What is the treatment of Bell's Palsy? Correct Answer: Prednisone, valacyclovir, and eye care
Liberal use of a lubricating ointment during the day and taping of the eye shut at night to prevent corneal drying.
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What is the treatment of Bell's Palsy? Correct Answer: Prednisone, valacyclovir, and eye care
Liberal use of a lubricating ointment during the day and taping of the eye shut at night to prevent corneal drying.
What is Ramsay-Hunt syndrome? Correct Answer: Presence of cranial nerve VII palsy plus herpes zoster lesions on the cheek or ear.
What occurs with black widow bites? Correct Answer: Envenomation causes the release of acetylcholine and norepinephrine at nerve terminals leading to severe muscle cramping and systemic effects
What type of toxin does a Brown Recluse have? Correct Answer: Cytotoxin. Local tissue destruction
What type of toxin does a black widow have? Correct Answer: Neurotoxin. Releases Ach and NE. Leads to cramping
Which spider bite has local pain? Which does not have local pain? Correct Answer: Black widow has pain, brown recluse is painless.
Three most common presenting signs of PE. Correct Answer: 1. Tachypnea (54%)
2. Signs of DVT (47%)
3. Tachycardia (24%)
A boy has an ingestion. On examination the boy is sedated with a heart rate of 69 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 15 per minute, blood pressure 70/50 mm Hg, pulse oximetry of 99%, pupils 1-2 mm reactive to light, and 1+ reflexes on all extremities. Blood sugar is 200 and ECG shows QTc interval prolongation. Which of the following is the most likely medication ingested? Correct Answer: Methadone
Cardiac manifestation of methadone? Correct Answer: QTc prolongation and torsades
Treatment for cocaine toxicity? Correct Answer: Benzodiazepines and phentolamine
What differentiates pyogenic from amebic liver abscess? Correct Answer: Pyogenic abscess has jaundice.
What is the antimicrobial treatment for pyogenic liver abscess? Correct Answer: TRIPLE COVERAGE
1. Aminoglycoside or third generation cephalosp
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