Question: Heat exhaustion
Answer: exercise intolerance, increased core body temperatures, and the absence of neurologic disturbances
Question: Heat stroke
Answer: is characterized by hyperthermia, AMS or neurologic deficits, and variable physical signs and symptoms depending on severity
Question: Stimulus induced or spontaneous myoclonus is specific for?
Answer: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Question: What is the first line treatment for narrow complex SVT?
Answer: AV nodal blockage with adenosine
Question: Bradford Hill Criteria for Causality
Answer: temporal relationship, strength of association, dose-response relationship, Consistency, biological plossibility, Consideration of alternate explanations, experiment, Specificity, coherence
Question: BCG and PPD test
Answer: BCG effects wanes 5 years after vaccination
Question: Diagnosis of empyema
Answer: Thoracentesis: frank pus or cloudy fluid in pleural space. Pleural fluid: leukocytosis, pH <7.20, glucose <60 mg/dL, high LDH, elevated protein, maybe infectious organisms. Recommendation of treatment is with chest tube placement Question: What is the initial management of mild carpal tunnel syndrome? Answer: ergonomic changes to relieve the pressure ( Ex. Wrist pad for keyboard) or splinting Question: What are the risk factors for in-hospital mortality in a patient with a PE? Answer: Advanced age and obstructive shock Question: Pediatric Hypertension Answer: measurement of serum renin and aldosterone, serum and urine metanephrinphrines, and renal US with doppler to assess the patency of the renal arteries