USMLE Step 2 Rapid Review CK Pulmonary Questions With Correct Answers

Risk factors for DVT - Answer Virchow triad: Stasis Endothelial injury Hypercoagulability Criteria for exudative effusion - Answer Pleural/serum protein >0.5 Pleural/serum LDH >0.6 Causes of exudative effusion - Answer Think of leaky capillaries: Malignancy TB Bacterial or viral infection Pulmonary embolism with infarct Pancreatitis Causes of transudative effusion - Answer Thik of intact capillaries: CHF Cirrhosis Nephrotic syndrome (protein-losing enteropathy) Normalizing PCO2 in a patient having an asthma exacerbation may indicate _____. - Answer Fatigue and impending respiratory failureSarcoidosis Treatment for acute asthma and COPD exacerbations - Answer Beta-2 agonists and corticosteroids (anticholinergics and antibiotics for COPD exacerbation as well) Sarcoidosis presentation - Answer Dyspnea, Lateral hilar lymphadenopathy on chest radiograph Noncaseating granulomas Increased ACE Hypercalcemia PFTs of obstructive pulmonary disease - Answer Decreased FEV1/FVC PFTs of restrictive pulmonary disease - Answer Normal or increased FEV1/FVC, decreased TLC