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1
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What are the two histologic subtypes of Rhabdomyosarcoma?

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  1. Embryonal (most common)

2. Alveolar

2
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what are the different types of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma? (2)

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  1. Spindle cell- most common in paratesticular lesions

2. Botryoid- polypoid masses that fill the lumen of a hollow viscus (vagina, bladder)

3
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Embyonal rhabdomyosarcoma:

  1. young vs old
  2. survival?
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  1. Occurs in younger patients, head and neck region

2. Favorable survival rate 60%

4
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What is roving sign?

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right lower quadrant pain induced by palpation in the left lower quadrant (for acute appendicitis)

5
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What is dunphy sign?

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increased pain with any coughing or movement and is related to inflammation that involves the parietal peritoneum

6
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what is the obturator sign?

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seen with inflammation of the appendix and refers to pain on internal rotation of the right hip

7
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what is the iliopsoas sign?

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most often seen with a rhetorical appendix and refers to pain on extension of the right hip

8
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What is immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)?

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autoimmune destruction of platelets with clinical manifestations of thrombocytopenia and susceptibility to easy bleeding

9
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What patient population does acute ITP target?

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children

10
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What is chronic ITP?

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  • accounts for most cases considered for splenectomy

- avg age 40’s, women > men

11
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What is the pathophys of ITP?

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development of IgG antibody to platelet antigen

12
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First, second and third line treatment of ITP?

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1st: high dose steroids
2nd: IVIG
3rd: splenectomy

13
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What 3 things does End tidal CO2 monitoring reflect?

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  1. Metabolism
  2. Circulation
  3. Ventilation
14
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In which breast malignancy should patients proceed directly to axillary lymph node dissection?

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Inflammatory breast cancer

15
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What non depolarizing muscle relaxant is preferred for endotracheal intubation in patients with either hepatic or renal dysfunction?

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Atracurium: (dose 0.3-0.6mg/kg), Hoffman elimination thus good for renal/hepatic impaired ppl, can cause histamine release leading to hypotension

16
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What is Hoffman elimination? i.e. a type of metabolism

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spontaneous degradation of drug at physiologic pH

17
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Why is vecuronium the intubation drug of choice in reactive airway patients?

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because it doesn’t cause histamine release upon administration. (hepatic metabolism, 0.1mg/kg)

18
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What is the longest acting of all muscle relaxants?

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doxacurium (max effect at 6 min and duration of action is 83 min)

19
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What is the most common primary lung tumor among infants and children?

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Bronchial adenoma- 80% of these are Endobronchial carcinoid

20
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what is the most common benign tumor of the lung in children?

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  • rare!! but most common is pulmonary hamartoma or chondroma
21
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what stimulates the secretion of aldosterone?

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extracellular fluid potassium

22
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when compared with endoscopic sphincterotomy, transduodenal sphincteroplasty is associated with what?

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decreased incidence of restenosis

23
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what is a giant condyloma acuminatum? aka Burschke-Lowenstein tumor

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  • represents verrucous carcinoma
  • large cauliflower lesion
  • histologically benign but clinically malignant and can invade adjacent organs
24
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Whats one disadvantage of Lactated ringers?

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its relatively low sodium content (130 mEq) , hyponatremia can occur with prolonged use

25
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What are the factors that negatively affect post-transplant outcomes?

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  1. Increased donor age >50
  2. Female sex of donor
  3. Increased hepatic steatosis of the donor liver
  4. Severe donor hypernatremia prior to organ harvest
  5. Prolonged cold ischemia time
  6. ABO mismatach
26
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most common presentation of branchial anomaly in adolescent is?

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cystic mass (arising from the second cleft/pouch)

27
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What are the phases of the cell cycle?

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G1, S, G2, M
M: mitosis
S: DNA Synthesis
G1: gap1 separates previous cell division from the beginning of the DNA synthesis, determines length of cycle
G2: short gap phase
28
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a neonate with hypo plastic left heart syndrome depends on what for survival?

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patency of the facts arteriosus (facilitated by prostaglandin infusion)

29
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What are 2 treatment options for hypo plastic left heart syndrome?

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  1. Cardiac transplantation requiring a donor aortic arch

2. Norwood procedure: converts the pulmonary artery into the main outlet for a functional single ventricle

30
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what is an important principle with bypass grafting for aortoiliac occlusive disease?

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place the proximal anastomosis as high as possible on the infrarenal aorta

31
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the distal anastomosis of a bypass graft for aortoiliac occlusive disease is almost always where?

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at the level of the femoral artery

32
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what are some pathognomonic changes of CF seen in intestinal or appendiceal specimens?

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goblet cell hyperplasia and the accumulation of secretions within the crypts or lumen

33
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what is the major cause of death in children with spinal cord injury?

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respiratory failure

34
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Define: T1 gallbladder cancer and tx

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limited to the muscular wall of the gallbladder

tx: simple cholecystectomy

35
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Define: T2 gallbladder cancer and tx

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T2: full thickness invasion into the perimuscular connective tissue but not the serosa
Tx: radical cholecystectomy with resection of segments IVb and V of the liver + regional lymphadenectomy

36
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formula for respiratory quotient, RQ’s for:

  • ethanol
  • fat
  • protein
  • carbs
  • lipogenesis
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RQ =  VCO2/VO2
Ethanol  = 0.67
Fat = 0.7
protein  = 0.8
carbs = 1.0
lipogenesis >1.0
37
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what are the three positive pulse waves of normal JVP?

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a = atrial contraction, relates to S4
c = bulging of the AV valve into the atrium during isovolumetric ventricular systole
v = passive atrial filling from the vena cava
two neg descents:
x = atrial relaxation
y = passive ventricular filling (follows opening of AV valve)

38
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What pulmonary to systemic blood flow ratio indicates that an ASD should be repaired?

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  • marked left to right shunt, seen by a ratio >1.5
39
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when is a patient with an ASD not a candidate for repair?

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when pulmonary vascular resistance is >10-12 wood units/m2 (indicates fixed pulmonary hypertension)

40
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how do you manage DVTs resulting from upper extremity central venous lines?

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catheter removal, heparin therapy, long term oral anticoagulants (3-6 months)

41
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In patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, how do you determine who’s a candidate for major hepatectomy?

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  • hepatic function measured by indocyanine green (ICG)

- ICG retention > 14% at 15 minutes = major rsxn shouldn’t be performed

42
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what is the single most important determinant of long term survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma?

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vascular invasion

43
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what are 6 variables that adversely affect 5yr survival in patients w Hepatocellular carcinoma?

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  1. Vascular invasion most important
  2. multiplicity of lesions
  3. Presence of symptoms
    • resected margins
  4. tumor size >5cm
  5. Absence of tumor capsule
44
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Preferred treatment of spontaneously ruptured hepatocellular tumors?

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packing, hepatic artery ligation and transarterial embolization

45
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Given an infant with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, the expected electrolyte abnormalities include:

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hypochloremic, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis

46
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what is the age range for appendicitis to occur most frequently?

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8-12

47
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all intrathoracic vascular pressures are measured at which point in the respiratory cycle?

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end expiratory pressure (lowest point in the resp cycle)

48
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what is the mainstay of treatment for frostbite?

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rapid rewarming in a 40C water bath

49
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what are the milan criteria used for selection of pts w HCC who get transplant?

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  • absence of macrovascular invasion and:

- a single tumor

50
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what is the most likely presentation of a third branchial anomaly?

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infection: 3rd and 4th branchial anomalies mostly present as sinuses or infected cysts. look for hx of repeated URI, sore throats, hoarseness, and tenderness of thyroid gland

51
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What is hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction?

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phenomenon in which pulmonary blood flow is redistributed to better-ventilated areas of the lung in response to hypoxia

52
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severe neonatal respiratory failure is treated most effectively by?

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ECMO

53
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In pots with penetrating abdominal injuries, which 6 factors reveal increased infection rates?

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  1. Colon injury
  2. blood txfn requirement
  3. hypotension
  4. multiple intra-abdominal organ injuries
  5. late administration of abx
  6. increasing age
  7. BAC >200
54
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airway of choice for a patient w severe laryngeal trauma?

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immediate tracheostomy

55
Q

five year survival for patients with adrenocortical carcinoma?

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20-25%

56
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what is early graft failure? definition

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  • occurs within 30days postop

- usually 2/2 technical or judgment error (twists, kinks)

57
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what is intermediate graft failure? definition

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  • occurs 30days to 2 years

- usually 2/2 intimal hyperplasia at anastomotic sites

58
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what is late graft failure? definition

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  • occurs >2 years postoperatively

- usually 2/2 progressive atherosclerotic disease

59
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what is the most common type of neoplasia identified in a meckel’s diverticulum?

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carcinoid

tx: excision of that segment of ileum and assoc mesentery

60
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what is budd-chiari syndrome? symptoms?

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rare disease cause by mechanical obstruction of the hepatic veins (terminal veins to vena cava)
symptoms: abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, ascites

61
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how do you diagnose budd chiari syndrome?

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duplex doppler US (85-95 sensitivity)

can also use CT

62
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what are the causes of budd chiari syndrome?

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africa and asia: obstructing webs or membranes

Western: neoplasms

63
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what 3 bugs are most commonly seen with bacterial meningitis following epidural placement?

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  1. Staph aureus
  2. Coliform species
  3. Pseudomonas
64
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what is receptive relaxation of the stomach and what controls it?

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  • with ingestion of a meal, increasing gastric volumes are accommodated with little increase in intragastric pressure by relaxation of the proximal stomach
  • mediated by a reflex carried by the vagal nerve
65
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what is fitz-hugh-curtis syndrome?

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  • from pelvic inflammatory disease theres a migration of bacteria into the peritoneum leading to inflammation and adhesions between the liver and the peritoneal lining
66
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how do you repair an annular pancreas?

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duodenoduodenostomy

67
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what do you do when a patient has a severe lower GI bleed and you suspect internal hemorrhoids?

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anoscopy

68
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an ABI less than what is diagnostic of PAD?

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0.9

69
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What is Beck’s triad?

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  • three classic signs of cardiac tamponade
    1. Decreased arterial pressure
    2. elevated JVP
    3. muffled heart sounds
70
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whats pulsus paradoxus?

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a fall in systolic pressure of more than 10mmHg during inspiration as seen in cardiac tamponade

71
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what is the standard therapy for acute epiglottitis in a child?

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endotracheal intubation in the operating room and IV antibiotic therapy

72
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whats almost always the cause of acute epiglottitis in a child?

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H. influenzae B

73
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the virus associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and Burkitt’s lymphoma?

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EBV

74
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what is neurogenic shock?

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failure of the nervous system to rovide effective peripheral vascular resistance, resulting in inadequate end-organ perfusion

75
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what are the symptoms of neurogenic shock? (5)

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  1. warm flushed flaccid extremities
  2. paraplegia
  3. contusion
  4. oliguria
  5. hypotension
76
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which tumor marker has the greatest specificity for the detection of hepatoblastoma?

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AFP (76-94% specific)

77
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what is a traditional approach to crohn’s disease related obstruction of the first two portions of the duo?

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a bypass with a gastrojejunostomy + highly selective vagotomy