hammer28 Flashcards
What is the first line treatment for urge incontinence?
Behavioral modification and adult diapers
What is the treatment for PPD + with negative CXR?
INH for 9 months
What is the best imaging modality for osteomyelitis when MRI is not available?
Triphasic nuclear scan
What coagulation factor is affected with NSAID use?
Bleeding time. Decreased thromboxane A2.
What should you suspect in elderly women with new onset ascites?
Ovarian cancer
What are blood findings in CML?
LOW leukocyte alkaline phosphatase score, basophilia, elevated leukocytes >200,000
What neurological signs can be present in lumbar stenosis?
Weakness and Romberg
What is chronic atrophic gastritic with pernicious anemia associated with?
Elevated serum gastrin levels
What is Ptyrisasis rosacea associated with and what is the treatment?
HHV 7, 6, 8 and H1N1. Topical corticosteroids to relieve pruritis
Which symptoms of sarcoidoss are associated with high resolution rates?
Erythema nodosum, hilar adenopathy and arthriits
What is the appropriate term for skin tags?
Achrocordons. Pedunculated, small, fleshy lesions
What is the cause of hypercalcemia in sarcoidosis?
Granulomatous inflammation leading to increased Vitamin D production.
What are the findings in pure red cell aplasia? WHat is the next step? What conditions is it associated with?
Absent reticulocytes and erythrocyte precursors. DO a CT scan for thymoma. Congenital Blackfan Diamond, Parvovirus B19
Where is chloroquine first line malaria prophylaxis? What is first line in Brazil?
Caribbean, Mexico, Argentina, CostaRica, Elsalvador Paraguay. Atovaquone-proguanil
What is the cause and treatment for breast milk jaundice?
Glucuronyl transferase inhibitor in breast milk. D/c breast milk for 48 hours and continue afterwards.
What are the symptoms of Gardner syndrome
colon cancer before 50y ,epidermal inclusion cysts, numerous colonic polyps, congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium
What viruses cause Bells palsy (CN 7)?
EBV, HSV, Lyme disease
What is the findings in adrenoleukodystrophy?
X linked disease with peroxisomal membrane protein defect that leads to very long faty acid chain accumulation in organs. Has neurological deficits that starts with weakness and spasticity and worsens and adrenal deficits and doesn’t respond to cosyntropin stimulation test.
What is the treatment for bipolar disorder if patient has renal failure?
Valproate instead of Lithium
What is the treatment for diarrhea predominant IBS in those where initial management didn’t work?
Loperamide or diphenoxylate or alosetron (seretonin antagonist). Tegaserod