april 15 Flashcards
mila rubra =
heat rash
why are infants prone to milia rubra?
their sweat glands are not fully developed or have delayed patency -> sweat builds up in the glands -> inflammation
treatment of a baby with milia rubra?
advise thinner clothing and avoidance of overbundling
XRAY finding of meconium ileus?
dilated loops of bowel
water soluble contrast enema revealing a microcolon is diagnositc of..
meconium ileus
is there air disecting the bowel wall on XRAY of meconium ileus?
no
main symptom of polyomyositis?
proximal muscle weakness
main symptom of polymyalgia rheumatica?
stiffness in pain/shoulders/girdle
can healthy adults get cryptosporidum parvum?
yes - will selve resolve in 10-14 days
is CMV prophylaxis recommended for HIV patients?
nope
what is primary biliary cholangitis?
chronic liver disease with autoimmune destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts
which antibody is present in primary biliary cholangitis?
anti-mitochondrial antibodies
which antibody is present in autoimmune hepatits?
anti-smooth muscle antibodies
risk factor for functional constipation in an infant?
diet change (addition of solid foods)
can you shock someone with pulseless electical activity?
no
treamtnet of someone with pulseless electrical activity?
CPR and vasopressors
someone has afib, goes unconscious and has no pulses. Diagnosis?
pulseless electrical activity
can you shock someone who has ventricular tachycardi aand no pulse?
yes
when are children vaccinated against varicella?
age 1 and age 4
can a child with only one dose of the varicella vaccine get chicken pox?
yes
what is eczema herpeticum?
herpres virus infection on areas of skin that have atopic dermatitis
what kind of pericarditis occurs int he week after MI?
fibrinous pericarditis
treatment of fibrinous pericarditis?
aspirin + colchicine
A patient already on aspirin post-MI develops fibrinous pericarditis. How do we treat their pain?
HIGH dose aspirin + colchicine
management of moderate aortic stenosis?
serial monitoring
what intensity is simvastatin?
moderate
what are the high intensity statins?
atorvastatin and rosuvastatin
a patient with a history of CAD, stroke or PAD, should be on,…..
HIGH INTENSITY STATIN
what is the goal LDL in a patient with previous CAD?
<70
cyclosporin MOA
calcineurin inhibitor
cyclosporin effect on liver?
inhibits CYP450s
