CARDS Flashcards
Which nerve runs along the medial aspect of the anterior thigh?
Femoral nerve
Injury to what nerve can cause foot drop?
Common peroneal nerve
What would injury to the lateral cutaneous nerve result in?
Loss of sensation to the anteriolateral thigh
What nerve is most vulnerable to anterior hip dislocation?
Obturator nerve
What would injury to the tibial nerve result in?
Foot plantarflexion and inversion and loss of sensation to the bottom of the foot
What causes a winged scapula?
Paralysis of the serratus anterior
Where is somatostatin released from?
Delta cells
What type of cells secrete testosterone?
Leydig cells
What muscles does the musculocutaneous nerve innervate?
BBC
Biceps
Brachialis
Coracobrachialis
What nerve would be injured in a surgical neck of humerus frcture?
Axillary Nerve
What does radial nerve injury present as?
Wrist Drop
What type of cells mediate psoriasis?
Th1 Cells
What is the primary ketone in the body involved in diabetic ketoacidosis?
Acetoacetate
What is the first line antibiotic for clostridium difficile?
Vancomycin
What are risk factors for C. diff infection?
4 C's - Clindamycin Cephalosporins Co-amoxiclav Ciprofloxacin
Also PPIs