Pass Test Neurosurgery Flashcards

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HIV with recurrent paranasal sinusitis now febrile with severe headaches

A

Right sided cerebral abscess

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2
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Pudendal nerve block blocks what

A

S2-4

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3
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Treat chorea

A

Tetrabenazine

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4
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How does a brain abscess typically present

A

Prodromal period with malaise fever and listlessness
Clinical features of underlying source of infection
Change in conscious level
Change in level of consciousness

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5
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6 causative organisms of brain abscess

A
Strep 
Staph a
Proteus 
Bacteriodes glfragilis 
Ecoli 
H influenza
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