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A patient says that she feels pain w/ movement and palpation in the 3rd and 5th rib
space, what might you suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER: costochondritis
A person with beta thalassemia should receive what with blood transfusions? -
CORRECT ANSWER: desferoxamine
All types of thalassemia are caused by changes in what? - CORRECT ANSWER: Alpha
or beta globin gene
An EKG can effectively R/O cardiac disease in what population? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Under 40
Anyone who fails first line treatment should do what? - CORRECT ANSWER: Be
referred out
Are elevated leukocytes and ESR specific indicators to an MI? - CORRECT ANSWER:
no
Do you normally need to treat acute bronchitis with abx? - CORRECT ANSWER: No
Does thalassemia affect males and females equally? - CORRECT ANSWER: Yes
Education for iron replacement should include that a patient should take iron
supplements when? - CORRECT ANSWER: 30 minutes before meals
, Hemoglobin H disease, in most cases, is milder than ______________. - CORRECT
ANSWER: Beta thalassemia
How do you determine thalassemia before birth? - CORRECT ANSWER: (1) Chronic
villus sampling (10 weeks of pregnancy) (2) amniocentesis (15 and 22 weeks)
How early can children be diagnosed with thalassemia? - CORRECT ANSWER: 3
months
How long does the cough last with acute bronchitis? - CORRECT ANSWER: 1-3 weeks
How long is the incubation period for flu? - CORRECT ANSWER: 1 to 2 days
If a patient has diminished breath sounds, and potentially might have asthma, what else
do you want to exclude? - CORRECT ANSWER: Pneumothorax
If a patient is over 40, what other testing would you need to do for chest pain? -
CORRECT ANSWER: (1) EKG (2) cardiac enzymes (3) determine other risk factors (4)
stress testing (5) coronary angiography
If a patient needs serum iron replacement or blood transfusion, what should you do? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Refer patient out
If a someone presents as hemodynamically unstable, what would you do? - CORRECT
ANSWER: transfer right away
If MCV is less than 80, what kind of anemia is it? - CORRECT ANSWER: Microcytic
If you suspect that someone's chest pain is caused by GERD, what would you do? -
CORRECT ANSWER: give a trial dose of PPI