EM No.7

Question 1

what is the dx? signs of both TR and ASD along with quintuple cadence heard on auscultation?

Answer 1

Ebstein’s anomaly

Question 2

MCC of septic joint (remember, typically monoarticular and in the knee) in sexually active pt?

Answer 2

neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 3

MCC of septic joint in NON sexually active pt?

Answer 3

staph aureas

Question 4

adrenal gland hemorrhage secondary to septicemia

Answer 4

waterhouse-friderichsen syndrome

Question 5

what are the three EKG manifestations of hyPOkalemia?

Answer 5

u waves, depressed t waves and depressed st segment

Question 6

cold feet, tingling, loss of hair on the foot and thickening of toe nail are all signs of what?

Answer 6

peripheral artery disease

Question 7

which two disease account for nearly 80% of hospitalized cases of pancreatitis?

Answer 7

alcoholism and biliary disease

Question 8

MC congenital heart disorder

Answer 8

VSD

Question 9

which n/t stimulates the raphe nuclei in the brainstem and therefore plays an important function of initiation of sleep?

Answer 9

serotonin

Question 10

this mineral is necessary for bone formation, muscle and nerve functioning and also as co-enzyme constituent -what is it?

Answer 10

magnesium

Question 11

pts undergoing doboutamine loading on a stress test if normal should convert to what rhythm?

Answer 11

sinus

Question 12

when pts do not return to sinus rhythm on doboutamine loading, what rhythm are they in and what is this indicative of?

Answer 12

sustained vtach - severe CAD

Question 13

relative hypotension with doboutamine is indicative of what?

Answer 13

LV dysfunction