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Tdap vs Tetanus immune globulin!! when do you give latter? - correct answer so Tdap if you've had primary series in life and wound is not quite clean/minor, give Tdap if last booster >5 y/o; immune globulin if unknown, incomplete or lack of primary tetanus immunization series what toxin can mimic tetanus!! - correct answer Strychnine (pesticide chemical, ACh antagonist) tx for Tb, - sx - abx - correct answer sx: benzos abx: metronidazole +TIG, immunization Which coagulation ...

A 68-year-old female presents to the emergency department with signs and symptoms of an acute ischemic stroke. The initial CT scan is normal. Her blood pressure is 164/105. What is the most appropriate treatment for the blood pressure of this patient? A Atenolol PO B Clonidine PO C Close monitoring D Labetolol IV E Nicardipine IV - correct answer *The Correct Answer is: C Aggressively lowering blood pressure may decrease blood flow to the ischemic tissue, thus decreasing the chances o...

Dilated Cardiomyopathy: most common cause is ____. Others? - correct answer alcohol; may also be idiopathic, myocarditis, or drugs (doxorubicin) -- 1 in 3 cases of heart failure are caused by dilated cardiomyopathy What PE and EKG changes are seen with dilated cardiomyopathy? - correct answer PE: S3, JVD, crackles - possible mitral regurg EKG: nonspecific ST and T wave changes, LBBB Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: is due to hypertrophy of the _____. PE reveals mitral regurgitation, a ____hea...

PAEA Emergency Medicine EOR Topics what is the most common cause of heart failure? specifically left sided? right sided? - -MC is CAD (coronary artery disease) -L sided: *CAD* & HTN -R sided: *L sided HF* & pulmonary dz decreased ejection fraction, thin ventricular walls, dilated LV chamber, and an S3 gallop (filling of dilated ventricle) is associated with systolic or diastolic heart failure? - systolic (MC form of CHF) *(the sound is actually heard in the diastole though) -memo...

NAPSRx Final Exam 2024 / NAPSR Final Exam 2024 (160 Q & A) Guaranteed Pass (A+) How are drugs sorted into therapeutic groups and classes? - answerA. first by the conditions that they are used to treat. and then by their mechanisms of action Bone marrow transplants... - answerare a type of stem cell therapy. unless patient's own cells are reinjected. What does AMA stand for? - answerC. American Medical Association What section of a drug's package insert describes situations in which the...

ROSH REVIEW Emergency Medicine – Q’s And A’s

Emergency Medicine SAEM exam test bank_2024/2025. Regarding the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, all thefollowing are true EXCEPT: A. Vital signs are usually abnormal, even early in thecourse of acute appendicitis. B. Rebound is usually elicited only after the appendixhas ruptured or infarcted. C. Rovsing's sign is pain in the right lower quadrant uponpalpation of the left lower quadrant. D. The obturator sign is pain upon flexion and internalrotation of the hip. E. The psoas sign is pain...

31st International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine Brussels, Belgium, 22-25 March 2011 Published: 1 March 2011 P1 Eff ects of thyroid hormones on major cardiovascular risk in acute coronary syndromes A Bayrak1, A Bayır2, K Uçar Karabulut3 1 Selçuk University, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey; 2Selçuk University, Selçuklu Faculty of Medicine, Emergency Department, Konya, Turkey; 3Emergency Sercice of Şırnak State Hospital, Şırnak, Turkey ...