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Which of the following medications should a patient taking cyclosporine avoid following an allogenic HSCT? A. Torsemide B. Bumetanide C. Spironolactone D. Furosemide C. Patients taking cyclosporine should avoid potassium sparing diuretics such as spironolactone. How is bronchiolitis obliterans diagnosed? A. Pulmonary function test B. Bronchoalveolar lavage C. Computed tomography scan D. Chest x-ray A. Pulmonary function test. Used to diagnose bronchiolitis obliterans. Whi...

ABIM Internal Medicine Board Review - Infectious Disease (Questions with Verified answers) Bacterial meningitis - treatment in beta-lactam allergic patients - Moxifloxacin + Bactrim Brain abscess - treatment - Cephalosporin + Flagyl Encephalitis, choreoathetosis, psychiatric symptoms, seizures, autonomic instability - Autoimmune encephalitis Check anti-NMDA receptor antibody Organism - sepsis, cellulitis, hemorrhagic bullae, saltwater fish or shellfish, cirrhotic - Vibrio vulnificus O...

Which of the following medications should a patient taking cyclosporine avoid following an allogenic HSCT? A. Torsemide B. Bumetanide C. Spironolactone D. Furosemide - C. Patients taking cyclosporine should avoid potassium sparing diuretics such as spironolactone. How is bronchiolitis obliterans diagnosed? A. Pulmonary function test B. Bronchoalveolar lavage C. Computed tomography scan D. Chest x-ray - A. Pulmonary function test. Used to diagnose bronchiolitis obliterans. Which of th...

CPHON EXAM 139 Questions with Verified Answers Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia is a group of disorders characterized by - CORRECT ANSWER malfunction of the immune system where antibodies are produced against antigens on the surface of RBSs, resulting in hemolysis T/F RBC survival is proportional to the amount of antibody on the RBC surface; therefore the greater the amount of antibody the more rapidly the RBC is destroyed. - CORRECT ANSWER True Intravascular Hemolysis is - - CORRECT ANSWER ...

AAFP Questions with accurate answers, 2022. Graded A+ Document Content and Description Below AAFP Questions with accurate answers, 2022. Graded A+ A nontoxic afebrile 4 week old child appears with diffuse crackles and conjunctivitis and a prominent cough. On WBC there is prominent eosino philia. Most likely etiological agent? - Chlamydia pneumoniae (atypical pneumonia) When do we use finesteride? - Only if PSA is above 1.5ng/mL and when there is evidence of BPH Recommended treatment for a mall...

CPN Study Questions 1-100 Exam 100 Questions with Verified Answers A 6-week-old male infant is brought into the ED by his mother. He has a weeklong history of progressively worsening emesis that is projectile in nature. What is his most likely diagnosis? A. Intussusception. B. Appendicitis. C. Pyloric stenosis. D. Pancreatitis. - CORRECT ANSWER C: Projectile vomiting in a 6 week-old male is the classic presentation for pyloric stenosis, obstruction of the pyloric sphincter between the...

NBME Form 11 Questions Answered 100% correct Heat exhaustion exercise intolerance, increased core body temperatures, and the absence of neurologic disturbances Heat stroke is characterized by hyperthermia, AMS or neurologic deficits, and variable physical signs and symptoms depending on severity Stimulus induced or spontaneous myoclonus is specific for? Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease What is the first line treatment for narrow complex SVT? AV nodal blockage with adenosine ...

ABIM Internal Medicine Final Exam 2023 Bacterial meningitis - treatment in beta-lactam allergic patients - CORRECT ANSWERMoxifloxacin + Bactrim Brain abscess - treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-Cephalosporin + Flagyl Encephalitis, choreoathetosis, psychiatric symptoms, seizures, autonomic instability - CORRECT ANSWER-Autoimmune encephalitis Check anti-NMDA receptor antibody Organism - sepsis, cellulitis, hemorrhagic bullae, saltwater fish or shellfish, cirrhotic - CORRECT ANSWER-Vibrio vulnific...

NBME Form 11 Questions Answered 100% correct 2023 Heat exhaustion exercise intolerance, increased core body temperatures, and the absence of neurologic disturbances Heat stroke is characterized by hyperthermia, AMS or neurologic deficits, and variable physical signs and symptoms depending on severity Stimulus induced or spontaneous myoclonus is specific for? Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease What is the first line treatment for narrow complex SVT? AV nodal blockage with adenosi...

AAFP Questions with accurate answers, 2022 update. Graded A+ Document Content and Description Below AAFP Questions with accurate answers, 2022 update. Graded A+ A nontoxic afebrile 4 week old child appears with diffuse crackles and conjunctivitis and a prominent cough. On WBC there is promine nt eosinophilia. Most likely etiological agent? - Chlamydia pneumoniae (atypical pneumonia) When do we use finesteride? - Only if PSA is above 1.5ng/mL and when there is evidence of BPH Recommended treatm...