IM Flashcards
anaphylaxis sx
rash
hTN
tachycardia
SOB/wheezing/stridor
anaphylaxis tx
epic
antihistamines
glucocorticoids
airway protection
angioedema management
- airway
- FFP or ecallantide
- long term: danazole and stanazole
angioedema dx
decreased C2 and C4
C1 esterase inhibitor
non- chemical causes of uticaria
pressure
cold
vibration
how long is the acute phase of HIV
first 4 weeks
sudden SOB, hTN, tachycardia, new blowing diastolic murmur
aortic regurg
eyelid erythema/edema, eye pain, opthalmoplegia, proptosis
orbital cellulitis
polymyositis vs dermatomyositis
skin involvement (duh): butterfly/scaly knuckles/V/shawl/telangiectasias
if you dx dermatomyositis, what do you check for
malignancy
joints affected in polymyositis/dermatomyositis
hips, shoulders, neck
direct vs indirect hernias
direct: medial to inf epigastric art, not external inguinal ring
indirect: lateral to inf epigastric art, through ring
BUN/Cr ratios and etiologies
< 15: think intrinsic causes
>15: think postrenal
>20: think prerenal
prerenal causes
hypovolemia shock sepsis anaphylaxis hepatorenal syndrome renal artery stenosis fibromuscular dysplasia NSAIDs/ACE-Is
postrenal causes
nephrolithiasis
prostate probs
congenital
bladder/pelvic masses
what kind of renal dz –> increased urine osm (>500) + why
prerenal (decreased renal blood flow –> decreased GFR –> attempt to conserve vol –> retain Na and water/concentrate urine –> increase BUN and Cr)
young, HTN female w/ abdominal bruit
fibromuscular dysplasia is most likely
vessels affected by fibromuscular dysplasia
renal and carotid arteries
renal mass found on ultrasound workup
Sx: refer to urology
no sx: get a CT w/ contrast if there are some signs of septa, calcifications or other masses
renal mass found on CT: workup criteria
Bosniak’s Classification of Cystic Renal Masses
Bosniak’s Classification
(for cystic renal masses)
Class I: benign –> no actions till there are sx
Class II: probable benign (have septation, minimal calcification, or are high density) –> serial CTs every 6 - 12 mo
Class III: some malignant signs (thick/irregular borders, irregular calc, loculated, enhance w/ contrast) –> MRI then bx/ablation/excision
Class IV: clearly malignant (enhancing, heterogenous, “shaggy”) –> surgical excision
when would a positive renal bx result in ablation rather than excision
high risk pts
unwilling to have surgery
brocas aphasia: which vessel is occluded
middle cerebral artery (superior branch) of dominant side (L for right handed)
wernicke’s aphasia: which vessel occluded
middle cerebral artery (inferior branch) of dominant side (L for right handed)
brain infection w/ CD4 < 100
toxoplasmosis encephalitis
brain infection w/ CD4 count < 50
CMV
brain lesions in HIV pts
ring enhancing: toxoplasmosis (MC, multiple), primary CNS lymphoma (solitary, well-defined)
non-enhancing: progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (+demyelination); HIV dementia (more symmetric, less well demarcated)
acute hemolytic blood transfusion reaction possible sx
fever, flushing, rigors, dyspnea, chest pain, abd pain, n/v, hTN, hematuria
type II DM dx criteria
random gluc > 200
fasting > 126
A1C > 7
what to worry about with a fam history of medullary thyroid cancer
MEN 2A/B
check for pheo
all the weird details about multiple myeloma
elevated IgG (--> renmal problems) lytic lesions (esp in skull) hypercalcemia fried egg plasma cells with "clock face" chromatin (tons of them on marrow bx = plasmacytosis) rouleaux formations of RBCs Bence Jones (Ab light chains) in urine
all the weird details about Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
elevated IgM rouleaux formations of RBCs hyperviscocity cryoglobulinemia cold agglutinins NO bone lesions/hyperCa
all the weird details about Langerhan’s Histiocytosis
Birbeck granules (tennis racket)
lytic bone lesions
eosinophilic granulomas
brown-purple skin lesions
transfusion rxns by time frame
minutes: allergic (uticaria, pruritis, anaphylaxis)
1st few hours: febrile nonhemolytic rxns
1st 24 hrs: acute hemolytic rxns
days after: delayed hemolytic rxns
what to bx in suspected Wegners (granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis)
lung
can do kidney, but lots of false negatives
polyarteritis nodosa vs granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis
PN spares the lungs
PN has transmural vascular necrosis where GWP has granulomas
definitive tx for achalasia
myotomy of LES
TRAP+ cell leukemia
hairy cell leukemia
t(9; 22)
CML (usually) (middle age)
can be ALL (teen)
smudge cells
CLL
auer rods
AML/APL
treated with all-trans-retinoic acid
APL (of AML)
dx of BPHG
pelvic U/S w/ post void residual
dx of vesiculoureteral reflux
voiding cystourethrogram
neurogenic bladder dx
urodynamic testing
poison ivy hypersensitivity type
type IV (delayed, T)
ABO transfusion rxns hypersensitivity type
type II (IgG)
TSH/thyroxine levels in primary vs secondary hypothyroidism
primary: increased TSH, decreased thyroxine
secondary: decreased both
causes of secondary hypothyroidism
pit tumors, brain surgery, cranial radiation
what causes hyperpigmentation in adrenal insufficiency
increased levels of ACTH
painless, unilateral scrotal swelling that transilluminates
hydrocele
when to fix a hydrocele
if pt has pain or pressure
DM, hyperpigmentation and cirrhosis
hereditary hemochromatosis
iron study results for hemochromatosis
increased ferritin and transferrin saturation
transferrin is more sensitive
hypertrophic CM heart description
asymmetric hypertrophied non-dilated L ventricl
amyloid CM heart description
concentrically thickened ventricles w/ diffuse fibrin deposits
systolic murmur worse w/ valsalva, better w/ squatting
hypertrophic CM
valsalva does what to preload
decreases
squatting does what to preload
increases
young smoker with hand/feet ischemia
thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger dz)
conditions that can have erythema nodosum
post-strep infection
sarcoidosis
IBD
TB
tx for erythema nodosum
treat underlying if can
NSAIDs, oral steroids, potassium iodide
people at increased risk of renal cell carcinoma
von Hippel-Lindau, tuberous sclerosis
cancers people w/ tuberous sclerosis are at risk for
cardiac rhabdomyomas
astrocytomas
renal cell cancer
intellectual disability, seizures, hamartomas, renal failure
tuberous sclerosis
pernicious anemia at risk for what
gastric adenocarcinoma
myesthenia gravis pts at risk for what cancer
malignant thymomas
paget dz risk of what cancer
fibrosarcoma of bone
sx of HCa
weakened bones, lethargy, depression, nausea/vom/constipation, kidney stones
(bones, stones, abdominal groans and psychiatric moans)
HCa EKG
shortened QT
arrhythmias
hypercalcemia/hyperPTH ddx
lithium (Ca + PTH)
thiazide diuretics (Ca)
parathyroid adenoma (Ca + PTH)
familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (Ca + PTH)
malignancy (Ca)
vit D def (PTH) usually from kidney failure
hypercalcemia, metabolic alkalosis and renal insufficiency
milk-alkali syndrome
CXR in bleomycin toxicity
interstitial pneumonitis w/ honeycombing
positive obstructive atelectasis cause
mucus plug
signs/sx of ventilator-associated pneumonia
new fevers, purulent tracheobronchial secretions, leukocytosis
CXR: focal lung consolidation
pemphigus vulgaris
flaccid blisters that start in MM, tear easily, IgG/C3 in epidermis
bullous pemphigoid
tight blisters that spare MM, often post uticaria/pruritic rash, don’t tear easily, IgG/C3 in subepidural BM
IgA deposits in papillary dermis
dermatitis herpetiformis
IgA deposits in BM of skin
linear IgA dermatosis
spontaneous pneumothorax risk factors
male 10 - 30, tall and thin
ABCDE of melanoma
asymmetry border color diameter (>6mm) evolving
ruptured esophageal varices: Tx
immediate EGD w/ banding
other dz a/w celiacs
dermatitis herpetiformis
type 1 DM
selective IgA deficiency
oculomasticatory myorhythmia
rhythmic movements of eye convergence w/ masticatory muscle contractions
seen in whipples
whipples tx
ceftriaxone then TMP-SMX
hemophilia coag
aPTT
von willebrand coag
bleeding time, aPTT
ristocetin cofactor assay
which vessel?: vertigo, horners, nystagmus, face sensation down, opposite body sensation down
(same side as face)
posterior inferior cerebellar artery
Wallenberg’s syndrome
which vessel?: return of primative reflexes (rooting, grasping, suckling)
anterior cerebral artery
which vessel?: vertigo, vertical nystagmus, dysarthria, ataxia, face sensory changes, “drop attacks” or labile BP
vertebrobasilar artery
fever, new/severe unilateral HA, acute onset focal deficit
brain abscess (usually hx of chronic sinusitis, otitis media, mastoiditis, dental cavity, etc)
sinusitis – when to give Abx
Abx: > 10 days, complications like facial swelling or tooth pain (give amoxicillin)
No Abx: everything else (give nasal saline and decongestants)
sinusitis – when to get a CT
chronic (ongoing for > 12 weeks)
do nasal culture too
cancers at high risk for brain mets
lung, breast, melanoma
MC brain tumor in adults
mets
MC primary brain tumor in adults
glioblastoma multiforme
HA worse in the AM w/ nausea/vomiting is a sign of?
increased ICP
constant HA worse in the am w/ n/v and ring enhancing mass on CT
glioblastoma multiforme
HIV pt w/ HA, personality changes, neuro deficits, seizures
primary CNS lymphoma
primary CNS lymphoma tx
high dose methotrexate then radiation
organism in neurocysticercosis
taenia solium
risk of crazy high sugar in DM
hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state
tx for hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state
fluid replacement and insulin drip
spontaneous DVT or PE with hx of miscarriages
factor V leiden mutation
double layer basement membrane
membranoproliferative GN
RF for membranoproliferative GN
hep C
what does amiodarone pulm-tox look like?
dyspnea, cough, fever
CXR: ground glass
BAL: PMNs, T-cells, “foamy” macs
severe diarrhea –> what kind of electrolyte imbalance?
non-anion gap metabolic acidosis
decreased potassium, increased Cl
how to calculate anion gap
sodium - chloride - bicarb
< 12 = non anion gap
> 12 = anion gap
anion gap dx
Methanol, metformin Uremia DKA Propylene glycol Iron, INH Lactic acidosis Ethylene glycol Salicylates, starvation
1st line tx CAP
azithromycin
stevens johnsons vs toxic epidermal necrolysis
> 30% of total body surface –> toxic epidermal necrolysis
causes of toxic epidermal necrolysis
meds: sulfonamides, allopurinol, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, phenobarbital and piroxicam
infections: viral, mycoplasma pneumonia
angiofibroma, ash-leaf spots, shagreen patch, intellectual disability, epilepsy
tuberous sclerosis
treatment for ventricular fibrillation
...defibrillation then epi (or vasopressin) if didn't work (while doing cpr)
tx for ventricular tachycardia w/ pulse
lidocaine
cherry red macular spot
central retinal artery occlusion (caused by carotid atherosclerosis or cardiogenic emboli)
yellow deposits (drusen) around macula
dry age related macular degeneration
night blindness –> dry eyes
vit A def
blood/vessels in subretinal space
wet age related macular degeneration