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Geriatrics, skin and nails Flashcards

1
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Most common endocrine cause of carpal tunnel

A

hypothyroidism

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2
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presbyopia (old eyes)

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far-sighted

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3
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presbycusis (old ears)

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sensorineural hearing loss most commonly

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4
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most common cause of hearing loss in the elderly?

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cerumen

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5
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blank stare, oily skin, shuffling gait

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parkinson’s

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6
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aphasia, apraxia, presenile amnesia

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Alsheimer’s

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7
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“barnacles of old age”

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Seborrheic keratosis (insignificant)

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8
Q

DEXA scan measures…

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bone density

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9
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What is a macule?

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freckle

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10
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papule

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wart

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11
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vesicle

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herpes (raised/serous)

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12
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pustule

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acne (raised/pus)

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13
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a big pustule

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boil or furuncle

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14
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a big raised/serous lesion

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pemphigus/bullae

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15
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most common skin cancer

A

basal cell

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16
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mot invasive skin cancer

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melanoma

17
Q

purple lesions, blood vessel sarcoma

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

18
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silver scales and pitted nails

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psoriasis

19
Q

mite burrowed into the skin causing itching

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scabies

20
Q

Tinea capitis

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ringworm

21
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spirochete carried by ticks

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lyme disease

22
Q

scaly skin in hairy regions

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seborrheic dermatitis

23
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butterfly rash (malar)

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SLE (lupus)

24
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caused by strep and staph, primary=vesicle/bulla, secondary=crusty

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Impetigo

25
Q

patchy absence of melanin

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vitiligo

26
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red, elevated birthmark

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hemangioma

27
Q

mouth lesion, yellow center with red halo aka aphthostomatitis

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canker sore

28
Q

Leukoplakia and thrush are both white in the mouth. Which one can you scrape off?

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thrush

29
Q

pseudomembrane in the throat

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diphtheria

30
Q

beefy red tongue

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Scarlet fever

31
Q

koplik

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white spots on erythematous base

32
Q

swollen tongue, often vitamin b deficiency

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glossitis

33
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clubbed nails

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COPD, cancer, RA

34
Q

spooning of the fingernails

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iron deficiency or fungal infection

35
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onychomycosis

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fungal infection which affects geriatrics

Boards by Corey Part 2 (7 decks)

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