General Medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 651: Can gastric lavage be performed in sulphuric acid poisoning?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 652: What is the most common parasitic cause of myocarditis and cardiomyopathy?_____

Answer: Chagas disease

Flashcard 653: CNS and retinal hemangioblastomas are characteristically seen in _____ syndrome

Answer: VHL

Flashcard 654: Prehn s sign is _____ in acute epididymitis.

Answer: positive

Flashcard 655: In stable, non-bleeding hospitalized patients, red blood cell transfusion is generally NOT indicated if the hemoglobin level is above _____ g/dL.

Answer: 7-8 g/dL

Extra: The AABB recommends a restrictive transfusion strategy for stable, non-bleeding patients: - **7 g/dL**: Most stable hospitalized patients (including those in the ICU). - **8 g/dL**: Patients with preexisting cardiovascular disease or those undergoing orthopedic or cardiac surgery. Transfusion is generally indicated when Hb < 7 g/dL and rarely indicated when Hb > 10 g/dL. The range of 7-10 g/dL requires clinical judgment based on symptoms and comorbidities.

Flashcard 656: Is recurrence common in Bell's palsy?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 657: In clinical suspicion of lead encephalopathy, what's the next step?_____

Answer: emergency initiation of chelation therapy

Flashcard 658: Meningoencephalitis occurs _____ parotitis in mumps

Answer: either before or after (before/after)

Flashcard 659: Tumour markers of HCC are (3):_____

Answer: AFP, glypican 3, PIVKA-2

Flashcard 660: The most common cause of isolated right-sided heart failure is _____.

Answer: parenchymal lung disease