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First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK (9th Ed.) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Acetaminophen
- Indications
- Fever
- Pain
- Mechanism of Action
- Reversibly Inhibits COX
- Acts Primarily in CNS
- Side Effect
- Hepatic Necrosis
- N-acetylcysteine Antidote
51 secs
Acetaminophen Antidote
- Antidote
- N-Acetylcysteine
33 secs
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Poisoning
- DUMBBELSS
- Diarrhea
- Urination
- Miosis
- Bronchospasm
- Bradycardia
- Emesis
- Lacrimation
- Salivation
- Sweating
2 mins
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Antidote
- Antidote
- Atropine
- Pralidoxime
1 min
Aspirin
- Indications
- Fever
- Pain and Headache
- Cardiovascular Disease (CAD)
- Mechanism of Action
- Irreversible inhibition of COX-1 and COX-2
- Suppress Thromboxanes and Prostaglandins
- NSAID
- Side Effects
- Reye's Syndrome
- Tinnitus
- Peptic Ulceration
- Mixed Acidosis/Alkalosis
- Nephropathy
2 mins
Aspirin Poisoning (Salicylism) Assessment
- Early Symptoms
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Tinnitus
- Confusion
- Hyperventilation
- Respiratory Alkalosis
- Late Symptoms
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Coma
- Hyperthermia
1 min
Beta Blocker Antidote
- Antidote
- Glucagon
29 secs
Theophylline
- Indications
- Asthma
- Mechanism
- Inhibits Phosphodiesterase
- Increases cAMP
- Side Effects
- Cardiotoxicity
- Neurotoxicity
- Blocks Adenosine Action
53 secs
Benzodiazepine Antidote
- Antidote
- Flumazenil
40 secs
Acute Carbon Monoxide Toxicity Characteristics and Presentation
- Characteristics
- Carboxyhemoglobin
- Decreases Hemoglobin's Oxygen Carrying Capacity
- Increases Hemoglobin's Oxygen Affinity
- Anaerobic Metabolism
- Etiologies
- Vehicle Exhaust
- House Fires
- Clinical Features
- Altered Mental Status
- Headache
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Dyspnea
- "Cherry Red" Skin
- Associations
- Cyanide Toxicity
2 mins
