Anoxic encephalopathy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 quadrant upon palpation of the left lower quadrant. D. The obturator sign is pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip. E. The psoas sign is pain upon extension of the hip. - Answer- A. Vita...

Emergency Medicine SAEM Practice Exam Test Bank A 27 year old is found unresponsive in his car in the hospital parking lot and brought in by security. During your initial evaluation you find him to be cyanotic with pulse oximetry reading 82% on room air with a respiratory rate of 4 breaths per minute. Radial pulses are present at 120 bpm. Pupils are 1mm bilaterally. Your team is having difficulty finding a vein for an intravenous line due to extensive scarring of his arms. You are suspicious of...

Beta coma most commonly results from a. hepatic encephalopathy b. hypoglycemia c. drug overdose d. anoxic insult - ️️drug overdose Skull defect a. diffuse slowing b. periodic complexes c. breach rhythm d. alpha squeak - ️️breach rhythm Hypothalamic hamartoma a. myoclonic seizure b. reflex seizure c. gelastic seizure d. absence seizure - ️️gelastic seizure (tumor that causes gelastic seizures)

Patient's with Rett's syndrome usually develop normally until age what? a. 18-24 months b. 3-6 months c. 6-18 months d. 2-4 years - Answer c. 6-18 months Which of the following is most likely to be associated with a normal EEG? a. left frontal subdural hematoma b. left frontal abscess c. acoustic neuroma d. cerebellar abscess - Answer d. cerebellar abscess During an absence seizure the technologist should? a. stop recording and go to the patient's aid b. turn the patients head...

SAEM Practice 2023 Questions and Answers Rated A Verified 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 quadrant upon palpation of the left lower quadrant. D. The obturator sign is pain upon flexion and internal rotation of the hip. E. The p...

ABMDI Questions and Answers Already Passed Official pronouncement of death can: Be defermined by state statute and local customs. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established. A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is found unresponsive in his crib at home. He is rushed to the hospital, where he is maintained on the respirator for 26 hrs before being declared dead. No external trauma or disease is noted by the ...

Where is the hippocampus located? - Temporal lobe, responsible for learning and memory What is the amygdala responsible for? - Long term emotional, processing of memory, the amygdalae are considered part of the limbic system. Located in Temporal Lobe Foramen Ovale Electrodes - Used to diagnose mesial temporal lobe epilepsy without penetration of the skull. These are 1 to 4 contact flexible platinum wires inserted by needle thru the cheek in the ambient cistern with the help of an X-ray Todd...

ABRET Electrographic Correlates to Clinical/Non-Clinical EEG with Complete Solutions ABRET Electrographic Correlates to Clinical/Non-Clinical EEG with Complete Solutions ABRET Electrographic Correlates to Clinical/Non-Clinical EEG with Complete Solutions Beta coma most commonly results from a. hepatic encephalopathy b. hypoglycemia c. drug overdose d. anoxic insult - ANSWER-drug overdose Skull defect a. diffuse slowing b. periodic complexes c. breach rhythm d. alpha squeak - ANS...

Beta coma most commonly results from a. hepatic encephalopathy b. hypoglycemia c. drug overdose d. anoxic insult - ANSWER-drug overdose Skull defect a. diffuse slowing b. periodic complexes c. breach rhythm d. alpha squeak - ANSWER-breach rhythm Hypothalamic hamartoma a. myoclonic seizure b. reflex seizure c. gelastic seizure d. absence seizure - ANSWER-gelastic seizure (tumor that causes gelastic seizures) During which of the following types of seizures would a patien...

Deep tendon reflexes are graded 0-4 which number is normal - 2 Number one cause of complex partial sz in adults - mesial temporal sclerosis ** boards gum hypertrophy and coarsening of foacial features are a side effect of - phenytoin FMRI - Maps language motor spikes and evaluates CBF eeg changes can be seen within of acute injury resulting in ischemia - 5 min a sz is characterized by sustained muscular contraction causing the body to assume a rigid position or a stereotyped posture is - to...