buzzwords Flashcards
stuck on appearance of skin lesion
basal cell carcinoma
pearly border skin lesion
basal cell carcinoma
dermatitis herpetiformis cause
coeliac disease
erythema nodosum cause
sarcoidosis, UC, TB
Erythematous Bullseye lesion cause
lyme disease
Ash Leaf Spots/Shagreen patches
Tuberous Sclerosis
Cafe au lait spots
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 or 2
Silver scales, extensor surfaces
Psoriasis
Cauliflower appearance
Plantar warts
Flaccid blisters than can be burst easily to form erythematous erosions
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Large tense bullae that are itchy and cannot be burst
Bullous Pemphigoid
Heliotrope rash and scaly knuckles
Dermatomyositis
Catecholamines in the urine, headaches, hypertension and palpitations
Phaeochromocytoma
Tanned skin without being on holiday
Addison’s
Signs of hyperthyroidism plus any eye changes, gritty eyes, smooth velvety skin
Graves’ disease
Moon face, proximal weakness, stretch marks, buffalo hump, abdo fat
Cushings
Ketones on breath (sweet smelling/pear drop breath)
DKA
Deep, laboured breathing (Kussmaul breathing)
metabolic acidosis (esp DKA)
Psammoma bodies
are found in papillary thyroid carcinomas
Butterfly rash
SLE
Heat intolerance/palpitations
Hyperthyroidism
Cold intolerance/weight gain
Hypothyroidism
Anosmia and isolated GnRH deficiency
Kallmann’s syndrome
Trousseau sign, Chovstek sign and QT prolongation (on ECG)
HYPOCALCAEMIA
Brachydactyly of the 4th metacarpal
Pseudohypoparathyroidism
Pencil-in-cup X-ray appearance, sausage fingers
Psoriatic Arthritis
Wrist Drop
Radial nerve palsy
“Dinner fork” deformity in wrist
Displaced Colles fracture
Pain/tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox
Scaphoid fracture
“Feels like walking on pebbles”
advanced rheumatoid arthritis in the feet - subluxation of the metatarsophalangeal joints
Arthritis + Uveitis + Urethritis
Reiter’s Syndrome (Reactive Arthritis)
Foot drop
common fibular nerve (peroneal nerve)