Which of the following is not in the high risk group for sepsis?
patients on long term steroids
teenagers who have recently been outside the EU
patients under 1 years old
people who have an impaired immune system
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea (PND) is most accurately defined as
dyspnoea that is brought on by excessive movement during sleep
sitting upright in a chair in order to facilitate effective breathing
the inability to function at night due to severe difficulty breathing
acute shortness of breath that suddenly awakes a person from sleep
A patient with respiratory distress who is willing to lie flat
should be intubated at once
might be acutely detoriating
has minimal fluid on the lungs
likely has basilar pneumonia
Kussmaul's respiratory pattern can be a consequence of
metabolic acidosis
respiratory alkalosis
respiratory acidosis
metabolic alkalosis
A patient that is coughing up purulent sputum is most likely to have
emphysema
dehydration
an infection
pulmonary oedema
Frothy sputum that has a pink tinge to it is most suggestive of
tuberculosis
antihistamine use
chronic bronchitis
left ventricular failure
the drug of choice for a fitting patient is
diazepam
glucagon
Junior disprin
lignocaine
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