- (c) Both of the above
(d) None of the above
10. No treatment is necessary or
available for Buschke-011en-dorff
syndrome.
- (a) True
- (b) False
11. Rigidity is more likely to be a
late sign of malignant hyper-thermia
in which of the follow-ing
situations?
(a) If succinylcholine has
been used.
- (b) If succinylcholine has
not been used.
12. Belladonna alkaloids are judged
as probably unsafe for use in ma-lignant
hyperthermia-suscepti-ble
patients.
(a) True
- (b) False
CME quiz discussion
(These discussions relate to the May
1986 JAOA CME Quiz.)
1. (d). Mass effect, effacement of
lateral ventricles, and displacement
of cerebral mantle are all computed
tomography findings of pneu-mocephalus.
2. (a). Subdural tension pneu-mocephalus
will demonstrate peak-ing
of the frontal lobes.
3. (b). Prompt reduction of ten-sion
pneumocephalus is encouraged,
as delay may cause damage to the
brain by mechanical pressure, or
complicating hemorrhage.
4. (d). Toxic megacolon is most
commonly associated with ul-cerative
colitis.
5. (b). Antibiotic-resistant en-teric
pathogens is NOT a suspected
cause of toxic megacolon.
6. (b). Although the incidence of
acute appendicitis has a wide range
of variation depending on the study
cited, Babaknia and associates ana-lyzed
over 500,000 gestations and
found an average incidence of
1/1,500.
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