Term
| Tx for outpatient community aquired pneumonia? |
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Definition
| A macrolide or a fluoroquinilone |
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Term
| Tx for inpatient (hospitalized) community aquired pneumonia? |
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Definition
| Ceftriaxone + a macrolide or a fluoroquinilone |
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Term
| Tx for Pneumonia caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae? |
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Definition
| Tetracycline or Azithromycin |
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Term
| Tx for Pneumonia caused by Klebsiella? |
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Definition
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Term
| Tx for Pneumonia caused by Legionella? |
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Definition
| Azithromycin or fluoroquinolone |
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Term
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Definition
| Isoniazid for 9 months or Rifamin for 4 months |
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Term
| Tx for active TB infection: |
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Definition
| Isoniazid + Rifamin + pyrazinamide + ethambutol (all for 2 months), then Isoniazid + Rifamin for 4 months |
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Term
| Tx for acute bronchiolitis: |
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Definition
| Normally RSV is cause: if hospitalization think about ribavirin + albuterol + fluids + oxygen |
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Term
| Tx for acute epiglottitis: |
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Definition
| Secure airway! + Ceftriaxone |
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Term
| Tx for Croup: (Hint: CEO) |
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Definition
| Corticosteroids + oxygen + nebulized epi |
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Term
| Tx for Pulmonary Embolism: |
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Definition
| Heparin then warfarin for at least 3 months |
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| Initial diagnostic study for a Pulmonary Embolism? |
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Definition
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Term
| "gold standard" diagnostic study for Pulmonary Embolism? |
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Definition
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Term
| Diagnostic study for a pneumothorax? |
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Definition
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Term
| Tx (& prophylactic tx) for Pertussis? |
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Definition
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Term
| HIV positive patients w/ a CD4 count <200 need to be prophylactically put on what antibiotic? |
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Definition
| Bactrim (to help prevent Pneumocystis infections) |
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Term
| "bilateral hilar adenopathy"? |
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Definition
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Term
| A pt who has developed superior vena cava syndrome secondary to an adenocarcinoma of the lung would have what symptoms? |
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Definition
| Swelling of the face & neck, HA, dizziness, loss of vision, & syncope |
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Term
| The normal respiratory rate in the newborn? |
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Definition
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