8/12/17 Flashcards
Pulmonary disease in young women w/ thin-walled parenchymal cysts
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
Rx contraindicated in migraine w/ aura
OCPs
Pain w/ eye movement, central scotoma, and afferent pupillary defect
Optic neuritis
Most common cause of optic neuritis
MS
Winter’s formula
pCO2 = 1.5 [HCO3] + 8 (±2)
What lab will differentiate hyperparathyroidism from vitamin D toxicity.
Phos will be elevated in vit D toxicity.
When should shigellosis be treated?
ALWAYS! even after symptoms resolve (decreases duration, severity, and SPREAD)
1st line Tx for Shigella
cipro
1st line Tx for cystitis in pregnant women
nitrofurantoin (Macrobid for that Macrobelly)
Tx for stage III or IV pressure ulcers
debridement and wet-to-dry dressings
most common cause of LGIB
diverticular
preventative agent of choice for cluster headache
verapimil
DeQuarvain tenoosynovitis usually has pain and swelling over the _______.
radial styloid
Tx of choice for keloids.
intralesional triamcinolone