The answer to the previous posting suggests a person with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD). The correct response for the treatment is : CLOMIPRAMINE..(on the boards)
So, who wants to be a super PA Student or Medical Resident????
Let's continue with more clinical word tips.....and recall... answer what the "boards" are
looking for.
Q: Which drug is used for prophylactic treatment of a patient with ESOPHAGEAL VARICES?
A: NADOLOL or Propanolol (non-selective B-blocker) has been shown to reduce bleeding.
Q: What is the BEST serum test to order for diagnosis of VITAMIN D Deficiency?
A: 25-OH Vitamin VITAMIN-D. (NEVER!!! order 125-Vitamin-D on the boards)
Q: What is the BEST treatment for an adult (or pediatric) patient with acute ITP?
A; High dose PREDNISONE and platelet transfusion.
Q: What is the ONLY intervention known to increase LIFE EXPECTANCY in a hypoxemic
COPD patient?
A: OXYGEN therapy.
Q: Which drug has been shown to increase survival in a patient with PRIMARY PULMONARY
HYPERTENSION (PPH)?
A: WARFARIN
Q: What is the BEST test to diagnose PULMONARY EMBOLISM in a pregnant patient?
A: VENTILATION-PERFUSION SCAN (Can augment dx. with bilateral venous Dopplers)
......To ponder until next time....What is the BEST treatment of an ALCOHOLIC patient
with recurrent VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA?
Thanks for your time....we'll be back soon
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