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    Pulmonary Board Review Questions
    Pulmonary Board Review Questions
    Pulmonary Board Review Questions
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    Pulmonary Board Review Questions

    By Jeremy Boroff

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    This book is 25 questions, answers, along with detailed explanations of board review questions in the area of pulmonary medicine. This book is helpful for medical students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses. It may be also helpful to respiratory therapists preparing for the clinical simulations. The main target readers of this book is physician assistants preparing for the PANCE or PANRE. We do feel it would be helpful for any student on a pulmonary rotation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJeremy Boroff
    Release dateFeb 1, 2013
    ISBN9781301045082
    Pulmonary Board Review Questions
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    Jeremy Boroff

    I Am an emergency medicine physician assistant for the last 10 years. Prior to this I worked as a Registered Respiratory Therapist for 7 years. In my spare time I write board review apps and ebooks and enjoy spending time with my wife and two little boys Samuel 6 years, and Michael 10 months. I also guest lecture quite often.

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    Pulmonary Board Review Questions - Jeremy Boroff

    Introduction

    This book is 25 questions, answers, along with detailed explanations of board review questions in the area of pulmonary medicine. This book is helpful for medical students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses. It may be also helpful to respiratory therapists preparing for the clinical simulations. The main target readers of this book is physician assistants preparing for the PANCE or PANRE. We do feel it would be helpful for any student on a pulmonary rotation.

    1. Your patient is a 88 year old male that comes in with shortness of breath that started suddenly his lung exam reveals clear breath sounds throughout. He is quite dyspneic with a SpO2 of 85% on room air. His heart rate is 135 and EKG reveals a sinus tachycardia. His portable chest x ray is normal showing no evidence of heart failure, pneumonia, or pneumothorax. His CBC and Chem 7 are normal. Which of the following is the best next management options?

    A. Apply Oxygen, order an Albuterol Nebulizer, and give the patient Solumedrol 125 mg IV.

    B. Apply Oxygen, Give Metoprolol 50 mg PO, and

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