Frequent Urination Palptitations Low Back Pain Chest Pain Acute Dyspnea
100
When time of day does this occur and is urination painful.
45 yo Male,What are first two questions to ask
100
What is typical heart rate of atrial flutter
150 Beats per minute is suggestion of this
100
What is cauda equina syndrome
This occurs in 4% of patients dying from cancer
100
What is more frequent type of aortic dissection
Stanford type A (ascending) is more common than type B
100
What are other symptoms associated with pulmonary emboli
Pleuritic chest pain, and cough are most common additional symptoms
200
What is IPSS - International Prostate Symptoms Score
Score is 3 out of 35 on this test
200
What is frequency level of Premature Ventricular Contractions that requires treatment
Having more than 10% of these heartbeats requires treatment
200
What is symptom progression of spinal canal compression
Pain comes first, then weakness. Bladder and bowel symptoms come later
200
What is most common age of patients who present with aortic dissection
60-80 year old men are most common age group to present with this
200
What are common physical signs of pulmonary emboli
Tachypnea in 54%, leg swelling in 47% and tachycardia in 24% are present in this disease
300
What is Diabetes Mellitus
Other symptoms are weight loss and blurry vision
300
What are other symptoms of atrial fibrillation
Dizziness, increased urination and fatigue are other symptoms of this disease
300
What are most common cancers associated with cauda equina syndrome
Most commonly occurs in lung, prostate, myeloma and breast cancers
300
What is most common presentation of aortic dissection
Sharp chest pain occurs in type A and Back or abdominal pain in type B
300
What are genetic conditions that increase risk for pulmonary emboli
Factor V Leiden and prothrombin gene mutation
400
What are symptoms associated with Insulin Resistance
Acanthosis Nigricans and Skin Tags are associated with this
400
What are syndromes causing irregularly irregular R-R intervals
Multifocal atrial tachycardia and wandering atrial pacemaker also cause this EKG finding
400
What is the frequency of spinal stenosis found on lumbar spine MRI in asymptomatic individuals
found in 21% of asymptomatic patients over the age of 60 who have a lumbar spine MRI
400
What are some of the genetic syndromes that predispose to aortic dissection
Marfans and Ehlers-Danlos syndromes
400
What are pulmonary emboli
Those presenting to ER with syncope are 17% more likely to have this
500
What is a genetic defect in insulin action
Leprechaunism causes this
500
What are the arrhythmic side effects of amiodarone
Torsades de pointes and increasing ventricular rate in patients with atrial fibrillation are caused by this drug
500
What is the frequency of patients who present with low back pain who require emergent MRI
Less than 1% of patients present with this
500
What is aortic regurgitation heard in aortic dissection type A
This heart murmur is heart in 50-66% of cases.
500
What is a saddle embolus
(at bifurcation of the left and right pulmonary arteries)
This Equine form of the disease occurs in 3-6% of cases






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