contributory negligence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔refers to negligent actions or
omission of the plaintiff that contributed to their injury or damages
this is on part of the patient
breach of duty - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔failure to meet the standard of care
not checking O2 sats on a person with respiratory sx
vicarious liability - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Legal doctrine under which a party can
be held liable for the wrongful actions of another party.
,what is the length of treatment for recurrent depression? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔at least 1 year following remission
what is the 1st line treatment to induce remission in patients with mild UC?
- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔mesalamine
if not achieved add prednisone
if not achieved add azathioprine
If you think AAA what is the test to confirm dx? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔CTA chest
bone marrow biopsy shows hypoplastic fat filled marrow what is the most
likely dx? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔aplastic anemia
pt has decreased TSH, normla T3 and normal T4 with no symptoms what
do they have? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔subclinical hyperthyroidism
what is 1st line therapy for otitis meda? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔amoxicillin
what is the next line therapy for treatment failure otitis media? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔referral to pediatric ENT and levofloxacin
,what is 1st line for amoxicillin resistant otitis media? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔amox-clav
Pyoderma gangrenosum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Painful pustule quickly
progressing to ragged ulcer with sharply marginated violaceous border and
undermined edges
associated with IBD
Ecthyma gangrenosum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a cutaneous necrotic disease
associated with Pseudomonas bacteremia. These infectiosn are common
in patients who a neutropenic (chemotherapy, are hospitalized, have burns,
or indwelling catheters.
bacillary angiomatosis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔-Benign capillary skin papules (see
picture) found in AIDS patients. Caused by Bartonella henselae infections.
-Frequently mistaken for Kaposi sarcoma, but has neutrophilic infiltrate.
mycoplasma pneumoniae on CXR - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔typically reveal
bilateral interstitial infiltrates
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, what is the preferred and most accurate imaging modality for spinal
epidural abscess? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔MRI
are steroids effective in OA patients why are why not? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔no
because it is not due to an inflammatory process
what test has the highest negative predictive value for acute cholecystitis? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔HIDA scan
what is a disease that mimics TB but disseminates to the brain and skin? -
🧠 ANSWER ✔✔nocardia
gram-positive branching rods that are partially acid fast that is considered
the great imitator - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔nocardia
think immunocompromised and elderly patients
What is the treatment for nocardia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔TMP-SMX and
surgical drainage
positive empty can test what muscle is mad? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔supraspinatus
Side effect of imatinib - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔fluid retention and edema