4/24 Flashcards
treatment of hypercalcemia in metastatic bone disease
bisphosphonates
basis of normal stress response
no change in functionality
pathway for psych dopamine neurons
mesolimbic
adult stills disease
recurrent fevers, joint pains and rash
immune response in endocarditis
can have positive RF factor and high ESR
uterus with multiple small cysts
trophoblastic disease
most common arrhythmia in cardiac arrest
vfib - reentrant ventricular arrhythmia
fetal anemia on heart tracing
sinusoidal pattern
bartonella vs pasturella
bartonella = cat scratch - skin findings with lymphadenopathy pasteurella = cat bite - cellulitis
location of blasto and special aspects
mississippi and ohio river basins - skin lesions and lytic bone lesions
age of diagnosis of CVID
25-40
mutation in polycythemia vera
JAK2
when symptoms occur in aortic stenosis
less than 1.0cm area
why is septic arthritis more common in RA
due to joint deformities
high hormone in non-functioning pituitary adenoma
prolactin - not inhibited
large, hard liver with occult stool blood
could be liver metastases, in alcoholics, liver is shrunken and cirrhotic
acid-base disorder in aspirin tox
metabolic acidosis and respiratory alkalosis
vessels involved in fibromuscular dysplasi
carotid and renal arteries
treatment of stye
warm compresses
treatment of pregnant women with previous herpes infection
acyclovir at 36 weeks
treatment of true wound dehiscence
emergent surgery - skin dehiscence can be treated with wet-to dry or vacuum
option for psych patients that are non-adherent
long acting injectables
key finding in inevitable aborition
cervical dilation
age distribution of type 1 diabetes
4-6 then 10-14
hcg can mimic….
TSH, can have hyperthyroidism in molar pregnancy
risk for vaginal candidiasis
pregnancy, immunosuppression or diabetes
chlamydia vs gonoccocal urethritis
gonoccocal - 1-3 days and purulent
chlamydia - 5-14 days and non-purulent, nor prevented by erythromycin
STI mostly likely to show no gram staining
chlamydia (gonorrhea usually does)
high hematocrit and low glucose in newborn
polycythemia
meningitis in kids older than 1 month
neisseria or s pneumo
treatment of GBS
IVIG - steroids do not work
third most common cause of pancreatitis
hypertriglyceridemia
ichthyosis vulgaris
diffuse dermal scaling
high creatinine and low urine sodium in liver disease
hepatorenal syndrome
timeline for tick borne infection
must be on for at least 48-72 hours
eye problems in NF1
optic gliomas