Common Conditions Flashcards
DVT
ECG, troponin
ED
Endocarditis
ECG, CRP, ESR, Chest x-ray, Echo
ED, antibiotics
HTN
albumin, CMP, ECG, lipids, HgA1C
antihypertensives, low sodium
MI
ECG, troponin,
ED
pericarditis
ECG, CXR, needle aspiration, echocardiogram
ED, NSAIDs, steroids, colchicine,
PE
ECG, CBC, CMP, ferritin, CXR, echo, troponin
ED
Syncope
ECG, CMP, CBC, ferritin, stress test, tilt test
compression socks, increase water/Na, cardiologist, ID cause
Valve Disease
ECG, echo, CXR
antihypertensives, surgery, anticoagulants, cardiologist
Cushing’s disease
salivary cortisol, urine cortisol, fasting blood glucose
refer to endo, surgery, adrenal enzyme inhibitors, glucocorticoid antagonist, D2 agonists
DM 1
UA, serum glucose, hga1c
glucose monitor, metformin, insulin
DM 2
UA, fasting glucose, hgA1C, CMP
insulin, metformin, diet
Hyperthyroidism
TSH, T3/T4, autoantibodies, thyroid US
antithyroid drugs, radioiodine, surgery, refer to endo
Hypoglycemia
blood glucose
ED
Hypothyroidism
TSH, T3/T4, autoantibodies, thyroid US
T3/T4, levothyroxine
Hypopituitarism (Sheehan’s)
ACTH, cortisol, TSH, LH, FSH,
corticosteroids. levothyroxine, testosterone, estrogen, endo
Pre-diabetes
UA, serum glucose, hgA1C, insulin
diet
Acute gastroenteritis
CMP
hydration, antiemetics, antimotility agents
Acute intestinal obstruction
CT, US
ED
Appendicitis
CBC, US, CT, MRI
ED
Biliary obstruction
CBC with differential, US, X-ray, serum amylase and lipase
ED
Candida Albicans Overgrowth
KOH prep
antifungals
Colon Cancer
colonoscopy, CBC, FOBT, FIIT
oncology
Crohn’s
CBC, colonoscopy, barium enema
glucocorticoids, budesonide
Gastritis
endoscopy, H. pylori testing
PPI
GERD
pH monitoring, endoscopy
PPI, antacids
Hypochlorhydria
H. pylori testing
HCL supplements and enzymes
IBS
proctosigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy
diet
Pancreatic cancer
biopsy, US, CT
oncology
Pancreatitis
CBC, CMP, CRP, amylase, lipase, HgA1C, x-ray, CT
ED
B. hominis
stool culture
antibiotics
Pinworms
scotch tape test
anthelmintics
G. lambila
stool sample
antimicrobial, fluids
E. histolytica
Stool sample (PCR, stool microscopy, antigen testing)
antimicrobials
Peptic Ulcers
CBC, CMP, ferritin, H. pylori testing, endoscopy
antisecretory therapy, PPI
Ulcerative colitis
PCR for C. diff, stool culture, O&P, STI testing, CBC, CMP, ESR, CRP, albumin, colonoscopy
topical mesalamine, 5-ASA, steroids
Ankylosing spondylitis
x-ray, ESR, CRP, alk phos, synovial fluid, HLA B27
exercise, PT, NSAIDs, TNF inhibitors, IL-17 inhibitors
Giant cell arteritis
CBC, ESR, CRP, US, MRA
glucocorticoids, DMARDs, rheum
Lupus
CMP, ANA, ESR,
NSAIDs, glucocorticoids, antimalarial, rheum
Mixed Connective Tissue Disorder
CBC, CMP, UA. ANA, anti-U1 RNP
glucocorticoids, rheum
Psoriatic arthritis
CBC, CMP, uric acid, UA, ESR, CRP, RF, anti-CCP, ANA, HLA B27 arthrocentesis, x-ray
NSAIDs, DMARDS, TNF inhibitors, exercise, PT, rheum
Reactive arthritis
stool culture, NAAT, ESR, CRP, HLA B27, synovial fluid, xray
antibiotics, NSAIDs, glucocorticoids, rheum
RA
RF, CRP, ANA, anti-CCP, ESR
exercise, rheum, DMARDs, NSAIDs
Sjogren’s syndrome
Schirmer test, ocular surface staining, US, antibodies, biopsy
muscarinic agonist, glucocorticoids, antimalarial, DMARDs
Acute urolithiasis
CMP, UA, CT, US
hydration, NSAIDs, xanthine oxidase inhibitor,