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acute bronchitis –> clinical presentation

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  • 5day-3wk
  • productive cough
  • wheeze/rhonchi
  • tender chest wall
  • no systemic findings
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definition of resistant HTN

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persistent HTN despite >3 antiHTN agents

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systolic-diastolic abd bruit –> condition?

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renal A stenosis –> renovasc HTN

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HBV infect –> how dx?

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  • HBsAg

- IgM anti-HBc

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pleural effusion –> findings?

  • breath sounds
  • tactile fremitus
  • percussion
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  • decreased breath sounds
  • decreased tactile fremitus
  • dull to percussion
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nonsmoker w/out pulm dz –> chronic cough –> 3 MC causes?

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  • postnasal drip
  • GERD
  • asthma
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suspect postnasal drip (upper airway cough synd) –> dx?

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dx by empiric tx:

  • oral 1st gen antihist (chlorpheniramine)
  • combined antihist-decong (brompheniramine + pseudoephedrine)
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gout d/t increased urate production –> cause (4)?

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  • 1ary gout
  • myeloprolif/lymphoprolif dz
  • tumor lysis synd
  • hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase def
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polycythemia vera –> ssx

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  • aquagenic pruritis
  • HA
  • HSM
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S4 –> represents what? indicates?

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blood hit stiff/hypertrophic LV

LVH

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ischemic stroke w no prior antiplatelet tx–> tx?

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ASA w/in 24hr to reduce recur

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stroke on ASA tx –> tx?

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ASA + dipyridamole/clopidogrel

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common variable immunodef –> pathophys?

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  • impaired B cell diff
  • hypogammaglobulin
  • -> increased susceptibility to bact infect
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CVID –> clinical manifestation

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  • recurrent infect: resp, GI

- autoimmune dz

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CVID –> dx?

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  • quantitative measurement of Ig level –> sig decreased IgG, decreased IgA/IgM
  • no response to vaccine
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adult –> recurrent bact infect –> condition?

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common variable immunodef

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warfarin –> excess anticoag –> tx?

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  • IV vitK

- prothrombin complex concentrate

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situational syncope –> pathophys

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reflex or neurally-med syncope:

trigger –> micturition, defecation, cough –> alter autonomic response –> cardioinh/vasodepressor/mixed response

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acute bact prostatitis –> ssx

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  • UTI ssx
  • perineal pain
  • pronounced systemic ssx (fever, chills, acute illness)
  • tender, boggy prostate
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acute bact prostatitis –> dx

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mid-stream urine sample

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acute bact prostatitis –> empiric tx

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  • TMP/SMX

- fluoroquinolones

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acute bact prostatitis –> trt for how long?

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4-6wk

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mult sclerosis –> acute exacerbation –> tx?

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  • high dose IV glucocorticoids

- plasma exchange if not response to steroid

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pit microadenoma –> galactorrhea –> tx?

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symptomatic prolactinoma –> dopaminergic agonist (cabergoline, bromocriptine) –> lower prolactin level, reduce tumor size

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RBC transfusion –> 2hr later –> chills, malaise –> condition?

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febrile nonhemolytic transfusion rxn

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febrile nonhemolytic transfusion rxn –> how long after RBC transfusion?

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1-6hr

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febrile nonhemolytic transfusion rxn –> what could have prevented this?

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leukoreduction

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S3 –> indicates?

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heart fail

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invasive pulm aspergillosis –> clinical presentation

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classic triad:

  • fever
  • pleuritic chest pain
  • hemoptysis
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invasive pulm aspergillosis –> CT finding

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halo sign: nodules w surrounding ground glass opacity

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invasive pulm aspergillosis –> tx

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voriconazole + echinocandin (caspofungin)

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32
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invasive pulm aspergillosis –> RF?

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immunocomp:
- neutropenia
- glucocorticoids
- HIV

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33
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curtain came down over eye –> condition?

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retinal detach

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34
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retinal detach –> ssx

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  • photopsia (flashes of light)
  • floaters (spots in visual light)
  • curtain coming down over eye
  • gray retina
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1st deg AV heart block –> EKG finding

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prolonged PR interval

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abd aortic aneurysm –> RF assoc w aneurysm expansion & rupture (3)

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  • lrg diameter
  • rate of expansion
  • current cigarette smoke
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abd aortic aneurysm –> when endovasc repair?

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  • aneurysm size >5.5cm
  • rapid rate of aneurysm expansion
  • presence of ssx: abd/back/flank pain, limb ischemia
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MC drug that cause priapism

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prazosin

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39
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appearance: squamous cell carcinoma vs basal cell carcinoma

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SCC: nodule –> keratinized (thick, rough) or ulcerate w crusting/bleeding

BCC: pearly flesh/pink nodule w telangiectatic vessels

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40
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organ transplant –> chronic immunosupp tx –> #1 skin malig?

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SCC

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41
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asplenia –> why at risk for infect w encapsulated bact?

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deficit in:

  • Ab-med phagocytosis
  • Ab-med complement activation
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42
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raise cutoff level of dx test –> what happens to:

  • false neg
  • true pos
  • true neg
  • false pos
  • sens
  • specificity
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FN: increase
TP: decrease 
sens: decrease 
TN: increase
FP: decrease
spec: increase
43
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young F –> ant knee pain –> condition?

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patellofemoral pain synd

44
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patellofemoral pain synd –> cause

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  • chronic overuse

- malalignment

45
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patellofemoral pain synd –> tx

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  • activity modification
  • NSAID
  • stretch, strengthen exercise: quad, knee extensor, hip abductor
46
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patellofemoral pain synd –> positive for what test?

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patellofemoral compression test

47
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vasospastic angina –> tx?

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  • smoking cessation

- CCB (diltiazem)

48
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common abx options for anaerobe coverage (3)

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  • metronidazole w amoxicillin
  • amoxi-clavulanate
  • clindamycin
49
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solid organ transplant –> systemic illness involving mult organ systems –> pneumonitis, hepatitis, gastroenteritis –> condition?

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CMV viremia

50
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CMV –> dx?

51
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brain death: charact findings

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  • absent cortical & brainstem fxs

- spinal cord may still be fxing –> normal DTR

52
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when? 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine. 23-valent?

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> 65yo: 13-valent 1x –> then 23-valent

If <65yo –> current smoke, chronic med condition –> 23-valent

53
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recurrent nose bleed + oral lesions –> must think of what vasc condition?

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hereditary telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu synd)

54
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hereditary telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu synd) –> characteristics (3)

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  • diffuse telangiectasia
  • recur epistaxis
  • widespread AVM
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hereditary telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu synd) –> pulm AVM –> manifests as?

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  • hemoptysis (can be fatal)

- R to L shunt –> chronic hypoxemia –> reactive polycythemia

56
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external hordeolum –> MC org?

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staph aureus (but can be sterile)

57
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external hordeolum –> tx?

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warm compress

58
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adult –> #1 cause of gross lower GI bleed

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diverticulosis

59
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HIV –> fever, HA, bilat papilledema –> condition?

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cryptococcal meningitis

60
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cryptococcal meningitis –> how dx?

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CSF:

  • cryptococcal antigen
  • org isolation
61
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cushing synd –> 3 main charact

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  • wt gain
  • muscle weak
  • HTN
62
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cushing synd –> catabolic effect on connective tissue –> leads to what ssx (3)?

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  • easy bruise
  • dermal atrophy
  • striae
63
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cushing synd –> hyperandrogenism –> why?

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co-secretion of adrenal androgens w cortisol

64
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cushing synd –> co-secrete adrenal androgens –> leads to what ssx (3)?

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hyperandrogenism:

  • menstrual irreg
  • acne
  • hirsutism
65
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what is severe hyperCa?

66
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severe or symptomatic hyperCa –> immed tx?

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aggressive NS hydration + calcitonin

67
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severe or symptomatic hyperCa –> longterm tx?

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bisphosphonate (zoledronate)

68
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severe hyperCa –> vol depletion –> why?

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  • hyperCa induced nephrogenic DI –> polyuria

- GI distress –> decreased oral intake

69
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hyperCa –> main charact (3)?

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  • weak
  • GI distress
  • neuropsych ssx
70
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indications for cystoscopy (6)

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  • gross hematuria –> but no glomerular dz/infect
  • microscopic hematuria + bladder CA RF
  • recurrent UTI
  • obstruct ssx –> suspect stricture, stone
  • irritative ssx –> but no urinary infect
  • abnormal bladder image, urine cytology
71
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thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura –> classic pentad

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  • thrombocytopenia
  • microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
  • renal insuff
  • neuro change
  • fever
72
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thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura –> pathophys

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hereditary or acq (autoAb) –> low ADAMTS13 –> lrg vWF multimers –> small vessel thrombi –> shear RBC, end organ damage (renal, CNS)

73
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thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura –> tx

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emergent plasma exchange

74
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bronchiectasis –> pathophys

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infect + impaired bact clearance –> recurrent infect, inflamm, tissue damage –> bronchial wall damage –> airway thicken & dilation

75
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bronchiectasis –> ssx

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similar to chronic bronchitis:

  • cough
  • daily mucopurulent sputum
  • rhinosinusitis
  • dyspnea
  • hemoptysis
  • crackles, wheeze
76
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bronchiectasis –> how dx?

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high res chest CT

77
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acyclovir –> can cause what kind of renal AE?

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crystalluria –> renal tubular obstruct –> crystal induced acute kidney injury

78
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modified wells criteria –> likely PE –> next step?

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1) anticoag (LMW or unfract hep)

2) confirmatory diag test

79
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neurofibromatosis type 1 –> eye complication?

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optic glioma

80
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immunocomp –> bact meningitis –> common org (4)

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  • S pneumo
  • N meningitidis
  • Listeria
  • G- rods
81
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immunocomp –> bact meningitis –> tx?

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empiric abx + dexamethasone

82
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immunocomp –> bact meningitis –> empiric abx

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vancomycin + ampicillin + cefepime

83
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immunocomp –> bact meningitis –> trt w dexamethasone –> why?

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prevent neurologic comp of S pneumo meningitis (deaf, focal deficit) –> d/c when r/o pneumococcal meningitis

84
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bact meningitis –> empiric abx –> vancomycin + cephalosporin –> why vancomycin?

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cover cephalosporin-resistant pneumococci

85
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SLE –> renal comp?

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  • glomerulonephritis –> nephritic synd

- membranous glomerulonephritis –> nephrotic synd

86
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SLE –> glomerulonephritis –> pathophys? significant lab result?

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ds-DNA/Ab immune complex –> deposit in mesangium/subendo space –> intense inflamm rxn –> activate complement –> low C3, C4

87
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fever, back pain, focal spinous tenderness –> condition?

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vertebral osteomyelitis

88
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vertebral osteomyelitis –> workup?

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  • blood culture
  • ESR/CRP
  • XR
89
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vertebral osteomyelitis –> how dx? how confirm dx?

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MRI –> CT-guided bone bx

90
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adult –> parvovirus B19 –> arthritis –> where?

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symm polyarticular: hand, wrist, knee, feet

91
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mult myeloma –> renal involvement –> pathophys?

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excessive monoclonal protein –> deposit in renal tubule –> renal insuff

92
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myasthenia gravis –> pyridostigmine –> still symptomatic –> next step?

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add chronic immunosupp therapy (corticosteroid, azathioprine, mycophenalate mofetil)

93
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61yo –> low back pain –> nocturnal pain, wt loss –> next step?

94
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LBP –> when do XR (3)?

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  • osteoporosis/compression fx
  • suspected malig
  • ankylosing spondylitis
95
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ankylosing spondylitis –> LBP charact (3)?

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  • insidious onset
  • nocturnal pain
  • better w mvmt
96
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LBP –> when do MRI (3)?

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  • sensory/motor deficit
  • cauda equina synd
  • suspected epidural abscess/infect
97
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chikungunya fever –> presentation

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  • flu-like illness
  • symm polyarthralgia
  • limb & trunk –> macular or maculopapular rash
  • peripheral edema
  • cervical LAD
98
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chikungunya fever –> lab results

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  • lymphopenia
  • thrombocytopenia
  • elevated LFT
99
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chikungunya fever –> transmission?

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mosquito-borne viral illness

100
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aging adult –> small, red, cutaneous papule –> condition?

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cherry hemangioma

101
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what produces early decrescendo diastolic murmur?

102
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bicuspid aortic valve –> can lead to what in young pt? old pt?

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young: AR
old: AS

103
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how can bicuspid aortic valve lead to sudden death?

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bicuspid aortic valve –> aortic root or ascending aorta dilation –> aortic aneurysm –> dissection –> sudden death

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