Family Med SG3 Flashcards
What is the PHQ2?
Depresion screening scale. In the past month, have you ever felt down, depressed, or hopeless? Have you had little interest or pleasure in doing things?
Lachman’s test
Assesses stability of the ACL. Stabilize the femur and try to pull the tibia anteriorly
Valgus stress test
Forcing the knee into valgus (knock knee). This test the MCL
Varus stress test
Tests the LCL
McMurray test
Assess the medial and lateral menisci. (McMurray=Menisci MMM)
3 most helpful findings in predicting carpal tunnel syndrome
Hand symptom diagrams, hypalgesia (decreased sens to pain), weak thumb abduction strength testing
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
Anterior knee pain secondary to overuse. “Theater sign”= mild to moderate pain after prolonged sitting. More common in women than men
IT band tendonitis
Lateral knee pain secondary to overuse. Pain aggravated with activity
ACL sprain
Secondary to non-contact decelerating forces. Moderate to severe joint effusion. Swelling within 2 hours of “pop”
MCL sprain
Medial joint line pain. Secondary to misstep or collision. Immediate onset of pain/swelling after trauma
LCL sprain
Lateral joint line pain. Varus stress trauma. Immediate onset of lateral knee pain. Less common than MCL sprain
Meniscal tear
Pain in the medial or lateral joint line. Secondary to twisting injury. Mild effusion. Can occur with chronic degenerative process.
Negative birefrigent crystals versus positive
Negative in gout, and pos in pseudogout (p=p)
Treatments for osteoarthritis with an A rating from the USPSTF
Water or land-based exercises, NSAIDs and acetominophen, intraarticular steroid injections
Treatments for OA with a B raiting from USPSTF
glucosamine (does not decr pain or slow progression), chondroitin (does not decrease pain), acupuncture, S-adenosylmethionine (SAM-e) is as effective as NSAIDs for pain, tramadol, hyaluronic acid
Arthroscopic debridement for OA
Has not been proven to help pain or functioning
Treatment for CTS
Initially, nocturnal wrist splint for 1 mo
When do you stop mammos? Colonoscopies? Cervical cancer?
Age 74 for mammos and age 75 for colonoscopies and age 65 for cervical cancer
Difference between risk/hazardous drinking, alcohol abuse, and alcohol dependence
Hazardous drinking is when the alc use just exceeds the number that we say is acceptable. Alc abuse is when it interferes with life/safety/legal issues/interpersonal problems. Alc dependence is more physical (tolerance, withdrawal, significan time spent with alc, use continued despite physical and psych problems)
There are higher rates of relapse in alcoholics who are what?
Men, younger age (probably because they are more likely to be single), few social supports, drank more prior to treatmen, and have poor compliance with drug therapy.
How do you use the modified CAGE?
Positive answers to two or more require more intensive evaluation
A positive answer to “Have you ever had a drinking problem?” plus evidence of alc consumption in the last 24 hours
Provides over 90% sensitivity and spec as a screening tool to identify an alcohol problem
How much do men and women need to drink for it to be considered a problem?
Men is over 14 drinks/week, with over 4 on a single occasion. Women is over 7 drinks/week, with over 3 on single occasion
Grey Turner’s sign
Bruising of the flank. Can be a sign of pancreatitis