IM General Flashcards
What conditions are associated with an S3 heart sound?
CHF
High Output Heart Failure
Chronic MR
What condition is associated with an S4 heart sound?
LVH
Where on the body would you see dermatitis Herpeteformis?
Elbows, Knees
What is the therapy for Dermatitis Herpetiformis?
Dapsone
What is the acid/base status of cyanide poisoning?
cyanide -> lactic acidosis -> anion gap metabolic acidosis
What is a strong association of Aspirin-induced asthma?
Nasal Polyps
What is a common manifestation of IgA deficiency?
Anaphylaxis with blood transfusions
What is deficient in impaired Chemotaxis?
CD18
What is an important hint that it is PCP pneumonia?
PCP is always bilateral
What an almost equivalent marker to ESR?
CRP
Elevated ESR differentials
PMR
TGA
Important hint for costochondritis?
“tenderness to palpation over sternum”
How to differentiate Bells Palsy from Stroke?
If it is a stroke, the upper face will be spared
What is the general presentation for ALS?
Upper and lower motor neuron signs
What is the therapy for ALS?
Riluozol and Edavarone
What is the Meniere Disease triad?
Hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness
Autoantibodies against post-synaptic receptors?
Myasthenia Gravis
What is the therapy for Myasthenia Gravis?
Pyridostigamin
Auto-antibodies against voltage-gated Ca channels?
Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
Immune-mediated muscle inflammation?
Polymyositis
Multi-centric CNS inflammation and Demyelination?
Indicative of Multiple Sclerosis
Polycythemia Vera associations?
Burning Cyanosis in Hands and Feet
Pruritus after warm shower
JAK 2 Mutation
Almond breath?
cyanide poisoning
Garlic breath?
Arsenic poisoning
Arsenic poisoning associations?
Watery diarrhea, pressure treated wood
Arsenic Poisoning tx?
Dimercaprol
DMSA
Cyanide Poisoning tx?
Hydroxycobalamine and sodium thiosulfate
Source of cyanide poisoning?
Combustion of plastics
