COMAT Family Medicine
activities of daily living - CORRECT ANSWER -- transferring
- toileting
- continence
- feeding
- dressing
- bathing
next best step after thyroid nodule is palpated and TSH is normal - CORRECT ANSWER-thyroid ultrasound
VS for thyroid - CORRECT ANSWER -T2
tx for episiotomy infection - CORRECT ANSWER -suture removal and irrigation and debridement of the wound
abx for pseudomonas - CORRECT ANSWER -fluoroquinolones
--> cipro or levofloxacin
diarrhea with macrocytic anemia and elevated LFTs - CORRECT ANSWER -celiac disease
donepezil - CORRECT ANSWER -cholinesterase inhibitor
--> used to treat mild/moderate symptomatic dementia
what kind of drug is citalopram - CORRECT ANSWER -SSRI
COPD treatment that has been shown to improve mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - supplemental oxygen
mixed incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER -combo of stress and urge incontinence
functional incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER -pt is aware of need to urinate, but unable to reach toilet in time due to physical or mental reasons
overflow incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER -unpredictable dribbling of urine or weak urine stream
--> due to underactive bladder and/or outlet obstruction
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what vaccine is contraindicated in pregnant pt - CORRECT ANSWER -varicella and zoster vaccines
--> are live attenuated vaccines
what vaccine should pts with cochlear implant receive? - CORRECT ANSWER - pneumococcal vaccine
what kind of drug is carvedilol - CORRECT ANSWER -beta blocker
which drugs reduce mortality in a NSTEMI - CORRECT ANSWER -- aspirin
- beta blockers
how many refills can you prescribe for a schedule 2 substance like morphine or norco -
CORRECT ANSWER -ZERO
--> new prescription has to be issued
treatment for very high triglycerides - CORRECT ANSWER -fibrates
test with the highest sensitivity for h. pylori - CORRECT ANSWER -serology test
what common drug should be discontinued prior to a CT with contrast - CORRECT ANSWER-metformin
--> bc of risk of lactic acidosis
how does post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV work? - CORRECT ANSWER -blocks action of reverse transcriptase
--> ie inhibits viral repilication
first line therapy for human bites - CORRECT ANSWER -amoxicillin/clavulanic acid
first line drugs for diabetic retinopathy - CORRECT ANSWER -- TCA (amitryptiline)
- anticonvulsants (pregabalin, gabapentin)
which way does L5 always rotate? - CORRECT ANSWER -opposite direction of the sacrum
which way does L5 always side bend? - CORRECT ANSWER -same direction of sacral axis
guarda resp altor - CORRECT ANSWER -guardian that is judicially appointed
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