DERMDOG Flashcards
2nd line for eczema (when emollients won’t work)
Topical corticosteroids
Ulcer, cold to the touch, punched-out appearance, occurs distally (in the foot), pain exacerbated by elevation
Arterial ulcer
Ulcer, warm to the touch, occurs more proximally (above the foot, bottom of the calf muscle), pain relieved by elevation
Venous ulcer
IV drug user with infective endocarditis can also present with what MSK problem?
Discitis
Onion-skin appearance, child bone tumour
Ewing’s sarcoma
Dermatomyositis skin changes
Heliotrope rash
Gottron’s papules
Photosensitivity
Recurrent embolisms + miscarriage
Anti-phospholipid syndrome
Blood tests for polymyalgia rheumatica
ESR and CK
High ESR, normal CK
Treatment for polymyalgia rheumatica
Oral prednisolone
First line management for ankylosing spondylitis
Exercise and NSAIDs
(then DMARDs such as sulphasalazine,
then Anti-TNF therapy for persistently high disease)
Treatment for proximal scaphoid pole fracture
Surgical fixation (due to risk of avascular necrosis)
Risk factors for congenital hip dislocation
Breech position
Female gender
Describe a buckle fracture
Usually caused by a compression force. This would create a ‘buckle’ as if the bone was ‘shortened’.
Treatment for Raynaud’s (If gloves and hand warmers aren’t working)
Nifedipine (Calcium channel blocker)
What gives a predisposition to azathioprine toxicity?
TPMT deficiency
