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24 Cards in this Set
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What type of pain is poorly localized?
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Visceral
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What type of pain is sharp, intense, discrete, and localized?
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Parietal
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What type of pain is felt in remote areas from the source, shared by the same dermatome?
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Referred
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What type of pain can be aggravated by movement or coughing?
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Parietal
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What are the 3 indications for acute abdominal series?
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Small bowel obstruction
Perforated viscous Foreign body |
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What are contrast enhanced studies usually used for?
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Better opacification of bowels
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What condition is contraindicated for contrast dye?
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Kidney disease/failure
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How long does it take for oral contrast to pass through the bowel?
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90 minutes
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What is sensitivity?
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The percentage of sick people who are identified as having the condition
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What is specificity?
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The percentage of well people who are identified as not having the condition
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What signs/symptoms are seen in ectopic pregnancy?
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Pregnancy
Abdominal pain Cramping Vaginal bleeding Less than 10 weeks gestation |
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What conditions are an increased risk for ectopic pregnancy?
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PID
fertility drugs exposure to DES tubal ligation |
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What are the treatments for ectopic pregnancy?
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Methotrexate or surgery
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What drug is given to an RH negative mother who is bleeding?
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Rhogam 300 mcg IM
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What should be suspected in a female patient with undifferentiated/unexplained lower abdominal pain?
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Ovarian torsion
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What is the treatment for ovarian torsion?
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GYN consultation
Laproscopy |
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What bacteria usually cause PID?
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Chlamydia trachomatis
Neisseria gonorrhoea |
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What are the minimum diagnostic criteria for PID.
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Lower abdominal tenderness
Adnexal tenderness Tenderness with cervical motion |
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What are the treatments for PID?
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Ceftriaxone
Doxycycline Metronidazole |
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What CTs should be ordered in suspicion of acute appendicitis?
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Pelvic & Abdomen with contrast
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Where is the pain located in early acute appendicitis?
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Periumbilical pain
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What percentage of acute appendicitis patients present with classic symptoms?
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50%
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Abdominal, back, or flank pain of sudden onset is characteristic of what?
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A rapidly expanding or ruptured AAA
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What diagnosis should be considered when a patient older than 50 presents with abdominal pain?
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm
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