General deck 1 Flashcards

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Case History includes

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Chief complaint (own words, open ended), present illness (OPQRST), Family, Occupational, Social, ROS

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Vital signs

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Temp (bacterial: sustained virus: spikes, fever & chills) B/P - systole (110-140) diastole (60-90) pusle pressure (30-40)

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3
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Orthostatic hypotension causes

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syncope

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4
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Icterus

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jaundice

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5
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cataracts

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abscent red light reflex, lense opacity MC cause of vision loss

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Retinal detachment

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abscent red light reflex, flashing lights, falling curtain

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7
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Intracrainal pressure

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Papilledema

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Introccular pressure

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glaucoma (blurred, halos)

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9
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Arcus senilis

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(iris full of crud) Insignificang, elderly

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Corneal arcus

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(iris full of crud) significant under 30 years old

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Diabetic retinopathy

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waxy exudates and microaneursyms

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signs of hypertension in the eyes:

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flame, cotton wool, copper wires

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13
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crusty discharge of the ears:

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otitis externa, swimmer’s ear

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14
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bulging tympanum:

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otitis media

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15
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Myringitis:

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redness (acute infection)

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16
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Meningitis:

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common complication

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17
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Black eardrum:

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perforation

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18
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Pearly gray eardrum:

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normal

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19
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otosclerosis:

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chalky white eardrum

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Causes of sensorineural hearing loss:

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presbycusis, neuroma, meniere’s

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21
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Causes of conduction hearing loss:

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infections, cerumen, otosclerosis

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22
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red nose:

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acute rhinitis

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pale/gray/blue nose:

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allergies and chronic “itis” (polyps)

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24
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Foul discharge from the nose:

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foreign object

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25
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clear discharge from the nose:

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CSF and viral infection

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Malignant lymph nodes:

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non-mobile and non-tender

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Benign lymph nodes:

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mobile and tender

28
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Supraclavicular lymph nodes:

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R: above diaphragm L: everything else

29
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Pancreatitis and pancreas cancer symptoms:

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T-10, epigastrum, fetal position, alcoholism

30
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Insulin, polydypsia, polyuria, and polyphagia are associated with:

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diabetes mellitus

31
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Tests for the pancreas:

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FBS, GTT (8-12 hrs), glycosylated hemoglobin, A1C

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Type I Diabetes Mellitus:

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Juvenille, thin, insulin dependent

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Type II Diabetes Mellitus:

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obese, receptor site malfunction

34
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T/F: Gestational diabetes is very dangerous

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TRUE

35
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Associated items for cholecystitis and cholelithasis:

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female, multiparous, distension, obese, right scapular pain, jaundice, and steatorrhea

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Associated items for appendicitis:

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WBC 17,500, neutrophilia, Schilling’s shift, periumbilical pain, McBurney’s, relief (burst)

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Peptic ulcers:

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gastric, duodenal, barium study, infection, heliobacter pylori

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Stomach cancer:

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Virchow’s node on the left, occult blood

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Gastritis:

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elderly, alcohol, B12 absorption problems, PLS

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Diverticulosis:

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elderly, outpouching, fiber

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Colon cancer:

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abrupt constipation, following polyps

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Crohn’s disease:

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skip lesions, string sign, rectal bleeding

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Ulcerative colitis:

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stress, bloody diarrhea, megacolon

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Ascites:

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Fluid in abdomen with organ failure (tests: fluid wave and puddle sign)

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Acute hepatitis:

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tender, swollen, boggy, IgM, leukopenia, lymphocytosis

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Leukopenia:

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decreased WBC

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Lymphocytosis:

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increased lymph

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Chronic hepatitis:

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non-tender, swollen, boggy, IgG, increased or normal WBC and enzymes

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Cirrhosis:

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non-tender, variable, hard (smooth), increased GGT

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Liver cancer:

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non-tender, swollen, hard (nodular), increased biopsy

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Nephrosis:

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hypertension, edema, proteinuria, chronic failure, fat oval bodies, all casts

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Kidney cystitis:

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ascending, e coli, no casts, no fever, nitrates

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kindey cancer:

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painless bleeding

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kidney stones:

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20yo, sedentary life style, colicky

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pre-eclampsia:

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hypertension, edema, proteinuria

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eclampsia:

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hypertension, edema, proteinuria AND convulsions

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RBC casts:

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glomerulonephritis

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WBC and waxy casts:

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pylonephritis

59
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All casts:

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nephrosis

60
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hyaline casts:

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normal