Core internal medicine presentations and management as tested on the PANCE, written as original scenario cards.
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49 mixed cards for PANCE PANCE. It opens with "Which drug class is first-line for symptomatic relief in chronic stable angina?" and "In acute pericarditis, the ECG classically shows diffuse ST elevation with ____". More Healthcare and Nursing decks are listed below.
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- Which drug class is first-line for symptomatic relief in chronic stable angina?
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Beta blockers- In acute pericarditis, the ECG classically shows diffuse ST elevation with ____.
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PR segment depression- What is Kussmaul sign?
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A paradoxical rise in jugular venous pressure during inspiration- Which lab test is most useful to help distinguish dyspnea due to heart failure from a pulmonary cause?
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B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)- Which medication class reduces mortality in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?
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ACE inhibitors- Aortic stenosis produces what type of murmur?
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Crescendo-decrescendo systolic murmur radiating to the carotids- Mitral regurgitation produces what type of murmur?
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Holosystolic murmur radiating to the axilla- What is the purpose of the CHA2DS2-VASc score?
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To estimate stroke risk in atrial fibrillation and guide anticoagulation decisions- Which two drug classes are used for acute rate control in atrial fibrillation?
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Beta blockers and non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers- On ECG, severe hyperkalemia classically produces ____.
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peaked T waves- What is the first-line treatment to stabilize the cardiac membrane in severe hyperkalemia?
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IV calcium gluconate- What spirometry finding confirms a diagnosis of COPD?
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Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio less than 0.70- Which intervention most improves long-term survival in COPD patients who smoke?
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Smoking cessation- A chest x-ray shows a visible pleural line with no lung markings beyond it. What is the diagnosis?
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Pneumothorax- What clinical tool estimates the pretest probability of pulmonary embolism?
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Wells criteria
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