CCFP Qs Flashcards
Criteria for Delerium
- Acute change in mental status with fluctuating course
- Innattentive
- Disorganized Thinking
- Altered LOC
Causes of Delirium
Urinary retention
Dehydration
Constipation
Drug interactions
Infection
Electrolyte imbalances
DIMS-PLUS5
Drugs
Infection
Metabolic
Structura
Pain
Liquids and solids
Urine and bowels
Senses
Sleep
Setting
Stasis - restraints
Stress
AAA Screening
One time abdo US for men 65-80
TB treatment
Rifampin
Isoniazid
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
Latent TB investigations
Tuberculin skin test
IGRA
Active TB investigations
Microbiology with acid fast bacilli
Nucleic acid amplification tests
Side effects of lithium
N/V
Diarrhea
Confusion
Hypothyroid signs
Weight gain
Myoclonic jerks
Ataxia
Calcium abnormalities due to effect on parathyroid gland
Therapeutic range 0.6-1.2
Side effects of digoxin
Side effects of warfarin
Side effects of carbamazepine
Side effects of Levothyroxin
Side effects of HIV ARVs
Side effects of steroids
Differential diagnosis of fever and possible seratonin syndrome
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (happens over days rather than hours)
Malignant hyperthermia
EtOH withdrawal
Antidepressant discontinuation
Anticholinergic toxicity
Alcohol w/d
Benzo w/d
Drug OD
Thyroid storm
Infection - Meningitis, encephalitis
Space occupying lesion
Sx of serotonin syndrome
Autonomic dysfunction - mydriasis, diaphoresis, tachycardia, tachypnea
Neuromuscular - tremor, hyperreflexia
Altered mental statis - agitated, confused, excited, delerius
Limping child differential
L - Leg Calves Perthes
I - Infection (osteomyelitis)
M - Malignancy (Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma)
P - Pain from fracture
S - SCFE (overweight teens, boys, Black and Hispanic patients)
S - something else above or below
Causes of postural hypotension with compensatory tachycardia
- Deconditioning
- Dysfunctional heart - myocard or AS
- Dehydration - disease (diarrhea, adrenal insuff), dialysis, drugs (diuretics, digoxin, cholinesterase inhibitors)
- Drugs - anti-HTN, anit-anginal, anti-parkinsonian, anti-depressants, anti-BPH
Causes of postural hypotension WITHOUT compensatory tachycardia
Autonomic dysfunction:
- low B12
- DM autonomic neuropathy
- Parkinsons
- EtOH
- Amyloid
Beta blockers
Conditions associated w/ Aortic Dissection
HTN
GCA
Bicuspid aortic valve
Cocaine
Trauma
PCKD
SLE
Ehlers-Danlos
Indications for medical marijuana
IF 1st and 2nd lines failed:
1. End of life/palliative
2. Chemo induced nausea/vomiting
3. Refractory neuropathic pain
4. Spasticity in MS and spinal cord injuries
**Trial of nabilone first
Cholesterol lowering meds
Statin ->Ezetimibe ->PCSK9 inhibitors
Bisphosponate side effects
Osteonecrosis of the jaw
Subtrochanteric and diaphyseal femur fractures
Eg,. Alendronate
Osteoporosis Risk factors
- prior fragility #
- parentla hip #
- glucocorticoid use
- current smoking
- RA
- > 3 EtOH per day
- Falls in last 12 months
- Gait/balance
PE findings for osteoporosis
- Loss of >10% of weight since age 25
- loss of >2cm of height annually or >6cm total
- less than or equal to 2 fingerbreadths rib to pelvis
- occiput to wall distance for kyphosis of >5cm
Labs for Suspected Osteoporosis
Calcium
Albumin
CBC
Creatinine
ALP
TSH
SPEP
25-hydroxy vitamin D
Indications for BMD testing 50+
- All women and men 65 and older
- Menopausal women and men aged 50-64 with clinical risk for#:
- fragility # after 40
- prolonged steroid use 3+months in prior year at dose of more 7.5mg or more daily
- high risk med use (aromatase inhibitors, androgen deprivation rxn)
- current smoking
- high etoh intake
- RA
- Low body weigth (<60kg)
- T1DM
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
- Primary hyperpara
- Cushings
- Malabsorptive dz
- COPD
Indications for BMD <50y
- Fragility #
- Prolonged steroid use (3+months in last year of 7.5mg + daily)
- Malabsorption syndrome
- High risk meds
- Hypogonadism, prematrue menopause
- primary hyperparathyroidism
Fracture risk assessment (10-year fracture risk)
Low = <10% - reassess in 5 years, no meds
Moderate = 10-20% - Lateral thoracolumbar x-ray or vertebral fracture analysis - treat if:
- T-score is less than or = to -2.5, - wrist fracture after age 65
- rapid bone loss
- pts on aromatase inh or androgen deprivation rxn
- 2+ falls in last year
High = >20% OR prev fragility # of hip or spine OR >1 frag fracture - pharmacotherapy
Basic bone health
Regular WB exercise
Calcium 1200mg daily (diet and supp)
Vit D 800-2000IU daily after age 50 and 400-1000IU less than age 50
Labs for monitoring 2nd gen anti-psychotic meds
- Total cholesterol, fasting LDL, fasting HDL, fasting TG
- FPG
- ALT
- AST
- Prolactin
- Amylase
Physical findings of thyroid CA
- Dyphonia
- Dysphagia
- Dyspnea
- Fixed nodule
- Regional lymphadenopathy
4 steps to trauma informed care
- Bear witness to the patient’s trauma experience
- Create a physically and emotionally safe space
- Include patients in healing process
- Believe in patient strength and resilience
Treatment for Restless Leg Syndrom
Iron replacement
Dopamine agonists (Pramipexole)
Gabapentin/Pregabalin
Risk factors for RLS
- iron deficiency
- fam hx
- renal failure causing uremia
- neuropathy
- pregnancy- MS
- parkinsons
- Meds (anti-emetics, anti-histamines, anti-convulsants, anti-depressants)
Eligibility criteria for MAID
- 18+
- Capable of making decision and consenting
- Grievous and irremediable medical condition in an advanced stage or leading to intolerable suffering.
- Advanced state or irreversibl decline making death reasonably foreseeable
- No external pressure/request was voluntary
Low FODMAP diet
- Onion, garlic, wheat, rye, legumes
- Milk, yogurt, soft cheest
- Mangos, honey
- low cal sweetener
ER+ breast CA meds
Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM)- eg. Tamoxifen
Aromatase inhibitors - eg. Anasterole (switch to this when hit menopause)
GNRH agonis - eg Gosrelin
Leprosy is endemic to:
Endemic to: - India
- Indoneisa
- Brazil
- Democratic Republic of Congo
RF for leprosy
Low SES
Genetics
Exposure to affected household contacts (droplet contact spread and nasal mucosa spread)
Myalgic Encephalitis Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
- 6 month hx of the following:
- Fatigue
- Post-exertional malaise or fatigue
- Sleep dysfunction and pain - Two or more of neuro/cog manifestations:
- Confusion
- Impaired concentration
- Information processing or word finding issues
- Disorientation
- Perceptual and sensory disturbance - At least one symptom from either autonomic, immune or neuroendocrine cateogries
Myalgic Encephalitis Chronic fatigue syndrome treatment
Manage chronic diseases
Antidepressants
CBT
Exercise
Improve sleep hygiene
Fibromyalgia Diagnostic Criteria
Diffuse body pain present for at least 3 months who may also have symptoms of:
- fatigue
- sleep disturbance
- cognitive changes
- mood disorder
- other somatic sx
Fibromyalgia Treatment
- physical activity
- PT
- Sleep habit improvement
- Diet (low-inflammatory diet)
- CBT
- Trigger point injections
- TCAs (amitryptiline, nortriptyline, cyclobenzabrine)
- Anticonvulsants (pregabalin, gabapentin, topiramate)
- SNRIs (venlafaxine, duloxetine)
- Cannabanoids (Nabilone)
- Low dose naltrexone
**No NSAIDs or Opioids unless acute injury
What is the name of the condition that makes you pee when you laugh?
Giggle micturition
Whooping cough facts
- Caused by bordetella pertussis
- Communicable for 3w after cough onset
- W/Azithro communicable for 5 days
- vaccinate pregnant patients >26w and accelerate infant vacc to 42 days if outbreatk
IBS Rome Criteria
Recurrent abdo pain at least 1d/wk x 3 months with 2 of the following:
- related to defacation
- associated with change in stool frequency
- associated with change in stool form
IBS Treatment
Bloating - peppermint oil or antispasmotic (buscopan)
Diarrhea predom - soluble fibre, low FODMAP, probiotics, CBT, TCAs (amitryptiline)
Constipation predom - soluble fiber, increased fluid, increased exercise, linaclotide first line, ssri second line
Meningitis pathogens and rxn
0 - 1 mo
1 - 23 mo
2 - 50 y
> 50y
0-1m: Listeria, E.Coli, GBS | Ampicillin + Cefotaxime
1-23m: S.pneumo, H.flu, N.meningidities | CTX or Cefotaxim + Vancomycin
2-50y: S. pneumo, N. menigitides | CTX or Cefotaxime + Vanco
>50: S.pneumo, N. menigidities, aerobic gram neg bacilli | CTX or Cefotaxime + vanco + ampicillin
LP findings in viral vs. bacterial meningitis
Viral: WBC 10-500, lymphocytes, moderately increased protein
Bacterial: WBC 500-10,000, decreased glucose ration <0.4, increased protein, 80-95% neutrophils
GAD diagnosis
> 6 months of uncontrollable worry more of the days than not plus at least 3 of the following:
S - sleep disturbance
I - Irritable
C - Concentration issues
K - Keyed up/on edge
F - fatigue
M - muscle tension
Use GAD 7
Q’s have you felt worried or anxious most of the time in the last 4 weeks?
Trouble sleeping, concentrating or irritable/tense?
Panic Disorder DSM 5
Recurrent unexpected panic attacks without situational trigger and concern about them or maladaptation x >1 month
PTSD DSM-5
- Exposure to actual threatened death, serious injury or sexual violence
- Presence of intrusive sx assoc w/event; avoidance; alterations in cognition/mood; alteration in response to events
> 1 month
OCD DSM-5
- Obsessions that are recurrent, persistent, intrusive thoughts causing anxiety/distress. Person tries to avoid or ignore them.
- Compulsions - repetitive behaviors in an attempt to avoid the distress caused by the obsessions
Must be present for at least 1h/day or cause significant distress/impairement
Agoraphobia
- Fear of a situation and the avoidance or the situation due to fear
Social anxiety Disorder
- Fear of social situations
- Fear that one will say or do something that invokes a negative response from others
- Social situations almost always provoke anxiety or fear
- Avoidance of the situations
> 6 months
GAD-7 scores and components
Mild 5-9
Mod 10-15
Severe >15
In last 2 wks (None, several days, >half, almost every day)
1. Feeling nervous/anxious/on edge
2. Uncontrollable worry
3. Worrying too much about different things
4. Trouble relaxing
5. Restless/can’t sit still
6. Easily irritable/annoyed
7. Afraid something awful. might happen
Secondary causes of HTN
A - atherosclerosis
B - Blocked kidneys
C- Catecholamines
D- Drugs, diet, supplemental, licorice, NSAIDs, OCP
E - endocrine (aldosterone, thyroid, ETOH)
S - sleep apnea, stress, salt
Lifestyle interventions for HTN
Decrease sodium
Decrease weight
DASH diet
Alcohol
Exercise
CBT/relasation
HTN targets
Low risk (and no EOD) - <140/90; treat if >160/100
High risk - <120; treat if >130
DM - <130/80; treat if >130/80
All others - <140/90; treat if >140/90
When to avoid ACEi
If black or pregnant patients
HCTZ possible risk
Possible increased risk in skin cancer 4x after 3yrs. Dose dependent. Consider switch if light skin, personal/fam hx or immunosuppression
HTN Urgency
Not necessary to treat rapidly
- Start treatment in office not in ED
HTN Emergency
Diagnose if:
- Asymptomatic but DBP 130+
- EOD - Acute heart, brain, aorta, renal
- Pre-eclampsia
- Pheo
Safe HTN drugs in pregnancy and breastfeeding
BF: Labetolol, methyldopa, nifedipine
AVOID ACEi & ARB
HTN in children
- Measure over the age of 3
- Check in R arm (coarctation of the aorta will falsely lower the BP in the left arm)
- Workup = echo and CVD risk assessment
Non-sepsis causes of fever
- Pregnancy
- Meningitis
- PE
- Cancer
- Febrile neutropenia
- SJS
- Endocarditis
- GC arteritis
- ?Serotonin syndrome
- NMS
Fever of unknown origin w/normal initial labs. Next steps:
- CT
- LP
- Tissue biopsies (bone marrow, liver, temporal artery)
- SPEP
- Echo
- Dental assessment
- ANA
- HIV
- TB
- Viral cultures
- Mono
- UTox
*If still unclear do serial exams (ECG, CXR)
What exam not to do with febrile neutropenia
Avoid rectal temp or DRE
Fever in the returning traveler
Malaria until proven otherwise
Hyperlipidemia screening guidelines
Men and women 40+
- Consider if South Asian or First Nations
- CV dz or fam hx
- Smoker
- Exam findings like obesity and xanthelasma
Validated Risk score
- FRS (Calculate every 5 years. Overestimates risk. Includes sex, age, total cholest, HDL, nonsmoker, systolic BP, on BP treatment)
- CLEM
**Not validated for South Asian, First Nations, new immigrants.
What to screen for in HTN-sive pregnant patients?
Hyperlipidemia
Hyperlipidemia tests other than usual lipid panel?
Apo-B
Lipoprotein A (Order once in a lifetime)
CRP
New non-statin agents
PCSK9i (often used in familial hypertrigliceridemia)
Ezetimibe
Coronary Artery Calcium Score
Score 0 = almost 0% chance of MI or stroke in next 2-5 years. Use if:
- asymptomatic
- over 40, intermediate risk
- fam hx
- premature cardiac event.
Do not order if on a statin, high risk or asymptomatic/lowrisk
When would you order fasting lipids
If Triglycerides are over 4.5
OMEGA-3
- Reduces TG levels by up to 20% but do not improve CV outcome
TiTrATE
- Timing
- seconds (BPPV or orthostatic)
- minutes (Menieres)
- days (Migraine, neuritis, stroke) - Triggers
- toxins (meds)
- trauma (barotrauma)
- turning (BPPV)
- sTanding (orthostatic) - A Thorough Exam
- Associated Sx:
Aura (Migraine)
Blisters (Ramsay Hunt), blood (trauma), back of neck pain (Vertebral artery dissection)
Chest pain (Aortic dissection)
Deafness (Menieres)
- PE
Orthostatic BP
Gait exam
HINTS+ (the plus is for hearing loss)
Dix hallpike
Criteria for dx of CKD
eGFR <60 and/or ACR >3
Refer to nephro if:
- eGFR <30
- ACR >60
or if:
- eGFR <45 and rapid decline of >5 in 6 months
- BP not at target
- lytes abN
- RBC casts or hematuria
- 5 year KFRE >5%
Monitoringin CKD
eGFR, ACR, electrolytes, urinalysis q6mo
CKD Mgmt
- Reduce CV risk:
- Lifestyle mods
- Smoking cessation
- Statins - Prevent further injury
- Avoid nephrotoxins
- Adjust med doses if sick - Slow progression
- Reduce BP (Goal in CKD is systolic <120)
- ACEi, ARB (recheck K and creat in 2w)
- Control DM
Renal adjustment drugs
S - Sulfonylureas and secretagogues
A - ACEi
D - Diuretics
M - Metformin
A - ARBs
N - NSAIDS
S - SGLT2
AKI causes
Pre-renal: Dehydration, hypovolemia
Renal: ATN, Glomerular, AIN, IgA Nephropathy etc.
Post-renal: Prostate, stone etc.
Fever in a peritoneal dialysis patient
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis until proven otherwise
C/I to Triptans
CVD (CVA/TIA/MI/PVD/coronary spasm/angina)
WPW
Pregnancy
Basilar migraine
Ergot in last 24h
Non-pharma migraine treatment
- Avoid triggers
- Headache diary
- Regular sleep
- Regular diet
- Stress reduction
- Avoid caffeine
- Avoid analgesia overuse
When to use prophylaxis for migraines
- > 3 migraines per month
- rebound migraines
- C/I to acute migraine meds
- Increased frequency
- migraines for 15d/month x 3 months
Migraine prophylaxis medication classes
Betablockers
TCAs
Anticonvulsants
SNRI (Venlafaxine)
Vitamins/supplements (Mg, coenzyme Q, riboflavin)
Flunarizine
Botos
ARB
ACEi
Suspected hyperlipidemia
Total cholesterol
LDL-C
TG
HDL-C
A1c or FPG
eGFR
Lipoprotein A - once in lifetime
ApoB
Urine ACR
6 risk factors for dyslipidemia screening earlier than age 40
- Clinical evidence of atherosclerosis
- AAA
- Diabetes
- Smoking
- HTN
- Fhx of early CVD <60
- Fhx DLD
- CKD
- Obesity with BMI >30
- COPD
- Early menopause
- Physical signs
- HIV
- Hypertensive disorder in pregnancy
Components of FRS
Age
Sex
Total cholest
HDL-C
SBP
Treated BP
Smoking
DM
Evidence based lifestyle interventions for CV risk reduction:
Smoking cessation
Mediterranean/DASH diet
150 mins mod-vig activity per week
Decrease EtOH consumption
Moderate sleep
Cholesterol lowering meds
Statins
PCSK9 inhibitors
Bile acid sequestrants
Nicotinic acid
Fibrates
Cholesterol absorption inhibitors
Conditions to rule out when a diagnosis of dyslipidemia is suspected
Hypothyroidism
Nephrotic syndrome
Cholestatic liver disease
CKD
Anabolic steroid use
3 Statin indicated conditions regardless of lipid status for primary prevention
Clinical atheroschlerosis
AAA
DM age >40 OR 15 year duration >30 OR DM1 with microvascular disease
CKD >age50 with GFR <60 or ACR>3
Lithium monitoring
12 hour troughs 5 days after dose increase
Creat, Calcium, TSH q3-6mo
Divalproex
12h troughs + CBC + LFTs q3-6mo
Atypical antipsychotis
BP, FPG, A1c, lipids q12mo
Kawasaki
C - conjunctivitis
R - rash
A - adenoopathy
S - strawberry tongue
H - hands and feet swollen/peeling
Rxn ASA, IVIG
Complications: Coronary artery aneurysm
Anti-malarial drug
Malarone or Doxycycline (cheaper or if allergy)
*Cholorquine has widespread resistence
Treatment of malaria
Atemisinin or quinine combinations
Travel tips
- Insurance
- Do not check meds in luggage
- Pack oral rehydration, loperamide, pepto bismol QID for prevention, azithromycin to take with you (severe or bloody)
- Avoid travel if pregnant
- Boil, peel or cook food
- Wash hands often
Altitude sickness
> 2800 prescribe acetazolamide or dexamethasone as first line. Can also use nifedipine or sildenafil as second line
qSOFA
RR 22+
Altered mentation
SBP <100
Statin myalgia options
Lower dose
Drink more fluids
Alternate day dosing
Stop interacting meds
Warfarin reversal agent
Vitamin K
Heparin reversal agents
Protamine or fresh frozen plasma
Dabigatran reversal agent
Praxbind
Dopamine blocker drug names
Anti-psych
Risperidone
Haloperidol
Cloxapine
Loxapine
Quetiapine
Olanzapine
Motility agents
Metaclopromide
Domperidone
Treatment of PIKA
Olanzapine
Methylphenidate
Treat the complications - ie Bezoar, consider x-ray
Indications for Shingles vaccine
Age >50
DM
CHF
Immunosuppression
Renal disease
Alopecia areata treatement
<50% hair loss: topical or injection steroids and minoxidil
> 50% hair loss: oral steroids for 8 weeks plus minoxidil and referral
Derm may prescribe immunotherapy or JAK inhibitors
Remember to offer hair pieces, wigs.
Rosasea treatment
If papules and pustules:
Topicals
- Azelaic acid
- Ivermectin
- Minocycline
- Metronidazole
If persistent erythema:
- Brimonidine gel
- oxymoetazoline
If persistent erythmea and telangectasia:
- lasers
Osteoporosis risk factors
- Post menopausal
- Prolonged steroid use
- Family history of osteoporosis
- Eating disorder or malabsorption
- Previous fragility fracture
- Smoking
- Sedentary
- Personal history
- Alcohol
- hypogonadism
FRAX score
Age >65
Sex
Previous fracture
Previous hip fracture
Current smoking
Glucocoritcoids
RA
Secondary osteoporosis
EtOH >3u/day
Femeral neck BMD
Treat if >20% risk
Height loss in osteoporosis
Loss of height 2cm prospective or 6cm historical
Labs to order if osteoporosis diagnosis
Hgb
TSH
Ionized Calcium
ALP
Creatinine
Vit D
SPEP if vertebral fracture
Meds for osteoporosis
- Bisphosphonates
eg Alendronate
SE: ulcer
jaw osteonecrosis
atypical fractures - Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
eg Raloxifene
SE: VTE/PE - HRT
- Parathyroid homrone analogues
- High risk think about monoclonal antibodies
- eg Denosumab (C/I in pregnancy)
SE: jaw osteonecrosis, joint pain
Osteoporosis Drug holiday timeline
5 years after drug use.
Stop for 5 years.
Only stop if low risk of fracture
Disability Tax Benefit Criteria
One of the following
1. Blindness
2. 1+ ADLs severely impaired
3. 2+ ADLs significantly impaired
4. Needs life sustaining therapy
CPP Disability
Mental OR physical AND prolonged AND preventing any work.
Registered disability savings
Only if eligible for disability tax credit
Max age 59
Not taxed on withdrawal
Things to watch for in patients on HIV meds
Dyslipidemia
Triglyceridemia
BMD loss
Renal impairment
What to screen for in HIV patients?
CKD
CVD
ANNUAL PAP
DM
Osteoporosis
ARV drugs for HIV prevention
PREP: Truvada
Zidovudine: Peripartum and neonates
Opioid dosing for non-cancer pain
Starting max 50mg morphine equivalents, titrate up to 90mg maximum.
Prior to opioids try:
NSAIDS
TCA
Nabilone
CBT
Exercise
Physio
Self management
Withdrawal Management
- Pain - treat type (neuropath vs other)
- Withdrawal syndrome - Clonidine if BP >90/50 and pulse >50
- Diarrhea - Stop stool softeners, start loperamide
- Cramping - Abdo use Buscopan; if muscle use Quinine
- Sweating - oxybutinin if hydrated
Indications for Cannabis
Refractor neuropathic palliative pain, spasticity, chemo induced N/V
**Do not drive prior to 6 hours after inhalation and 8 hours after oral ingestion
ADLs acronym
D - dressing
E - eating
A- ambulating
T - toilet
H - hygiene
IADLs acronym
S - Shopping
H- Housework
A - Accounting
F - Foods and meds
T - Telephone and transportations
Ways to improve function in elderly
Hearing aid
Dentures
Glasses
Walker/Wheel chair
Refer to OT, SW, Geriatrics
Post-phlebetic syndrome
- US to ensure no clot
- Compression stockings
- Exercise and elevation
- Topical meds if skin changes
- Vein ablation/excision if vascular changes
DVT risk trial
- Stasis
- Trauma - central line, pacemaker, surgery
- Hypercoagulable - cancer, pregnancy, meds (OCP, HRT), IBD, CHR, nephrotic, interited
Bell’s Palsy Treatment
“Stroke spares forehead”
1. Lubricant eye drops
2. Steroids
3. Antivirals if severe.
Ramsay Hunt Triad
Herpes Zoster Reactiviation
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis
2. Ear pain
3. Vesicles in auditory ear canal
Stroke scale
Age >60
BP >140/90
Clinical features
Duration of TIA
Diabetes
Acute Stroke
- ABC MOVIES
- Stroke scale
- Labs: Hgb, Creat, Na, K, aPTT, INR, trop, glucose
- 2 x head CTs (first non con then contrast).
*If 4.5-6h after sx, add CT angiogram from vertex to arch OR CT perfusion
** If 6-24h after sx add CT angiogram AND CT perfusion
5..Treat fever
- Treat BP if >220 systolic or >120 diastolic
- Thrombolytics (stroke dx + deficit + treatment within 3-4.5h + >18years old) OR endovascular thrombectomy (acute ischemic stroke with anterior circulation and large vessel - benefit within 6-24h)
- REMEMBER:
- Holter monitor, Carotid dopplers, manage afib, echo, optimize DM, cardiac dz RFs
Recurrent migraines prophylaxis
- Beta blockers
- Antidepressants (Venlafaxine, Amitriptyline)
- Anticonvulsants (Valproate, topiramate)
- Calcitonin gene-related peptide agonists (Erenumab)
- Botox
Acute migraine treatment
- NSAIDs
- Acetaminophen
- Triptans
- Antiemetics
- Dopamine receptor antagonists (ie metaclopromide)
- Steroids (dexamethasone)
- Spenopalatine ganglion block
- Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist
Migraine tool componenets
P - pulsating
O - hOurs 4-72
U - Unilateral
N - nausea
D - Disabling
If 4/5 = 92% chance of migraine
Other things to treat in Parkinsons
- Constipation
- Drooling
- Hypotension (Midodrine, Fluticasone)
- ED
First line for Parkinsons
Trial of carbidopa/levodopa
Other treatments:
- Dopamine agonists (Pramiprexole)
- Ritigotine patch
Pt with tremor that improves with EtOH
Essential tremor
Pt with tremor on long term psych meds
Extra-pyramidal side effects
Pt w/resting tremor
PArkinsons
Pt w/falls and slow vertical gaze
Progressive nuclear palsy
When to assess competency
- Any acute change in mental status
- TBI
- Psych illness
- Neurodegenerative disease
- Cognitive aging
- Delerium
How to assess compentency
Ask patient to:
1. Explain WHAT their treatment options are
2. Explain WHY they have chosen one
3. Describe WHAT ELSE they could choose from
3 anticholinesterase inhibitors
Rivastigmine
Donepazil
Galantamine
Dementia diagnosis
Not able to function +
decline from previous function + not delirium or psych + 2+ domains
Mild cognitive impairement
Not delerium or psych + 1+ domains