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ED LE and testes (super fast reading) Flashcards

1
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what ABI is indicative of peripheral arterial disease

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<.9

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2
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what significantly increases risk of developing PAD

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tobacco use

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What timeframe is dangerous for limb ischemia 2/2 acute arterial occlusion? what can happen

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4-6 hrs

can cause irreversible changes in peripheral nerves and skeletal muscle tissue

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what are the most frequently diseased arteries for limb ischemia

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  • femoralpoliteal
  • tibial
  • aortoiliac
  • brachiocephalic
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what are the MC sites of arterial embolism

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  • common femoral artery
  • common popliteal artery
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6
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what are the six P’s

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pain
pallor
paresthesia
poikilothermia
paralysis
pulselessness

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7
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what is the earliest symptom of acute arterial occlusion? how can this sympotm worsen?

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pain!!!

worsens with elevation of the limb

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8
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what is claudication and how common is it in PVD

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  • cramping pain/ache or tiredness in ischemic limb
  • only present in 20-30% of patients
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9
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what is the MCC of acute arterial occlusions?

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thomboembolic disease

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what history would strongly suggest that an embolus is present and is the cause of limb ischemia

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a history of an abrupt ischemic event in a pt with afib or recent MI

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12
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what are the diagnostic modalities used to evaluate limb ischemia/acute arterial occlusion?

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  • handheld doppler (assures presence/absence of bloodflow to limb)
  • duplex US (sensitivity of 85% for obstructions!)
  • ABI (>.9 = PAD. >.41 is CRITICAL!!!)
  • arteriogram (Gold standard for finding obstruction in limb ischemia)
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13
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what is the treatment for acute arterial occlusion

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  • fluid resuscitation and pain meds
  • get EKG and consider echo to look for embolus associated conditions
  • unfrac heparin
  • vascular surgeon consult.
  • Admission!!!
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14
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If a patient has PAD with no comorbidities and iscemia with no critical threat to the limb (ABI>.4) what is the treatment

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DC on ASA 81mg with loading dose of 325mg prior to DC

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idk if we need this but might be good.

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16
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what is the classic presentation of a LE DVT

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calf or leg pain
redness
swelling
tenderness
warmth

present in fewer than 50% of patients

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17
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In what setting do UE DVTs often occur

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indwelling catheters! presents the same as LE

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18
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what two PE findings are predictive but not specific or sensitive for DVT

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  1. 2cm difference in lower leg circumference
  2. Homans sign - pain in the calf with forced dorsiflexion of the foot
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what is phlegmasia cerulea dolens and what is its presentation

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  • uncommon but severe presentation of DVT
  • extremely swollen and cyanotic limb d/t high grade obstruction that elevates compartment pressure
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20
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what is phlegmasia alba dolens

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  • uncommon but severe presentation of DVT
  • similar patho to the phlegmasia cerulea dolens except it presents with pale limb secondary to arterial spasm

idk these had their own paragraph so maybe

21
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what are the diagnostics for DVT

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  • D-dimer (can be elevated for at least 3 days after VTE)
  • Well’s score
  • Venous US
22
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wells score

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23
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If wells score is 0 then what is the diagnostic workup?

if it is 1 or more what is the diagnostic workup?

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0 = ddimer
1 = US

24
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what can elevate D-dimer

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  • advanced age
  • pregnancy
  • active malignancy
  • recent surgery
  • liver disease
  • rheumotologic disesae
  • infection
  • truama
  • SCD
25
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what is the treatment for a DVT

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  • UFH, LMWH, rivaroxaban, apixaban or fondapurinex.
  • can use dabigitran and edoxaban but requires initial anticoag w heparin for several days

“current data favors LMWH over UFH for DVT treament..”

basically if LMWH is an option, pick it unless its kdney probs then UFH

26
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what is the treatment of severe DVT (phlegemasia)

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  • maintain limb at neutral level and remove any constrictive clothes.
  • start anticoagulation
  • catheter based thrombectomy or thrombolysis should be considered. and if not available, consider IV thrombolysis (is this tpA??? idk)
27
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how do community aquired MRSA lesions present

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  • warm
  • red
  • tender
  • commonly assocaited w abscesses
28
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what si the treatment for a patient with a MRSA suspected skin infection/abscess

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  • I&D if abscess
  • no ABX if immunocompetent
  • if immunocompromised, systemic illness, or surrounding cellulitis use clinda, bactrim, or cephalexin
  • If very severe use vanc and admit.
29
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what are the clinical featurs of necrotizing soft tissue infections

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  • pain out of proportion
  • tachycardia out of proportion to fever
  • low fever
  • edema, discoloration, bullae
  • crepitus
  • malodorous serosanguineous discharge
  • can see AMS and systemic s/s
30
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what is the tx for necrotizing infections

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  • start IV abx asap
  • vanc + meropenem (alt is zosyn. could add clinda)
  • aggresive fluid resuscitation, consider PRBCs if anemia.
  • Tdap update
  • surgery consult
31
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what might accompany cellulitis

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lymphangitis and lymphadenitis

32
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what is the tx for uncomplicated cellulitis

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  • cephalexin
  • dicloxacillin
  • clindamycin
  • MRSA consider clinda and bactrim
  • follow up in a few days
33
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who should be admitted for cellulitis and what do you treat them with

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  • systemic toxicity or evidence of bacteremia
  • clinda, cefazolin, nafillin (just one of em:))
34
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what bacteria causes erysipelas

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group A strep

35
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what are the characteristics of erysipelas

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  • sudden onset high fever, chills, malaise, nausea.
  • small area of erythema w burning sensation
  • SHARP demarcated erythema.
  • tense and painful!!

lymphangitis and lymphadenitis is common

36
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how do you treat erysipelas?

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  • same as cellulitis!
37
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how do you diagnose erysipelas

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  • mostly clinically w PE and hx.
  • would probably see leukocytosis on CBC but dont really need it
38
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what is often the only necessary treatment for skin abscesses

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I&D

39
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what is the presentation of an abscess

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  • swelling, tenderness, overlying erythema
  • fluctuant and well localized.
40
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what is the presenation of a bartholin gland abscess? how do you treat it?

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  • unilateral swelling of the labia w fluctuant 1-2cm mass
  • I&D and insert word catheter
  • reccomend sitz baths and FU with gyn

doesnt typically need ABX

41
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what is the presentation of hidradenitis and how do you treat it?

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  • recurrent chronic infection of the apocrine sweat glands (MC in axilla and groin)
  • I&D and refer to surgeron for definiitive tx
42
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what is infected epidermoid and pilar cysts and how do you tx them

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  • this sounds jsut like everything else to me
43
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what are pilonidal abscesses and how do you treat them

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  • presents as abscess along the superior gluteal fold
  • I&D and recheck in 2-3 days.
  • refer to surgery
44
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what is the presentation of folliculitits and how do you treat it

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  • pruritic erythematous lesions that are <5mm in diameter w pustules that present at the center
  • inflamed hair follicle (staph A)
  • usually resolve spontaneously but can tret w warm compress and topical abx like bacitracin.

for painful or extensive use oral cephalexin, dicloxacilln, azithromycin

45
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what is sporotrichosis

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traumatic inoculation of the fungus sporothrix schenckii (found in plants/soil)

46
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what is the presentation of sporotrichosis

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  • 3 week intubation period and 3 different types:
  • fixed cutaneous type: crusted ulcer or verrucous plaque
  • local cutaneous type: subcutaneous nodule/pustule w surrounding erythema
  • lymphocutaneous type: painless nodule w subcutaneous nodules migrating along lymphatic channels
47
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how do you dx sporotrichosis

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clinically
can do biopsy but not used alot

48
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how do you tx sporotrichosis

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  • itraconazole
  • if systemic use IV amphotericin B

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