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Question 6. Answer.e
A. dobutamine
B. epinephrine
C. nitric oxide
D. 100% oxygen
C. nonreactive pupils
E. sternal retractions
The most likely finding in the initial stages of septic shock is:
E. tachypnea
A. acetaminophen
C. dapsone
D. hydrocortisone
E. succinylcholine
B. abdominal ultrasonography
A 2-day-old boy has biphasic stridor that worsens with agitation. He has
intermittent desaturations with bradycardia and a weak cry. Blood
pressure is 80/60 mm Hg, and pulse rate is 112 beats/min.
Of the following, the MOST likely etiology of this child's condition is:
A. congenital subglottic stenosis [laryngomalesia]
B. cystic fibrosis
E. tracheoesophageal fistula
A. Henoch-Schnlein purpura
C. Lyme disease
D. meningococcemia
D. emergent thoracotomy
E. endotracheal intubation
The mother of a 3-year-old girl finds the girl submerged in a backyard pool.
Of the following, the MOST appropriate intervention for this girl is:
A. intravenous amiodarone
B. intravenous digoxin
C. intravenous diltiazem
D. intravenous quinidine
A. hyperventilation
B. hypotension
C. hypothermia
D. nystagmus
E. tachycardia
You are evaluating a 15-year-old girl for muscular weakness, weight loss,
and dizziness of 3 months' duration. She has no history of recent infection.
Findings on physical examination include: blood pressure, 85/40 mm Hg;
pulse, 120 beats/min; respiratory rate, 30 breaths/min; and oral thrush.
Laboratory evaluation reveals: creatinine, 106 mcmol/L (1.2 mg/dL); blood
urea nitrogen, 15 mmol/L of urea (42 mg/dL); sodium, 125 mmol/L (125
mEq/L); potassium, 6.5 mmol/L (6.5 mEq/L); chloride, 98 mmol/L (98
mEq/L); bicarbonate, 16 mmol/L (16 mEq/L); glucose 3.33 mmol/L (60
mg/dL); urine sodium, 80 mmol/L (80 mEq/L); urine potassium, 2 mmol/L
(2 mEq/L); and urine specific gravity, 1.035.
B. adrenal insufficiency
C. diuretic abuse
D. ipecac abuse
The mother of a 3-year-old reports that her son has begun to cough and
have difficulty breathing. She was keeping him home from preschool today
because he had a cough and upper respiratory tract infection without
fever.
A. aspiration pneumonia
B. bacterial pneumonia
E. vascular ring
You are examining a 10-year-old girl who sank to the bottom of the pool
after a dive. Rescuers could detect no pulse, but she awakened before
they initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The girl's mother had been
treated for epilepsy for 15 years and died at age 28 during a seizure.
D. familial dysautonomia
A. computed tomography
B. intravenous pyelography
D. plain radiography
E. ultrasonography
Of the following, the test that is MOST likely to explain these findings is
E. skull radiography
You are treating a 12-year-old boy who has purpura. His blood pressure is
68/43 mm Hg. Arterial blood gas analysis on 100% FIO2 reveals: pH, 7.20;
PO2, 160 torr; PCO2, 21 torr. Following intubation and the administration
of intravenous antibiotics, saline (20 mL/kg), and dopamine (10.0 mcg/kg
per minute), the blood pressure is 72/56 mm Hg and pulses are easily felt,
but acidosis persists.
B. corticosteroid
C. digoxin
D. epinephrine
E. furosemide
Of the following, the MOST likely finding in a child who has impending liver
failure is
C. polyuria
D. severe epistaxis
E. significant hepatomegaly