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MEN I – Wermer’s Syndrome Affects the 3 Ps:
Pituitary
Parathyroid
Pancreas
MEN I – Wermer’s Syndrome Affects the 3 Ps:
Pituitary
Parathyroid
Pancreas
Prolonged survival in patient with certain disease reflects:
High prevelance & stable incidence – 37
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 74%
Low prevelance & stable incidence – 8
👍👍 16%
High prevelance & unstable incidence – 4
👍 8%
Low prevelance & unstable incidence – 1
▫️ 2%
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High prevelance & stable incidence – 37
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 74%
Low prevelance & stable incidence – 8
👍👍 16%
High prevelance & unstable incidence – 4
👍 8%
Low prevelance & unstable incidence – 1
▫️ 2%
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Prolonged survival in patient with certain disease reflects: High prevelance & stable incidence – 37 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 74% Low prevelance & stable incidence – 8 👍👍 16% High prevelance & unstable incidence – 4 👍 8% Low prevelance & unstable incidence – 1 ▫️ 2% 👥…
The correct answer is: High prevelance & stable incidence.
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The symptoms and signs of hypercalcemia include:
- Bones
- stones
- groans
- psychiatric overtones
The symptoms and signs of hypercalcemia include:
- Bones
- stones
- groans
- psychiatric overtones
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Bones most often affected in Paget’s disease (in decreasing order):
- Pelvis
- Femur
- Skull
- Tibia
- Vertebrae
- Clavicle
- Humerus
Bones most often affected in Paget’s disease (in decreasing order):
- Pelvis
- Femur
- Skull
- Tibia
- Vertebrae
- Clavicle
- Humerus
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The 5 A’s for patients willing to quit:
Ask if the patient smokes
Advise patients to quit
Assess willingness to quit
Assist in quit attempt
Arrange follow-up
The 5 A’s for patients willing to quit:
Ask if the patient smokes
Advise patients to quit
Assess willingness to quit
Assist in quit attempt
Arrange follow-up
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Agents which improve heart failure symptoms but do not reduce mortality:
- Digoxin
- Diuretics
Agents which improve heart failure symptoms but do not reduce mortality:
- Digoxin
- Diuretics
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With HOCM, avoid the following:
Digitalis
Diuretics
Vasodilators
Exercise
With HOCM, avoid the following:
Digitalis
Diuretics
Vasodilators
Exercise
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The contraindications for laparoscopy:
Absolute:
- Hypovolemic shock.
- Severe cardiac decompensation.
Relative:
- Extensive intraperitoneal adhesions.
- diaphragmatic hernia.
- COPD.
The contraindications for laparoscopy:
Absolute:
- Hypovolemic shock.
- Severe cardiac decompensation.
Relative:
- Extensive intraperitoneal adhesions.
- diaphragmatic hernia.
- COPD.
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The major clinical difference between second-and third-degree burns is:
Third-degree burns are painless, and second-degree burns are painful.
The major clinical difference between second-and third-degree burns is:
Third-degree burns are painless, and second-degree burns are painful.
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Indications for surgery in gastric ulcer:
- Cancer (rule out)
- Hemorrhage (massive or relentless)
- Obstruction (gastric outlet obstruction)
- Perforation
Indications for surgery in gastric ulcer:
- Cancer (rule out)
- Hemorrhage (massive or relentless)
- Obstruction (gastric outlet obstruction)
- Perforation
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Hamman’s sign:
Mediastinal crunch or clicking produced by the heart beating against air- lled tissues.
Hamman’s sign:
Mediastinal crunch or clicking produced by the heart beating against air- lled tissues.
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Psoas sign:
Pain elicited by extending the hip with the knee in ull extension or by exing the hip against resistance; seen classically in retrocecal appendicitis
Psoas sign:
Pain elicited by extending the hip with the knee in ull extension or by exing the hip against resistance; seen classically in retrocecal appendicitis
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Findings associated with Gardner’s syndrome:
- Sebaceous cysts
- Osteomas
- Desmoid tumors
Findings associated with Gardner’s syndrome:
- Sebaceous cysts
- Osteomas
- Desmoid tumors
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Criteria for continuous or intermittent long-term oxygen therapy in COPD:
- PaO2 55 mm Hg, OR
- O2 saturation ≤88% (pulse oximetry) either at rest or during exercise, OR
PaO2 55 to 59 mm Hg plus polycythemia or evidence of cor pulmonale
❗️Note that the above must be consistent findings despite optimal medical therapy
Criteria for continuous or intermittent long-term oxygen therapy in COPD:
- PaO2 55 mm Hg, OR
- O2 saturation ≤88% (pulse oximetry) either at rest or during exercise, OR
PaO2 55 to 59 mm Hg plus polycythemia or evidence of cor pulmonale
❗️Note that the above must be consistent findings despite optimal medical therapy
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