15 Flashcards
healthcare worker with recurrent different polymicrobial bacteremias
factitious d/o - injecting herself
can you drink fruit juice with viral gastro?
apparently not– worsens sxs
______ associated with pancreatitis, and causes gastric varices
splenic vein thrombosis
do you need to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria if it grew urine clx?
nope- only if pregnant
common complication of compartment sydrome
rhabdo
treatment for compartment syn
fasciotomy
%s of 1st,2nd, and 3rd standard deviations
68, 95, 99.7%
primary vs sec vs tertiary vs quaternary prevention
1- before dz
2- initial dz
3- advanced dz
4- limit unnecessary interventions by health system
dyspepsia in pat>60 yo diagnostic test
EGD (high risk over 60, don’t just do PPI or hpylori)
ureter stones less than ____ can have simple med management and be discharged home (hydrate, alpha blockers, pain control)
10 mm
do you give antibiotics for bacterial gastro?
no, only if invasive and culture identified (otherwise can make it worse)
most common cause of proteinuria in adolescents
orthostatic proteinuria (worse in standing than supine)- benign
test for orthostatic proteinuria
split (day and night) 24 protein urine collection
pyelo treatment for pregnant patient
IV ceftriaxone
first line prevention med for cluster HA
verapamil
