Day 2b

Question 1

_______ is a common complication several days after an MI. It is characterized by sharp, pleyritic pain that is relieved by sitting up and leaning forward.

Answer 1

Acute pericarditis

Question 2

What, pray tell, are the typical ECG findings of acute pericarditis?

Answer 2

diffuse ST segment elevation and PR depression

Question 3

What is the Hawthorne effect (bias)?

Answer 3

study pop. changes its behavior b/c it knows it is being watched

Question 4

Alcohol increases the risk of developing what type of esophageal carcinoma?

Answer 4

squamous cell

Question 5

What drug should be prescribed following PCI to prevent subacute stent thrombosis?

Answer 5

clopidogrel

Question 6

How long should clopidogrel be prescribed for pts. w/ bare metal stents?

Answer 6

at least 1 mo.

Question 7

How long should clopidogrel be prescribed for pts. w/ drug-eluting stents?

Answer 7

1 yr.

Question 8

Where is the lesion in ALS?

Answer 8

Upper and lower motor neurons

Question 9

What causes the “pseudoallergic” reaction in aspirin sensitivity syndrome?

Answer 9

Overproduction of leukotrienes.

Question 10

What is the drug of choice for aspirin sensitivity?

Answer 10

Leukotriene receptor antagonists

Question 11

What lab test can differentiate surreptitious vomiting from diuretic abuse and Bartter’s/Gitelman’s syndrome?

Answer 11

Urine [Cl-] – low in vomiting, hi in the others.

Question 12

What is the Tx of myasthenic crisis?

Answer 12

endotracheal intubation and withdrawal of anticholinesterases for several days