Arrhythmias — Flashcards

Flashcard 371: What type of white blood cell may be elevated in primary adrenal insufficiency? _____

Answer: Eosinophils

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Flashcard 372: Who gets meningitis from Listeria? (1) _____ (2) _____

Answer: Neonates

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Flashcard 373: What CSF analysis finding is useful for diagnosis of multiple sclerosis? _____

Answer: Oligoclonal bands of IgG

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Flashcard 374: ECG: regular and narrow complex tachycardia with rate > 150 Clinical: brief episodes of palpitations, dizziness, chest pain, dyspnea, syncope _____

Answer: Supraventricular tachycardia

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Flashcard 375: What is the initial treatment of choice for a patient with ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia? _____

Answer: Immediate defibrillation (unsynchronized)

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Flashcard 376: _____ degree AV block is characterized by a PR interval > 200 msec on ECG

Answer: 1st

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Flashcard 377: All patients with cognitive impairment must be evaluated for _____, as this is a treatable and reversible condition

Answer: hypothyroidism

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Flashcard 378: What is the normal range of Hematologic: Reticulocyte count?

Answer: From 0.5 to 1.5 %

Flashcard 379: 23 y/o man is brought by a pramedics following a motor vehicle accident. -Several days after hospitalization, his fluid volum and plasm osmolarity are measured and illustrated in the image below (solid line: normal, dotted line: patient) What is the disease that is most likely to cause the findings shown in the image?

Answer: Diabetes Insipisidus. due to high osmolarity, and lack of water to the lack of ADH thus can't reabsorb water. It could be central or nephrogenic. In this patient, it is central because of head trauma due to accident.

Flashcard 380: Which paraneoplastic syndrome presents with progressive proximal muscle weakness, papules on the knuckles, and a rash around the eyes?_____

Answer: Dermatomyositis