High Yield

Question 1

Categories for PFTs: (6)

Answer 1

1- airway fx
2- ABG and gas exchange
3- Cardiopulmonary exercise tests
4- Diffusing capacity tests
5- Lung volumes and ventilation
6- Metabolic measurements

Question 2

ethambutanol Drug SE: (3)

Answer 2

• optic neuritis
• decreased visual acuity
• color blindness

Question 3

Rifampin Drug Side effects: (5)

Answer 3

• increased transaminases
• n/v/d
• pancreatitis
• fever
• rash

Question 4

streptomycin drug SE: (5)

Answer 4

• neurotoxicity
• nephrotoxicity
• deafness
• drug fever
• HoTN

Question 5

isoniazid drug SE: (3)

Answer 5

• increased transaminases
• peripheral neuropathy
• weakness

Question 6

pyrazinamide drug SE: (2)

Answer 6

• n/v

- increased transaminases

Question 7

Fluoroscopy indications (6)

Answer 7

1- Upper GI 
2- esophagram
3- Barium enema
4- small bowel follow through
5- speech study
6- image guided procedures

Question 8

Speech Study indications (3)

Answer 8

1- evaluate oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing
2- aspiration PNA (neurologic disorders or masses)
3- swallowing dysfx causes

Question 9

When is an esophagram ordered? (5)

Answer 9

1- SXS of upper GI bleed
2- atypical CP
3- epigastric pain/n/v
4- dysphagia/odynophagia
5- SXS GERD

Question 10

esophagram indications: (7)

Answer 10

1- varices
2- strictures
3- esophagitis/gastritis
4- motility disorders
5- PUD
6- neoplasms
7- perforations (water-soluble contrast)

Question 11

Contrast in fluoroscopy vs contrast in CXR?

Answer 11

fluoroscopy is black; CXR is white