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What type of shock cuases decreased cardiac output, decreased PCWP, and decreased peripheral vascular resistance?
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Septic, anaphylactic or neurogenic
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What is the MC form of nephritic syndrome?
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Membranous glomerulonephritis
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What type of psychotherapy is used in treating phobias, OCD, adn panic disorder?
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Cognitive behavioral therapy
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What is the underlying cause of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome?
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Decreased surfactant
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What is the first test in the assessment of a woman presenting with secondary ammenorrhea?
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B-HCG
the #1 cause is pregnancy |
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What are the components of HELLP syndrome?
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Hemolysis
elevated liver enzymes Low platelets |
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What medication is used to diagnose symptomatic myasthenia gravis?
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Edrophonium (tensilim)
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An 11-yr old obease African American boy presents with sudden onset of a limp. What is teh most likely dx, and what imaging studies would confirm this?
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slipped capital femoral epiphisis
AP and frog leg latteral is the imaging studies to order |
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What organism is associated with dog or cat bites?
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Pasturella multocida
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How is polycythemia vera distinguishable from secondary polycythemia?
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Both have elevated Hgb and Hct and RBC mass
polycythemia vera is not due to low O2 or due to elevation of EPO, so you will have a low or normal EPO and O2 will be normal too. |
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What is the inital tx for a child presenting with acute asthma attack?
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Albuterol and steroids
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What is the medical tx for hepatic encephalopathy
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Lactulose
allows ammonia in the colon to be bound so it can be excreted beter abx like Neomycin can be used to wipe out gut bacteria and decrease the formation of toxic metabolites |
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A young child presents in status epilepticus, but her parents refuse treatment on religous grounds --> what do you do?
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this is an immediate threat to the child's life, so you tx the patient and then seek a court order
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What percentage of values falls within one std of the mean?
Two std? Three std? |
1: 68%
2: 95% 3: 99.7% |
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In which endocrine disorder might weight loss completely eliinate the need for medication?
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DM2
PCOS |
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What rash is classically described as "dew on a rose petal"
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vericella zoster
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what is the classic endocarditis prophylaxis regimen?
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Oral surg: give amoxicillin before and after the procedure
GI/GU: Ampacillin + Gentimycin before and after five amoxicillin |
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Cafe-au-lait spots on skin are characteristic of_______.
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neurofibromatosis type I
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What is the tx for mild unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia? Severe unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia?
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phototherapy
in severe cases: exchange transfusion |
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What number is needed on bacteria culture of a clean catch specimen to dx a UTI?
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10^5 bacteria/ ml = 100,000
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