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PCP Pathologies & Treatment

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Cardiac

ACS (Angina, STEMI, NSTEMI)
CHF
Endoca­rditis
Myocar­ditis
Perica­rditis
Cardiac Tamponade*
S/S: Chest pain - pressure, heavy, tight, radiating to left shoulder.
S/S: Chest pain, crackles, edema, pink-f­rothy sputum, JVD
S/S: Chest pain, fever, fatigue, muscle & joint pain, late: edema & SOB
S/S: Chest pain, fever, rash, joint pain
S/S: Chest pain - worse supine, fever, global STE, friction rub
S/S: JVD, hypote­nsion, muffled heart sounds
Treat: ASA, Nitro
Treat: Nitro, CPAP, rest
Treat: Tylenol
Treat: Tylenol
Treat: Tylenol
Treat: ALS

Brain Hemorrhage & Trauma

Intrac­erebral
Subara­chnoid
Subdural
Epidural
Skull fracture (Basilar)
S/S: Headache, ALOC, worsens over 30-90 min
S/S: Thunde­rclap headache, sudden severe symptoms
S/S: Delayed onset headache, ALOC, seizures
S/S: Headache w/ a brief loss of consci­ousness followed by a lucid interval then rapidly declines
S/S: Raccoon eyes, battle signs, CSF leakage - halo sign, unequal pupils, odd resp. patterns
Treat: SBP < 110
Treat: SBP < 110
Treat: SBP < 110
Treat: SBP < 110
Treat: SBP < 110
   

Neurology

Stroke
Seizure
Headache
Neoplasm
Meningitis
Enceph­alitis
Brain Abcess
S/S: Facial droop, slurred speech, arm drift, headache, vision distur­bances, ALOC
S/S: Full/p­artial body jerking, ALOC
Migraine: throbbing Cluster: one-sided Tension: gradual w/ muscle contra­ctions
S/S: Reoccurant severe headaches, N/V, double vision, seizures
S/S: Neck stiffness, fever, varying ALOC
S/S: Fever, greater ALOC, weakne­ss/­partial paralysis, memory loss
S/S: Fever, hemipa­resis,
Treat: O2, fluids
Treat: O2, fluids
Treat: Tylenol
Treat: Symptoms
Treat: Symptoms
Treat: Symptoms
Treat: Symptoms

Endocrine

Hypogl­ycemia
Hyperg­lycemia - DKA
S/S: BGL < 4, ALOC, shaking
S/S: BGL > 18, ALOC, Kussmals resps. thirst, fruity breath
Treat: Oral glucose, D50, Glucagon
Treat: 20 mL/kg over 10 min

Burns

1st
2nd
3rd
S/S: Redness, pain, ex: sunburn
S/S: Bliste­ring, severe pain
S/S: White, charred, leathery skin, no pain
Treat: Symptoms
Treat: 4mL x TBSA % x Wt(kg)
Treat: 4mL x TBSA % x Wt(kg)