7-19 Flashcards
eval in hemodynamically stable pts w/ SVTs
identify type of SVT w/ adenosine or vagal maneuvers
rapidly progressive ascending paralysis w/o fever, nml CSF following hiking
tick-borne paralysis - remove tick -> spontaneous improvement
best treatment for hypersensitivity pneumonitis
avoidance of antigen exposure
why does niacin therapy cause cutaneous flushing + pruritis
prostaglandin-induced peripheral vasodilation
most important prognostic factor for ductal carcinoma
TNM staging
study w/ 3 diff interventions w/ 2 diff endpoints
factorial design
NNT = ___
1/ARR
initial management of sciatica
NSAIDs
plateau pressure
elastic pressure + PEEP
-calculate w/ end-inspiratory hold maneuver
dirty nail wound w/o tdap booster
tdap booster (no IG)
hair loss w/ nml scalp + hair shafts
telogen effluvium
workup for primary adrenal insufficiency
8am cortisol + plasma ACTH
treatment for symptomatic PAD
antiplatelet, statin, graded exercise program
pulmonary manifestations, skin + bone lesions in wisconsin
blastomycosis
combativeness, psychosis, delirium, myoclonus for prolonged duration
bath salts - not on standard drug tox
3 cardinal signs of parkinsons
rest tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia
vascular cutaneous lesions w/ constitutional sx in a pt w/ CD4<100
bacillary angiomatosis - bartonella
1st line tx for upper airway cough syndrome
1st gen antihistamines
near-daily headache in setting of reg use of acute headache meds
medication overuse headache
CAP, arthralgias, erythema nodosum, erythema multiforme in AZ
coccidiodomycosis
3-5 days after MI: chest pain w/ new holosystolic murmur + biventricular failure
IV septum rupture
how does DKA cause hyperkalemia?
extracellular shift
initial tx for afib due to hyperthyroidism
beta blocker
pain relieved by flexion of spine
lumbar spinal stenosis
