Acute Care — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: PSA can be used as a surveillance marker for recurrent disease after _____

Answer: prostatectomy

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Flashcard 22: Which major medical insurance plan has the most expensive monthly premiums and copays/deductibles? _____

Answer: Preferred provider organization

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Flashcard 23: The two goals of cancer screening are: (1) To catch _____ before it becomes carcinoma (2) To detect carcinoma before clinical symptoms arise

Answer: dysplasia

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Flashcard 24: Are **psychotherapy notes** included when a patient requests access to their protected health information (PHI)?\n_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 25: Management of nonpregnant adults who smoke: _____

Answer: Advise them to stop + provide behavioral interventions and FDA-approved pharmacotherapy

Extra: USPSTF recommends that clinicians ask all adults about tobacco use, advise them to stop, and provide behavioral interventions and FDA-approved pharmacotherapy for cessation (Grade A).

Flashcard 26: Epidural blood patch is indicated for post-lumbar puncture _____

Answer: headache

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Flashcard 27: Joint custody of child, how many parental consents required to proceed with treatment? _____

Answer: One

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Flashcard 28: Treatment of psoas abscess is _____

Answer: drainage and antibiotics

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Flashcard 29: Diverticulitis and abscess > 3 cm is managed with _____ Diverticulitis and abscess < 3 cm is managed with _____

Answer: CT-guided percutaneous drainage

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Flashcard 30: In a patient with a history of substance use disorder presenting with severe acute pain, management includes _____ regardless of history.

Answer: IV morphine (opioids)

Extra: In the acute setting (e.g., major trauma, surgery), do not withhold opioids from patients with a history of substance use disorder. Adequate pain control is the priority.