Miscellaneous

Question 1

Cover/uncover eye testing is used to identify what condition?

Answer 1

Strabismus

Question 2

Actual visual loss that occurs from a pt using selective vision in only one eye as a result of muscular malalignment

Answer 2

Ambylopia

Question 3

Antidote for iron poisoning

Answer 3

Desferoxamine

Question 4

Antidote for lead poisoning

Answer 4

EDTA, BAL, and chelation

Question 5

Antidote for poisoning due to pesticide exposure:

Answer 5

Atropine

Question 6

Classic mental status description for the alteration in consciousness seen in a pt w/ delirium:

Answer 6

clouding of consciousness

Question 7

Dz in which Lewy bodies (eosinophilic inclusions) are seen:

Answer 7

Parkinson’s dz

Question 8

Type of orientation that is initially lost in a pt w/ Alzheimer’s:

Answer 8

time first then place and last person

Question 9

In pts w/ Alzheimer’s, what is the term used for pts having increased confusion during the night time hours?

Answer 9

Sundowning

Question 10

Type of writing abnormality that is assoc. w/ Parkinson’s dz:

Answer 10

micrographia

Question 11

What type of hearing loss, in frequency range, occurs in a pt w/ sensorineural hearing loss?

Answer 11

high frequency

Question 12

This type of incontinence is due to impaired mobility or cognition interfering with the ability to get into the bathroom-there is actually a normal urinary system

Answer 12

functional incontinence

Question 13

Ethnic grp that has the lowest incidence of prostate cancer:

Answer 13

Asians

Question 14

Biochemical derangement w/ progressive loss of articular cartilage matrix and joint space w/ remodeling & hypertrophy of subchondral bone:

Answer 14

osteoarthritis

Question 15

What does the prostate surgery TUNA stand for?

Answer 15

Transurethral needle ablation

Question 16

MC form of joint dz:

Answer 16

OA

Question 17

MC mass in right atrium

Answer 17

atrial myxoma

Question 18

Dz in which an “owl’s eyes” type of cell is pathognomonic:

Answer 18

Hodgkin’s dz

Question 19

Male w/ gynecomastia, female distribution of body hair, firm testes, and tall stature most likely has:

Answer 19

Klinefelter’s syndrome

Question 20

preferred tx of Wernicke’s encephalopathy:

Answer 20

thiamine (Vitamin B1)

Question 21

Age grp in which febrile seizures are MC:

Answer 21

6 mos to 6 yrs

Question 22

What heart dysrhythmia does AED monitor for?

Answer 22

V-fib

Question 23

What is the only FDA-approved LMWH formulation allowed for tx & prophylaxis against DVT in cancer pts?

Answer 23

Dalteparin (Fragmin)

Question 24

What is the INR goal for pts who are on coumadin therapy in order to tx a DVT?

Answer 24

INR of 2-3 is the goal for most pts

Question 25

What are CHADS criteria used for?

Answer 25

predicting risk for stroke

C - CHF
H - HTN
A - Age >75
D - DM
S - Stroke or TIA hx

Question 26

What is the best stroke prevention medication according to clinical trials?

Answer 26

Warfarin