Disaster Medicine — Flashcards

#1

_____ is seizure activity for > 5 mins (continuous or intermittent) without fully regaining consciousness between episodes, resulting in brain injury and possibly death

#2

_____ classification is used for assessing severity of acute pancreatitis

#3

The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction is a response to the release of endotoxin-like factors from the lysis of _____ organisms that manifests as fevers, chills, and myalgias.

#4

In which opportunistic infections can ART be started immediately?_____

#5

A patient of dengue hemorrhagic fever can be discharged if there is absence of fever for at least _____ hours without the use of antipyretic drugs

#6

Lead poisoning presents in adults with environmental exposure (batteries, ammunition) with headache and memory loss due to _____, as well as abdominal colic (pain)

#7

Which of the following is used as first line treatment for septic shock?_____

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