Boot Camp Misc Flashcards
What is absorbed in the duodenum?
FIC
folate, iron, calcium
Where is B12 absorbed?
Terminal ileum
Low sodium, high urine osmol
SIADH
Entamoeba hystolytica
only parasite that causes bloody diarrhea (ask about travel hx)
Treatment for Entamoeba hystolytica
metronidazole and diloxanide
What diuretic can cause hypercalcemia?
thiazide
What diuretic can cause hypocalcemia?
loop - lasix
Where is Broca’s area?
frontal lobe (usually left sided)
Wernicke’s
posterior superior temporal lobe
Most common pathogen causing urinary tract infection (UTI) in pregnancy
E coli
Where is a pheochromocytoma located?
Adrenal MEDULLA
Investigation for pheochromocytoma
24-hour urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) and catecholamine levels
Occurrence of malignant mesothelioma has been correlated with industrial exposure
asbestos
How do NSAIDS work on the kidney
Decrease renal blood flow (prevents dilation of afferent arterioles by blocking prostaglandin)
Most common complication of varicella infection
Pneumonitis, pneumonia
Skin sensation over the lower part of the right deltoid muscle
Axillary nerve
Travel hx, bloody diarrhea, liver abscess of u/s
Entamoeba hystolytica
What does chronic alcohol injection do to P450?
Enhances activity
What does acute alcohol injection do to P450?
Paradoxically reduces activity
common cause of hemolytic anemia in people with G6PD def
sulfa meds
fava beans
the most effective prophylaxis for individuals exposed to meningococcal meningitis
rifampin
Propranolol / nadolol
non-selective beta blockers
don’t use with pulmonary edema
Anterior pituitary hormones
LH, FSH, TSH, ACTH
Symptom B12 def
peripheral neuropathy
A congo red special stain demonstrates apple green birefringence
amyloidosis
What is Ransen’s criteria
Criteria on admission: age >55 years; glucose >11.1 mmols/L (200 mg/dL); WBC count >16 x 10^9/L (16 x 10^3/microlitre); serum AST (SGOT) >250 units/L; serum LDH >350 units/L
Criteria after 48 hours of admission: Hct fall >10%; estimated fluid sequestration >6 L; base deficit >4 mEq/L; blood urea nitrogen rise >1.8 mmols/L (5 mg/dL); serum calcium <2 mmols/L (8 mg/dL); PO2 <8 kPa (60 mmHg).
Treatment for trigeminal neuralgia
carbamazepine
common side effect of long term lasix use
hypokalemia
what causes Waterhouse Friederichsen syndrome
neisseria meningitis
A stroke in which part of the brain will result in contralateral hemianopia with macular sparing
occipital cortex, (PCA)
Renal tubular casts
ATN
Fasciculations are found in what motor neuron lesion
LOWER
upward Babinski reflex and hyperreflexia in what motor neuron lesion
UPPER
upper and lower motor neuron lesions are found in what condition
ALS
can you use metformin in a patient with renal failure?
no!
MRI of brain, which shows destruction of his mammillary bodies - what deficiency
B1
episodic ataxia, difficulty speaking, and bladder incontinence
MS
demyelinating disease associated with HLA haplotypes A3, B7, DR2, and DW2
MS
another name for Autoimmune lymphocytic adrenalitis
Addison’s disease
(primary etiology for hypotension with decreased serum sodium, chloride, and glucose, along with increased serum potassium and acidosis )
Oligoclonal bands are identified in a high resolution electrophoresis of spinal fluid in what condition
MS
Optic neuritis is a common presentation in what neuro disorder
MS
an adjuvant diabetic medication that can cause increased flatulence and diarrhea
acarbose
ADH in made in what area of the pituitary
POSTERIOR
