Exam Cram Pack Flashcards
Type II error.
Missing the difference between two groups.
Type I error
Falsely finding difference between two groups.
Sensitivity formula
TP/(TP + FN)
Specificity formula
TN/(TN + FP)
Prevalence formula
(TP + FN)/(TP + FN + TN + FP)
Positive Predictive Value formula
TP/(TP + FP)
Negative Predictive Value
TN/(TN + FN)
Probability formula
Odds/ (1 + odds)
Odds formula
Probability/ (1 - probability)
Absolute Risk
Patients with event/ Total patients
Absolute Risk Reduction
Control event rate - experimental event rate
Absolute risk increase
Experimental event rate - control event rate
Relative Risk
Experimental event rate/ control event rate
Relative risk reduction or increase.
Absolute risk/ control event rate
Number needed to treat or harm
1/absolute risk
Mammogram age
50 - 74 years
AAA screen age
65 - 75
Bone density age
More than 65 years
Zoster vaccine age
60 years
Pneumococcus vaccine age
65 years
Do hip protectors prevent hip fractures?
No
Hyperbaric oxygen effective in treating pressure ulcers?
No
Pre-op before lung resection
Diagnostic spirometry.
OSA screen
Clopidogrel and surgery
Stop 5 - 7 days before surgery
Most important survival tool in cancer
Performance status
Duration of chronic cough and next step
> 8 weeks.
Chest radiograph.
Treatment of BPPV
Epley maneuver
Treatment of non self limiting vestibular neuritis
Steroid
Treatment of Meneire’s disease
Thiazide diuretics
HLD screening for males
> 35 years
HLD screening for females
> 45 years
Risk factors for heart disease
- Age: women over 55, men over 45
- HTN
- Smoking
- HDL < 40
- Family history: male less than 55, woman less than 65
Coronary disease or risk equivalent.
What LDL to treat?
100 mg/dl or more
0 - 1 risk factors.
LDL to treat
190 or more
Intermediate risk with 2 or more risk factors
LDL to treat
160 mg/dl or over
High risk; with 2 or more risk factors
LDL to treat
130 mg/dl or more
Defination of obesity
BMI over 30
Which obesity drug is contraindicated in hypertension?
Sibutramine
Name two obesity drugs
Orlistat
Sibutramine
What is pre-hypertension?
120-139/80-89
Stage 1 HTN
140-159/90-99
Stage 2 HTN
> 160/>100
GFR < 30
Which diuretic more effective as anti-HTN med?
Loop diuretic
LDL goal High risk (CHD or equivalent)
100 mg/dl or less
Intermediate (>2 risk factors)
LDL goal
130 mg/dl or less
Low risk (0-1 risk factors) LDL goal
160 mg/dl or less
How fast should you lose weight?
1-2 pounds per week
Absent cremasteric reflex.
Diagnosis likely?
Testicular torsion
Treatment of chronic prostatitis
Alpha blockers
Leading cause of infertility in males.
Varicocele
What’s the pro-drug for morphine?
Codeine
Weber test
Tuning fork on forehead
256 Hz
Rinne test
Tuning fork on mastoid process
512 Hz
Can presbycusis cause tinnitus
Yes
Rheumatic fever bacteria
Group A hemolytic streptococcus pyogenes
Lemierre’s disease
Infectious thrombophlebitis of jugular vein
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Pharyngitis with conjunctivitis
Adenovirus
Is post streptococcal glomerulonephritis preventable with antibiotics?
No
Treatment of strep throat
Penicillin G
Treatment of influenza
Oseltamivir
Zanamivir
Osler-Webb-Rendu
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasias
Nasal packing in case of nose bleed.
What antibiotic coverage required to be in place?
Staphylococcus coverage.
Treatment of acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.
Penicillin plus metronidazole.
Or
Clindamycin.
Treatment of Ludwig’s Angina.
Ampicillin/Sulbactam, penicillin, and metronidazole.
Treatment of Lemierre’s disease.
Penicillin or clindamycin.
Abcess drainage.
Anticoagulation recommended.
Oral cancer treatment.
Resection and radiotherapy
Treatment of squamous cell carcinoma at tongue base.
Chemoradiotherapy.
Treatment of glossadynia.
Alpha-lipoic acid.
Clonazepam.
Treatment oral lichen planus.
Reduce inflammation with corticosteroids, cyclosporine s, and retinoids.
Treatment of hairy cell leukoplakia (usually in HIV)
Zidovudine or Acyclovir.
What kind of hearing loss do you have in acoustic neuroma?
Sensorineural hearing loss.
If a patient presents with similar symptoms 7 days after being treated with IM ceftriaxone for gonorrhea, what should you suspect?
Re-infection.
Needs treatment again.
What kind of anesthesia is needed for cataract surgery?
MAC usually.
General surgery is rare.
What do you do with the anti-coagulation in cataract surgery?
Can usually be continued.
What kind of diabetic eye disease is the most common cause of visual impairment?
Diabetic maculopathy
When do you start screening for diabetic retinopathy in type 1?
3 - 5 years after diagnosis.
When do you start screening for diabetic retinopathy in type 2?
Immediately after diagnosis.