Classify a cough that lasts 8 weeks or longer.. - CORRECT ANSWER Chronic
_____ Can cause a cough as a side effect. Common in African Americans -
... [Show More] CORRECT ANSWER ACE Inhibitors (lisinopril)
CURB 65 is for? and Criteria? - CORRECT ANSWER Pneumonia: To see whether pneumonia can be treated outpatient or need to be in the hospital.
Criteria:
Confusion
Temp greater than 100
RR greater than 22
HGB less than 9.5
Age greater than 65
How often do you ask a patient to quit smoking? - CORRECT ANSWER Always
If you order chantics, when should we have the quit date? - CORRECT ANSWER 1 week
FEV1 is 80% can be labeled as - CORRECT ANSWER mild COPD
FEV1 less than 50% is - CORRECT ANSWER Severe COPD
Managed by a pulmonologist
What is the most common causative agent for Bacteria for Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - CORRECT ANSWER Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Prinzmetal angina and ST elevation is ACUTE CP, Chest wall syndrome diagnosis is - CORRECT ANSWER Costo Chondronitits
When you palpate where it hurts and it hurts with chest pain
Normal BP for an elderly patient - CORRECT ANSWER 150/90
When you have CP at 6am it is? and Tx? - CORRECT ANSWER Prinzmetal angina or variant angina
Tx: Calcium Channel blockers
CHF pt #1 symptom is - CORRECT ANSWER SOB and Dyspnea
The four Stages of CHF according to NY Heart Classifications are ABCD, what is D - CORRECT ANSWER End Stage Heart failure
If patient is on hospice then we will manage these patients at this stage
Medication used for blood thinning for AFIB - CORRECT ANSWER Coumadin (Warfarin)
Normal PT/INR for management of AFIB is around 2, what do you do if pt INR comes back as 4 - CORRECT ANSWER Hold the treatment regime and then recheck the INR
Microcytic Anemia #1 Cause is - CORRECT ANSWER Iron deficiency anemia
What is the virus that causes Mono - CORRECT ANSWER Epstein Barre
Pt comes in with painful joints and you are ordering a Rheumatoid factor, what are you trying to r/o - CORRECT ANSWER Rheumatoid Arthritis
What does the Lupus rash present as - CORRECT ANSWER Butterfly rash, typically on face
What is the difference between OA and RA - CORRECT ANSWER In OA pt pain is bad in the morning and gets worse throughout the day,
in RA pt pain is bad in the morning and then stays bad but sometimes gets relief during the day
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is - CORRECT ANSWER repeated flexion and hurts in the wrist
Cauda Equina syndrome causes numbness/loss of sensation in buttox and across the L5 and is associated with? - CORRECT ANSWER Loss of bowel and bladder control
Those that have back injuries this is a RED flag
90% of lower back injuries in S5 and S1 are? - CORRECT ANSWER Muscle strains
If X-ray is (-) then dx is muscle strain
What is the test for osteoporosis - CORRECT ANSWER Bone mass test
Osteoporosis is considered positive if DEXA scan is - CORRECT ANSWER -2.5
What is the treatment for Osteoporosis - CORRECT ANSWER Fosamax
Calcium and Vitamin D are treatment for - CORRECT ANSWER Osteopenia
DEXA scan (-1.5 , -2.5)
Lesions or bumps on the eyelids hurt, this is? - CORRECT ANSWER Hordeolum
Tx: warm compress
What type of conjunctivitis is with red itchy eye with clear drainage - CORRECT ANSWER Allergic
What type of conjunctivitis if there is purulent drainage - CORRECT ANSWER Bacterial conjuncitivits
What is dx if painful red eye - CORRECT ANSWER iritis
Diabetics need yearly eye exam for evaluation of diabetic retinopathy, how does it present - CORRECT ANSWER it appears like cotton-wool spots
What are the most common triggers for migraines - CORRECT ANSWER Wine, Cheeses
What is the classic description of MS (pt type) - CORRECT ANSWER 25 year old female
What is the first drug of choice for Alzheimer's - CORRECT ANSWER Cholinesterase inhibitors like ARICEPT
What is the tx for cluster headaches - CORRECT ANSWER High flow 02 [Show Less]