The PITT Quiz: Episodes 3 & 4

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1. Dr. Mohan (Slow -Mo) treats a sickle cell anemia patient who has acute chest syndrome. This syndrome affects:

A) the heart and lungs B) just the lungs C) just the heart D) just the mediastinum

2. “Door to Balloon time” is the interval between the patient’s arrival & initiation of balloon intervention & should be:

A) 48 hours or less for all heart attacks B) 90 minutes or less for STEMI C) 90 minutes or less for all heart attacks D) 51 minutes or less for STEMI

3. A brother & sister have emotional difficulty taking their father off life support. Dr. Robby advises them to personalize a Hawaiian ritual to:

A) bring flowers and say the Aloha prayer. B) say “I love you, thank you, I forgive you, please forgive me.” C) express respect thru the Hawaiian touching of noses custom & prayer.

4. Dr. Santos courts trouble when she orders BiPAP on a pneumothorax patient, because:

A) the patient had a high aspiration risk B) the pneumo had been inadequately drained C) the patient had hemodynamic instability

5. What was Dr. Robbie referring to when he said “think of them as cute little Disney mice with pituitary conditions”

A) teenagers B) rats C) angry people in the waiting room

6. Medical student Victoria Javadi is a child prodigy, but she misses most social cues except in this interaction:

A) when she asks Dr. Langdon about Dr. McKay’s ankle monitor B) when she tells Dr. Robby she is fine after fainting C) when she corrects the gender on Tasha Cordero’s medical record.

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