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what is electrolyte abnormalities in pt with numbness, Chvostek or Troussaeu sign, prolonged QT interval

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hypocalemia

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what is electrolyte abnormalities in pt with bones, stones, groans, psycho, Shortened QT interval

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hypercalemia

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what is electrolyte abnormalities in pt with paralysis, ileus, ST depression, U waves

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hypokalemia

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what is electrolyte abnormalities in pt with peaked T waves, prolonged PR and QRS, sine waves

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hyperkalemia

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what is treatment of patient with hyperkalemia

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  • calcium-gluconate (to stabalize cardiac cell membrane)
  • insulin +glucose
  • albuterol and sodium bicarb
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What is diagnosis of pt with muddy brown casts in pt taking ampho, AG, Cisplatin or prolonged ischemia

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Acute Tubular necrosis

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what is treatment of patients with acute tubular necrosis

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fluids and stop medication

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What is diagnosis of pt with protein, blood, eosinophils, plus fever and rash who took bactrim 1-2 weeks ago

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Acute Interstitial nephritis

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What is diagnosis of pt who is army recruit or crush victim with CPK of 50K plus + blood on dipstick but no RBC

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Rhabdomyolysis

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What is best FIRST test of pt with rhabdomyolysis?

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Check K lever or ECG

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What is tx of patient with Rhabdo

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tx with bicarb to alkalinize the urine and prevent precipitation

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What is diagnosis of pt with enveloped shaped cyrstals on UA

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Ethylene glycol intoxication.

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What is tx of pt with ethylene glycol intox

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Fomepizol

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What is diagnosis of pt with Bump in creatinine 48 hours s/p cardiac cath or CT scan

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contrast nephropathy

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What is diagnosis of pt with blood in urine 1-2 days after runny nose, sore throat and cough

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IgA nephropathy

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What is diagnosis of pt with 1-2 weeks after sore throat or skin infection

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Post strep GN

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What is best first step of pt with post strep GN

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ASO titer

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What is diasnosis for pt with Hematuria and Hemoptysis in young male

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Goodpasture’s syndrome

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What is diagnosis of pt with Hematuria and deafness

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Alport syndrome

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What is diagnosis of young pt with viral URI w/ renal failure, abd pain, arthralgia and purpura

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Henoch- Schonlein Purpura (IgA)

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What is tx of pt with Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

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  • Steroids for supportive tx
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What is diagnosis of pt with c-ANCA, kidney, lung and sinus involvement

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Wagener’s Granuolmatosis.

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What is tx for pt with Wagner’s

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steroid and cyclophosphamide

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What is diagnosis of pt with p-ANCA, renal failure, astham and eosinophilia

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Churg strauss

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Best tx for Churg Strauss

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Cyclophosphamide

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p-ANCA, no lung involvement, Hep B association (can effect all other organs)

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Polyarteritis Nodosa

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What is best test for Kidney stones

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CT

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Most common type of Kidney stone?

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Calcium oxylate

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What type of kidney stone is seen in a kid with family history of stones?

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Cysteine (cant resorb certain AA)

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What is most likely type of stone seen in pt with indwelling foley and alkaline pee

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Struvite

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What are common bacteria that cause Struvite stones?

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Proteus, staph, pseudomonas, klebsiella

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What is the most common cause of death in dialysis patients?

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Cardiovascular disease ( 20% acute MI, 60% sudden cardiac deaths)

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What is tx for uric acid stones.

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Copyright (c) UWorld, Please do not save, print, cut, copy or paste anything while a test is active.

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What is diagnosis in pt with palpable purpura, proteinuria, and hematuria, arthralgia, hepatosplenomegaly and hypocompliment in pt with Hep C?

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Mixed cryoglobinemia

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What are common symptoms of patient with salicylate intoxication?

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  • tinnitus
  • fever
  • tachypnea
  • nausia
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What type of drugs are triamterene and amiloride?

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potassium-sparing diuretics.

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What is drug you would use to decrease calcium stones?

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Thiazide diuretics

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what is cause of increase creatine in patients on IV acyclovir and what is tx?

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acyclovir in high levels exceeds solubility and crystallizes and causes renal tube damage.
- have to tx with adequate hydration.

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what is diagnosis for nephrotic patient that suddently develops flank pain

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suspect renal vein thrombosis due to loss of ATIII and protein C and S

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What is first test for pt who you believe has renal vein thrombosis

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CT or US stat

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What is diagnosis for pt with splenomegally, family history of this, bilirubin gallstones and Increased MCHC

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  • Hereditary spherocytosis (AD loss of Spectrin)
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What is tx of pt with hereditary spherocytosis

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  • splenectomy
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What is diagnosis for pt with dark urine i the morning and budd-chiari syndrome?

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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. (lysis of complement)

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if you have normocytic anemia and you believe hemolysis is occuring what is the next test you would do?

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smear

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What is test you would do to diagnose pt with paroxygsmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria?

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flow cytometry (CD55 - cells)

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sudden onset of anemia after use of drugs like dapsone, tmp, nitrofurotoin, primiquine, fava beans

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G6PD def

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What will you see on smear of pt with G6PD def?

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Heinz bodies

bite cells

48
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What is best test for G6PD deficiency?

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G6PD levels

cant be checked during an attack has to be 6-8 weeks after

49
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What is most likely diagnosis for young female patient with autoimmune disease in family, recurrent epistaxis, heavy menses and petechiae. In labs only abnormality is low platelets.

50
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What is first line and second line tx for pt with ITP

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  • steroids
  • spenectomy
  • IVIG if < 10,000
51
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What is diagnosis for patient with recurrent epistaxis, heavy menses, petechiae, normal platelets, but increased bleeding time and PTT

52
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What is most likely diagnosis for patient who enjoys eating a lot of meat and just recently finished an antibiotic coarse who has hemarthroses, and oozing from venipuncture sites.

53
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What is treatment for patient with acute vit K def

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FFP and Vit K shot

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What is diagnosis for patient who is extremely sick and then starts to bleed and on labs decreased platelets, increased PT/PTT, dec fibrinogen and increased D dimer

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What is diagnosis of pt with fever anemia thrombocytopenia and labs show normal PT/PTT, fibrinogen and d dimer and smear shows schictoyctes

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What is treatment for TTP

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exchange transfusion

57
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what is diagnosis of patient 7 days post-op develops and arterial blood clot. Platelets are found to be 50% less tan pre-op?

58
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What is most likely diagnosis of pt with knee pain, DIP involvement no
swelling or warmth, worse @ the
end of the day, crepetence.

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Osteoarthritis

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what is most likely diagnosis of pt w DIP involvment, rash w silvery scale on elbows and knees, pitting nails and swollen fingers

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Psoriatic arthritis

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PIP and wrists bilaterally, worse in the AM, low grade fever.

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Pt comes in w acute swollen painful joint. what is first test?

62
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What is most likely diagnosis for patient with tapped joint that comes back with > 50,000 WBC

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septic arthritis

63
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What is likely diagnosis of patient “who travels a lot” and has tenossynovitis and arm pustules.

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Gonococcal septic arthritis.

culture may be negative.

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What is most likely diagnosis for septic arthritis in older individual with no sexual history

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staph aureus

65
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what is tx for septic arthritis caused by staph aureus

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  • nafcillin

- or vanco

66
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What are two antibodies test for RA?

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  • RF

- Anti-CCP

67
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What is antibodies for CREST syndrome?

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  • Anti-centromere
68
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What is antibodie for systemic sclerosis?

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  • Anti-Scl-70, Anti-topoisomerase
69
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What is tx of prolactinoma?

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  • Bromocriptine or cabergoline.
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What is most likely diagnosis in pt that has polyuria, polydipsia, hypernatremia, hyperosm, dilute urine

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Diabetes insipidus

71
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What is test you would do for patient you are testing for diabetes insipidus

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water deprivation test

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What will you see in patient who you has central diabetes insipidus when you do a water deprivation test? what would be the second test you would preform?

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  • urine osmo still down, you would then give desmopressin and would see that the urine osm would increase
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what will you see in patient who has nephrogenic diabetes insipidus when you do a water deprivation test? what would be the second test you would preform?

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  • urine osmo still down, then give desmopressin and would still be down.
74
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What is the tx for patient with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

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  • hydroclorothyazide

- amiloride

75
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What type of cancer does hashimoto’s predispose you to?

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Thyroid lymphoma

76
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what is most likely diagnosis for patient with weakness, hypotension, weight loss, hyperpigmentation and labs show inc K, dec Na and pH

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suspect adrenal insufficiency

77
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What is best screening test for adrenal insuficiency

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Cosyntropin stimulation test.

78
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What is most common cause of adrenal insuficinecy?

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Autoimmune disease (addison’s)

79
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What is test to look for pheochromocytoma?

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urine and plasma free metanephrines

80
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What is most likely diagnosis for patient with high blood pressure and low K and plasma renin levels

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primary aldosteronism

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what is test to look for primary aldosteronism

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plasma aldosterone-to-renin ratio

82
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What is most likely cause of post MI patient who has a persistant ST elevation 1 month later and a systolic MR murmur

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Ventricular wall aneurysm

83
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What is most likely cause of post MI patient who has a new systolic murmur 5-7 days later

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mitral reguritation due to papillary muscle rupture

84
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What is most likely cause of post MI patient who has a cannon A-waves on physical exam?

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-Third degree heart block

85
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What is most likely cause of post MI patient who has pleuritic CP, low grade fever 5-10 weeks later

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Dressler syndrome (most likely autoimmune pericarditis)

86
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How do you treat dressler syndrome?

87
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Young patient comes in with chest pain it is worse on inspiration, better with leaning forward, friction rub and diffuse ST elevation

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  • Pericarditis
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What is most likely diagnosis of patient with chest pain occurs at rest, more often at night, few cardiac risk factors and has migrains with transient ST elevation during episodes

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Prinzmetal angina

89
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What is diagnostic step for pt with prinzmetal angina

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Ergonovine stim test

90
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What is tx for prinzmetal angina

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CCB or nitrates

91
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What is first line treatment of SVT

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  • Carotid massage
92
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If you suspect patient has PE what is first step?

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give heparin!

93
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What is likely diagnosis in young patient who had flu like symptoms three weeks ago and now has SOB on exertion or needs three pillows at night

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Viral myocarditis

94
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What is most likely diagnosis of patient who has kidney stones, constipation, malaise and a central lung mass?

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squamous cell carcinoma that is producing a paraneoplastic syndrome that is making PTH like peptide

95
Q

What do you think about when AST> ALT and high GGT?

A

Alcoholic Hepatitis

96
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What do you think about when ALT> AST and in the 1000s

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Viral Hepatitis

97
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What do you think about when AST and ALT in the 1000s after surgery or hemorrhage

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ischemic hepatitis

98
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What do you think about when you have an elevated Direct Bilirubin

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  • Obstruction (stone or cancer)
  • Dubin Johnsons
  • Rotor
99
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What do you think about when Indirect bilirubin is elevated

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  • Hemolysis
  • Gilbert (stress)
  • Crigler-Najjar syndrome
100
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What do you think about when you see elevated alk phos and GGT

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Bile duct obstruction

101
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What do you think about when see high Alk phos but normal GGT and Ca

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Pagets disease

102
Q

What is most common bugs to cause Meningitis?

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Strep Pneum
H. flu
N. Meningitidi

103
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What is treatment for most common bugs for meningitis

A

Ceftriaxone and Vanco

104
Q

What do you want to add for tx of meningitis in old and young patients?

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Ampicillin to cover lysteria

105
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What is order for tx if you think patients has Meningitis?

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  • start empiric tx
  • get CT look in eyes for intercranial pressure
  • LP
106
Q

Best first step for pt you think has pneumonia?

107
Q

What do you give for roommate of kid who has n.meningitis?

108
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What is most likely cause of pneumonia of pt who just skinned a rabbit and lives in Ark.
- What do you do to tx it?

A

Franciella Tularensis

  • streptamycin or gentimycin
109
Q

What is most likely cause and how will you tx patient who just had the flu and now you think they have pneumonia?

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  • MRSA

- Vanco

110
Q

If screening (XCR and sputum) for TB is postive in normal person what do you do?

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  • tx w 4 drug RIPE regimen for 6 months.
111
Q

What are side effects of Rifampin?

A
  • turns tears and urine orange

- Inducer of CytoP450

112
Q

What are side effects of INH?

What else do you have to do?

A
  • Peripheral neuropathy and sideroblastic anemia

- give B6

113
Q

What are side effects of Ethambutol

A

Optic neuritis

color vision abnormalities

114
Q

When do you start HAART therapy?

A

CD4 <350 or viral load >55,000

115
Q

What HIV drug causes GI side effects, Leukopenia and macrocytic anemia?

A

Zidovudine

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