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ABEM Recert Exam pt. 3 Flashcards

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Mastoiditis: MCC

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Strep pneumo

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How to diff labrynthitis vs Menierre’s disease

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Menierre’s disease has hearing loss, labrynthitis doesn’t

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Otitis media: When is it okay to do delay antibiotic strategy

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Age >2

Well appearing

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Diphtheria: Rx

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Antitoxin and PCN G

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Diphtheria: si/sx

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“Bull neck” deformity, F/C, sore throat, gray coating in throat

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CENTOR criteria for pharyngitis

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  1. Tonsilar exudates
  2. Lymphadenopathy
  3. Fever
  4. Absence of cough
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CENTOR criteria: How to use

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0-1: Do not test or treat
2-3: Test and treat if positive
4: Treat without testing

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Appendicitis: Urine findings and why

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50% can have pyuria (WBC in urine) and hematuria if appendicitis present for 3+ days because ureters run close to appendix

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AAA: At what size don’t you have to worry about rupture

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<4cm has essentially no chance of rupture

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Q wave: Definition

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1 box wide, 1/3 height of R wave in 2 contiguous leads

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Inferior MI: Vessel involved

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RCA occlusion

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Anterior MI: Vessel involved

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LAD occlusion

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Lateral MI: EKG changes

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I, avL, V5, V6

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Posterior MI: EKG changes

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ST depression in V1, V2 with upright T waves

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Posterior MI: Vessel involved

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Circumflex

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Septal MI: EKG changes

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ST elevation V2, V3

Sometimes have ST elevation in I & aVL

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Subarachnoid hemorrhage: EKG changes

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Sometimes can see large, broad diffuse T wave inversions

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Pericarditis EKG changes

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  1. Diffuse ST elevation & PR depression
  2. PR returns to baseline
  3. T wave inversions
  4. Normalization of EKG
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CHF: 3 stages of CXR findings

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  1. Cephalization
  2. Insterstitial edema (curly B lines)
  3. Alveolar edema (bat wing)
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Dilated cardiomyopathy: Causes

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Alcohol
Ischemia
Amyloidosis

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Widened mediastinum: Definition on PA CXR

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> 8 cm

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AAA repair patient who presents with BRBPR: What to r/o

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Aortoenteric fistula

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Hyperkalemia: EKG change progression

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  1. Peaked T
  2. Increased PR
  3. Wide QRS
  4. Bundle branch block
  5. Sine wave
  6. Asystole
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Hypocalcemia: EKG changes

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Long QT

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Hypercalcemia: EKG changes

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Short QT

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Hypomagnesemia: EKG changes

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Long QT

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TCA OD: EKG changes

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QRS > 100ms or QTc > 430 ms

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TCA OD: Rx for patients with EKG changes

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Sodium bicarb

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Adenosine: When not to use

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WPW with wide QRS tachycardia

Also don’t use CCB

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WPW with wide QRS tachycardia: Rx

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Procainamide or amiodarone or cardioversion

NO adenosine

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Aortic insufficiency murmur

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Short diastolic murmur

Austin-Flint murmur (low pitched rumbling murmur at apex)

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Aortic insufficiency: si/sx on physical exam

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Nailbed pulsations with each beat (Quinke’s sign)

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Mitral stenosis: MCC

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Rheumatic fever

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Mitral regurgitation: Causes

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AMI

Endocarditis

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What does acute new onset mitral regurgitation murmur suggest?

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Rupture of chordae tendonae or papillary muscle

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MVP: Murmur

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midsystolic click

37
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Most common heart murmur

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Endocarditis: Frequency of valves affected

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Mitral > Aortic > Tricuspid > Pulmonic

39
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Endocarditis in prosthetic valves: Causes

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In 1st 2 months = Staph Aureus or Staph epididymitis

>2 months after surgery = Strep viridans

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R-sided endocarditis: Typical cause

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IVDA

Usually involves tricuspid valve

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L-sided endocarditis: Typical cause

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Congenital or acquired

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Endocarditis in IVDA: Typical pathogen

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Staph aureus

43
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Most common cardiac abnormality

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Infant with CHF: What to suspect based on timing of onset

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1st day: PDA
1st week: Hypoplastic left heart
2nd week: Coarctation of the aorta
1st month: VSD
3+ months: SVT
45
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Torsades: Rx

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Magnesium 1-2 gm IV then drip at 1-2 g/hr

46
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Do you treat reperfusion dysrhythmias after TPa?

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No, they’re common

47
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Janeway lesions: What are they are what are they seen with?

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Non-tender macules on palms and soles seen with endocarditis

48
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MAP: How to calculate

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(SBP + 2DBP) / 3

49
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Antiarrhythmic classes

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  1. Sodium channel
  2. Beta blocker
  3. Mixed
  4. Calcium channel
50
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Digibind: When to use

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Serum digoxin > 10 or K >5.5

51
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Digoxin toxicity: EKG findings

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PVCs are most common

PAT with AV block is classic

52
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Tetralogy of Falot: Components of

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  1. VSD (causes R-L shunt)
  2. Pulmonic stenosis
  3. Overriding aorta
  4. RVH
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Tet spell: non-pharmacologic rx

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Place patient in knee-chest position

54
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Most common cyanotic heart defect in age >1 yo

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Tetralogy of Falot

55
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Which is most specific liver enzyme for liver damage?

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ALT

Increased AST seen in mitochondrial damage and can occur outside of liver

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What does increased conjugated (direct) bilirubin mean?

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Liver damage, liver cells aren’t working properly to remove conjugated bilirubin

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What does increased unconjugated (indirect) bilirubin mean?

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Hemolysis or Gilbert’s syndrome

58
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Subacute bacterial peritonitis: Lab values for

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WBC > 1000 or PMNs > 250 on paracentesis fluid

Cultures can be negative

59
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How many DKA patients are Type I diabetic?

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How many DKA patients are Type II diabetic?

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1/3

Previously thought that only Type I could get DKA

61
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Physiology of cortisol production

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Pituitary gland makes ACTH
ACTH stimulated adrenal cortex to make cortisol
Cortisol produces negative feedback to pituitary

Adrenal cortex also makes aldosterone

62
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Primary adrenal insufficiency: Pathophysiology

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Adrenal gland failure

Si/sx due to decreased aldosterone and decreased cortisol

63
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Secondary adrenal insufficiency: Pathophysiology

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Pituitary gland failure

Si/sx due to decreased cortisol only (aldosterone is normal)

64
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Secondary adrenal insufficiency: MCC

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Stopping steroids

65
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How to diff primary vs secondary adrenal insufficiency on labs

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Primary has hyperkalemia

Secondary has normal potassium

66
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Frostbite: Degrees and si/sx of each

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  1. grey tissues
  2. clear blisters
  3. hemorrhagic blisters
  4. tissue necrosis
67
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Nitrogen narcosis: si/sx

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Altered MS that occurs 70’-100’ deep under water

Resolves when patient ascends and usually asymptomatic out of water

68
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Amanita Phalloides: si/sx of ingestion

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N/V after eating, then liver failure day 3+

69
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Amanita Phalloides: What time of year is mushroom usually found?

70
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Types of poisonous snakes

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  1. Pit vipers (rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, copperheads)

2. Coral snakes

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Disposition for anyone treated with snake antivenom

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Coral snake bite: Rx

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Antivenom

Admit all for observation since neurotoxicity can occur up to 12 hours later

73
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Jelly fish sting: Rx

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Wash off neumatocysts with warm sea water, then vinegar

Fresh water will cause neumatocysts to explode

74
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Ciguatera toxin poisoning: Cause

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Scombroid fish

75
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Cigatera toxin poisoning: si/sx

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Presents like an allergic reaction

Reversal of hot and cold sensations is pathognomonic

76
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Arrhythmia that DC causes

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Arrhythmia that AC causes

78
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Food poisoning: 2 MCC

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  1. non-typhoid salmonella is most common

2. Staph aureus is 2nd most common

79
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Yersinia: si/sx

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Can cause terminal illeitis which looks like appendicitis

80
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Most common cause of anemia worldwide

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Hookworm infection

81
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Hookworm: How is it transmitted?

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People walk barefoot

82
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Hookworm: Causative agent

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Necatur americanus

83
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Large bowel obstruction: MCC

84
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Small bowel obstruction: MCC

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