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PAEA Internal Medicine EOR| 726 questions| with complete solutions

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Bell's Palsy Correct Answer: causes cranial nerve 7 dysfunction S/S of Bell's Palsy Correct Answer: Has forehead involvement (whereas a stroke does not affect forehead movement), facial weakness, ... inability to keep one eye closed Treatment for Bell's palsy Correct Answer: Prednisone 60mg x 5 days, Valcyclovir 1000mg TID x 7 days, artificial tears, lacri lube at night When can I use tPA? Correct Answer: ischemic stroke presenting within <3 hrs and CT head negative How do you treat high BP with stroke? Correct Answer: Nitroprusside (short half life, easy to titrate) or IV labetalol What do you use for anticoagulation/antiplatelet therapy in stroke? Correct Answer: ASA (not in hemorrhagic), heparin for thrombosis What do you do differently to treat hemorrhagic stroke? Correct Answer: Give prophylactic anticonvulsant like phenytoin because of increased seizure risk, antiplatelet therapy contraindicated Types of Hemorrhagic Stroke Correct Answer: 1. Intracerebral (10%): results from rupture of small arterioles 2. Subarachnoid (3%): rupture of arterial aneurysms (hemorrhage into subarachnoid space) Causes of Intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke are what? Correct Answer: HTN, amyloidosis, iatrogenic anticoagulation, vascular malformations, cocaine use Causes of Subarachnoid hemorrhagic stroke are what? Correct Answer: berry aneurysm rupture, vascular malformation rupture Signs and symptoms of Intracerebral hemorrhagic stroke are what? Correct Answer: ICP rises, vasoconstriction-sweating Signs and symptoms of Subarachnoid hemorrhagic stroke are what? Correct Answer: may be preceded by warning headache, neck/back pain, "worst headache of my life," thunderclap, may have loss of consciousness Treatment of Subarachnoid hemorrhage Correct Answer: surgery, control hypertension, analgesics What is Complex regional pain sy [Show More]

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