Emergency Medicine Questions
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what type of hernia:lateral to inferior epigastric artery
what is the first step in patients with life threatening abdominal pain?
a patient that presents with suspected GI perforation should be evaluated how? what is seen?
what is the first line choice for fluid resuscitation?
a 36 year old female patient presents with abdominal pain on physical exam you notice flatular absence, and loss of BS. what is the likely diagnosis?
what type of IV fluids do major organizations recommend against in CRITICALLY ILL PT?
what is the most common abdomen surgery in pediatrics?
what is used first line in patients with suspected significant pathology for abdominal pain?
what type of hernia is most likely to strangulate?
what is seen on CXR of a patient with a bowel obstruction?
what is the shift of fluid if an isotonic fluid is given?
what is the most common cause of bowel obstruction
what type of hernia:severe paintachycardiafeversepsis
how should you treat a GI perforation?
what must be absent in a patient to treat appendicitis with antibiotics?
what type of inguinal hernia is most common?
a 23 year old female patient presents with RLQ pain, low grade fever, and anorexia w/ associated N/V. what is are the three diagnostic tests to perform? what is seen?
a 46 year old male with PMH of DM, and 20 pack/year of smoking presents POD 1 with pain, tachycardia, fever and fecal material drainage from their wound. what is likely occuring
what type of hernia:bulge, mild discomfotreturned to abd cavity easily
a 54 year old male patient presents with abdominal pain. physical exam reveals blood in the stool, tenesmus, and upon history he says that he has lost weight recently and been having a fever. what is the likely diagnosis?