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High blood pressure
Normal levels for other lab test
except low potassium
Inv?
Plasma Aldosterone to Renin Ratio
Antibiotic - similar to botulism
Gentamicin
(““gento-uwag,genta-botu””)
Risk Factor for the development of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis?
Formula feeding
Male
Caucasian background
FIrstborn
Positive family history
Common risk factor for Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis?
2-6 wks infants
Maternal Smoking
Common risk factor for Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis?
younger than 2 wks infants
Erythromycin
Azithromycin
What are the signs and symptoms of Acromegaly?
Coarse Facial Appearance
Spade-like hands
The increase in shoe size
Large tongue
Prognathism
Excessive sweating and oily skin
Features of Pituitary tumour ( hypopituitarism, headaches, bitemporal hemianopia)
Complications of Acromegaly
HTN
DM
Cardiomyopathy
Colorectal ca
Best single test for the diagnosis for Acromegaly
IGF-1
Best single test for the diagnosis for Acromegaly
if the patient has both poorly controlled Type 1 DM and hypothyroidism?
Other factors that causes low Serum IGF1:
malnutrition
liver failure
renal failure
estrogen use
Oral Glucose tolerance test with
serial GH
What is the preferred initial test for suspected thyroid function?
TSH
Foot drop
sensory loss over the dorsum of the foot and lateral shin (superficial peroneal nerve)
weakness in foot dorsiflexion and foot eversion
Common peroneal nerve injury
marked
weakness of inversion of the foot
L4 root lesion
numbness in the medial foot and the webspace between the first and second toe
L5 motor nerve root damage
ankle reflexes and sensation of the posterior calf and lateral foot
weakness of plantar flexion
S1
Best initial treatment for Parkinson’s disease?
Carbidopa/Levodopa
What is the second line of tx for Parkisons if there is a development of Side effect and reducing the first line meds doesnt help?
Amantadine
Pergolide
refers to the membrane rupture before the onset of uterine contractions
Classic presentation :
sudden gush of clear or yellow fluid from the vagina
Patient also developed signs of infxn:
Chorioamnionitis
fever
tachycardia
sweating
PROM
What are the management of PROM?
Admit the patient to the hospital
Measure and monitor WBC and C resactive protein
If no evidence of infxn / fetal distress - continue pregnancy
What are the management of PROM if there is an evidence of infxn or fetal distress?
Induce labor
- Give corticosteroids if delivery is prior to 34 wks of gestation
- Give antibiotics for prevention and treatment of infxn
What are the protective factors for developing uterine fibroid?
Smoking
pregnancy
What factors increases estrogen levels and contributes in developing fibroids?
Nulliparity
obesity
early menarche
Common area affected by osteoarthritis
1st carpometacarpal joint of the thumb
Other joints that are involved:
What is not involved in osteoarthritis that makes it distinguishable from Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Metacarpophalangeal joints and involves the interphalangeal and distal interphalangeal joints
What are commonly involved in Rheumatoid Arthritis?
MCP
PIP
(Proximal interphalangeal joints)
Atlantoaxial Joint
Midline upper neck mass
moves with tongue protrusion
Thyroglossal cysts
Congenital epithelial cysts,
Arise on the lateral part of the neck from a failure of obliteration fo the second branchial cleft in the embryonic development
Branchial Cysts
What factors that causes babies to be exposed during birth to to Grp B Strep found normally in the vagina that can lead to meningitis or septicaemia?
Low birth weight
Premature
Born After prolonged labor
Premature rupture of membrane
Characterized by short stature and nonfunctioning ovaries which cause the absence of sexual development and infertility,
Poor ovarian function but other sexual and preoductive organs are normal,
amenorrhea
Turner Syndrome
What are the other physical features of Turner Syndrome?
Webbing of the neck
Puffy hands and feet
Coarctation of the aorta
Cardiac abnormalities
recurrent fever and chest pain with pleural or pericardial rub
Dressler’s Syndrome
- usually develops 2 to 3 wks ater acute myocardial infarction or heart surgery
best tx for Dressler’s Syndrome
Aspirin
bilious vomiting
crampy abdominal pain
mild distention
passing blood and mucus in the stool
Intestinal malrotation with midgut volvulus
Key sign in diagnosing complete ischemia which requires urgent surgical intervention
Paraesthesis
or
Paralysis
most useful test in the evaluation of osteoporosis
Serum 25 hydroxy Vitamin D level
most useful index for prediction of increased risk of osteoporosis and fractures
DEXA scan
most commonly affected in Pseudogout
knee
can also affect the elbows, ankles and wrists
develops when calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals deposit int he cartilafe of a joint
most common surgical procedure involved in prostate ca
Radical Prostatectomy
most common complication of radical prostatectomy
Erectile Dysfunction
left sided weakness involving both upper and lower limbs
Right sided intracranial lesion
A class of asthma, child gets less than 1 episode of asthma in 6 weeks and no symptoms in between flare-ups
Infrequent intermittent asthma
tx for Infrequent intermittent asthma
inhaled short acting beta2 agonist or SABA
diplopia
upward gaze
numbness below the eye
Orbital floor fracture
breast pain
or cyclical mastalgia (cyclical hormonal changes )
common in females 35 to 50 years of age
tx?
Danazol
anaphylaxis in children
dosage and administration
1:1000 (0.01 ml per kg) IM
or
IM adrenaline 10 nmicrograms/kg
maximum 0.5 ml
at
lateral thigh every 5 mins
causes high troponin levels in patients without acute coronary syndrome
Pulmonary embolism
other causes of troponin elevation:
Renal failure
Myocarditis
Atrial Fibrillation
Pulmonary Thromboembolism
what is contraindicated in mothers with hx of HIV due to increase chance of HIV transmission?
breastfeeding
what is the more efficient tx for non-cyclical mastalgia
Norethistherone
it can be used in severe mastalgia,
but it causes more severe adverse effects including DVT and endometrial cancer so it is not preferred.
Tamoxifen
recommended screening for FBS in non-diabetic individuals
every 3 years over the age of 40
recommended screening for serum cholesterol in adults over the age of 45
5 yearly
not part of the screening test before age 60 in adults unless they are high risk with these deficiencies
Vitamin D level and Vitaminb B12
nasal discharge
fever
wheezy cough
inspiratory crackles and expiratory wheeze
Acute moderate Bronchiolitis
main tx for bronchiolitis
Supportive
appropriate oxygenation and fluid intake
long term steroid use (eg prednisolone) for RA is at high risk for developing
Septic Arthritis
tx for suspected septic arthritis is
IV antibiotics
given for 2 wks IV
then 6wks oral antibiotics
DIP
Heberden’s nodes
Osteoarthritis
MCP
PIP
Heberden’s nodes absent
Rheumatoid Arthritis
tx for tremor
Primidone
best tx option for native valve infective endocarditis due to strep org
beta-lactam antibiotics and gentamicin
secondary hyperparathyroidism occurs in patients with
Vitamin D Deficiency
Renal failure
Osteomalacia
Common causes of hypercalcemia
Sarcoidosis
Malignancies including lymphoma, leukaemia
Hyperparathyroidism
Vitamin D overdose
elevated mood
pressured speech
agitation
flight of ideas over 2 weeks
DOC?
Lithium
Dx; Acute Mania
HSIL
Refer for colposcopy
IgG negative for varicella
(it means she has no immunity against Varicella)
so she is susceptible in getting the chicken pox
give VZIG
- administer within 72 hrs of exposure
not contraindicated in pregnancy
live vaccines
(eg Varicella)
you can measure this if the pregnant woman has contact with chicken pox and she develops atypical symtooms for cp
IgM
CI to surgical intervention in esophageal malignancy
invasion of tracheobronchial tree
Good indicators of return of spontaneous circulation
Check for pupil size and reaction to light
Ovarian cyst 5-7 cm
Repeat ultrasound scan
within 3-4 months
ovarian cyst < 5cm
Reassurance no further actio needed.
Do not require follow-up
will resolve within 3 menstrual cycles
ovarian cyst > 7 cm
Referral gynaecologic
Surgical intervention
surgery of choice:
Laparoscopic Cystectomy
not an indication for surgical intervention in pt with acute pancreatitis
Epigastric pain
most common salivary gland cancer
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
20s-50s
displacing the earlobe outwards
slowly growing lump on the left side of the face
Pleomorphic Adenoma
first trimester bleeding increased the risk of ____
Preterm birth at 28-31 weeks
most frequent cause of acquired angioedema
ACE inhibitors
Urticaria
nausea
vomiting
intestinal obstruction
deficiency of C1 inhibitor which is a protein that regulates classical complement activation patheay
Autosomal dominant
Hereditary angioedema
common problem following trauma or surgery to the lower limbs
evident 24 to 72 hrs after an injury involving the lungs, the brain and the skin
altered mentak state, rapid breathing, SOB, dyspnea, low O2
Petechiae
Bilateral infiltrates - embolism
Fat embolism
most effective tx for nocturnal enuresis
Alarm bell and Pad
No risk of bleeding
Most effective way of reducing the possibility of thromboembolic event during the hospital stay
Enoxaparin
Preferred method for assessment of albuminuria in both diabetes and non-diabetes
Urinary Albumin-creatinine ratio
Menopausal women, hot flushes , her mother has breast cancer 50 years of age
women with premature (<40 years) or early (<45 years) of menopause until aged 50
Combined HRT
most effective tx for severe hot flushes and is a reasonable choice in the absence of contraindications
Combined HRT
Most urgent requirement in DKA
Infusion of normal Saline
- min of 3L of Saline over the first 5 hours
most important findings in bronchiolitis in children
inspiratory crackles
damage to the superior or inferior epigastric arteries or direct tear of the rectus abdominus muscle
Rectus Sheath hematoma
if there is a significant drop in Hgb or loss of blood requiring blood transfusion - contributing factor is a warfarin-induced coagulopathy
Warfarin reversal using Vitamin K and Prothrombinex
CSF analysis:
turbidity, low glucose, elevated proteins and elevated white cells
Bacterial Meningitis
E coli.
patients must have at least 2 of the ff for dx of dementia with lewy bodies
rapid fluctuating cognition
visual hallucinations
spontaenous motor Parkinsonism
management of benzodiazepine (alprazolam) overdose
- bradycardia, hypotension and resp failure
Continue supportive measures
hypotension and bradycardia - IV fluids and monitoring of vitals until GCS improves and pt is stable
Most appropriate test for investigation of symptomatic or asymptomatic haemochromatosis
Iron studies or Serum ferritin levels and transferrin saturation
Uterine bleeding in the presence of a closed cervix and sonographic visualization of an intrauterine pregnancy with detectabke fetal cardiac activity
Threatened Miscarriage
Cervix dilated
increased uterine bleeding
present uterine contractions
The gestational tissue often can be felt or seen through the cervical os, passage of this tissue typically occurs within a short time.
Inevitable Miscarriage
The membrane may rupture and the fetus may be passed,
significant amounts of placental tissues can be retained this resulting to ________.
o/e, cervical os open, gestational tissue in cervix, uterine size smaller than expected but not well contracted.
U/S: tissue in the uterus
severe bleeding to hypo-volemic shock
painful cramps/ conbtractions present
Incomplete miscarriage
- most common in the late trimester and early second trimester
in-utero death of the embryo or fetus prior to the 20th wk gestation
Symptoms associated with early pregnancy - nausea, breast tenderness have abated and they dont fell pregnant anymore.
Vaginal bleeding may occur.
cervix remains closed
u/s - intrauterine gestational sac with or without embryonic fetal pole, but no embryonic / fetal cardiac activity.
Missed Miscarriage
Usually occurs before 12 wks of gestation, entire contents of the uterus is expelled
Uterus is small o/e and well contracted
with an open or closed cervix
scant vaginal bleeding and only mild cramping
U/S empty uterus and no-extra uterine gestation
Complete Miscarriage
What supplements are not routinely used in pregnancy?
Vitamin A, B and C
What is the iodine dosage recommendation during pregnancy?
150 micrograms throughout pregnancy
What is the recommended dose for Folic Acid during pregnancy?
5 mg daily 12 wks before conception and during first trimester
failure thrive
haematemesis
refusal to eat (long hx of vomiting after food and reduced appetite)
sleeping problems
chronic resp disorders
oesophagitis stricture
anaemia
apnoea
life threatening episodes
GORD
Gastro-oesophgeal reflux disease
Next best step in the dx of GORD in children
Intraluminal impedance combined with ph probe monitoring or ph study
catheter-like nasogastric tube inserted transnasally to allow detection
What are the examples of Overvalued ideas
Body dysmorphic disorder
Anorexia Nervosa
Hypochrondriasis
2 first degree relatives diagnosed with colorectal ca (60 and 48 yo)
Moderate Risk Category
Screening for moderate risk catefory for colorectal ca
iFOBT every 2 years from 40-49 years of age,
Colonoscopy every 5years from 50-74 years of age, along with Aspirin for at least 2.5 years commencing at age 50 until 70 years of age.
What is not recommended as a screening test for people at average risk of CRC?
Colonoscopy
pt that is at high risk for developing puilmonary embolism and DVT due to pregnancy and long distance flight, best investigation?
V/Q Scan
Second most common cancer to cause death in women after lung cancer in Australia
Breast CA
What is the most common cancer in women in Australia?
Breast ca
The median survival for patients with metastatic (stage IV) breast cancer
18-24 months
40% of women with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer survive at least how many years
5 years
What type of cancer has the worst prognosis?
Metastatic breast ca
What type of cancer has the good prognosis?
Seminoma of the Testis
What is the highly malignant germ cell tumour w/c usually follows an Abn pregnancy with a hydatidiform mole?
Choriocarcinoma
Most common form of haematological or blood cancer in Australia?
Lymphoma
What are the causes of clubbing?
Respi?
Bronchiectasis, Ca, abscess
What are the causes of clubbing?
CVS
Cyanotic Heart Disease
What are the causes of clubbing?
GIT
PSC, IBD
What are the causes of clubbing?
Endocrine
Thyroid disorder
What is the sign of Abnormal Mitral valve?
Opening Snap
What can be a sign for chronic hypoxia?
Clubbed fingers
first line tx for reducing chest pain in acute anterior MI
Morphine
S3, SOB, difficulty in climbing stairs/household chores, fatigue, cough
hypothyroidism
hypertension
any prior myocardial infarctions, or valvular disease,
Expiratory wheezes (due to pulmonary congestion)
are all manifestations of?
Heart Failure
Sildenafil is used for?
Erectile Dysfunction
What are the tx for BPH?
Doxazosin
Tamsulosin - quick acting with low risk of side effects
atypical chest pain that lasts for more than one hour
systolic murmur in the Right second intercostal area that radiates to the carotid
Aortic Stenosis
Symptoms is simlar to MI but the characteristic murmur in the Right seco
What is the most widely used and definitive diagnostic tool used for aortic stenosis?
Echocardiography
What are the 2 types of Echocardiography for the dx of AS?
Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
and
Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Non-invasive diagnostic test that uses ultrasound waves to create images of the heart from outside of the body.
It can provide detailed information about the severity of the stenosis, aortic valve area and other associated abnormalities.
TTE
It is an invasive test that uses a thin, flexible tube with US probe at the tip that is passed down the esophagus to get closer to the heart.
TEE
Tx for long standing schizophrenia, develop hand tremors due to Clozapine and Alcohol use?
Benzodiazepine
dark urine
elevated BP
Normal complement levels
Ibuprofen use
Other symptoms:
dec urine output
fatigue
fever
skin rash
HTN - may also be present
Acute Interstitial Nephritis
AIN can be caused by NSAIDs (Ibup, infnxs,autoimmune disorders and other toxic exposures)
chronic kidney disease char by deposition of IgA in the kidney glomeruli
IgA Nephropathy
begins days after the onset of an URTI
C3 within normal limits
Mesangial deposits
IgA Nephropathy
The HTN is tx by ACEi/ARBs
begins weeks following an streptocoocal infnx
inciting illness may be a pharyngitis or a skin infxn
C3 and CH50 levels are reduced
positive streptozyme test confirms recent GAS infxn
Poststreptococcal Glumeronephritis
The HTN is tx by FUROSEMIDE
Acute Upperlimb swelling and pain, then the patio) developed with dyspnoea and
pleuritic chest pain
D. Dimer
Primary and most efficient diagnostic modality for identifying and confirming Varicoceles
Testicular USG
ninivasive, safe, cost-effective
size, loc, severity
Severe cases for varicocele best modality is? but this one is less commonly used (eg identify the cause of hematuria)
CT scan
Aute onset of high fever
Inadequate response to paracetamol
Erythema of sole palm, tongue
Desquamation of fingertios
Redness or crackling of the lips
Anterior cervical lymphadebnopathy or tender Mass in the right hypochondrium
+/- nonexudatuive conjunctivitis
elevated CRP and ESR
Kwasaki disease
tx: Aspirin and Immunoglobulins
Complications:
vasculitis leading to coronary artery aneurysm in 17-31% cases
What is to be avoided in Kawasaki disease?
Steroid
What to use to detect the aneurysm in Kawasaki?
Echocardiography
What is the key symptom of pain associated with gallstones?
Right upper quadrant pain
Proteinuria (nephrotic range) > 50kg per d
Hypoalbuminemia serum albumin concentration < 30 g/L
+/_ edema and hyperlipidemia
Nephrotic Syndrome
Mc form of childhood nephrotic Sydnrome in children
Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome
What are the clinical findings of MCD or Minimal Change disease?
Age younger than 6 years of age
Absence of hypertension
Absence of hematuria by Addis count
Normal complement levels
Normal Renal function
What is the vaccine used to prevent herpes zoster infxn?
Zostavax
(live attenuated vaccine)
Contraindications for Zostavax?
Severely immunocompromised patients such as patients who is in long term steroids for his rheumatoid arthritis
HAematologal malignancy
Recipients of haemapoietic stem cell transplantation
HIV infxn and immunosuppression (below 15% CD4 lymphocytres)
What is the only effective treatment of the juvenile myoclonic seizure?
Sodium Valproate
Lamptrigine i
Carbamazepine and Phenytoin may worsen the seizure in JVE
Why is Sodium Valproate contraindicated in pregnancy?
Spina bifida
malformations
coagulopathies
hypotension
cyanosis
resp distress
shock with normal or weak upper extremity pulses
absent femoral pulses
Aortic Coarctation of Aorta
it is suspected when an abrupt onset of tearing or ripping chest pain is reported
Aortic dissection
useful in children with nocturnal enuresis who are going to school camps
can be used oral or nasal eachn night
Nasal desmopressin
treatment of choice for primary nocturnal enuresis in all other situations
Bed Alarm or Night trainer
Used in cases with persistent enursesis
Combination of Desmopressin and the bed alarm
2 most common presentations of IgA nephropathy
Recurrent episodes of macroscopic hematuria
Immediately following after an upper respiratory infxn accompanied by proteinuria or persistend microscopic hematuria
Due to impetigo develops 2-6 wks after skin infxn and 1-3 wks after streptococcal pharyngitis.
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
What are the clinical features of PSGN?
Hematuria
pyuria
red blood cell vasts
oedema
hypertension
and oliguric renal failure
Glomerulonephritis and Haemoptysis
ANti=glomerular basement membrane or (anti-GBM)
or Goodpasture Syndrome
best screening test for SLE
ANA
Most effective treatment of obesity
Bariatric Surgery
1st line of treatment of obesity
Modification and Pharmacotherapy
it is recommended in those with BMI > 49 or nore than 35 with comorbidities
Bariatric Surgery
Examples of Bariatric Surgery
Lap-Band
Gastric Stapling
Gastric Bypass Surgery
vegetarian
tiredness and fatigue
non-alcoholic and nonsmoker
pale\low hemoglobin and MCV
Vitamin B 12 def
Vit B12 is not found in plant products, Strict vegetarian excludes all
What are the strong risk factors for Vitamin B12?
Age more than 65
Gastric bypass surgery or gastric resection (intrinsic factor deficiency)
Terminal ileum disease (Crohn’s disease)
Metformin use
Strict vegetarian diet
eg case
24hrs after surgery
(noncomplicated cholecystectomy)
developed cough and fever
Postoperative Atelectasis
Extremely common post-operative complication with a degree of pulmonary collapse occuring after almost every abdominal or trans-thoracic procedure.
C-Xray finding of Atelectasis
loss of right heart border silhouette
- collapse or incomplete expansion of the lung or a part of the lung
How can you manage Postoperative atelectasis?
- Removal or impacted secretions by coughing, managed by physiotherapists and involves active chest percussion and breathing exercises
- Passive postural drainage
DM well controlled
planning to conceive
HBA1C 6%
What is her Essential Supplement?
Folic Acid 5mg a day at least
1 month preconception to 12 wks pregnancy
High dose is recommended for pxs with hx of DM to prevent neural tube defects.
pt isolated herself from the world since teen
lives alone and wants to be aloine
has no friends
refuses to get any help from the family
does not have any thought diosder
affect is blunt
Probable Dx?
Chronic Schizophrenia
negative symptoms of schizophrenia :
apathetic withdrawal, restriction o