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EM M4 SAEM EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS treatment of PE - Answer ️️ -Anticoagulation may be started before imaging confirmation in patients with a high pre-test probability of the disease. Either unfractionated heparin or low- molecular weight heparins (e.g. enoxaparin) may be used in most cases. Warfarin (Coumadin) has a transient hypercoagulable effect; therefore, patients starting warfarin are placed on heparin until warfarin reaches a therapeutic level (INR 2-3). DOAC (rivaroxab...

After exposure to toxic fumes, a pt gradually develops cough and dyspnea, he most likely has: Acute Bronchiolitis Risk factors for development of bronchiolitis in the adult pt include: a. exposure to toxic fumes b. viral infection c. organ transplant d. systemic lupus erythematosus e. all of the above e. all of the above Connective tissue disease (SLE) Treatment for a pt with proliferative bronchiolitis includes________________ for ___-___ months, then tapered to 20-40 mg/d...

Ebbinghaus ()- Psychology has a long past and a short history. - correct answer Long past - subject matter of instrinsic interest. People are and always have been natural psychologists. Short history - the discipline has only been in existence since 1879 when Wundt () established the first laboratory at Leipzig, Germany. Psychophysics - correct answer Developed in the late 19th Century The stu...

EM M4 SAEM EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS treatment of PE - Answer ️️ -Anticoagulation may be started before imaging confirmation in patients with a high pre-test probability of the disease. Either unfractionated heparin or low- molecular weight heparins (e.g. enoxaparin) may be used in most cases. Warfarin (Coumadin) has a transient hypercoagulable effect; therefore, patients starting warfarin are placed on heparin until warfarin reaches a therapeutic level (INR 2-3). DOAC (rivaroxab...

EM M4 SAEM EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS treatment of PE - Answer ️️ -Anticoagulation may be started before imaging confirmation in patients with a high pre-test probability of the disease. Either unfractionated heparin or low- molecular weight heparins (e.g. enoxaparin) may be used in most cases. Warfarin (Coumadin) has a transient hypercoagulable effect; therefore, patients starting warfarin are placed on heparin until warfarin reaches a therapeutic level (INR 2-3). DOAC (rivaroxab...

A 16-year-old patient with a history of mild, intermittent asthma is seen in the emergency room complaining of shortness of breath. She normally only needs her albuterol inhaler before exercise, but she is using it now 2-3 times per day for 3 days. Upon examination, the AGACNP notes the patient's appearance as calm but tachypneic. HR is 108, O2 saturation on room air is 91 %. A bedside peak expiratory flow measurement reveals FEV1 at 58 % of her personal best. The AGACNP should classify this pa...

CARE OF PATIENT WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND CARDIAC SURGERY EXAMCARE OF PATIENT WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE AND CARDIAC SURGERY EXAM Q1. A 55-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 4-week history of exertional chest pain, radiating to the left arm and associated with breathlessness, sweating and clamminess. His symptoms were initially infrequent, but over the preceding week he reported them almost every day on mild exertion. He denied any episodes of chest pain a...

NBME CBSE REAL EXAM 200 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST (usmle step 1)MEDICAL EXAMINATION LATEST UPDATES MAY 2023 A GRADE. 70yo M dies in a motor vehicle collision. Was undergoing evaluation for occult blood in the stool. Photo of transverse colon shown. Dx? - ANSWER- Tubular adenoma 38yo M with 1-week hx of watery, itchy eyes and a runny nose. Physical shows inflamed nasal mucosa. No congestion in lower lung. Pharmacotherapy? - ANSWER- Loratadine agglutination? - ANSWER- IgM 24yo M ...

Aquifer Pediatric Cases Growth Curve Terms: Weight age Age at which the pts weight would plot at the 50th %ile Growth Curve Terms: Height age Age at which the pts height would plot at the 50th percentile Core sxs of ADHD Inattention, hyperactivity, Impulsivity Important causes of school failure Sensory impairment (Hearing and vision), sleep disorder, mood disorder, learning disability, conduct disorder Objective vision screening should begin at which age? 3 y.o. Objective hearing sc...

62 year old woman - osteoporosis - a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected beneficial effect of the drug is due to which of the following? - Decreased Osteoclast Activity Cohot Study of elderly women - relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to 1.8). Which of the following is the conclusion about the effect of exercise on the risk of hip fracture? - Statistically Significant Overall Increase Risk 52 year old man g...