Azgal Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 What are the contemoporary terms for these archaic medical diagnoses??? Grippe Dropsy Quinsey Screws Lumbago French Pox Syphillus Horrors DT's Lockjaw trismus King’s Evil St. Vitus' Dance Syndeham's chorea I remember some from our pathology professor, but the rest :confused: :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderskier Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 What are the contemoporary terms for these archaic medical diagnoses??? Grippe Flu Dropsy Quinsey Screws Lumbago Low Back Pain French Pox Horrors The fact that I am replying to a 4 month old post at 3:12 am from the ER in a post-turkey haze.. Lockjaw King’s Evil St. Vitus' Dance I may have to google some of the other just to keep myself awake here..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderskier Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I may have to google some of the other just to keep myself awake here..... I can now tell you George Washington, is thought to have died from Quinsey. Although it is 0400 here in the Beehive, I guess it's 6am on the east coast. Time to wake up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 What are the contemporary terms for these archaic medical diagnoses??? Grippe - influenza Dropsy - edema Quinsey - peritonsillar abscess Screws - rheumatic pain/disigurement Lumbago - back pain French Pox - syphilis Horrors - DTs Lockjaw - tetanus trismus King’s Evil - scrofula St. Vitus' Dance - chorea wow, never answered this one. Good answers from those that chimed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 OK, student question: Why can the saturation of arterial blood (after leaving the pulmonary circulation and entering the left heart) never truly equal 100%? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unewillow Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 OK, student question: Why can the saturation of arterial blood (after leaving the pulmonary circulation and entering the left heart) never truly equal 100%? Possibly an over simplistic answer, but in a 21% oxygen environment not all of the hemoglobin is bound to oxygen, only about 97%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Possibly an over simplistic answer, but in a 21% oxygen environment not all of the hemoglobin is bound to oxygen, only about 97%. And what about a patient on supplemental O2 getting an FiO2 of, say, 70%???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 Thread revival! (no noe answered that last post!) ....what is the relationship between cm H20 and mm Hg??? (remeber, if you google it you're just cheating yourself!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaux Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 When do we cover this? I would like an easier question sir. Hope all is well in beautiful Seattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iperkins Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 OK, student question: Why can the saturation of arterial blood (after leaving the pulmonary circulation and entering the left heart) never truly equal 100%? This may be way off but does it have something to do with the idea that the top of the lung has a higher V/Q ratio than the bottom of the lung. The blood entering the left heart is therefore a mix of well and "less well" oxygenated blood. Forgive the poor descriptive terminology as I am a fairly new first year PA student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaux Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 This may be way off but does it have something to do with the idea that the top of the lung has a higher V/Q ratio than the bottom of the lung. The blood entering the left heart is therefore a mix of well and "less well" oxygenated blood. Forgive the poor descriptive terminology as I am a fairly new first year PA student. I thought about this too, in the apeces of the lungs there is residual volume, meaning not all O2 leaves the lungs therefore the Pulmonary veins are not bringing back 100% oxygenated blood? This doesnt seem quite right, but it seems worthy of some remediation by AnderenPA, or someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kargiver Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Its due to the physiologic shunt. The bronchial circulation does not get oxygenated as it passes through the lungs. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kargiver Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Thread revival! (no noe answered that last post!) ....what is the relationship between cm H20 and mm Hg??? (remeber, if you google it you're just cheating yourself!) This one I do not remember... I would have to look up the numeric conversion. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Its due to the physiologic shunt. The bronchial circulation does not get oxygenated as it passes through the lungs. G Excellent..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimq26 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Thread revival! (no noe answered that last post!) ....what is the relationship between cm H20 and mm Hg??? (remeber, if you google it you're just cheating yourself!) It something like 1.4 cm H2O : 1 mm Hg... (I think :confused:) I haven't run across this one since starting PA scool though...actually I haven't had to think about it since undergrad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 It something like 1.4 cm H2O : 1 mm Hg... (I think :confused:) I haven't run across this one since starting PA scool though...actually I haven't had to think about it since undergrad. Good! 1 mm Hg = ~ 1.33 cm H20 (some say 1.4, it's close....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pac4hire Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 OK... I have one for you that I read and heard about yesterday from OUR good buddies Mel Herbert and TJ ( those in EM probably know who I am talking about). What is the recurrence rate of C.Diff AFTER succesful antibiotic treatment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 What is the recurrence rate of C.Diff AFTER succesful antibiotic treatment? On my service, it seems like 100%..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaux Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 OK... I have one for you that I read and heard about yesterday from OUR good buddies Mel Herbert and TJ ( those in EM probably know who I am talking about). What is the recurrence rate of C.Diff AFTER succesful antibiotic treatment? Does it depend on the Abx given; for example clindamycin? Or is it someother awful nosocomial bacterial infection? either way I'd say higher than 60% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pac4hire Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Standard abx treatment consists of Flagyl or PO Vancomycin ( very expensive unless you can get patients to drink the IV formulation which is NASTY). actually recurrence rates within 3 days of completing abx are somewhere around 40%. Some weird treatments.... stool transplants to recolonize.... NOT ME ILL JUST DIE thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillthom Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 OK, student question: Why can the saturation of arterial blood (after leaving the pulmonary circulation and entering the left heart) never truly equal 100%? Because the coronary veins drain deoxygenated blood directly into the heart's chambers via the venae cordis minimae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Because the coronary veins drain deoxygenated blood directly into the heart's chambers via the venae cordis minimae. The Thebesian Veins do contribute to the shunt as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Next (easy), what is the mechanism of action of heparin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcstout Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Antithrombin III agonist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meaux Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 AndersEn, do you guys opt for LMWH, or the standard form? Maybe its insurance dependent given the $ difference? It seems that LMWH would be better post-surg though to manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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