April 6

Question 1

____ gait may occur in slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Answer 1

trendelenburg

Question 2

choanal atresia presents with cyanosis during feeding that improves with…

Answer 2

crying

Question 3

how to diagnose choanal atresia

Answer 3

try to pass catheter - wont go past nasopharynx

-confirm with CT or nasal endoscopy

Question 4

neonates are obligate ___breathers

Answer 4

nose

Question 5

A patient with spinal cord compression is awaiting emergency neurosurgical evaluation. What shoudl you give them in the meantime?

Answer 5

glucocorticoids

Question 6

Penicillamine is used to treat…

Answer 6

wilsons disease

Question 7

which neurological complication is associated with an ovarian teratoma?

Answer 7

anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (autoimmune encephalitis)

Question 8

diagnosis of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (autoimmune encephalitis)?

Answer 8

antibodies (to the NMDA receptor) in the CSF

Question 9

treatment of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (autoimmune encephalitis)?

Answer 9

immunosuppression

Question 10

why can graves ophthalmoplegy worsen with the use of radioactive iodine?

Answer 10

thyrotropin receptor antibodies increase alot after the use of radioactive iodine therapy (leadening to worsening of the eye symptoms)

Question 11

REM sleep disorder are strongyl associated with teh development of which disease?

Answer 11

alpha-synuclein neurodegenerative diseases (parkinsons)