FCCS course part 2 Exam Questions and Verified Solutions 2024

FCCS course part 2 Exam Questions and Verified Solutions 2024 right ventricular dysfunction- what meds are CI? - Answer -morphine, diuretics, nitrates new onset a flutter after reperfusion surgery could be caused by these three things - Answer -electrolyte abnormalities, perioperative myocardial ischemia, PE when is perioperative MI most seen - Answer -3rd day post-op less bleeding occurs with this anticoagulant - Answer -bivalirudin new onset ___ or ___ should be considered possible evidence of ACS esp. in women and diabetics - Answer -SOB, LBBB most common coagulation abnormality in sepsis - Answer -isolated thrombocytopenia empiric therapy for meningitis due to S. pneumoniae or N. meningitidis - Answer -3rd gen cephalo +/- vanc if PCN resistant S. pneumo is suspected if S. pneumo is isolated in meningitis what should be done about abx - Answer -3rd generation cephalo continued until PCN sensitivity is confirmed then switch to high dose Pen G what abx if N. meningitidis is isolated from blood cx or CSF in meningitis - Answer -parenteral high-dose pen g particularly in pneumococcal meningitis ___ is also recommended along with abx - Answer - dexamethasone (0.15 mg/kg q 6 hours for 4-6 days) patients with suspected listeria w/ meningitis should be treated with __ - Answer -ampicillin in patient with confirmed methicillin susceptible s. aureus meningitis ___ is the DOC - Answer -naficillin tx HSV encephalitis - Answer -parenteral acyclovir tx of CMV encephalitis - Answer -IV ganciclovir or foscarnet initial antimicrobial therapy in brain abcess - Answer -metronidazole, vanco, 3rd gen cephalo treatment of CA PNA in immunocompetent patient in ICU - Answer -B-lactam + either a macrolide or respiratory fluoroquinolone Respiratory fluoroq