeopardy.

Want a challenge JP? Probably rarely seen in emergency medicine but possible.....what is JET? (That's how it is usually referred to as.)

[JPINFV]

Want a challenge JP? Probably rarely seen in emergency medicine but possible.....what is JET? (That's how it is usually referred to as.)

Since it doesn't sound related to neuro (or at least the half covered so far), blood and lymph, or OMM, I'm going to have to take the physical challenge.

[p3medic]

Junctional ectopic tachycardia. How would volume expansion slow or stop pre-term labor?

[tskstorm]

Just wanted to say thank you for the props Enjoy the thread lets keep it going

How would volume expansion slow or stop pre-term labor?