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HALLMARK DISEASES Flashcards

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Cushing reflex (bradycardia, bradypnea, systolic HTN) and Biot or Cheyne-Stokes respirations

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ICP

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“worst headache of my life”

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hemorrhagic stroke

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stroke symptoms that resolve within an hour

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TIAs

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4-5minute long seizure or consecutive seizures without return to consciousness

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status epilepticus

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Lhermitte sign

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multiple sclerosis

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weakness/tingling starting in legs moving up

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Guilain-Barre syndrome

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bradykinesia

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Parkinson disease

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high pitched cat’s cry in infants

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bacterial meningitis

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burning sensation in chest and indigestion

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esophageal reflux

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drooling

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epiglottitis

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hoarseness or loss of voice

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laryngitis

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pain in upper right quadrant after eating a fatty meal and Murphy sign

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cholecystitis

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upper chest pain and Hamman sign

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Boerhaave syndrome

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vomiting blood

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Mallory-Weiss syndrome

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rebound tenderness throughout the abdomen and Dunphy sign

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peritonitis

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stomach pain that diminishes after eating

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peptic ulcer disease or gastritis

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heartburn and lying flat makes condition worse

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GERD

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history of multiple episodes of choking

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esophageal stricture or stenosis

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pain in upper right quadrant

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hepatitis

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20
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pain in McBurney point

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appendicitis

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Charcot triad

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cholangitis

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left upper quadrant pain, Cullen and Grey Turner signs

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pancreatitis

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portal hypertension, deficiencies in coagulation, diminished detoxification

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liver cirrhosis

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acholic stools, jaundice, icteric conjunctiva

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liver failure

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caput medusa

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liver failure

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flank pain migrating towards groin

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kidney stones

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uremic frost on face

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chronic kidney disease

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abdominal pain, delayed menses, abnormal spotting

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ectopic pregnancy

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mottled skin

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pancreatitis

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buffalo hump and moon face

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Cushing syndrome

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exophthalmos

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(bulging eyes) Graves disease

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polyphagia, polyuria, and polydipsia

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untreated/not managed diabetes

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skin presentation in shock or hypoglycemia

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cold, clammy skin

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skin presentation in sedative drugs OD or alcohol intoxication

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cold, dry skin

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skin presentation in hyperglycemia or heatstroke

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hot, dry skin

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Kussmaul respirations and fruity breath sounds

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DKA

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no fruity breath with BGL over 600 and neurological changes

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HHNS

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dull flank/epigastric pain that worsens in supine position

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pancreatitis

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increased pigmentation in extensor surfaces, palmar creases, salt craving

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Addison disease

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shock after abrupt stop of corticosteroids

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secondary adrenal insufficiency or addisonian crisis

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gigantism or dwarfism

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over and under secretion of growth hormone from anterior pituitary gland

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goiter

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Graves disase

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“orange peel” appearance and non-pitting edema on skin on anterior part of leg below knee

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Graves disease

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deterioration of patient’s mental status with hypothyroidism

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myxedema coma

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fever, severe tachycardia, nausea/vomiting, AMS in patient with hyperthyroidism

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thyroid storm

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absence of key factor necessary for platelet adhesion

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von Willebrand disease

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purpura on chest and abdomen with signs of shock

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DIC- disseminated intravascular coagulation

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spontaneous fractures and pain in bones and back

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multiple myeloma

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“shark fin” capno waveform

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bronchoconstriction

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Raynaud phenomenon

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systemic scleroderma

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stiff neck and fever

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meningitis

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Kernig and Brudzinski sign

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meningitis

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“whoop-like” cough

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pertussis

54
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rash that begins in face and spreads to rest of body

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rubella

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persistent cough more than 3 weeks with one or more of night sweats, headache, fever, fatigue, chest pain

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tuberculosis

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rash beginning on abdomen that spreads to other parts of body

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varicella

57
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blotchy red rash starts on head and Koplik spots

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rubeola/measles

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genital chancres and skin rash

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syphilis

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rash between fingers and small, raised red bumps

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scabies

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smokers with sudden distaste for cigarettes

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hepatitis

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HIV with development of opportunistic infections

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AIDS

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scaly rash with itching

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dermatophyte infection

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sudden fever onset, diarrhea, vomiting, weakness, internal and external bleeding

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ebola

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incapacitating joint pain

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Chikungunya fever

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bull’s eye rash warm to touch

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Lyme disease

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paresthesia and hydrophobia

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rabies

67
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fever, cough, GI upset, SOB after being around camels

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MERS

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painful muscle contractions or rigidity in neck, face and trunk muscles

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tetanus

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frequent watery foul-smelling diarrhea, vomiting, fever, abdominal discomfort

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C diff

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profound thought disorder accompanied with disturbances in mood and perception

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psychosis

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alternating between mania and depression

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bipolar mood disorder

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“on top of the world, never felt better”

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manic

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lives are dominated by being overly concerned with physical health and appearance

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somatoform disorder

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patient wishes to be sick

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factitious disorder - Munchausen syndrome

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muscle spasms of neck, face, and back after starting new antipsychotic medication

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dystonic reaction

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