Vascular neurology questions and answers - part 6 doc

... with β-blockers and calcium-channel blockers. 3 26. A long-term patient presented to the vascular neurology clinic for antico- agulation follow-up. She is in and out of atrial fi brillation and was ... generally asymptomatic. Futrell 04.indd 166 Futrell 04.indd 166 11/19/07 11:14:19 AM11/19/07 11:14:19 AM CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY: QUESTIONS 163 319. A 66 -year-old man with a history o...

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... ISBN-13: 97 8-1 -9 33 86 4-2 4-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-9 33 86 4-2 4-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Cerebrovascular disease—Examinations, questions, etc. 2. Neurology Examinations, questions, etc. I. ... CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Futrell, Nancy. Vascular neurology : questions and answers / Nancy Futrell, Dara G. Jamieson. p. ; cm. Includes bibliograph...

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... inhibition, and it also has vasodilatory ef- fects. Side eff ects are relatively minor and include headache, diarrhea, and dizzi- ness. It was studied in Japan in 1,000 patients in a randomized, double-blind ... diuret- ics may be combined with other drug classes. Ramipril (Altace) is an ACE inhibi- tor and would be indicated for initial therapy. Metoprolol (β-blocker), amlodipine and...

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... disability. Futrell 03.indd 60 Futrell 03.indd 60 11/19/07 10: 46: 26 AM11/19/07 10: 46: 26 AM 76 CLINICAL STROKE: QUESTIONS 188. Which of the following categories of cerebral hemorrhage is most com- monly associated ... 11/19/07 10: 46: 29 AM11/19/07 10: 46: 29 AM CLINICAL STROKE: QUESTIONS 85 2 26. A 78-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with the sud- den onset of...

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... 55-year-old man with two episodes of paroxysmal atrial fi bril- lation and a normal transesophageal echocardiogram. B. A 66 -year-old woman with two episodes of symptomatic paroxysmal atri- al fi ... 11/19/07 10: 46: 31 AM11/19/07 10: 46: 31 AM CLINICAL STROKE: QUESTIONS 93 252. A 4 6- year-old female had onset of headaches and multifocal neurologic defi cits that progressed over 6 mon...

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... re- duced high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and hypertension. Elevated LDL, elevated C-reactive protein (C-RP), and elevated HgA1C are often present, but these pa- rameters do not constitute part ... lead to carotid-cavernous fi s- tula or epistaxis. Treatment of both symptomatic and asymptomatic aneurysms Futrell 03.indd 129Futrell 03.indd 129 11/19/07 10: 46: 36 AM11/19/07 10: 46: 3...

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... Futrell 06. indd 205Futrell 06. indd 205 11/19/07 10:49: 06 AM11/19/07 10:49: 06 AM IMAGING: QUESTIONS 215 4 16.  e “duplex” in carotid duplex stands for: A.  e combination of color-fl ow and grayscale ... disease? A. A 7-year-old girl with neurofi bromatosis type 1 (NF1) and an optic nerve glioma with progressive tumor following chemotherapy. B. A 1 6- year-old boy with a pineal te...

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... bleeding-prone small-vessel disease. In- creasing age and blood pressure, as well as decreased cholesterol, increase the risk for CMBs. (Fiehler, Int J Stroke 20 06) 462 .  e answer is D. Diff usion-weighted ... have to pass right- to-left to be detected in the brain. Left-to-right intracardiac shunts do occur, but TEE is necessary to detect this shunt. Pulmonary AVM can produce a right...

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... true? A. Stimulation of N-methyl--aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be detri- mental. B. γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA A ) receptor antagonists may increase plastic- ity by enhancing long-term potentiation ... North Am 20 06; 32(3):455– 463 . Black DF, Bartleson JD, Bell ML, Lachance DH. SMART: Stroke-like migraine at- tacks after radiation therapy. Cephalalgia 20 06; 26: 1137–1142. Black DF. Spora...

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... 2003;41: 163 3– 165 2. Hoen B. Epidemiology and antibiotic treatment of infective endocarditis: An up- date. Heart 20 06; 92: 169 4–1700. Holmes KW, Kwiterovich PO Jr. Treatment of dyslipidemia in children and ... HMG-CoA reduc- tase inhibitors, and risk of intracerebral hemorrhage: A case-control study. Stroke 2004 ;6; 1 360 –1 364 . Wu O, Robertson L, Langhorne P, et al. Oral contrac...

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