Adult Primary Care Flashcards
Screening for diabetes - ADA
everyone over 45
Adults w/ BMI >25 or 23 if Asian + RF
q3 years
Metformin MOA
decrease hepatic glucose output
enhance insulin sensitivity
SGLT-2 inhibitors MOA
blocking renal glucose absorption
SGLT-2 inhibitors name of drugs
“ifozin”
SGLT-2 inhibitors adverse effects
gential/urinary infections
need to be decreased in CKD
increased risk of DKA
GLP-1 receptor agonists MOA
mimic effects of increntins + delay gastric emptying (wt loss)
GLP-1 receptor agonists names
-“atide”; injectable!
GLP-1 receptor agonists AE
GI side effects
pancreatitis
DPP4 Inhibitors MOA
increase incretins
increased risk of pancreatitis
Example of DPP4 Inhibitor
sitagliptin (Januvia)
Colon Cancer Screening
Age 50-75
annual FOBT or q10y colonoscopy
Early Screening for Colon Cancer
High risk pts include those with a relative <60 or at least 2 relatives at any age
Start at 40 or 10 years before
Screen q5y
Breast Cancer Screening Ages
40/50-75
Cervical Cancer Screening Ages
21-65
Lung Cancer Screening
ages 55-80
at least 30 pack years
current or quit in the last 15 years
Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm Screening
Men 65-75 who have smoked!
selective screening for family history in non-smokers in this age range
Osteoporosis screening
DEXA at 65 or 10 year risk of 8.4%
possibly age 70 in men
Lipid Screening
age 40-75, q5y
STD Screening
all women <24, gonorrhea + chlymadia
Weight Loss Surgery if BMI…
> 40 or >35 + comorbidities
L3 Sensation
anterior thigh/knee
L4 Sensation
anterior shin
Patellar Reflexes
L4 nerve root
L5 Sensation
dorsum of foot
Weak great toe dorsiflexion
L5 nerve root
Ankle Reflexes
S1 Nerve root
Weak Toe Walk
S1 Nerve root
spondylosis
spondylolisthesis
spondylolysis
spondylosis - disc space narrowing
spondylolisthesis - anterior displacement of vertebrae
spondylolysis - non union fracture of pars
lordosis
inward curvature of lumbar spine
kyphosis
outward curvature of thoracic spine
straight leg raise test positive
sciatic symptoms at angle less than 60
radicular pain below the knee
straight leg raise test specify and sensitive
sensitive but not specific
increasing specificity of SLR test
great toe dorsiflexion and contralateral test
Cervical Radiculopathy
compression of nerve root
radiation arm pain and numbness
Spurling Test
test for cervical radiculopathy
extend and lateral flex neck, apply downward pressure
positive = reproduce pain
Cervical Myelopathy
compression of cervical spinal cord
difficulty with dexterity, fine object manipulation, upper motor signs
Lateral Epicondylitis
tennis elbow
repetitive use of extensor tendons
pain w/ increased wrist extension
Medial Epicondylitis
golfers elbow
repetitive flexion
worse with resisted wrist flexion
Olecranon Bursitis
posterior elbow swelling and tenderness
usually due to trauma, gout, infection
Ulnar Nerve Entrapment
parathesias and numbness of 4th and 5th digit
Phanel Test
flexion of hands at wrist
Tinel Test
percussion of median nuerve
Scaphoid fracture
falling onto extended hand
pain and tenderness in anatomic snuff box
DeQuervian Tendonopathy
pain at thumb base
HPV Vaccine ages for three dose series
Three doses 13-26 for all male and female
shared decision making 27-45
Osteoporosis Screening in less than 65, risk
10 year fracture risk >9.3
Alcohol Use Disorder : Naltrexone
first line in those w/ CKD
CI in cirrhosis
Indications for Bariatric Surgery
BMI >40 or >35 + weight related comorbidities
Indications for Weight Loss Medications
BMI >30 or >27 + weight related comorbidities
AUSAI in BPH
Medications for scores >8
Treatment for Epididymitis
<35 ceftriaxone + doxy
>35 ceftriaxone + FQ
HRT for Menopause
if uterus, estrogen + progesterone (avoid unopposed estrogen-related endometrial proliferation)
AUB Management, pre versus post menopausal
pre: U/S
post: endometrial biopsy
Bacterial Vaginosis - Dx
Fishy odor
Thin white or gray
+ whiff test
clue cells
Trichomoniasis - Dx
discolored d/c
strawberry cervix
wet mount w/ trichomonads
Eye dx - FB sensation
keratitis
What needs immediate ophtho eval?
keratitis
scleritis
uveitis/iritis
Keratitis Symptoms
FB sensation
Blurred vision
Dendritic Branching
Ciliary Flush
Episcleritis
Minimal pain
Superficial redness of vessels!
Scleritis
pain w/ eye movements, globe tenderness
tearing, photophobia, decreased or loss of vision
diffuse red/violet coloration
Uveitis/Iritis
floaters
hypopyon, ciliary flush
Ciliary Flush in…
uveitis or keratitis
Hypopyon
fluid in dependent portion of anterior chamber
uveitis/iritis
Age Related Macular Degeneration Symptoms
dry - slowly vision loss versus wet - acute vision loss
painless blurring, warping of central vision, scotoma
ARMD Dry exam findings
drusen (yellow-white lesions)
ARMD Treatment
- smoking cessation
- anti-oxidants
- VEGF inhibitor eye injections
Optic Neuritis
afferent pupillary defect
pain w/ eye movement
vision loss, esp loss of color vision
Retinal Detachment
unilateral increase in floaters –> sudden, peripheral vison loss (“black curtain”
urgent ophtho consult
Retinal Artery Occlusion
acute, painless, vision loss
cherry red spot surrounded by retinal pallor
urgent ophtho consult
Retinal Vein Occlusion
acute painless vision loss
retinal hemorrhage and cotton-wool spots
urgent ophtho consult
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
bilateral painless gradual peripheral vision loss
Angle-Closure Glaucoma
acute severe eye pain, increased ICP symptoms (N/V/HA)
blurred vision in halos around lights
dilated fixed pupil
Weber Test
conductive hearing loss = louder in affected ear
sensioneural hearing loss = louder in unaffected ear
Rinne Test
Normal: AC > BC
Conductive: decreased in affected ear, BC >AC
Sensineural: loud/louder in affected ear, AC>BC
Causes of Conductive Hearing Loss
cerumen impaction, TM perf
otosclerosis
cholesteatoma
Ototoxic drugs (sensineural hearing loss)
aminoglycosides
NSAIDs
loop diuretics
Paroxetine AE
weight gain, sexual dysfunction
Antidepressant with lowest rate of discontinuation syndrome
fluoxetine
Stress Incontinence Rx
pelvic floor training+/- biofeedback
No medications
consider pessaries
Urgency Incontinence Rx
bladder training, timed voiding
Rx - Antimuscarinics > Mirabegron
Overflow Incontinence Rx
double voiding, triggered voiding, catheriziation
If BPH, can use alpha blocker/5alpha reductase
Functional Incontinence Rx
caregiver-prompted timed voiding
Timed Up and Go Test abnormal if
longer than 12 seconds