26 APR 2017 1859 MIX

Question 1

what is hypopyon?

Answer 1

layering-out of pus in the anterior chamber

Question 2

fetal sinusoidal heart rate tracing is suggestive of:

Answer 2

fetal anemia

Question 3

what is the short term treatment for panic attacks? long term?

Answer 3

• short term: benzo

- long term: CBT and SSRIs

Question 4

what are braxton hicks contractions?

Answer 4

mild, irregular contractions that cause no cervical change (associated with false labor)

Question 5

• monocular vision loss (painful OR painless)
• pain with eye movements
• “washed out” color vision
• afferent pupillary defect (often)

Answer 5

optic neuritis

Question 6

what is the treatment for chlamydia trachomatis?

Answer 6

azithromycin or doxycycline

Question 7

what is ludwig angina? what is the usual cause?

Answer 7

• rapidly progressive cellulitis of the submandibular space
• most cases arise from dental infections in the mandibular molars that spread contiguously down the root into the submaxillary (and then sublingual) space