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COMAT: Emergency Medicine Exam |Q&A’sLatest Update| Verified
What should be given in a Beta-blocker overdose? - ✔✔IV Glucagon, also Atropine
Cherry-red skin or Cherry-red blood are keywords for what? - ✔✔Cyanide toxicity = treat
with Thiosulfate; Amyl nitrate for nitroprusside toxicity
What is the SpO2 in Carbon Monoxide poisoning? - ✔✔100% or Normal (but NOT
oxygenated t/o body)
ST-elevation in leads V1-V6, and I, avL refers to MI infarction in what myocardial wall AND what
artery? - ✔✔Anterolateral wall MI affecting LAD
What is the bacteria pathogen from a cat scratch? - ✔✔Bartonella henselae
*P. multocida = cat-bite
What is the MC pathogen from a human bite? - ✔✔Eikenella corodens = Treat w/Augmentin
What are the major SE's of Succinylcholine? - ✔✔Malignant hyperthermia, Hyperkalemia,
Hypercalcemia, Increased IOP, Rhabdo
Bradycardia and Osborne or "J-waves" found on ECG. Diagnosis? - ✔✔Hypothermia
How long must a seizure persist to be termed, 'Status Epilepticus?" - ✔✔Continuous seizures
> 5 minutes without recovery of consciousness
What are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd line treatments for nose bleed? - ✔✔1.) Direct pressure
, 2.) Oxymetazoline (alpha-agonist: vasoconstrict)
3.) Cautery/nasal packing
What is Cullen's sign and what disease pathology is it associated with? - ✔✔Superficial
edema + bruising around umbilicus = early sign of Pancreatitis
Periorbital ecchymosis (Raccoon eyes) is typical of what medical pathology? - ✔✔Basilar
skull fracture
*brusing around eyes/behind ears, CSF fluid leak out nose or ears
With QRS prolongation greater than 100 msec, what medication should be administered? -
✔✔Sodium bicarbonate
Patient presents with right eye pain, photophobia, miosis and ciliary flush after getting hit in the
eye with a dodgeball. Diagnosis? - ✔✔Acute iritis or Anterior uveitis = inflammation of iris
What are some signs of needing urgent intubation? - ✔✔GCS < 8, gurgling/gasping, stridor,
apnea
Firefighter presents to ED looking very sick with very brightly red skin--what is the treatment? -
✔✔Thiosulfate (Cyanide toxicity)
What are some ECG presentations of Acute MI? - ✔✔Tathologic Q waves, ST
elevations/depression or new onset bundle branch blocks
What are the 4 classic areas that are examined for free fluid in a FAST exam? -
✔✔Perihepatic space (Morrison's pouch), Perisplenic space, Pericardium, Pelvis
Primary closure (suture) of a wound must happen within what time frame? - ✔✔Within 6
hours; if > 6 hours = irrigate wound
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