AMEDEX MIX Flashcards
The following are absolute contraindications to ACE inhibitors: • History of angioedema regardless of cause (even if not due to ACE inhibitor) • Pregnancy (due to harm to fetus) • Bilateral renal artery stenosis. Previous __________________ to ACE inhibitors
allergic reaction
Relative contraindications are: •
Aortic stenosis •
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
A dry cough is a common adverse effect of ACE inhibitors and a main cause of ______________ and abandonment of treatment
non-compliance
neither pre- existing cough nor ACE inhibitor-induced _____________is not a contraindication to their use.
cough
The clinical history is suggestive of laryngomalacia. Laryngomalacia is
congenital softening of the tissues of the larynx above the vocal cords. This is the most
common cause of —————- in infancy.
noisy breathing
Acute asthma makes breathing difficult, and wheeze is audible in
_____________
any body position
Asthma is an extremely rare possibility in a ____________ neonate.
2-week-old
Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) is most commonly caused by _____________ virus type 1
infection.
para-influenza
It is characterized by a seal barking cough and inspiratory stridor.
Croup (laryngotracheobronchitis
Croup affects
mainly children aged 6 month to __ years.
3
Acute bronchiolitis is an acute viral
infection of the lower respiratory tract, typically affecting infants (≤24 months) and is
characterized by __________, wheezing, and inspiratory fine
respiratory distress
It is primarily caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Treatment is supportive with oxygen and
___________.
hydration
Prognosis is generally excellent; however, some chidlren may develop apnea or
respiratory failure.
Acute bronchiolitis
Epiglottitis is a rapidly progressive bacterial infection of the
epiglottis and surrounding tissues that may lead to sudden _____________ and death.
respiratory obstruction
Symptoms include severe sore throat, dysphagia, high fever, drooling, and inspiratory stridor.
Epiglottitis
Treatment includes airway protection and antibiotics.
Epiglottitis
Lipomas are common benign tumors of mature fat cells that can be seen in
any site of the body containing ___________.
fatty tissue
They are not premalignant. Although they
frequently occur in the subcutaneous fat tissue, it is not uncommon to see ________in the deeper
layers such as beneath the fascia or within muscles.
lipomas
As there is very little fat in the scrotum lipomas almost never occur there, but fat deposition within the ____________ may be seen.
spermatic cord
Unlike lipomas, ___________ of the scrotum are common.
epidermoid cysts
Lipomas are usually freely
mobile and not attached to the overlying skin; however in areas such as the back of the neck or
the trunk, where the skin has less mobility, they could be less mobile or even ___________.
immobile
The
most characteristic physical feature of a lipoma is the lobulated contour, which can reliably
differentiate it from an epidermoid cyst and its
____________________.
smooth contour
The clinical picture of headache worse in the morning, and by sneezing,
coughing and bending forward is suggestive of a space-occupying lesion in the brain that can
be either a __________
tumor or abscess
Considering the age of the patient, history of heavy smoking and
the cough, this patient has __________cancer with high certainty.
lung
Lung cancer is one of the three
primary cancers that tend to metastasize to the _________(21%).
brain