SAEM Quick Review Questions and
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Management of Large Subungual Hematoma ✔✔Drainage (18-Gauge) or Hot MicroCauterization
Reason to Avoid Suction in Ear Foreign Body Removal ✔✔Perforation of Tympanic Mem
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SAEM Quick Review Questions and
Answers Rated A+
Management of Large Subungual Hematoma ✔✔Drainage (18-Gauge) or Hot MicroCauterization
Reason to Avoid Suction in Ear Foreign Body Removal ✔✔Perforation of Tympanic Membrane
Management of Skin Abscess ✔✔Linear Incision for Non-Face vs. Needle Drainage for Face
Catheter for Bartholin Cyst ✔✔Word
Grading of Laryngeal Opening ✔✔Cormack-Lehane
Preferred Induction Agent in Reactive Airway Disease for Dilation Effects ✔✔Ketamine
Induction Agent Avoided in Sepsis Due To Adrenal Suppression ✔✔Etomidate
Sudden-Onset Back Pain Worsened by Coughing Soon After Epidural Anesthesia ✔✔Epidural
Hematoma
Presentation of Adhesive Arachnoiditis ✔✔Progressive Neuropathy
Tom, Dick, and Very Nervous Harry ✔✔Anterior to Posterior of Medial Ankle: Tibialis
Posterior, Digitorum Longus, Vein, Nerve, Hallucis Longus
Absolute Contra-Indication to Crico-Thyrotomy ✔✔Age Under 5
Anesthesia for Suturing Distal Right Index Finger in Patient with Underlying Vascular Disease
✔✔Lidocaine (2%) Without Epinephrine Around Digital Nerve for Fingers, Toes, Penis, Nose
Earliest Sign of Lidocaine Toxicity (Over 5 mg/kg) ✔✔Lightheadedness (Also Peri-Oral
Numbness, Tinnitus, Visual and Auditory Disturbances, Shivering, Twitching, and Generalized
Tonic-Clonic Seizures)
(1) Avoid Vertical Mattress Sutures.
(2) Avoid Topical Skin Adhesives (Risk of Dehiscence from Sweating). ✔✔Palm
Glottis Spasm and Chest Wall Rigidity from Sedative (Rapid High Dose of IV Form)
✔✔Fentanyl (Effects Not Always Reversed by Naloxone)
Management of Long-Lasting L.P. Headache ✔✔Autologous Blood Patch
Timing of Tetanus Prophylaxis ✔✔Within First Few Days (Suture Within First 24 Hours)
Normal C.S.F.-to-Blood Glucose Ratio ✔✔0.6
Size of Needle Decompression Needle ✔✔14 Gauge (2nd Intercostal at Midclavicular Line)
Large Paronychia and Cellulitis ✔✔Removal of Affected Nail Under Digital Block and
Antiobiotics
Signs of Acute Appendicitis ✔✔1. Rovsing: Right Lower from Left Lower.
2. Psoas: Extension.
3. Obturator: Rotation.
Suggested by Abdominal Pain Preceding Nausea and Vomiting ✔✔Surgery (Small Bowel
Obstruction)
Peak of Gastric Acid Secretion at Rest ✔✔2 A.M.
Timing of Presentation of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (Non-Bilious) vs. Intussusception
(Bilious) ✔✔4 Weeks vs. 8 Months
Over 95% Sensitive and Specific for Renal Calculi ✔✔Helical C.T.
Intermittent Left Lower Quadrant Pain (Afebrile), Loose Stools (Non-Bloody); Good Follow-Up
✔✔Discharge on High-Fiber Diet (Consider Laxatives and Stool Softeners)
Abdominal Wall Condition in Anti-Coagulated Patient with Trauma or Coughing ✔✔Rectus
Sheath Hematoma
(1) Age 30.
(2) Prior Abdominal Surgery or Pregnancy.
(3) Marathons. ✔✔Risk Factors for Cecal Volvulus
Possible Chest X-Ray Finding of Hepatic Abscess ✔✔Right-Sided Effusion and Elevated HemiDiaphragm
Referred Pain from Ureteral Colic ✔✔Inguinal (Ovarian Torsion Does Not Cause Sacral Pain)
Elderly Patient, Diverticulitis Without Perforation (Peritonitis) ✔✔I.V. Fluids (Elderly), AntiBiotics, and Bowel Rest
Proximal vs. Distal Esophageal Perforation ✔✔Iatrogenic v
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