general (applicable to all)

Question 1

imaging of choice for:

appendicitis

cholelithiasis +/- cholecystitis

Answer 1

appendicitis= abdominal CT **remember you had contrast CT in ED w sus app**

chole= abdominal U/S

Question 2

lab value obtained with sus mesenteric ischemia

Answer 2

lactate

Question 3

lab value dec with DIC

Answer 3

fibrinogen

Question 4

one metabolic equivalent =

Answer 4

3.5 liters of oxygen per kilogram per minute

1 metabolic equivalent is used in resting/sitting position

Question 5

how is cardiac functional status measured?

Answer 5

metabolic equivalents

vigorous exercise= 10 ME= good cardiopulm

Question 6

what does direct coombs test for

Answer 6

autoimmune hemolytic anemia

Question 7

causes of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (4)

Answer 7

idiopathic

lymphoproliferative dz – CLL, non-hodgkin lymphoma

medications – cephalosporins, levodopa, methyldopa, procainamide)

infections – mono, mycoplasma pneumo, HIV

Question 8

“3 C’s” for adverse effects of TCA’s

Answer 8

cardiotoxicity, convulsions, coma

Question 9

SIG E CAPS

Answer 9

sleep

interest

guilt

energy

appetite

psychomotor retardation

suicidal thoughts

Question 10

ototoxic ABX and indication for use

Answer 10

aminoglycosides

used to treat pyelonephritis

gentamicin, tobramycin, amikacin, plazomicin, streptomycin, neomycin, and paromomycin