i am so tired

Question 1

latent TB will have what xr findings?

treat with what?

Answer 1

no xr findings, but positive PPD or IGR without clinical findings

INH for 9 months

Question 2

pt has a sulfa allergy and pasturella cellulitis, what is the treatment?

Answer 2

doxyxycline

Question 3

C5/C6 nerve root impinges on what nerve?

in the X/Y impinges in cervical region, what nerve is impinged?

in the thoracic and lumbar region, which nerve is compressed (X/Y)?

Answer 3

C6

Y

X

Question 4

MCA strokes

Answer 4

contralateral hemiparesis/paralysis and hemisensory loss, with the face and arm being more affected than the leg (tho leg ca still be affected)

They can also present with aphasia or neglect, depending upon whether the left or right MCA is affected and the patient’s dominant hemisphere.

Question 5

what does scabies look like?

tx with what?

Answer 5

permethrin which targets Voltage gated Na channels in the parasite

Question 6

in an acute TET spell in TOF, described as cyanosis that does not improve with squatting, what is the drug of choice?

Answer 6

phenylephrine to help shunt blood back thru pulmonary system, thus bypassing VSD

Question 7

what is the most effective pharmacotherpay for onychomycosis?

Answer 7

terbinafine

Question 8

what happens if you give HF pts diltizem?

Answer 8

worsens their hf and can lead to increwsed mortality

Question 9

disulfram like reactions can occur with which drugs ?

Answer 9

procarbazine (alkylating agentS)

first gen sulfonureas

cefamandole (2nd gen cephalosporin)

metronidazole

Question 10

in addition to the PCT, where else does mannitol work?

Answer 10

thin LOH and CD