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often occurs with hypokalemia
A. increased anion-gap metabolic acidosis
B. normal anion-gap metabolic acidosis
C. metabolic alkalosis
D. respiratory acidosis
E. respiratory alkalosis
A

C. metabolic alkalosis

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Addison's disease
A. increased anion-gap metabolic acidosis
B. normal anion-gap metabolic acidosis
C. metabolic alkalosis
D. respiratory acidosis
E. respiratory alkalosis
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B. normal anion-gap metabolic acidosis

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salicylate overdose (early stage)
A. increased anion-gap metabolic acidosis
B. normal anion-gap metabolic acidosis
C. metabolic alkalosis
D. respiratory acidosis
E. respiratory alkalosis
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E. respiratory alkalosis

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myasthenia gravis
A. increased anion-gap metabolic acidosis
B. normal anion-gap metabolic acidosis
C. metabolic alkalosis
D. respiratory acidosis
E. respiratory alkalosis
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D. respiratory acidosis

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ethylene glycol overdose
A. increased anion-gap metabolic acidosis
B. normal anion-gap metabolic acidosis
C. metabolic alkalosis
D. respiratory acidosis
E. respiratory alkalosis
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A. increased anion-gap metabolic acidosis

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Cushing's disease
A. increased anion-gap metabolic acidosis
B. normal anion-gap metabolic acidosis
C. metabolic alkalosis
D. respiratory acidosis
E. respiratory alkalosis
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C. metabolic alkalosis

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primary aldosteronism
A. increased anion-gap metabolic acidosis
B. normal anion-gap metabolic acidosis
C. metabolic alkalosis
D. respiratory acidosis
E. respiratory alkalosis
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C. metabolic alkalosis

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The formula for mean arterial pressure is (DBP = diastolic blood pressure; SBP = systolic blood pressure)
A. (DBP + SBP)/2
B. DBP + (SBP - DBP)/2
C. DBP/2 + SBP/3
D. DBP + (SBP - DBP)/3
E. DBP/2 + (SBP - DBP)/3
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D. DBP + (SBP - DBP)/3

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parathyroid hyperplasia or adenoma
A. multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type I (Werner's syndrome)
B. MEN type IIA (Sipple's syndrome)
C. both
D. neither
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C. both

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pancreatic islet cell hyperplasia, adenoma, or carcinoma
A. multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type I (Werner’s syndrome)
B. MEN type IIA (Sipple’s syndrome)
C. both
D. neither

A

A. multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type I (Werner’s syndrome)

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pituitary hyperplasia or adenoma
A. multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type I (Werner's syndrome)
B. MEN type IIA (Sipple's syndrome)
C. both
D. neither
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A. multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type I (Werner’s syndrome)

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Pheochromocytomas are common.
A. multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type I (Werner's syndrome)
B. MEN type IIA (Sipple's syndrome)
C. both
D. neither
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B. MEN type IIA (Sipple’s syndrome)

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Medullary thyroid carcinomas are common.
A. multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type I (Werner's syndrome)
B. MEN type IIA (Sipple's syndrome)
C. both
D. neither
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B. MEN type IIA (Sipple’s syndrome)

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mucosal and gastrointestinal tumors
A. multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type I (Werner's syndrome)
B. MEN type IIA (Sipple's syndrome)
C. both
D. neither
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D. neither

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marfanoid features
A. multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type I (Werner's syndrome)
B. MEN type IIA (Sipple's syndrome)
C. both
D. neither
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D. neither

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Characteristics of hyperaldosteronism include each of the following except
A. edema
B. hypokalemia
C. increased diastolic blood pressure
D. metabolic alkalosis
E. polyuria
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Adequacy of pulmonary ventilation is assessed by
A. Fi02
B. oxygen saturation
C. Pa C02
D. partial pressure of O2 in blood
E. tidal volume
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hypocalcemia
A. atrial fibrillation
B. J-point elevation
C. peaked T wave
D. prolonged QT interval
E. U wave
A

D. prolonged QT interval

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hypokalemia
A. atrial fibrillation
B. J-point elevation
C. peaked T wave
D. prolonged QT interval
E. U wave
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hyperkalemia
A. atrial fibrillation
B. J-point elevation
C. peaked T wave
D. prolonged QT interval
E. U wave
A

C. peaked T wave

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hypothermia
A. atrial fibrillation
B. J-point elevation
C. peaked T wave
D. prolonged QT interval
E. U wave
A

B. J-point elevation

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hyperthyroidism
A. atrial fibrillation
B. J-point elevation
C. peaked T wave
D. prolonged QT interval
E. U wave
A

A. atrial fibrillation

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quinidine toxicity
A. atrial fibrillation
B. J-point elevation
C. peaked T wave
D. prolonged QT interval
E. U wave
A

D. prolonged QT interval

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Which of the following is false of malignant hyperthermia?
A. Calcium is released from the muscle cell’s sarcoplasmic reticulum.
B. end-tidal pC02 increases
C. It is precipitated by the use of inhalational anesthetics.
D. Treatment is with dantrolene
E. Use of succinylcholine can help prevent it.

A

E. Use of succinylcholine can help prevent it.

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Of the following, the best choice for Clostridium difficile enterocolitis is
A. clindamycin orally
B. metronidazole (Flagyl) orally
C. penicillin G orally
D. penicillin VK intravenously
E. vancomycin intravenously
A

B. metronidazole (Flagyl) orally

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pulsus paradoxus
A. cardiac tamponade
B. tension pneumothorax
C. both
D. neither
A

A. cardiac tamponade

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Increased venous pressure
A. cardiac tamponade
B. tension pneumothorax
C. both
D. neither
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increased pulse pressure
A. cardiac tamponade
B. tension pneumothorax
C. both
D. neither
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D. neither

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Meningitis occurring within 72 hours after a basilar skull fracture is most commonly secondary to
A. Haemophilus influenzae
B. Neisseria meningitidis
C. Staphylococcus aureus
D. Staphylococcus epidermidis
E. Streptococcus pneumoniae
A

E. Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Postoperative shunt infections are most commonly caused by
A. coagulase-negative staphylococci
B. H. influenzae
C. Pseudoqonas species
D. S. aureus
E. S. pneumoniae
A

A. coagulase-negative staphylococci

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