DIVINE! Flashcards
Sickle cell disease vaccines?
SHIN
Streptococcus Pneumonia
Haemophilus influenzae
Neisseria Meningitidis
(also klebsiella and and psuedomonas)
Light’s Criteria!
- Pleural fluid protein/serum protein < 0.5
- Pleural fluid LDH/serum LDH < 0.6
- Pleaural fluid LDH < 0.67 ULN of serum LDH.
- If one of these rules are violated, the fluid is exudative (malignancy, PE, ARDS)
- Normal pleural fluid pH is 7.6
- Transudative fluid is 7.4-7.55
- Exudative is 7.3-7.45
Common causes of pleural effusions?
- Transudative
- CHF
- Cirrhosis
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Peritoneal dialysis
- Exudative
- infections
- malignancy
- Inflammatory disorders
- Fluid from abdomen to pleural space
- coronary artery bypass surgery
- pulmonary embolism
RUQ pain, fever, +ve Murphy’s sign
Cholecystitis
RUQ pain, fever, scleral icterus, BP 80/48 (hypotension), altered MS
Ascending cholangitis
HLA-B27 diseases?
PAIR
Psoriasis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Irritable bowel disease
Reiter’s Syndrome (reactive arthritis post bacterial infection, re-can’t see; uveitis, can’t pee; urethritis, can’t climb a tree; arthritis)
MEN syndomes?
- MEN1 (3 Ps)
- Pituitary adenoma
- Parathyroid hyperplasia
- Pancreatic islet cell tumors (gastrinoma, insulinoma, glucagonoma)
- MEN2a (MPH)
- Calcitonin (medullary carcinoma of the thyroid with elevated calcitonin level)
- Calcium (parathyroid hyperplasia, which causes elevated calcium levels)
- Catecholamines which are made in the chromocytes (as in pheochromocytoma)
- MNE2b (MPM)
- Medullary thyroid carcinoma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Mucosal neuromas
MEN1
- Hypercalcemia: brittle bones (fractures, due to osteoporosis), kidney stones, abdominal moans (abdominal pain), and psychiatric overtones (confusion).
- Treatment-resistant peptic ulcer disease (gastrinoma) or hypoglycemia (insulinoma).
MEN2A
- Hypercalcemia: brittle bones (fractures, due to osteoporosis), kidney stones, abdominal moans (abdominal pain), and psychiatric overtones (confusion).
- Severe, treatment-resistent hypertension (particularly paroxysmal in nature, with headaches, palpitations, and diaphoresis).
Child with retinoblastoma, cancer later?
Osteosarcoma
CLL
indolent, derived from B cells, CD5+ (usually only in T cells). smude cells on histology, SEVERE leukocytosis
Multiple myeloma
CRAB symptoms
hyperCalcemia
Renal insufficiency
Anemia
Bone pain
65 yo M with pancytopenia. A peripheral smear reveals tear drop shaped RBCs
Primary myelofibrosis
88 yo F has a 6 mo hx of recurrent infections. WBC is 87000. A peripheral smear reveals “smudge cells”
CLL
78 yo M. A peripheral smear is notable for RBCs stacked like coins
Multiple myeloma (Rouleaux formatin)
78 yo M with pancytopenia. Bone marrow aspiration is consistent with a “dry tap”-
Primary myelofibrosis
66 yo F presents with a 6 mo hx of recurrent infections, WBC is 47k with a preponderance of cells in different stages of maturation. These cells have reduced leukocyte alkaline phosphatase activity-
CML (9/22 translocation, Philadelphbia, give imatinib)
55 yo M is S/P Day 5 from recent treatment for a hematologic malignancy. Plts are 40K, D-dimers are elevated, he is bleeding from every IV Site-
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (Auer rods can trigger DIC, low plts, High FDPs/PT/PTT, give ATRA to promote myeloblast maturation)
5 yo F presents with a 6 week hx of weight loss and fever. CBC is notable for pancytopenia. Cytologic studies reveal TDT +ve cells
ALL
55 yo M presents with fever, weight loss, and night sweats. Peripheral smear reveals B cells with a bilobate nucleus
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
45 yo F with a hx of CML presents with a 3 week hx of diffuse lymphadenopathy and fever-
AML
45 yo F with a 6 month history of intense pruritus. BMP is notable for conjugated hyperbilirubinemia. Abdominal imaging reveals dilation of intrahepatic bile ducts
This is primary biliary cholangitis associated with anti-mitochondrial antibodies. Treatment involves the use of Ursodiol. Liver transplantation is the only definitive treatment.
45 yo M with a history of ulcerative colitis presents with a 6 month history of pruritus. Abdominal imaging reveals dilation of intra and extrahepatic bile ducts
this is Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis associated with p-ANCA. Note the difference in biliary duct pathology. Ursodiol does not work as well here. Liver transplantation and occasionally endoscopic dilation of strictures may suffice.
25 yo M presents with a multi year history of sinusitis, hemoptysis, and hematuria
Wegener’s granulomatosis. Associated with c-ANCA. Could present as RPGN. Treat with steroids and cyclophosphamide.
25 yo M presents with new onset asthma. Urinalysis reveals dysmorphic erythrocytes
this is Churg-Strauss Syndrome. Associated with p-ANCA (like microscopic polyangiitis). Consider this diagnosis in the setting of asthma and associated RPGN/nephritic syndromes.
35 yo F presents with episodic discoloration of her fingers when she steps out of her home in winter. PE is notable for diffuse skin thickening
scleroderma (anticentromere antibodies for CREST scleroderma), anti-SCL 70 (topoisomerase) for diffuse scleroderma.
Recent spleen repair, referred pain to the left shoulder
subphrenic abscess
Recent treatment for acute pancreatitis, isolated gastric varices
splenic vein thrombosis
Gnawing epigastric pain, on chronic treatment for OA
PUD
Epigastric pain radiating to the back, alcoholic/sickle cell patient
pancreatitis
Periumbilical pain progressing to the RLQ
appendicitis
Flank pain radiating to the groin, hematuria
urolithiasis (renal calculi)
23 yo F, severe RLQ pain, inconsistent condom use
ectopic pregnancy
15 yo F with hx of adnexal mass, sudden onset severe abdominal pain
ovarian torsion
Cervical motion tenderness, adnexal tenderness, vaginal discharge
PID
LLQ pain in an 80 yo F with fever
diverticulitis
LLQ pain in an 80 yo M, air bubbles/poop in the urine
colovesical fistula
Patient on chemotherapy, thickened cecum on abdominal CT
typhlitis
What is the bug?
Watery Diarrhea after returning from a trip
Enterotoxigenic E. Coli (MCC of Travellers diarrhea)
What is the bug?
Watery Diarrhea with Rice Water Stools
Vibrio Cholerae (you lose a ton of fluid, tetracycline or a macrolide may help)
What is the bug?
Watery Diarrhea in a hiker/camper
Giardia Lamblia (also consider this in a Q stem detailing an IgA deficiency, give metronidazole)
What is the bug?
Watery Diarrhea on a cruise ship
Norovirus/Norwalk Virus.
What is the bug?
Watery Diarrhea in an infant
Rotavirus (vaccine associated with increased risk of intussusception)
What is the bug?
Watery Diarrhea in an AIDS patient
Cryptosporidium Parvum (acid fast, give paromomycin or nitazoxanide)
What is the bug?
Bloody Diarrhea after consuming beef
Shigella (maybe EHEC/Campylobacter as well)
What is the bug?
Bloody diarrhea after consuming poultry/eggs
Salmonella (Enteritidis)
What is the bug?
Bloody diarrhea in the setting of a Lactose Fermenter
EHEC
What is the bug?
Most common cause of bloody diarrhea in the US
Campylobacter Jejuni
What is the bug?
Diarrhea and Ascending Paralysis
Campylobacter Jejuni (Guillain Barre Syndrome)
What is the bug?
Diarrhea after treatment for an anaerobic infection
Clostridium Difficile (re-Clindamycin and above the diaphragm).
What is the bug?
Diarrhea that feels like Appendicitis (after Pork Consumption)
Yersinia Enterocolitica (RLQ pain, mesenteric adenitis, terminal ileitis)
What is the bug?
Protozoal cause of bloody diarrhea
Entamoeba Histolytica (give metronidazole, iodoquinol if theres liver abscesses).
What is the bug?
Bloody Diarrhea requiring a small inoculum
Shigella
What is the bug?
Bloody Diarrhea and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (kidney issues)
EHEC
What is the bug?
Diarrhea after consuming Oysters/Seafood
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus
What is the bug?
Diarrhea after consuming Oysters + Elevated Liver Function Tests
Vibrio Vulnificus
What is the bug?
Diarrhea after swimming in freshwater
Aeromonas (theres also an Aquarium association)
What is the bug?
Diarrhea with massive amounts of fluid/electrolyte loss
Vibrio Cholerae (most likely cause)
What is the bug?
Diarrhea after consuming reheated rice
Bacillus Cereus (theres also an Asian, usually Chinese restaurant association).
What is the bug?
Diarrhea 2 hours after consuming potato salad
S. Aureus
What is the bug?
Diarrhea 6-15 hours after consuming meat/poultry left out for long
Clostridium Perfringens (nonspecific, but they may say something about an anaerobe causing diarrhea/an organism that forms spores).
HY association?
Refractory HTN, hypokalemia, mild hypernatremia
Conns Syndrome.
HY association?
Patient looks tan, hyperkalemia, hypoNa, hypoTN
Addisons disease (eosinophilia).
HY association?
High PTH, high phosphate, low Ca
kidney disease/pseudohypoparathyroidism.
HY association?
Albumin 1.5, peripheral edema, foamy urine, HIV patient
FSGS.
HY association?
HTN, Hep B patient, hematuria, dysmorphic RBCs
MPGN.
HY association?
Hirsutism, lesions on the hands, Hep C patient
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (UROD).
HY association?
GI bleeding, old guy, systolic murmur at RUSB with radiation to the carotids
Vascular ectasia (Heydes syndrome).
HY association?
Offending bug in a sickle cell patient with osteomyelitis
Salmonella.
HY association?
MCC of Osteomyelitis
S. Aureus.
HY association?
Flushing, chronic diarrhea, wheezing on PE
Carcinoid syndrome.
HY association?
Watery diarrhea, K is 2.8, achlorhydria
WDHA syndrome (VIPoma).
HY association?
30 yo F, pleuritis, photosensitivity, hematuria, Hct is 24%
Lupus.
HY association?
pH is 7.17, blood glucose is 398, Na is 133, vomiting, diarrhea, ketonuria
DKA.
HY association?
Painful oral/genital ulcers, patient speaks Farsi
Behcets disease (pathergy testing).
Causes of secondary HTN?
35 yo F, BP is 151/90. Her PE is completely benign
most likely OCP use.
Causes of secondary HTN?
23 yo F, BP is 175/110. She has received HCTZ, losartan, and amlodipine which have all failed to control her pressures. A bruit is heard on abdominal auscultation
Fibromuscular dysplasia, stent the vessel, plasma renin and aldo are high.
Causes of secondary HTN?
69 yo M, BP is 175/110. He has received HCTZ, losartan, and amlodipine which have all failed to control his pressures. A bruit is heard on abdominal auscultation. Arteriovenous nicking is observed on funduscopic exam
Renal artery stenosis.