A patient with Graves' disease is treated with thiocyanate (a historical antithyroid agent). Thiocyanate helps reduce thyroid hormone production by:
AInhibiting thyroid peroxidase
BInhibiting 5'-deiodinase
CInhibiting iodide follicular uptake
DInhibiting beta-adrenergic receptors
EInhibiting thyroid deiodinase
The occupational health department at a hospital implements new safety precautions to prevent laboratory-acquired infections. One of the new precautions includes disinfecting the microbiology laboratory benches with 70% ethanol before and after use. This measure is most likely to be effective in preventing the transmission of which of the following viruses?
AHepatitis A virus
BHerpes simplex virus
CPoliovirus
DParvovirus
EPolyomavirus
A 3-year-old boy is brought in by his parents to the emergency department for lethargy and vomiting. The patient was fine until this afternoon, when his parents found him in the garage with an unlabeled open bottle containing an odorless liquid. On exam, the patient is not alert or oriented, but is responsive to touch and pain. The patient is afebrile and pulse is 90/min, blood pressure is 100/60 mmHg, and respirations are 20/min. Which of the following is an antidote for the most likely cause of this patient’s presentation?
AGlucagon
BEpinephrine
CFomepizole
DSuccimer
ESodium bicarbonate
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