SAEM Test Questions and Correct Answers Test Bundle

The joint fluid from a patient's knee arthrocentesis shows 75,000 WBC with 75% PMNs, no organisms, no crystals and a glucose of 35. What does the patient need next? A. antibiotics for septic joint and admission for operation B. antibiotics and discharge home C. narcotic pain medicine and dis...

subungual hematoma drane using 18 guage needle and discharge home - diagnosis and management etomidate (Cardioprotective) - induction agent of choice when decreased myocardial contractility is a concern etomidate - induction agent known to cause transient adrenal suppression, causing...

"The chest X-ray in the Figure was taken in an intoxicated patient who is conversant, but an unreliable historian. The X-ray findings are best described as indicating: [image] A. Esophageal foreign body B. Intratracheal foreign body C. mediastinitis from esophageal perforation D. normal ch...

"The chest X-ray in the Figure was taken in an intoxicated patient who is conversant, but an unreliable historian. The X-ray findings are best described as indicating: [image] A. Esophageal foreign body B. Intratracheal foreign body C. mediastinitis from esophageal perforation D. normal ch...

An 18 year old hockey player is hit in the mouth with a puck, fracturing a maxillary canine tooth. He brings the severed piece of tooth with him. On physical exam, the tooth is fractured halfway between the tip and the gumline. The root of the tooth is still firmly intact. The exposed fracture site ...

1. list ottawa ankle rules 2. where should you also check on exam/be aware of? - 1. inability to walk 4 steps immediately & in ED + any of the following: - medial malleolus tenderness - lateral malleolus tenderness - navicular tenderensss - 5th metatarsal tendereness 2. check fibular head t...

A 32 year old male, intravenous heroin abuser, presents with a one-day history of mid-back pain, progressive weakness of his legs, and an inability to urinate. He has a temperature of 38.3° C (100.8° F). On exam, absent patellar deep tendon reflexes are noted, he cannot stand or walk, a distended ...

Which coronary vessel is usually the cause of the myocardial infarction in a patient with ST elevation in V1, V2, and V3? A. left anterior descending (LAD) B. left circumflex artery C. posterior descending branch of the right coronary artery D. right coronary artery (RCA) E. right ventricu...

Which of the following cervical spine fractures is considered stable? A. Transverse process fracture B. Flexion teardrop fracture C. Bilateral facet dislocation D. Hangman's fracture of C2 E. Jefferson fracture of C1 - A. Transverse process fracture The answer is A. A transverse p...

A false positive guaiac may be caused by the presence of ___ - Methylene blue GI pathogens that cause bloody diarrhea (4) - Campylobacter E Coli O157 Yersinia Salmonella Clostridium perfringens - Gas gangrene Late onset non-bloody diarrhea (from spores in dirt) Yersinia enteroc...