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| What is the most notorious side effect of trazadone? |
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| What are factitious disorders? |
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| disorders of pts who intentionally create an illness or symptom |
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| What are somatoform disorders? |
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| physical symptoms unintentionally manifested from a psychogenic order |
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| What psychiatric disorder is most likely to be associated with childhood sexual abuse? |
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| multiple personality disorder |
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| classic loner with no friends and no interest in having friends |
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| T or F: Withdrawal from opioids can be fatal. |
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| False; while pts withdrawing from opioids may feel like they are dying the withdrawal itself will not kill them. |
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| Which anti-hypertensive agents should be avoided in pts with asthma or COPD? |
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| What is the number one cause of emphysema? |
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| A solitary pulmonary nodule found in a pt with a history of cave exploring should be suspected of having what? |
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| What disease pathology should be suspected in a pt under 40 with no history of smoking, and an otherwise unremarkable history with concomitant solitary pulmonary nodule? |
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| Which bacterium is the single most common cause of pnuemonia? |
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| What is the difference between typical and atypicle pnuemonia? |
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| Typical pneumonia is Strep. pneumoniae; atypical is pneumoniae due to any other cause |
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| Atypical pneumoniae should be suspected in what types of pts? |
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| over 40 w/ high fever, one distinct lobe on CXR |
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| An alcoholic pt with currant jelly sputum should be suspected of having what bacterial cause of pneumonia? |
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| What type of pneumonia should be suspected in a known TB+ ptwith a demonstratable pulmonary cavitation on CXR? |
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| What is the most common cause infant respiratory distress syndrome in pemature neonates? |
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| atelectasis from surfactant deficiency |
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| What laboratory assessment of maternal amniotic fluid helps determine the risk of infant respiratory distress syndrome? |
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| lecithin-to-sphingomyelin ration greater than 2:1 (alternatively phosphatidylglycerol may be utilized in diabetic mothers) |
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| 90% of diaphragmatic hernias occur on which side? |
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| Which type of arthritis is associated with Heberden's nodules, Bouchard's nodules, and worsening of symptoms in the evening? |
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| What are Heberden's nodules? |
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| OA of the distal interphalangeal joints |
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| What are Bouchard's nodules? |
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| OA of the proximal interphalangeal joints |
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| What type of light refraction do gout crystals demonstrate? |
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| What shape are gout crystals? |
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| Which NSAID should be avoided in the treatment of gout? |
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| What type of crystals cause pseudogout? |
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| What shape are the crystals of pseudogout? |
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| What type of light refraction do pseudogout crystals have? |
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| weakling positive birefringence |
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| What is the most common cause of septic arthritis? |
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| Which joints are most commonly affected by ankylosing spondylitis? |
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| What is Kawasaki syndrome? |
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| In which type of shock is cardiac output high? |
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| In which type of shock is systemic venous oxygen saturation elevated? |
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| In which type of shock is pulomnary capillary wedge pressure elevated? |
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| Virchow's triad (endothelial damage, stasis, hyper-coag state) is useful in the diagnosis of what condition? |
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| venous thrombotic events (DVT/PE) |
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| What are the three elements to Virchow's triad? |
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| endothelial damage, stasis, hypercoaguable state |
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| What is meant by tamponade? |
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| pathologic compression of an organ |
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| What is the causative agent of toxic shock syndrome? |
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| What is the most common type of testicular cancer? |
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| germ cell tumor (seminoma) |
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| AFP elevation is common in which type of testicular cancer? |
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| HCG elevation is common in which type of testicular cancer? |
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| Which type of testicular cancer is likely to increase endogenous androgens? |
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| What is the most common presenting sign of renal cell carcinoma? |
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| What sudden ocular manifestation often represents the first signs of carotid artery stenosis? |
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| What precentage occlusion of carotid artery stenosis be treated with endarterectomy? |
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| What is the most common cause of death during vascular surgery? |
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| What size must a Triple A be for monitoring to be the only intervention? |
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| What is Leriche's syndrome (aka aortoiliac occlusive disease)? |
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| buttock claudication, buttock atrophy, and impotence due to aortoiliac occlusive disease |
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| Which two vitamine deficiencies commonly cause megaloblastic anemia? |
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| How can megaloblastic anemia due to B12 and folate deficiency be differentiated based on clinical exam? |
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| B12 deficiency has neurologic manifestations; Folate deficiency does not present with neurologic manifestations |
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| What are the fat soluble vitamins? |
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Which medication is most commonly responsible for iatrogenic vit B6 deficiency? |
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| Which vitamin is a known teratogen? |
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| Which vitamin should be administered to all neonates? |
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| Which vitamin deficiency is commonly seen in pts treated with broadspectrum antibiotics? |
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| What are the vitamin K-dependent blood factors? |
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| 2, 7, 9, 10, proteins C and S |
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| What is isoniazid used for? |
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| treatment of TB with other agents |
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| Leydig cells secerte what? |
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