Boerhaave - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Patient presents with sudden onset of severe, diffuse abdominal pain. Exam reveals peritoneal signs and AXR reveals free air under the diaphragm. Management? - Answer Emergent laparotomy to repair perforated viscus, likely stomach The most likely cause of acute lower GI bleed in patients > 40 years old. - Answer Diverticulosis Diagnostic modality used when ultrasound is equivocal for cholecystitis. - Answer HIDA scan Sentinel loop on AXR. - Answer Acute pancreatitis Risk factors f...

Which of the following congenital GI abnormalities is described as the absence of neural crest derived cells within the colon? A) Hirschsprung disease B) Meckel diverticulum C) Atresia D) Stenosis - Answer A) Hirschsprung disease Basal zone hyperplasia exceeding 20% of the thickness of the esophageal epithelium, accompanied by elongation of lamina propria papillae and by inflammatory infiltrates that contain few eosinophils is a histologic finding most typical of which disease? A...

OBGYN REVIEW DECK #2 TEST RATED 100% CORRECT OBGYN REVIEW DECK #2 TEST RATED 100% CORRECT Complications of recalcitrant Hyperemesis Gravidum - ANSWER Kidney failure Depression Diaphragm rupture Boerhaave Hypoprothrominemia (vit K deficiency) Mallory Weiss Rhabdo Wernicke encephalopathy (thiamine deficieny) 1st line medication for GERD - ANSWER Oral anti acids (tums) Sucralfate H2- tidine PPI- Prazole Safe for women in constapation - ANSWER Colace Avoid stimulatory laxative ...

Your sincere identification with the patient's feelings and compassion for what the patient is going through is known as: Empathy A working hypothesis of the nature of the problem based on the chief complaint, history, and assessment is the: Differential diagnosis Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:02 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More The tendency to perceptually lock on to parts of the patients presentation early in the dia...

Central retinal vein occlusion - classic exam findings? - BLOOD AND THUNDER -> retinal hemorrhages**** aspirin overdose includes aggressive volume resuscitation with intravenous fluids (A), especially in those who are hypotensive due to fluid loss and inappropriate systemic vasodilation. Frequent laboratory testing is done to assess clinical status and response to treatment. Arterial blood gas analysis (B) is critical and should be drawn every 1-2 hours to monitor acid-base status in pat...

Before giving nitroglycerin, must rule out... ans right ventricular infarct and cardiac tamponade What are the possible EKG manifestations of right heart strain? ans RAD, S1Q3T3, RBBB, Afib, peaked P in II Best med for rate control in A fib? ans diltiazem (great AV nodal targeting) EKG finding of hypocalcemia? ans long QT EKG finding of hypercalcemia? ans short QT Management of pneumothorax? ans If small (<20%) in otherwise healthy pati...

NBME CBSE TEST BANK 2023, COMPLETE VERIFIED SOLUTION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Type II pneumocytes surfactant (lecithin) Proliferate after injury Type I progenitors Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome Polio live v killed vaccine Killed = Salk = IgG Live = Sabin = IgG + IgA - can be shed in feces Neonatal Respiratory Distress: Etiology + Tx Maternal DM (high insulin) or C-section (low cortisol) TX: dexamethasone before birth Lung maturity determined with Amniocentesis of Phospho...

FINAL EXAM FOR MEDICINE NBME 2023/2024 wide based gait, progressive, alcohol abuse, preserved limb coordination - CORRECT ANSWER-cerebellar degeneration due to purkinje cell death trigem neuralgia, lower limb paralysis, upper limb sensory loss on different occasions - CORRECT ANSWER-MS management of BPH - CORRECT ANSWER-alpha 1 blockers to relax sm muscle and then 5 alpha reductase inh to reduce prostate size management of acute limb ischemia due to clot in artery - CORRECT ANSWER-star...

FINAL EXAM FOR MEDICINE NBME 2023/2024 wide based gait, progressive, alcohol abuse, preserved limb coordination - CORRECT ANSWER-cerebellar degeneration due to purkinje cell death trigem neuralgia, lower limb paralysis, upper limb sensory loss on different occasions - CORRECT ANSWER-MS management of BPH - CORRECT ANSWER-alpha 1 blockers to relax sm muscle and then 5 alpha reductase inh to reduce prostate size management of acute limb ischemia due to clot in artery - CORRECT ANSWER-star...

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