1/15/13

Question 1

What kind of cancer is alpha-fetoprotein a marker for?

Answer 1

hepatocellular carcinoma, germ cell tumors, metastatic cancers of the liver

Question 2

Primary tumors of the _______, _______, and _______ are the most common diseases leading to matastases in the liver.

Answer 2

GI tract, breast, lung

Question 3

What is the drug of choice in Legionairre’s disease?

Answer 3

erythromycin

Question 4

What should be the first treatment for suspected acute limb ischemia?

Answer 4

IV heparin

Question 5

What is the definitive Tx for acute limb ischemia?

Answer 5

surgical embolectomy or intra-arterial fibrinolysis/mechanical embolectomy

Question 6

What do you give to a person who had C. dif, was txed w/ metronidazole, got better, and had a recurrence a few weeks later?

Answer 6

re-treat w/ metronidazole

Question 7

How do you tx a person w/ C. dif. that does not respond to metronidazole?

Answer 7

vanco

Question 8

What is the best test for Giardiasis?

Answer 8

ELISA

Question 9

What is the Tx for Giardiasis?

Answer 9

metronidazole

Question 10

What is the best initial test for someone w/ bloody diarrhea?

Answer 10

stool culture