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Management of acute otitis media

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  • amoxicillin
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Management of acute otitis media that doesn’t improve within 48-72 hours

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Broaden to amoxicillin-clavulanate (to cover h influenza)

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Management of unresolved chronic otitis media with effusion

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Myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement

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Management of lumbosacral radiculopathy

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  • light exercise, maintain light-normal activity
  • NSAID
    IF no improvement –> MRI
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Presentation of lumbosacral radiculopathy + physical exam

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  • back and shooting leg pain
  • numbness and or weakness in legs
  • pain reproduced with straight leg raise
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Algorithm for acute low back pain

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Red flags?
IF yes – MRI
IF no – light activity + NSAIDS

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Red flags in acute low back pain

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  • urinary retention
  • saddle anesthesia
  • motor weakness
  • bilateral neurological symptoms
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Definition of osteopenia

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T-score of -1 to -2.5

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Definition of osteoporosis

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T-score of -2.5 or less OR hx of **fragility fracture

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Definition of fragility fracture

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  • fracture resulting from a fall from standing height or less
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What s the FRAX risk assessment tool used for

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Risk assessment tool for patients over age 50 who have osteopenia to determine need for treatment

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What is acute cervicitis? Presentation

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  • inflammation of the cervix (comparable to urethritis in men) typically due to STI (gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomonas)
  • friable cervix + purulent discharge
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Management of cervicitis

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1) NAAT for chlamydia and gonorrhea
2) Empiric CTX + doxy (cover both chlamydia and gonorrhea)
3) wet mount for trichomonas and BV

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Vaginal discharge features in BV

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  • thin, malodorous vaginal discharge
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wet mount in trichomoniasis

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typically shows motile organisms

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Differential for vaginal discharge

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1) gonorrhea, chlamydia
2) trichomonas
3) BV
* *foreign object, latex, douching
* verify not forgetting anything

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Exam findings indicating PID?

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Patient has cervical motion, uterine, or adnexal tenderness on pelvic exam

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Presentation of struvite stones/staghorn calculi

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  • *signs/symptoms of nephrolithiasis (hematuria, right flank pain, dysuria) + recurrent UTIs (stones continue to seed infections)
  • also very alkaline urine + reduced GFR
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Cause of struvite stones

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Urease-producing bacteria (proteus, klebsiella) (conversion of urea to ammonia raises urine pH and stones precipitate)

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First line therapy of stag horn calculi

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  • abx for UTI + Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, often with lithotripsy
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Management of HIV therapy during pregnancy + management of delivery + breastfeeding

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  • Start ART ASAP (decreases risk of neonatal transmission)
  • delivery = IF viral load is below 1,000, women can deliver vaginally without intrapartum zidovudine
  • IF viral load greater than 1,000 – AZT intrapartum + cesarean delivery
  • don’t breastfeed if living in US (formula is readily available in US)
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Initial evaluation for BPH

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  • Review meds for meds that can cause retention

- Exam for prostate nodules or masses

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Initial lab workup of BPH

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UA + PSA + creatinine

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Initial treatment of BPH

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IF mild symptoms – behavioral modification (decrease less caffeine and alcohol, double voiding, drink fluids earlier in the day)
IF moderate to severe symptoms – alpha blockers or 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors

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Management of non healing pressure ulcers

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IF signs of infection –> debridement + topical abx (assuming no signs of systemic infection, then need systemic abx and debridement)
IF signs of cellulitis (erythema, warmth, swelling) –> systemic abx for cellulitis

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Signs of infection in ulcers

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erythema
purulent drainage
tenderness
*grayish slough (necrotic tissue)

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Management of non healing ulcer that is refractory to topical antibiotics

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  • tissue biopsy for culture

- consider MRI to exclude osteo

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Opioid course for moderate postop pain after discharge

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3 days

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Management of statin myopathy (in addition to checking TSH)

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  • stop statin, restate statin with lower myopathic potential (rosuvastatin, pravastatin, fluvastatin)
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Other features of PAD

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  • lower-extremity claudication (not just in calves, can also be hips or thighs or feet or buttocks)
  • slow wound healing
  • pain increased with walking and relieved with rest
  • pain with walking uphill
  • thigh or leg or hip weakness
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Preferred medication for migraines during pregnancy

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Acetaminophen

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Options for migraine treatment in pregnant patient not responding to APAP

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  • NSAIDS (only in 2nd trimester, associated with fetal toxicity during 1st and 3rd trimesters)
  • opioids (third line)
  • antiemetics
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First line and second line pain management for vertebral compression fractures

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  • NSAIDS, APAP, opioids

Second line: intranasal calcitonin

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First line abx for cat bites and abx if penicillin allergy

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First line: augmentin

IF penicillin allergy: doxycycline/metronidazole

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Presentation of hearing loss inelderly

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  • often social isolation
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Proctitis clinical features

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  • tenesmus (constant urge to defecate) + purulent discharge + small volume stools containing blood
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most common causative organism in proctitis

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gonorrheoeae

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workup of proctitis

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  • culture discharge and test for HSV and PCR for chlamydia

- RPR and HIV

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Knee pain following parathyroidectomy

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  • can precipitate a pseudogout attack (due to abrupt drop in serum calcium levels, which triggers shedding of calcium pyrophosphate crystals into the synovial fluid)
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joints affected by pseudogout

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  • knee (most common), wrists and ankles

- can affect multiple joints concurrently

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Workup of dysmenorrhea

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  • just pelvic exam (no need for US or any other workup)
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Treatment of dysmenorrhea

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NSAIDS and/or combination OCPs
IF persistent pain after 3 months of NSAIDS and or OCPS – pelvic US to rule out secondary causes of pain (fibroids, uterine abnormalities)

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Workup of patient with refractory dysmenorrhea and normal US

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Diagnostic laparoscopy (rule out endometriosis)

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Rhinitis medicamentosa clinical features

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  • chronic overuse of vasoconstrictor nasal sprays that leads to worsening nasal congestion and discharge due to tachyphylaxis with rebound vasodilation and rhinorrhea
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Treatment of rhinitis medicamentosa

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  • stop decongestant

- trial intranasal steroids (flonase)

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advice to give patients for reducing risk of recurrent nephrolithiasis

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  • increase fluid intake
  • increase dietary (not supplemental) calcium (high dietary calcium binds oxalate in the GI tract thereby decreasing absorption of oxalate and excretion into urine)
  • increase fruit and vegetable intake
  • decrease sodium and protein intake
  • increase citrate (binds urinary calcium)
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Preoperative management of tamoxifen

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  • discontinue 2-4 weeks prior to any surgery associated with moderate or high risk of VTE (elevated VTE risk)
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Management of neuralgia paresthetica

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  • reassurance and conservative treatmentment (avoid tight garments, weight loss)
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Management of caregiver distress

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  • support services (respite care, support groups)
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First and second line treatment of fibromyalgia

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1) regular cardiovascular exercise + sleep hygiene

2) TCA + SNRI

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postprandial hypotension clinical features

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  • lightheadedness + orthostasis within 2 hours of eating

- common in elderly

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management of postprandial hypotension

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  • decreased portion sizes, increased salt and water intake, low carb meals, avoid alcohol
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Management of corrosive ingestion (eg bleach)

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  • EGD (grade severity of injury)
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Initial management + subsequent management of dry macular degeneration

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Initial: smoking cessation + daily antioxidant vitamins and zinc
Subsequent: VEGF inhibitor

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Clinical features of dry acute macular degeneration

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  • gradual vision loss

- difficulty with reading and driving at night

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Clinical features of wet acute macular degeneration

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  • acute vision loss
  • *metamorphosis (distortion of straight lines)
  • fluid or hemorrhage on funduscopy
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General indications for PRBC transfusion

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1) Hgb less than 7

2) Symptomatic + hgb less than 10

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Osteoporosis screening age

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IF no RF’s – 65

*IF 1 or more RF’s for osteoporosis – earlier

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Osteoporosis RF’s

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RA
smoking, drinking
low body weight
sedentary lifestyle
chronic liver or renal disease
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Management of classic heat stroke

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  • evaporative cooling
  • IV fluid boluses
  • IF younger – ice water immersion (higher mortality in elderly patients)
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Initial evaluation of avascular necrosis

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  • MRI (more sensitive than plain film)
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Avascular necrosis of hip presentation

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  • groin pain on weight bearing + limited internal rotation and range of motion
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Plain film of avascular necrosis of hip

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“crescent sign”

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Clinical features + exam features patellofemoral syndrome (PFPS)

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  • knee pain worse with squatting, moving up or down (walking up stairs)
  • tenderness on direct compression of the patella during knee extension
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What designates a patient as increased risk for CRC on basis of family history?

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  • first-degree relative at age less than 60
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How often do patients at elevated risk of CRC need c-scopes?

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  • every 5 years
67
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acceptable alternatives to c-scope

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  • CT colongraphy q 5 years
  • FIT-DNA testing q 3 years
  • Flex sig q 10 years
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First step in evaluation of suspected Marfan syndrome

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  • TTE (rule out aortic root disease)
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Marfan syndrome clinical features

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  • skeletal abnormalities + lens dislocation + CV system abnormalities + long slender fingers (arachnodactyly)
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Klinefelter syndrome clinical features

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-gynecomastia + infertility + cryptorchidism +

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Initial step in evaluation of suspected klinefelter syndrome

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karyotype (47,XXY karyotype)

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Management of chronic fatigue syndrome

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  • CBT

- graded exercise therapy

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Next step after diagnosis of adrenal incidentaloma

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Test for hypersecretion

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Management of patient on chronic NSAID

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IF moderate or high risk for GI bleed – switch to selective COX-2 inhibitor OR add PPI

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First line treatment of corneal abrasion

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Topical antibiotic ointment

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Initial workup of HTN

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  • TSH (both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism can raise blood pressure)
  • UA
  • A1c
  • lipids
  • BMP, CBC
  • EKG
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psychosocial factor associated with increased mortality in the elderly

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loneliness

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Turner syndrome features

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  • CV abnormalities (bicuspid aortic valve, coarctation of the aorta, aortic root dilatation)
  • skeletal abnormalities (short stature, webbed neck, scoliosis)
  • retinal hemorrhages on fundoycopic exam
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Description of aortic coarctation murmur

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  • continuous murmur in anterior chest (due to flow through large collateral vessels)
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Clinical features of aortic coarctation

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  • (headache and epistaxis)
  • HTN
  • differences in BP between upper and lower extremities
  • diminished and or delayed femoral pulses
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Treatment of aortic coarctation

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  • surgical repair
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Term for hair loss of pregnancy

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  • telogen effluvium
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Other triggers for telogen effluvium

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  • severe weight loss, major illness or surgery, psychiatric trauma
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Terms for impairment of near vision and distance vision

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presbyopia = near vision loss

myopic shit = distance vision loss

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Presentation of early cataract formation

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difficulty with distance vision + asymmetric

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What is hirsutism?

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  • terminal, dark hair growth in androgen-dependent areas (chin, upper abdomen, chest back, upper lip)
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Management of hirsutism

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  • serum total testosterone level to rule out underlying androgen disorders
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Optic neuritis clinical features + imaging features

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  • acute monocular vision loss + *central scotoma (black spot in center of vision)
  • periventricular white matter lesions
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Treatment of optic neuritis

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IV methylprednisolone

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Diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria

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  • urinary porphobilinogen (PBG) *during an acute attack
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perioperative management of patient who has previously been on steroids

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  • treat with stress-dose steroids perioperatively (HPA axis suppression from steroids takes a while to resolve – up to 6-12 months after discontinuation)
  • especially if cushingoid appearance
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Preeclampsia timing

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20 weeks to *6 weeks postpartum

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Utility of urine chloride in metabolic alkalosis

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Low in vomiting, high in diuretic use or abnormal renal sodium handling (Gitelmans and Bartters)

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Clinical features of plugged milk ducts

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  • painful, tender, palpable masses + no signs of infection in breastfeeding woman
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Galactocele clinical features

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large, subareolar milk-retaining cyst due to a blocked milk duct

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clinical features of lactational mastitis

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localized breast pain without a focal mass + infectious symptoms (complication of engorgement and plugged milk ducts)

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