11-08-2015, 07:48 PM
Q143) A 50 year old obese woman with history of uncontrolled Hypertension and congestive heart failure is admitted with complaints of palpitations for the past one week. Her symptoms have worsened over the past 24 hours. An electrocardiogram shows atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. After adequately controlling her heart rate with pharmacotherapy, warfarin therapy is initiated at 10mg per day and the patient is discharged. Three days after her discharge, patient presents to the ER with erythematous and painful lesion on her right thigh.
About 1/3rd of these patients tend to have an underlying abnormality which is :
A) Fat Malabsoprtion
B) Vitamin K deficiency
C) Protein C deficiency
D) Protein S deficiency
E) Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
144) Which of the following step could have prevented patient’s symptoms in the above case:
A) Checking Factor VII level
B) Checking Protein C level
C) Checking Protein S level
D) Initiation of Warfarin at a low dose
E) Vitmain K Supplementation
plz reason ur ans. thanx
About 1/3rd of these patients tend to have an underlying abnormality which is :
A) Fat Malabsoprtion
B) Vitamin K deficiency
C) Protein C deficiency
D) Protein S deficiency
E) Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
144) Which of the following step could have prevented patient’s symptoms in the above case:
A) Checking Factor VII level
B) Checking Protein C level
C) Checking Protein S level
D) Initiation of Warfarin at a low dose
E) Vitmain K Supplementation
plz reason ur ans. thanx