A 16-year-old patient has been admitted and shows signs of poor body development. Upon assessment, you also noted digital clubbing, hyperresonance to percussion, and a productive cough. It has also been reported that the patient has foul-smelling stools. Which of the following conditions are these findings consistent with? A. Acute respiratory distress syndrome B. Heart […]
A new patient was admitted and has been diagnosed with pneumonia. The patient has an oxygen saturation of 87% on 2 L/min nasal cannula. Which of the following would cause the patient to be hypoxemic? 1. Capillary shunting 2. Diffusion defect 3. Alveolar consolidation 4. Hypoventilation Select all that apply: A. 1 and 2 B. […]
SPITZ NEVI Carney syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder involving a mutated protein kinase (PR.KARIA) that acts on a tumor suppressor gene on chromosome l 7q22-24. Cardiac myxomas (choice A) are present in 65% of patients and are often multiple and the most serious component of the disorder, causing death in 20% of patients. 25% […]
