A 35-year-old former intravenous drug user is reviewed in the liver clinic. He has recently been diagnosed with hepatitis C after being found to have abnormal liver function tests. It is decided as part of his work-up that he should be assessed for liver cirrhosis. What is the most appropriate test to perform?
MRI liver
Liver biopsy
CT liver
ultrasound
Transient elastography
A person with dried out membranes has the condition called:
• Pleurisy
• Pulmonary Edema
• Asthma
• Emphysema
the organism most frequently related to mediastinal fibrosis ?
a. actinomyces
b. histoplasma
c. hansen bacillus
d. staphylococcus
patient with spontaneous pneumothorax involving more than 50 % of the hemithorax is best treated with ?
a. needle aspiration
b. closed drainage by tube in underwater seal
c. let spontaneous remission occur
d. open thoracotomy
in acute pulmonary embolism, the most frequent ECG finding is?
a. S1Q3T3 pattern
b. P. pulmonale
c. sinus tachycardia
d. right axis deviation
lung abscesses are least likely to be caused by ?
a. histoplasma
b. staphylococcus
c. metastatic malignancy
d. primary carcinoma
pleural fluid low in glucose is seen in all except ?
a. rheumatoid arthritis
b. tuberculosis
c. mesothelioma
d. empyema
On auscultation, which finding suggests a right pneumothorax?
A
Bilateral inspiratory and expiratory crackles
B
Absence of breaths sound in the right thorax
C
Inspiratory wheezes in the right thorax
D
Bilateral pleural friction rub
Before administering ephedrine, Nurse Tony assesses the patient’s history. Because of ephedrine’s central nervous system (CNS) effects, it is not recommended for:
A
Patients with an acute asthma attack
B
Patients with narcolepsy
C
Patients under age 6
D
Elderly patients