10/4 Flashcards
warfarin in HIT
contraindicated because it lowers protein C levels which can increase risk of thrombus
gold standard test for HIT
serotonin release assay
heart failure with easy bruising and proteinuria
amyloidosis
first line for exercise induced asthma
inhaled albuterol before exercise
pulmonary infarct on CT
PE - wedge shaped on CT
things before treatment of HepC begins
HepA/B vaccination
cancer pain management
start with short acting opioid, move to long acting
rare complications of mono
autoimmune hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia
lungs in ankylosing spondylitis
diminished chest wall mobility, restrictive pattern
essential tremors
intention tremors
most common head and neck cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
food helping abdominal pain
gastric ulcer disease
screening recs in UC
colonoscopy 8-10 years after diagnosis then 1-3 years after
prior cardiac surgery can cause…
idiopathic constrictive pericarditis
sign of respiratory failure in ashmatic
increasing or normal CO2
episodic painless GI bleeding
angiodysplasia (usually in right colon)
most common cause of non-responsive anemia in EPO treated dialysis
iron deficiency
what to use to correct calcium levels
albumin
test for diverticulitis
CT w/o contrast
chondrocalcinosis
psuedogout
secondary causesof pseudogout
hemochromatosis, hyperparathyroid, hypothryoid
treatment of diabetic gastroparesis
metocloprimide
next step in suspected DVT
LENIs than anticoag
treatment for uric acid stones
alkaline urine, give potassium citrate
