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NBME Matching Set PE v Tamponade - drmaxdias
#1
A
) Defect in thyroxine (T4) biosynthesis

B
) Graves' disease

C
) Multinodular goiter

D
) Riedel's thyroiditis

E
) Thyroid carcinoma

F
) Thyroiditis

G
) Toxic adenoma

H
) Triiodothyronine (T3) thyrotoxicosis


A
) Acute gastrointestinal bleeding

B
) Adrenal insufficiency

C
) Aortic valve rupture

D
) Cardiac tamponade


E
) Congestive heart failure

F
) Pneumonia

G
) Pulmonary embolism

H
) Sepsis

1. A previously healthy 62-year-old man is brought
to the emergency
department by paramedics 40 minutes after the sudden
onset of severe
shortness of breath while dressing this morning. He
is unable to provide
additional medical history. He is in severe
respiratory distress. His
temperature is 37.8 C (100 F), blood pressure is 90/60
mm Hg, pulse is
120/min and regular, and respirations are 24/min.
Examination shows
marked jugular venous distention. The lungs are clear
to auscultation.
Cardiac examination shows a nondisplaced and discrete
point of maximal
impulse and normal S1 and S2; there is an S4 and a
right parasternal
heave. Abdominal examination shows no abnormalities.
There is no edema
of the lower extremities. Laboratory studies show:


Hematocrit 40%
Leukocyte count 14,000/mm3
Platelet count 350,000/mm3


Arterial blood gas analysis on 5 L/min of oxygen:


pH 7.5
PCO2 16 mm Hg
PO2 64 mm Hg


2. A previously healthy 67-year-old woman is brought to
the emergency
department by paramedics 40 minutes after the sudden
onset of shortness of
breath while shopping. She is unable to provide
additional medical
history. She is in severe respiratory distress. Her
temperature is 37 C
(98.6 F), blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg, pulse is
120/min and regular,
and respirations are 24/min. Examination shows marked
jugular venous
distention. Diffuse crackles are heard throughout all
lung fields.
Cardiac examination shows an enlarged point of maximal
impulse and normal
S1 and S2; there is an S3. Abdominal examination
shows no
abnormalities. There is no edema of the lower
extremities. Laboratory studies
show:


Hematocrit 38%
Leukocyte count 12,000/mm3
Platelet count 350,000/mm3


Arterial blood gas analysis on 5 L/min of oxygen:


pH 7.5
PCO2 16 mm Hg
PO2 64 mm Hg
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#2
1)A
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#3
2)D
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#4
1- pulmonary embolism
2. acute CHF.
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#5
Guys; 1 is PE; 2 is Tamponade
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#6
acute CHF caused by.......????
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#7
do you see displaced point of maximal impulse in tamponade, do you see S3 in tamponade, its surely CHF only.
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#8
i think iam totally confused..maye be
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#9
yes its chf
crackles in the lung fields
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#10
sprathap; in Option 2, there is JVD, there is hypotension, and S3 is secondary to overload (it rules us more in favor of Tamponade than CHF).
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