MEDICAL
THE “GOLD STANDARD” TECHNIQUE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY EMBOLUS IS
A. Ventilation–perfusion scan B. Spiral computed tomography angiography C. Echocardiography D. Pulmonary angiography ✓ The “gold standard” technique for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism is pulmonary angiography. Pulmonary angiography involves ...
MERALGIA PARESTHETICA CAUSES A BURNING PAIN WHERE
A. On the lateral side of the head B. On the lateral side of the calf C. On the occipital aspect of the head D. On the lateral side of ...
HEPARIN IS CONSIDERED THE ANTICOAGULANT OF CHOICE MOST OF THE TIME DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE
A. Warfarin is teratogenic in the first trimester and heparin does not cross the placenta ✓ B. It is metabolized by the kidneys C. It is metabolized by the liver ...
A TOCOLYTIC THAT SHOULD NOT BE USED IN A PATIENT WITH PEPTIC ULCER DISEASE IS
A. Ritodrine B. Terbutaline C. Magnesium sulfate D. A calcium channel blocker E. Indomethacin ✓ Indomethacin is a tocolytic that should not be used in a patient with peptic ulcer ...
THE MOST FREQUENT PRECEDING OPERATION CAUSING ACUTE INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION DURING PREGNANCY IS
A. Cholecystectomy B. Appendectomy ✓ C. Herniorrhaphy D. Surgery for kidney disease E. Tubal ligation Acute intestinal obstruction during pregnancy can be a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. The most ...
IN A HEMODYNAMICALLY UNSTABLE GRAVID TRAUMA PATIENT, THE FIRST COURSE OF ACTION SHOULD BE
A. Delivery of the fetus B. Surgical repair of wounds C. Maternal stabilization ✓ D. Initiation of vasopressors In a hemodynamically unstable gravid trauma patient, the first course of action ...
RED BLOOD CELL INDICES DURING PREGNANCY
A. Are unchanged from nonpregnant values ✓ B. Exhibit a decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV) C. Exhibit an increased mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) D Exhibit a decreased reticulocyte count ...
INCREASED MINUTE VENTILATION DURING PREGNANCY IS DUE TO
A. Increased respiratory rate B. Increased vital capacity C. Increased pulmonary perfusion D. Increased tidal volume ✓ Increased minute ventilation during pregnancy is primarily due to an increase in tidal ...
THANATOPHORIC DYSPLASIA, HYPOCHONDROPLASIA, AND ACHONDROPLASIA ARE CAUSED BY MUTATIONS IN WHICH GENE
A. COMP (cartilage oligomeric matrix protein) B. FGFR3 (fibroblast growth factor receptor 3) ✓ C. COL1A1 D. MATN3 (matrilin-3) E. CDMP1 (cartilage-derived morphogenetic protein 1) Thanatophoric dysplasia, hypochondroplasia, and achondroplasia ...
WHEN A FETUS AFFECTED BY INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION SUDDENLY SHOWS THE PRESENCE OF ASCITES OR GENERALIZED HYDROPS, ONE SHOULD SUSPECT
A. An abdominal teratoma B. Gallbladder calcifications C. Meconium peritonitis ✓ D. Intestinal infarction Meconium peritonitis is a condition that can occur in utero when there is perforation of the ...
