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An 80-year-old woman comes to the urgent care clinic with dyspnea on exertion. On physical
examination, her blood pressure is 100/70, and her pulse is 75. She has no pulsus paradoxus. Her
jugular veins are distended, and she has distant heart sounds. In addition, she has extra third and
fourth heart sounds. Her liver is enlarged, and she has pedal oedema. She has occasional premature
ventricular contractions on her electrocardiogram. A chest x-ray reveals clear lung fields with a
dilated cardiac silhouette. Her echocardiogram reveals ventricular walls with a "speckled pattern".
Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
- Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
- Amyloidosis
- Haemochromatosis
- Tuberculosis
- Viral myocarditis ANS Amyloidosis
Restrictive cardiomyopathy with 'speckled' left ventricular wall
Primary cardiac amyloidosis usually develops into diastolic dysfunction
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy: biventricular dilated cardiomyopathy
A 92-year-old man with a 45-year history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is intubated in
the ICU because of a bout of viral pneumonia that fails to improve after 72 hours of antibiotics.
Although the inspired fraction of oxygen is 100%, the patient's pO2 remains at 57 mmHg. Positive-
end expiratory pressure (PEEP) is added to allow the inspired fraction of oxygen. Twelve hours after
the introduction of PEEP the patient suddenly become hypotensive. At the same time, his oxygen
saturation drops from 92% to 61%. On physical examination, his BP is 80/50 mmHg and his pulse is
124/min. He has distended neck veins and distant heart sounds. Which of the following would also
most likely be seen on this patient's physical examination?
- Absence of breath sounds in the right hemithorax
- High amplitude carotid artery upstroke
- A pleural friction rub
- Pulsus alternans
- Splenomegaly ANS Absence of breath sounds in the right hemithorax
Patient has developed a tension pneumothorax, characterised by PEEP followed by sudden
hypotension and decreased oxygenation
,Jugular venous distention occurs because venous return to the right side of the heart is being
compressed
Rx: immediate needle/tube thoracostomy
A 46-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia visits the physician for a
routine followup. The patient's job involves a lot of travelling, and he admits to occasionally
forgetting to take his medications with him when he travels. He complains of several episodes of
chest pain in the past few months. The pain is sharp in nature, mainly over his lower chest and
epigastrium, and tends to come on when walking. He believes these episodes are due to indigestion
and has been taking antacids. There is a family history of heart disease, and his father died of a heart
attack at age 48. On physical examination, his blood pressure is 150/80 mmHg and heart rate is
86/min. His lungs are clear to auscultation. Cardiac auscultation reveals normal rate and rhythm,
without rubs, gallops, or murmurs. There is no pedal oedema. He is sent for an exercise stress test.
Five minutes into the test, he develops ST ANS Coronary angiography
Multiple risk factors for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease
A stress test is considered positive when there are ST depression of >1mm for longer than 0.08
seconds
Positive stress test = coronary angiography
A 74-year-old woman, who has been followed for the past 25 years for chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease comes to the ED complaining of 48 hours of temperature to 38.6 C and worsening
shortness of breath. She has a chronic productive cough, which has become more copious. On
physical examination, she has rhonchi and increased fremitus in the posterior mid-lung field. A
Gram's stain reveals many epithelial cells and multiple gram-positive and gram-negative organisms;
no neutrophils are seen. Which of the following is the most likely organism causing the symptoms?
- Escherichia coli
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae ANS Haemophilus influenzae
Evidence of community-acquired pneumonia and common organisms in patients with COPD are
Strep. pneumoniae, Haem. influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis.
Klebseilla pneumonia is typically found in alcoholic patients.
Primary E. coli pneumonia is rare and there is no history of infection elsewhere (e.g. UTI).
,Mycoplasma pneumoniae does not present with a lobar consolidation and generally occurs in
younger patients - x-ray reveals faint bilateral interstitial infiltrates.
A 62-year-old man is being treated for an acute myocardial infarction. He originally came to the ED
with substernal chest pain and diaphoresis. Given his risk factors of hypertension, diabetes, tobacco
use, and family history, he is considered high risk. An ECG in the ED reveals a left-bundle branch
pattern, and cardiac enzymes are elevated slightly. After a focused evaluation in the ED, the patient
receives IV thrombolytics. Although his bundle branch pattern never resolves, the patient is chest
pain-free and haemodynamically stable after thrombolysis. Two days later, however, the patient
reports episodes of recurrent chest discomfort and shortness of breath overnight. In evaluating for
potential myocardial reinfarction, which of the following is the most appropriate diagnostic test?
- Creatinine kinase
- Dynamic ECG changes
- Lactate dehydrogenase
- Myoglobin levels
- Troponin I level ANS Creatinine kinase
CK, total levels and specific MB fraction, are elevated as early as 3 hours after onset of chest pain
and have a duration of no more than 2 days, peaking within 18-24 hours
Myoglobin is the first enzyme elevated and lasts no more than 1 day, but is nonspecific to AMI
Troponin levels increase in 3-12 hours, peak in approximately 1 day, and gradually taper over the
next 10 days
A 41-year-old man comes to the clinic complaining of a chronic cough over the past 4 months, which
has now been accompanied by haemoptysis. He denies smoking or any past medical history. On
physical examination, his head and neck examination is normal. His lungs have diffuse bilateral
rales. Cardiac examination is normal. Laboratory findings reveal Na 142 mEq/L, K 4.2 mEq/L, Cl
110 mEq/L, HCO3 24 mEq/L, BUN (blood urea nitrogen) 39 mg/dL, creatinine 2.9 mg/dL.
Urinalysis reveals microscopic haematuria and 4+ proteinuria. Which of the following serologic
blood tests would most help confirm the suspected diagnosis?
- Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies
- Anti-mitochondrial antibodies
- Anti-neutrophilic antibodies
- Anti-parietal cell antibodies
- Anti-smooth muscle antibodies ANS Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibodies
Haematuria + haemoptysis raises possibility of Goodpasture syndrome
, Anti-mitochondrial = primary biliary cirrhosis
Anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic = Wegener granulomatosisn (similar but + URTI sx)
Anti-parietal cell: pernicious anaemia
Anti-smooth muscle: autoimmune hepatitis
The parents of a 9-year-old girl bring their daughter to the ED. For the last 12 hours, the child has
suffered severe nausea and vomiting, as well as diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. Further discussion
with the child indicates that she suffers from blurred vision and headache. The parents originally
were worried about bringing the child to the ED because they feared deportation since the family are
illegal immigrants employed to pick strawberries on a nearby farm. On direct questionning, the
parents admit that the child was assisting with spraying crops with pesticides the previous day. None
of the family members was wearing any protecting clothing. Her BP is 88/48 mmHg, pulse is 90/min,
RR 33/min, Temp 38 C. The child appears sweaty and confused. Auscultation of the lungs reveals a
diffuse wheeze bilaterally. Pupils are miotic and the child has diffuse muscle weakness. Which of the
following interventions is the most ANS Pralidoxime
Pesticide exposure: consider organophosphate poisoning, which inhibits cholinesterase and results in
accumulation of ACh in both muscarinic and nicotinic sites. Pralidoxime activates ACh
Atropine competes with ACh only at muscarinic receptors, but will not reverse nicotinic effects
Charcoal = gastric decontamination
Glucagon = reverse beta-blocker overdose
Naloxone = reverse effects of opioids
A 5-year-old boy suddenly begins coughing while eating peanuts. He is choking and gagging. When
he is brought to the ED, but he is awake and is able to give his name. On physical examination, his
vital signs are stable. On examination of the chest, inspiratory stridor and intercostal and suprasternal
retractions are apparent. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial step in management?
- Allow patient to clear foreign object by spontaneous coughing
- Clear oropharynx with multiple blind sweeps with finger
- Position patient and perform back blows
- Stand behind patient and perform abdominal thrusts
- Perform emergency tracheostomy and take to surgery ANS Allow patient to clear foreign object
by spontaneous coughing
If patient can cough and breathe it is best to initially observe and allow spontaneous resolution, since
intervention may actually be damaging
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