Laughter Is The Best Medicine
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Miscellaneous
Arrested Development
Seize The Moment
100
A predictor of MRSA causing severe CAP include patients who received any antibiotics in the last ___ days
90
100
The average life expectancy of a patient with Hgb SS
40s
100
SAAG stands for . . .
serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
100
The first step in the ACLS algorithm for PEA/Asystole
Epi 1mg
100
The clinical expression of abnormal, excessive, synchronous discharges of neurons primarily residing in the cerebral cortex . . .
a seizure
200
Patients with severe CAP may benefit from this adjunctive therapy in addition to antibiotics and oxygen support
systemic steroids (glucocorticoids, hydrocortisone)
200
This medication has a mechanism of inducing the production of fetal hemoglobin and has been shown to reduce mortality in Hgb SS and Hgb SB^0 patients
Hydrea (hydroxyurea)
200
A SAAG of < 1.1 g/dL is suggestive of a ____ etiology of ascites
Non-portal HTN etiology (diseases of the peritoneum)
200
Quality chest compressions have a depth of ...
2-2.4 in
200
Seizures lasting > 5 mins or more than one seizure without return to baseline in between . . .
Status Epilepticus
300
Direct discharge home from ICUs may be safe in patients whos ICU indication was for one of these conditions . . .
DKA, drug overdose, PNA
300
The most common site of sickle cell vaso-occlusive pain crisis is . . .
Lumbar spine
300
A SAAG of >/= 1.1 g/dL and an ascitic protein level of >/= ___ g/dL can be suggestive of cardiac ascites
2.5
300
During resuscitation efforts, the time off the chest should be limited to less than _____ seconds.
10
300
At least two unprovoked seizures
occurring more than 24 hours apart . . .
Epilepsy
400
This anticoagulant showed a slight benefit over aspirin for VTE prophylaxis after total hip/knee replacement in the prevention of distal DVTs
LMWH (lovenox/enoxaparin)
400
The most common complication of sickle cell disease
Avascular Necrosis
400
Of the 8 FDA approved categories for the use of IVIG, this category/disease state is the most common indication
Primary Immunodeficiency (PI)
400
ACLS guidelines define high quality chest compressions as achieving ETCO2 pressures of at least ____ mmHg.
10-20
400
Keppra is a great antiepileptic drug given its minimal side effects and efficacy, but it is often avoided in patients with one of these conditions . . .
1. Psychiatric/mood disorders
2. TBI
500
High prevalence of this acute condition in patients hospitalized with COPD exacerbation may support routine screening on hospital admission
VTE (PE/DVT)
500
Sickle cell disease is caused by a missense point mutation in the 6th position of the amino acid sequence of the beta subunit of hemoglobin, causing a change from glutamine to this non-polar hydrophobic amino acid
Valine
500
The FDA outlines the greatest evidence for the use of IVIG in this neuroimmunologic disorder
CIDP
500
The first amiodarone dose in VF arrest that occurs after the 3rd shock is ...
300 mg
500
These 4 antiepileptic medications come in IV formation (must name all four) . . .
•Keppra
•Fosphenytoin/phenytoin
•Depakote
•Vimpat