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Acetazolamide is a diuretic that inhibits carbonic anhydrase in the proximal convoluted tubules. It is indicated for pseudotumor cerebri, altitude (not motion) sickness, glaucoma, and conditions that require alkalinization of urine. +
This combination has only 1 NRTI, which is is usually not recommended. Efavirenz and nevirapine are both NNRTIs. +
Etomidate is anesthetic agent that can cause malignant hyperthermia. It has no role in the treatment of malignant hyperthermia. +
Helminth infection in the lungs is not associated with Curschmann's spirals. Eosinophils are usually abundant on BAL. +
'''Incorrect'''-The use of radioactive 131I is contraindicated in pregnancy and should be used with caution in women of childbearing age. +
'''Incorrect'''-Vertigo (barotrauma) is due to the mechanical effects of expansion and contraction of gases when pressure differences exist between the body cavities and the environment. It is also a manifestation of compression sickness occurring during descent. +
'''Correct'''-X linked hypophosphatemic rickets is due to renal phosphate wasting which leads to low serum phosphate levels with normal levels of serum calcium, serum PTH, serum alkaline phosphatase, plasma 25-OH vitamin D and 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D (calcitriol). +
'''Incorrect'''-The history and findings are inconsistent with congestive heart failure, which is a cause of cardiogenic pulmonary edema. +
Propafenone is a class IC anti-arrhythmic. It acts mainly by decreasing the slope of phase 0, and has no effect on APD or QT interval. +
Identification is an immature defense mechanism in which the individual models his/her behavior after a figure of authority. +
Renal stone with hydronephrosis is a type of post-renal acute kidney injury that would typically manifest with elevated urinary sodium > 40 mEq/L. +
Amylin or Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP) is produced in the beta cells of the pancreas. Amylin amyloidosis is associated with diabetes mellitus. +
'''Incorrect''' : The cauda equina syndrome is a rare complication reported in patients with longstanding disease who have marked ankylosis of the spine. The symptoms are those of damage to the lumbosacral nerve roots causing loss of bowel and bladder control. +
The renal arteries lie at a higher level than the inferior mesenteric artery. The renal arteries lie at the level between the L1 and L2 vertebral bodies while the inferior mesenteric artery lies at the level of the L3 vertebral body. +