6 Flashcards
Presentation - tonsil ulcer in a smoker
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Other manifestations include referred otalgia or an isolated neck mass
In a patient with a tonsil lesion concerning for cancer, what diagnostic steps should be done next?
Biopsy, HPV status, neck imaging (CT scan)
Why is an aphthous ulcer the wrong answer in a smoker with sore throat and tonsillar ulcer for 3+ months?
Typically resolves in 1-2 weeks, usually seen in oral cavity rather than the oropharynx
PCP intoxication?
Psychotic symptoms
Violence
NYSTAGMUS
Cocaine intoxication?
Psychotic symptoms (paranoia, hallucination)
Anxiety, irritability
Mood swings, grandiosity
PHYSICAL SIGNS OF SYMPATHETIC ACTIVATION (tachycardia, pupil dilation, diaphoresis, tremors)
Most common complication of sickle cell trait?
Painless hematuria
Distinguish between atrophic vaginitis and lichen sclerosus.
Lichen sclerosus does NOT affect the vagina.
Primary ovarian insufficiency is associated with what 2 conditions?
Autoimmune disorders
Turner syndrome
Pathologic mechanism of sequelae of severe vitamin D deficiency (osteomalacia)?
Decreased intestinal calcium and phosphorus absorption -> secondary hyperparathyroidism
Defective mineralization of the organic bone matrix
X-ray findings of osteomalacia?
Decreased bone density
Thinning of cortex
Codfish vertebral bodies (concave shape)
Pseudofracures (Looser zones)
DDx - hypokalemia?
Increased K entry into cells (beta-adrenergic agonists, insulin, hematopoiesis)
Renal K wasting
GI fluid loss
Amphetamine abuse during pregnancy is associated with what 5 risks?
Spontaneous abortion Preterm delivery Preeclampsia Abruptio placentae Fetal growth restriction Intrauterine fetal demise
Gastroschisis is associated with first-trimester use of ___.
NSAIDs
2 mechanisms of AKI in rhabdomyolysis?
Decreased renal perfusion (intravascular volume depletion from shifting of fluid into damaged muscle tissue)
Direct renal tubular toxicity of heme pigments
Lab abnormalities seen in rhabdomyolysis?
Hyperkalemia
Hyperphosphatemia
Hypocalcemia (calcium deposits in damaged muscle tissue)
Increased AST>ALT
A brain that has seized for >5 minutes (status epilepticus) is at increased risk of developing permanent injury due to ___. What pathologic finding is the hallmark?
Excitatory cytotoxicity; cortical laminar necrosis
Patients with HIV are at increased risk of CAP. When should you suspect PCP
CD4<200 Indolent symptoms (dyspnea, nonproductive cough) Usually bilateral diffuse interstitial infiltrates
Presentation - bilateral lower-extremity pains that occur at night in children age 2-12 years, no systemic symptoms, normal activity, normal exam
Growing pains
Presentation - palpable purpura on the lower extremities, arthralgia/arthritis, abdominal pain, possible intussusception, renal disease (hematuria +/- proteinuria)
HSP (IgA-mediated small vessel vasculitis)
Renal biopsy finding in HSP?
IgA deposition in the mesangium
Lab findings in HSP?
Normal platelet count and coag studies
Normal to increased creatinine
Hematuria +/- RBC casts +/- proteinuria (non-nephrotic range)
Renal biopsy findings in membranous nephropathy?
Thickening of the glomerular basement membrane
Renal biopsy findings in Alport syndrome?
Thinning and splitting of the glomerular basement membrane
Renal biopsy findings in Goodpasture syndrome?
Linear IgG deposits on the basement membrane
Renal biopsy findings in FSGS?
Localized regions of mesangial sclerosis and basement membrane collapse
Renal biopsy findings in minimal change disease?
Fusion or flattening of the podocytes
Most common glomerular cause of ESRD in adults in the US?
FSGS
What is Legg-Calve-Perthes disease?
Idiophatic avascular osteonecrosis of the femoral head
Presentation of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease?
Boys age 3-12
Insidious-onset hip or referred knee pain
Antalgic gait
Restricted hip abduction, internal rotation
Positive Trendelenberg sign
XR findings of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease?
Early stage: may be normal
Later stages: femoral head flattening, fragmentation, sclerosis
MRI findings of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease?
Avascular/necrotic femoral head
Rx Legg-Calve-Perthes disease?
Non-weight bearing
Splinting, possible surgical repair
Pancreatic cancer should be suspected in patients with a history of chronic pancreatitis who develop abdominal pain and weight loss. Patients with jaundice should undergo ___ to rule out cancer in the head of the pancreas. Patients without jaundice should undergo ___ to rule out cancer in the body and tail.
U/S; abdominal CT scan
What is the secretin test and what is it used for?
Measure the ability of pancreatic ductal cells to produce bicarbonate; diagnose chronic pancreatitis
What is the most common cause of congenital bone marrow failure?
Fanconi anemia (type of aplastic anemia)
Pathophysiology of Fanconi anemia?
Inherited DNA repair defect -> bone marrow failure