8-23 Flashcards
avoid metformin in…
acute renal failure, liver failure, sepsis - due to inc risk of lactic acidosis
tx for antipsychotic induced parkinsonism
add on benztropine or amantadine if it’s working well
tx for ingestion of botulism spores
botulism immune globulin
unilateral varicocele that fails to empty when patient is recumbent
suspicion for mass that obstructs venous flow (RCC)
motor: 1-5 yrs
walk, steps, tricycle, hop, skip
RDW and RBCs in thalassemia minor
normal - see target cells on smear
first line prevention of migraines in pregnancy
beta blocker
complications of PBC
(anti-mito Abs) malabsorption, metabolic bone dz, HCC; tx w/ urso
phys exam for aortic regurg
early diastolic murmur, bounding pulses
Abs in hashimoto thyroiditis (high TSH)
anti-TPO Abs
baby w/ unconj bili, nml Hgb, neg coombs, inc retics
hemolysis (G6PD def, hgb SS, etc)
proximal muscle weakness + diminished DTRs
lambert-eaton (Abs to presynaptic voltage-gated Ca channels)
AV block in pt w/ endocarditis
perivalvular abscess
cough, conjunctivitis, white dots in mouth, fever, rash
measles (starts on head and spreads caudally)
tx for pinworm infection
pyrantel pamoate OR albendazole
tx for vasospastic angina
CCB
dx of acute liver failure
elevated AST/ALT, hepatic encephalopathy, INR>1.5