6/19/13 Flashcards
What could cause biliary pain or pancreatitis in the absence of stones or strictures?
Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
What is the gold std for dxing sphincter of Oddi dysfunction?
ERCP w/ manometry
What Ab is associated w/ Hashimoto’s thyroiditis?
anti-microsomal
Large cell carcinomas of the lung are associated w/ increased levels of _______.
β-hCG
_______ are a potential side effect of bupropion and therefore contraindicated in pts w/ anorexia (in whom bingeing/purging may cause rapid electrolyte shifts).
Seizures
What is the most common cardiac defect in infants of diabetic mothers?
asymmetric septal hypertrophy
Which looks more like SUNCT, trigeminal neuralgia or cluster headaches?
cluster headaches!
How are the anesthetics that cause malignant hyperthermia administered?
inhaled
What drug is the mainstaty of tx for malignant hyperthermia?
dantrolene
Wht muscle symptom characterizes serotonin syndrome?
myoclonus
How long does the stiffness of psoriatic arthritis (and other seronegative spondylarthropathies) last in the morning?
> 30 mins
What EKG abnormality is most associated w/ TCA overdose?
QT prolongation (like macrolides!)
High amplitude cardiac upstroke pulse is associated with _______.
aortic REGURGITATION!!!
Sudden hemodynamic compromise and JVD after adding PEEP =
tension pneumo
Whjat is the mgmt of incomplete, inevitable, and missed abortions before 13 wks?
D&C
