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4 Risk factors for placental abruption
Maternal HTN, Abdominal trauma, Prior placental abruption, Cocaine use
Clinical presentation for placental abruption
sudden onset vaginal bleeding, abdominal or back pain, high frequency, low intensity contractions, hypertonic and tender uterus
2 Maternal complications of placental abruption
Hypovolemic shock and DIC
Signs and symptoms of meningogcoccal meningitis (Neisseria meningitis)
Fever, headache, AMS, petechial or purpuric rash
What does a Turner patient look like 4 characteristics?
webbed neck, horseshoe kidney, carpal and pedal edema, nail dysplasia
What causes congenital lymphedema in Turner patients?
Abnormal development of lymphatic system
What is the presentation and diagnosis of Meckel’s diverticulum?
2yo with asymptomatic painless hematochezia, intusussception, intestinal obstruction, volvulus and diagnosed with Technetium 99m pertechtnetate scan
What is the pathophysiology of Meckel’s diverticulum?
Ectopic gastric mucosa
What type of EEG pattern is seen on Absence seizures?
3 Hertz spike and wave
Where does a focal seizure originate from and is there LOC?
1 cerebral hemisphere with +/- loss of conciousness
What are the 4 types of focal seizures?
Motor - Jacksonian march, turning of eyes/head/trunk
Sensory - paresthesias, vertigo, visual phenomena
Autonomic - sweating,
Psychic - Deja vu
Which disorder is Srep gallolyticus associated with?
Colonic neoplasms
Which patients between 19 - 64 get PPSV23 alone?
Chronic heart, lung, liver disease, diabetics, curent smokers, alcoholics?
Which patients between 19 - 64 get the sequential PCV13 + PPSV23?
CSF leaks, cochlear implants, sickle cell disease, asplenics, Immunocompromised, CKD
Which age group gets the sequential PCV13 + PPSV23? and in what intervals?
Age > 65, 6-12 months apart
When is Td and Tdap vaccine given?
Tdap once as a substitute for Td booster, then Td every 10 years
Which is the most common epithelial thyroid cancer and how does it spread?
papillary > 70% via lymphatics
Which is the second most common epithelial thyroid cancer and how does it spread?
follicular, hematogenously
What is the presentation of Cushing syndrome 5 symptoms?
central obesity, facial plethora, proximal muscle weakness ,abdominal striae, ecchymosis, amenorrhea, HTN
What are the 4 sideeffects of Erythropoietin therapy?
- Worsening of HTN 2. Headaches 3. Flu like syndrome 4. Red cell aplasia