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Blueprints Exam Flashcards

1
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Cherry-Red Spots genetic disorders

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Niemann-Pick
Gaucher
Tay-Sachs

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2
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Small cell lung cancer causes

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Anti-Hu antibodies

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Anti-Hu antibodies cause

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Paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis, ataxia, and autonomic neuropathy.

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4
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Anti-GM1 causes

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Multifocal motor neuropathy with conduction block

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5
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Primary muscle problem signs

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Symmetric proximal weakness or Weakness of neck flexors and extensors

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6
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Myotonic dystrophy cause

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Triplet repeat expansion in DMPK gene.

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7
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Myotonic dystrophy EMG

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Myotonic discharges

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8
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Fungal meningitis key CSF sign

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Glycorrhacia: CSF-serum glucose ratio below 0.4

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9
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Subfalcine herniation results in

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Compressing ACA…leads to leg weakness.

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10
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Uncal herniation signs

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Ipsilateral third nerve palsy is the first sign. Continued herniation causes ipsilateral hemiparesis (Kernohan’s notch)

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11
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Treatment for Optic Neuritis

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IV steroids (may delay but not prevent MS)

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12
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Sarcoid signs

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Bilateral LMN facial weakness!

May cause optic neuropathy.

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13
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Bilateral facial weakness in MS?

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No

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14
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Pupillary defect in Lyme disease?

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No

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15
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Corona radiata carries sensory?

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No, only motor

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16
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Allodynia vs. hyperesthesia

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Allodynia is for pain, hyperesthesia just means you feel things more

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17
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Most common cause of polyradiculitis or cauda equina syndrome in an immunocompromised person

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CMV

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18
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Contrast vs. non contrast??

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???

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19
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tx for temporal arteritis?

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Steroids

20
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Intracerebral hemorrhages caused by HTN most often cause by

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Basal ganglia, thalamus, pons, and cerebellum in decreasing frequency

21
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Contraindication to MRI

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Patients with pacemakers and other implanted metal objects

22
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MRI vs. CT for posterior fossa

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MRI images better, but CT should still pick up blood

23
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Tx for severe Lyme disease

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IV abx, ceftriaxone

24
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DMD and BMD on what chromosome

A

X

25
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Side effects of Tegretol

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Hyponatremia!!!! agranulocytosis, and risk for Stevens-Johnson

26
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Which growths are essentially the only ones that image homogenously

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Meningiomas!!! Maybe lymphomas (but they can ring enhance)

27
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Oligoclonal bands in CSF….

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MS

28
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Pleocytosis of ADEM?

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Lymphocytic

29
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ADEM stands for

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Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

30
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ADEM causes

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Viral infections or vaccinations

31
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Diabetic amyopathy presentation

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May be unilateral, resolves over months-years, a form of polyradiculoneuropathy

32
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Small-fiber neuropathy sensory modality loss

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Temperature and pinprick sensation

33
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Tx for cataplexy

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clomipramine and venlafaxine may work

34
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How symmetric are the EPS of PD

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Typically assymetric

35
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Miller-Fisher Syndrome signs

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Ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, and areflexia (GBS variant)

36
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Best imaging for intracranial hemorrhage on MRI

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Susceptibility imaging or gradient-echo imaging

37
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Contrast enchanced T1 for…

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brain tuors

38
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FLAIR imaging for…

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screening for most types of intracranial lesions

39
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Greatest vascular malformation risk to bleed

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AVM

40
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Lateral Medullary Syndrome signs

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Ipsilateral ataxia, ipsilateral Horner, ipsilateral facial sensory loss. Contralateral impairment of pain/temp. in arm and leg. Nystagmus and vertigo. NO WEAKNESS.

41
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csf formulas

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42
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Thumb sensory level

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C6 radiculopathy

43
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4th, 5th digits and intrinsic hand muscles

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C8 or T1 (median nerve)

44
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Treatment for GBS

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IVIg and plasmapharesis

45
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How to diagnose GBS…

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….

46
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Measure of severity of GBS

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If FVC is less than 15 mL/kg

47
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Sarcoidosis skin finding

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Erythema nodosum

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