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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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although asthma can be diagnosed with PFTs and spirometry, in an acute setting (ED) when patient is SOB, peak flow measurement is quickest method of diagnosis.
although asthma can be diagnosed with PFTs and spirometry, in an acute setting (ED) when patient is SOB, peak flow measurement is quickest method of diagnosis.