EM No. 5

Question 1

what does liver failure to do albumin levels?

Answer 1

decrease

Question 2

what is the chief cause of acute pancreatitis?

Answer 2

gall stones

Question 3

what is the first line treatment for acute pancreatitis?

Answer 3

fluid replacement

Question 4

i say pain only when the joints in use you say?

Answer 4

OA

Question 5

what is the other name for calcium pyrophosphate arthropathy?

Answer 5

pseudogout

Question 6

if i say there is joint pain and the DIPs are involved - you say?

Answer 6

OA

Question 7

what is the treatment for magnesium toxicity?

Answer 7

calcium gluconate

Question 8

what is the most frequent cause of maternal death int he US? (pregnant mothers)

Answer 8

PE

Question 9

i say “the worse HA of my life” you say?

Answer 9

berry aneurysm

Question 10

why is prednisone prescribed to pts with temporal arteritis?

Answer 10

to reduce the risk of blindness

Question 11

dx of this illness is made with the Dix-Hallpike test

Answer 11

BPPV

Question 12

what is the MCC of peripheral vertigo?

Answer 12

BPPV

Question 13

what is the difference between subjective and objective vertigo?

Answer 13

subjective the pt has a feeling or sensation of movement; objective the pts actually see the surroundings appearing to move past them.

Question 14

pts on diuretics and theophylline should be monitored for what?

Answer 14

hypokalemia

Question 15

what is the DOC for prevention of future outbreaks of gout?

Answer 15

allopurinol