9/9/21 Flashcards
A dorsal slit procedure may be performed for what urologic emergency?
Paraphimosis.
High-flow priapism is painful or painless?
painless
What is the classic ECG finding in de Winter syndrome?
J point depression, sloping ST segment into a peaked, hyperacute T wave in the precordial leads.
suggests a complete LAD occlusion and should be treated as STEMI equivalent.
Patients with which features of a diarrheal illness should not be prescribed antimotility agents?
Fever and bloody diarrhea.
What side effect is responsible for the greatest number of deaths associated with amiodarone use?
Pulmonary toxicity, the most common of which is chronic interstitial pneumonitis.
Gross hematuria is defined by:
the presence of red blood cells in the urine that is visible to the naked eye
What is the therapeutic INR range for warfarin in atrial fibrillation?
2.0–3.0
What is the best initial step in management for a patient presenting with atrial fibrillation, hypotension, and altered mental status?
Synchronized cardioversion for unstable atrial fibrillation.
What are three poor prognostic indicators for patients with intracranial hemorrhage?
Decreased level of consciousness on arrival, large volume of hemorrhage and the presence of intraventricular hemorrhage.
here do you typically see reciprocal ECG changes in a patient with an anterior ST elevation myocardial infarction?
inferior ST depressions
II, III, aVF
What clinical syndrome is characterized by pituitary apoplexy in postpartum women who experience hemorrhage during or after delivery?
Sheehan syndrome.
If vesicles are noted in the external ear canal of a patient with vertigo, what is the appropriate therapy?
Acyclovir for herpes zoster oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome).
Prolonged QT Syndrome
ECG will show QT Interval
Men: QT interval > 440 msec
Women: QT interval > 460 msec
What electrolyte abnormality is associated with succinylcholine?
Hyperkalemia.
_____________ is a mild viral disease of children caused by parvovirus B19
Erythema infectiosum
