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Emergency Medicine COMAT | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 Antidote for Acetaminophen - Answer -N-acetylcysteine antidote for anticholinergics (antimuscarinics- atropine, antinicotinics) - Answer -Physostigmine antidote for anticholinesterases (organophosphates) - Answer -atropine, pralidoxime Antidote for benzodiazepines - Answer -Flumazenil (Romazicon) Antidote for B-blockers - Answer -glucagon--works by competitive inhibition of the beta receptors in the hea...

Emergency Medicine (COMAT) Exam | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 TIMI score - Answer -a prognostic tool for patients with unstabe angina or NSTEMI Categorizes patient's risk of death and ischemic events & helps clinicians with therapeutic decision-making. A point of one for each of the following: 1) apsirin use in the last seven days 2) ST changes of at least 0.5 mm on EKG 3) Elevated serum cardiac biomarkers 4) Age greater than 65 5) known CAD (coronary st...

Emergency Medicine COMAT | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 Antidote for Acetaminophen - Answer -N-acetylcysteine antidote for anticholinergics (antimuscarinics- atropine, antinicotinics) - Answer -Physostigmine antidote for anticholinesterases (organophosphates) - Answer -atropine, pralidoxime Antidote for benzodiazepines - Answer -Flumazenil (Romazicon) Antidote for B-blockers - Answer -glucagon--works by competitive inhibition of the beta receptors in the hea...

Emergency Medicine (COMAT) Exam | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 TIMI score - Answer -a prognostic tool for patients with unstabe angina or NSTEMI Categorizes patient's risk of death and ischemic events & helps clinicians with therapeutic decision-making. A point of one for each of the following: 1) apsirin use in the last seven days 2) ST changes of at least 0.5 mm on EKG 3) Elevated serum cardiac biomarkers 4) Age greater than 65 5) known CAD (coronary ...

COMAT - Family Medicine | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 Causes of secondary HTN - Answer -*renal artery stenosis* → most common cause of 2° HTN endocrine causes: hyperaldosteronism, thyroid or parathyroid disease, Cushing syndrome, pheochromocytoma, hyperthyroidism, acromegaly medications: *oral contraceptives* → most common 2° cause of HTN, decongestants, estrogen, appetite suppressants, chronic steroids, TCAs, NSAIDs coarctation of the aorta cocaineO...

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Emergency Medicine (COMAT) COMPLETE SOLUTIONS TIMI score - Answer -a prognostic tool for patients with unstabe angina or NSTEMI Categorizes patient's risk of death and ischemic events & helps clinicians with therapeutic decisionmaking. A point of one for each of the following: 1) apsirin use in the last seven days 2) ST changes of at least 0.5 mm on EKG 3) Elevated serum cardiac biomarkers 4) Age greater than 65 5) known CAD (coronary stenosis greater than or equal to equal to 50%) 6)...

COMAT: Emergency Medicine | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 What is the gold standard diagnosis of GABS pharyngitis? - Answer - Throat culture What is the antibiotic of choice for GABS pharyngitis? - Answer - Penicillin V = 10-day course What are the 2 MC complications of acute MI? - Answer -V-tach + V-fib When ACS/MI is suspected, what is the initial treatment? - Answer - MONA = Aspirin, oxygen, nitroglycerin, morphine What are some common contributing factors...

COMAT - Family Medicine | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 Causes of secondary HTN - Answer -*renal artery stenosis* → most common cause of 2° HTN endocrine causes: hyperaldosteronism, thyroid or parathyroid disease, Cushing syndrome, pheochromocytoma, hyperthyroidism, acromegaly medications: *oral contraceptives* → most common 2° cause of HTN, decongestants, estrogen, appetite suppressants, chronic steroids, TCAs, NSAIDs coarctation of the aorta cocaineO...