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1
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____ gait may occur in slipped capital femoral epiphysis

A

trendelenburg

2
Q

choanal atresia presents with cyanosis during feeding that improves with…

A

crying

3
Q

how to diagnose choanal atresia

A

try to pass catheter - wont go past nasopharynx

-confirm with CT or nasal endoscopy

4
Q

neonates are obligate ___breathers

A

nose

5
Q

A patient with spinal cord compression is awaiting emergency neurosurgical evaluation. What shoudl you give them in the meantime?

A

glucocorticoids

6
Q

Penicillamine is used to treat…

A

wilsons disease

7
Q

which neurological complication is associated with an ovarian teratoma?

A

anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (autoimmune encephalitis)

8
Q

diagnosis of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (autoimmune encephalitis)?

A

antibodies (to the NMDA receptor) in the CSF

9
Q

treatment of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis (autoimmune encephalitis)?

A

immunosuppression

10
Q

why can graves ophthalmoplegy worsen with the use of radioactive iodine?

A

thyrotropin receptor antibodies increase alot after the use of radioactive iodine therapy (leadening to worsening of the eye symptoms)

11
Q

REM sleep disorder are strongyl associated with teh development of which disease?

A

alpha-synuclein neurodegenerative diseases (parkinsons)