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1. Question: Absolute contraindications for performing bedside ultrasound include: 2. Question: What is the main source of B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in humans? 3. Question: On ultrasound, fluid, liquid, or water-like substances are considered anechoic. They reflect very few sound waves and allow most of the energy to pass through, resulting in an on-screen image that appears . 4. Question: Beck’s triad can be used to diagnose a severe pericardial tamponade. Beck’s triad consists o...

1. Question: Absolute contraindications for performing bedside ultrasound include: 2. Question: What is the main source of B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in humans? 3. Question: On ultrasound, fluid, liquid, or water-like substances are considered anechoic. They reflect very few sound waves and allow most of the energy to pass through, resulting in an on-screen image that appears . 4. Question: Beck’s triad can be used to diagnose a severe pericardial tamponade. Beck’s triad consists o...

1. Question: Traumatic renal injuries are graded on a 5-point scale. According to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Classification System for Renal Injuries, what grade are renal cortical lacerations greater than 1 cm in depth without urinary extravasation? 2. Question: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels should be drawn: 3. Question: In a steady state, if creatinine clearance is reduced by 50%, then serum creatinine should increase twofold. Based on this principle, if a pa...

Question: The liver contains a large amount of blood (a water-like substance) but is not completely liquid. For this reason, on ultrasound the liver appears to be __________. Question: How often should serum troponins … sent in a patient with a … acute myocardial infarction (MI)? Question: Removal of more medial foreign bodies from the ear can … very painful and anesthesia is usually required. Which of the following is the … anesthetic for removal of a foreign body from the ear canal? ...

1. Question: Absolute contraindications for performing bedside ultrasound include: 2. Question: What is the main source of B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in humans? 3. Question: On ultrasound, fluid, liquid, or water-like substances are considered anechoic. They reflect very few sound waves and allow most of the energy to pass through, resulting in an on-screen image that appears . 4. Question: Beck’s triad can be used to diagnose a severe pericardial tamponade. Beck’s triad consists o...

1. Question: The liver contains a large amount of blood (a water-like substance) but is not completely liquid. For this reason, on ultrasound the liver appears to be __________. 2. Question: How often should serum troponins be sent in a patient with a suspected acute myocardial infarction (MI)? 3. Question: Removal of more medial foreign bodies from the ear can be very painful and anesthesia is usually required. Which of the following is the preferred anesthetic for removal of a foreign body f...

1. Question: Traumatic renal injuries are graded on a 5-point scale. According to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Classification System for Renal Injuries, what grade are renal cortical lacerations greater than 1 cm in depth without urinary extravasation? 2. Question: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels should be drawn: 3. Question: In a steady state, if creatinine clearance is reduced by 50%, then serum creatinine should increase twofold. Based on this principle, if a pa...

1. Question: The liver contains a large amount of blood (a water-like substance) but is not completely liquid. For this reason, on ultrasound the liver appears to be __________. 2. Question: How often should serum troponins be sent in a patient with a suspected acute myocardial infarction (MI)? 3. Question: Removal of more medial foreign bodies from the ear can be very painful and anesthesia is usually required. Which of the following is the preferred anesthetic for removal of a foreign body f...

1. Question: Absolute contraindications for performing bedside ultrasound include: 2. Question: What is the main source of B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in humans? 3. Question: On ultrasound, fluid, liquid, or water-like substances are considered anechoic. They reflect very few sound waves and allow most of the energy to pass through, resulting in an on-screen image that appears . 4. Question: Beck’s triad can be used to diagnose a severe pericardial tamponade. Beck’s triad consists o...

1. Question: Traumatic renal injuries are graded on a 5-point scale. According to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Classification System for Renal Injuries, what grade are renal cortical lacerations greater than 1 cm in depth without urinary extravasation? 2. Question: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels should be drawn: 3. Question: In a steady state, if creatinine clearance is reduced by 50%, then serum creatinine should increase twofold. Based on this principle, if a pa...