Exam 1 Review Questions from Class Game Flashcards
An ABI of 1.6 is indicative of what?
Calcified vessels
What could be a testable metabolic deficiency that can cause peripheral neuropathy?
B12, B6, B1, Vit E, Copper
You have a patient with a left ptosis that is relieved with an ice pack. What receptors are affected in this pathology?
Acetylcholine receptors
What protein is seen on a UPEP for someone with multiple myeloma?
Bence Jones proteins present in the urine
What cells are seen on a histology study for someone with Hodgkin Lymphoma?
Reed-Sternberg cells
What medication for PAD should you not give to a patient with CHF?
Cilostazol
What is the most common medication used for peripheral neuropathy?
Gabapentin
What nerve is affected with Saturday night palsy?
Radial nerve
What is the most commonly occluded coronary artery?
LAD
What prostate cancer therapy involves radioactive beads being inserted into the prostate via a needle?
Brachytherapy
Mainstay medication for diabetes insipidus?
Desmopressin
What is the DKA triad?
- Hyperglycemia 2. Ketosis 3. Metabolic Acidosis
A patient has a A1C of 6.3%. Is this diagnostic of type II diabetes?
No - impaired glucose tolerance
What are 3 indications of Parkinson’s disease?
- Resting tremor 2. Bradykinesia 3. Rigidity (cogwheeling, shuffling gait)
What movement disorder benefits from switching from 1st to 2nd generation antipyschotic?
Tardive Dyskinesia
Pt complains of having trouble writing and drinking from a cup. They’ve had relief after having a glass of wine. What kind of tremor is this?
Essential Tremor
A patient has fluid overload. You’re considering increasing their 40mg Lasix. What would you increase it to?
80mg (double)
Which CHF medication is given to all patients with reduced ejection fraction?
ACEI
Which CHF medication reduces hospitalizations but not mortality?
Digoxin
What is the most common side effect seen with loop diuretics?
Hypokalemia
What is the only intervention shown to improve quality of life in CHF patients with preserved ejection fraction?
Cardiac rehab
A patient has an episode of afib lasting two weeks before undergoing cardioversion. The afib resolves at this point. What afib classification did the patient have?
Persistent
T/F: A simple partial seizure will have no effects on consciousness
True
Y/N: A person has two unprovoked seizures. Do they meet the qualifications for epilepsy?
Yes