emma holliday Flashcards
meds to hold before stress test
BBs
CCBs
MC cause of death post MI
arrhythmias
Vfib
persistent ST elevation ~1 mo after MI and systolic MR murmur
ventricular aneurysm
cannon A waves post MI
AV dissociation
V fib or 3rd degree heart block
CP at rest/night, migraine HA
Prinzmetals!
dx ergonovine
tx CCB/nitrates
causes of dilated cardiomyopathy
viral etoh (reversible!) cocaine chagas idiopathic
causes of diastolic HF
HTN
amyloid
hemochromatosis (reversible!)
drugs that improve survival in HF
ace-i
BBs
spironolactone in class III/IV
drugs that improve sx in HF
dig (sx and hosp)
lasix (sx)
pleural effusion w/low glucose
RA
pleural effusion with high lymphocytes
TB
pleural effusion with blood
malignant or PE
transudative pleural effusion
CHF
nephrotic
cirrhotic
dx of ARDS
PF < 200
B/L alveolar infiltrates on CXR
PCWP < 18
indications to start O2 in COPD
PaO2 < 55
SpO2 < 88
new clubbing in COPD
hypertrophyic osteoarthropathy!
get a CXR - most likely underlying malignancy
asthma tx pathway (OP)
albuterol –> add inhaled CS –> add long acting B-ag –> add montelukast and oral steroids
upper lung nodule with eggshell calcifications
silicosis
get yearly TB test
give INH for 9 mos if >1cm
lower lobe reticulonodular process with pleural plaques
asbestosis
MC cancer = bronchogenic carcinoma
patchy lower lobe infiltrates, thermophilic actinomyces
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
popcorn calcification
hamartoma
adenocarcinoma of lung
MC in non smokers
peripheral!
mets to liver, bone, brain, adrenals
effusion: exudative with high hyaluronidase
squamous cell paraneo
PTHrP
low P, high Ca
small cell paraneo
SIADH
Lambert Eaton
Pancoast
Crohn’s buzzwords
fistulae
granulomas
transmural
Q fever
coxiella burnetti
assoc with cows
give doxy
franciella tularensis
assoc with rabbits
give streptomycin, gentamycin
rifampin SEs
orange
CYP450 inductino
INH SEs
peripheral neuropathy and sideroblastic anemia - give pyridoxine
hepatitis with mild LFT bump
pyrazinamide SEs
benign hyperuricemia
ethambutol SEs
optic neuritis
vision abnormalities
tx of endocarditis
strep viridans: PCN
staph: naf+ gent or vanc
zidovudine SEs
GI
leukopenia
macrocytic anemia
didanosine SEs
pancreatitis
peripheral neuropathy
abacavir SEs
HS rash, fever, N/V, muscle aches, SOB in 1st 6 weeks
D/C AND NEVER USE AGAIN
indinavir SEs
nephrolithiasis and hyperbili
efavirenz SEs
sleepy, confused, psycho
HIV post exposure ppx
AZT
lamivudine
nelfinavir
when to add steroids for PCP PNA
PaO2 < 70
Aa gradient > 35
CMV diarrhea in HIV
blood diarrhea
tx: ganciclovir, foscarnet
MAC diarrhea
diarrhea, wasting, fevers, night sweats
tx: clarithro, ethambutol, rifampin
azithro ppx
crypto diarrhea
dog poo, swimming pools
watery with mucus!
acid fast oocysts
HIV with multiple ring enhancing lesions
toxo!
pyrimethamine sulfadiazine + folate
HIV with one ring enhancing lesion
CNS lymphoma, assoc with EBV
tx: HAART
HIV with meningitis sx
think crypto
india ink
ampho –> fluconazole maintenance
HIV with hemisensory loss, visual impairment, Babinskis
PML/JC virus
brain biopsy!