Property:AnswerBExp
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
W
HBsAg is diagnostic of hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV screening is not recommended prior to the initiation of anti-TNF therapy. +
'''Incorrect''' Nesiritide is an intravenous form of atrial natriuretic peptide and is a weak diuretic, it has no use in acute treatment of heart failure. +
'''Incorrect''' Echocardiogram is a must for all heart failure patients to know whether it is systolic or diastolic dysfunction and measure ejection fraction. +
Eplerenone can be substituted for spironolactone in these cases, as it does not have anti- androgenic side effects. +
Patients with HOCM do not usually die from myocardial infarction. The disease is caused by atherosclerotic plaques that occlude coronary arteries. Typically, myocardial infarction is a common cause of death in patients of older age groups with cardiovascular risk factors, such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, smoking, and hyperlipidemia. Myocardial infarction at young age, however, can be seen in patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), an autosomal dominant disorder caused by absent LDL receptors on hepatocytes. +
Schizophreniform disorder has symptoms that are similar to schizophrenia but have not yet passed the 6 month time span. Patients that have symptoms that are present between 1-6 months are diagnosed with schizophreniform disorder, which might persist into schizophrenia. +
Gallbladder stone formation and subsequent acute cholecystitis have been associated with fibrate therapy, especially clofibrate. +
Fatty diarrhea is characterized by fecal fat output exceeding the absorptive capacity of the intestine. +
Hyper IgE syndrome is characterized by cold abscess that typically grow ''S. aureus'' (gram-positive cocci), retained primary teeth, and early eczematoid rash that begins in infancy on the scalp and the face. +
The accumulation of iron frequently occurs following recurrent transfusions, administered to patients with thalassemia major or hemochromatosis. +
''S. saprophyticus'' is a common cause of urinary tract infections in sexually active women. It is not a common cause of infections of implanted prosthetic material. All staphylococcal organisms are non-motile. To distinguish, ''S. saprophyticus'' is novobiocin-resistant, while ''S. epidermidis'' is novobiocin-sensitive. +
Several antiviral medications, which are not used to treat onychomycosis, inhibit DNA polymerase. +
Distal embolization of atheromatous plaques is the primary mechanism explaining the pathogenesis of the no-reflow phenomenon +
Cytarabine is a pyrmidine analog that inhibits DNA polymerase. It is not effective for the management of CML. +