EDIC Alcohol withdrawal

A1. A 33-year-old man is brought to the Emergency Department with signs of alcohol intoxication. His vital signs are normal, but during his interrogation, he experiences a tonic - clonic seizure with a ventricular fibrillation during the postictal state. He is subsequently hospitalized and becomes intermittently agitated and tremulous. Vital signs include a heart rate of 136 beats per minute, a systolic blood pressure of 128 /65 mm Hg, and a temperature of 38.7°C. Laboratory results show: Ammonia 36 U/L, AST 295 U/L, ALT 110 U/L, ALP 305 U/L, Platelets 76.000 mm3, INR 1.6. Which would be the drug...

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EDIC Liver Transplant

EDIC Liver Transplant

A1. Four days after a liver transplant a patient presents signs of liver rejection. Which will the most probable cause of this rejection?:  a) Vasospasm of hepatic artery. b) Hepatic artery thrombosis. c) Cytomegalovirus infection (CMV). d) Inferior cava vein thrombosis. e) Biliary anastomosis leakage....

EDIC Spinal Cord Injury

A1. Which of the following describes a Brown - Sequard syndrome lesion at T5?: a) T5, complete, fracture. b) T5, complete, fracture - dislocation. c) T5, partial, penetrating. d) T5, partial, spinal cord abnormality without radiographic abnormality. e) T5, partial, hyperextension with preexisting cervical canal stenosis....

EDIC Brain Death

EDIC Brainstem Death

A1. A 28 year - old man is admitted to Intensive Care after severe brain trauma. After 72h off sedation the diagnosis of brainstem death is considered. Which of the following statement is CORRECT?: a) Fixed and dilated pupils are an essential part of the diagnosis. b) Visual evoked responses must be absent c) Sternal rub with motor response excludes the diagnosis. d) Gag reflex response to posterior pharynx stimulation excludes the diagnosis. e)Absent corneal reflexes indicate midbrain region disfunction....

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