Board Review: Neuro/Psych
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A 42 year old female presents to the ED with lower abdominal cramping. She tells you that she went to her primary yesterday and “they did absolutely nothing for me”.
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Christine Collins, MD
Board Review: Neuro/Psych
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A 36 year old male presents to your ED with headache and vomiting. He has a VP shunt in place. What on physical exam would suggest distal obstruction of the VP shunt?
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Board Review: Neuro/Psych
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A 45 year old male presents to your Emergency Department with altered mental status. His medical history is unknown. He was found on the street by EMS.
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Board Review: Toxicology
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A 55 year old farmer presents to the ED with disorientation. He is drooling and short of breath.
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Board Review: Toxicology
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A 40 year old male presents with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal discomfort. He appears very anxious. You obtain a plain film of his abdomen which is shown below.
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Board Review: Toxicology
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A 45 year old man presents to your ED with facial flushing, an itchy rash, nausea and vomiting about 30 minutes after eating at a seafood restaurant in NYC. He says he ordered a peppery tasting fish. Vital signs are as follows: T: 99.8F, HR 105, BP 110/70.
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Board Review: Critical Care
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You obtain a call from EMS that there has been a large fire at a nearby apartment complex. The victims are quickly brought to the hospital. Which of the following victims will need transfer to a burn center.
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Board Review: Critical Care
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60 year old male, presents to the hospital as a cardiac arrest. After recognition of ventricular fibrillation, you successfully achieve ROSC with early CPR and defibrillation. The patient remains comatose. What is recommended post-resuscitation for this patient?
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