SAEM BUNDLED Exams questions and verified correct answers 2023

Management of Large Subungual Hematoma - correct answer Drainage (18-Gauge) or Hot Micro-Cauterization Reason to Avoid Suction in Ear Foreign Body Removal - correct answer Perforation of Tympanic Membrane Management of Skin Abscess - correct answer Linear Incision for Non-Face vs. Needle Drain...

preferred method of eval for renal calculi - correct answer helical CT--95% sensitive and specific management of diverticulitis vs diverticulosis - correct answer -osis = no acute findings of inflammation (bloody stool, fevers). Don't need abx. Treat -itis with bowel rest, analgesics, and ab...

what is the obturator sign? what diagnosis is it associated with? - correct answer a/w appendicitis obturator sign = pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip#$/images/upload-flashcards/601487/854522_ what is Rovsing's sign? what diagnosis is it associated with? - correct answer a/w ...

1. list ottawa ankle rules 2. where should you also check on exam/be aware of? - correct answer 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 fi...

1 An elderly female presents to the emergency department with vomiting and abdominal pain. She has a history of a cholecystectomy about 5 years ago. On exam, she is significantly uncomfortable and nauseated. Lung and cardiovascular exam is normal. Abdominal exam shows diffuse tenderness, some diste...

"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...

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

Regarding the diagnosis of acute appendicitis, all the following are true EXCEPT: A. Vital signs are usually abnormal, even early in the course of acute appendicitis. B. Rebound is usually elicited only after the appendix has ruptured or infarcted. C. Rovsing's sign is pain in the right lower...

What are the top 3 causes of morbidity/mortality in acute chest pain? - correct answer ACS pulmonary embolism aortic dissection What is the cardioversion and defibrillation joules? - correct answer cardioversion = 50-100 J defibrillation = 200 J What is the most common EKG finding in a pulm...

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 ...

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 ...

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

What is the MC of fatal anaphylaxis? - correct answer PCN For a patient who has suffered a severe anaphylactic reaction, which of the following medications would serve little purpose if prescribed upon discharge? - correct answer Albuterol Women who develop pre-eclempsia in their first pregnan...

AEIOU TIPS (differential for AMS) - correct answer A Alcohol E Epilepsy, Electrolytes, and Encephalopathy I Insulin O Opiates and Oxygen U Uremia T Trauma and Temperature I Infection P Poisons and Psychogenic S Shock, Stroke, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Space-Occupying Lesion Delirium vs ...