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How does obesity contribute to endometrial adenocarcinoma occurrence?
Estrogen prodxn in fat cells lead to proliferation.
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Sx?
Hypoglycemia
Fetal macrosomia (rapid growth until late childhood)
Omphalocele or umbilical hernia
Macroglossia
HEMIhyperplasia (one side of body larger than other)
***Wilms tumor and hepatoblastoma may occur as complications.
Congenital hypothyroidism Sx?
Macroglossia and umbilical hernia are common. No sugar or odd grwoth abnormalities occur.
Limbs usually affected in anterior cerebral artery stroke?
Lower»upper. Contralateral motor and/or sensory deficits.
Limbs affected in middle cerebral artery stroke?
Lower AND upper.
How does MCA infarct affect speech?
Aphasia if dominant hemisphere affected (left hemisphere in right handed and usually left hemisphere in left handed).
Hemineglect occurs if nondominant hemisphere.
MC heart defect in kids?
VSD.
VSD sound?
Holosystolic murmur. May have diastolic murmur if increased flow across mitral valve.
Widely split and fixed S2 w/ systolic ejection murmur in LUSB?
ASD.
ASD sound?
Widely split and fixed S2. Systolic ejection murmur in LSB.
Tetrollogy sound?
Harsh, systolic ejection murmur over LUSB due to pulmonary stenosis.
Dx of chronic vs gestational HTN in pregnant female?
Chronic: ≥140/90 prior to 20 weeks gestation
Gestational: New elevated BP if ≥20 weeks gestation
Dx of gestational HTN vs preeclampsia?
Gestational HTN: BP elevated ≥20 weeks gestation, but no proteinuria OR end organ damage as in preeclampsia
Pregnancy related HTN risks?
Maternal: hemorrhage, DM, abruption
Fetal: Growth restriction, preterm delivery, oligohydramnios
Uterus characteristics in Adenomyosis vs fibroids?
Adeno: uterus is uniformly enlarged
Fibroids: nonuniformly enlarged uterus
Endometrial hyperplasia with atypia is usually a cause of bleeding in what population?
Post-menopausal women.
Cauda equina Sx?
Bilateral/unilateral severe radiculopathy
Saddle anesthesia
Asymmetric motor weakness (spinal nerve roots unevenly compressed)
Hyporeflexia (LMN)
Late bladder/Bowel dysfxn
Conus medullaris syndrome Sx?
Severe back pain, but less radiculopathy Perianal anesthesia Symmetric motor weakness Hyperreflexia (UMN) Early onset bowel/bladder dysfnx
Rx if cauda equina or conus medullaris synds. suspected?
MRI
IV glucocorticoids
Neuro surgery eval
Classic triad of serum-sickness-like rxn?
Fever
Urticaria
Polyarthralgia
Serum sickness rxn commonly caused by what meds?
ß-lactams
TMP-SMX
***Rx: remove drug
Serum sickness pathology?
Immune complex formation leads to fever, rash, polyarthralgia
Rash in scarlet fever?
“sandpaper” rash following strep pharyngitis
Rash in acute rheumatic heart disease?
Erythema marginatum. Rash has a thin barrier at the margins of the rash accompanied by other “JONES” criteria.
Henoch-Schönlein rash?
Palpable purpura on lower extremities
Mononucleosis rash?
Occurs if treated with aminoPCN (eg amoxicillin). Morbilliform (measles-ike - red spots 2-10mm) rash on the trunk develops.
When should dextrose 5% be used?
Maintenance fluids only, never for initial fluid resuscitation.
What is used as initial fluid resuscitation?
Isotonic saline or ringers
Stable patients with blunt GU trauma and hematuria require what tests?
UA and contrast-enhanced CT of abd/pelvis
Unstable Pts with evidence of renal trauma (hematuria after blunt trauma) require what tests?
IV pyelography prior to surgical eval
Doctors may accept gifts from pharmacy companies only under what conditions?
The gifts are: Nonmonetary
Of small value
Directly benefit patient care
Child presents with pharyngeal pain, fever, and earache. He has trismus and a muffled voice. PE reveals deviated uvula. Dx? Rx?
Peritonsillar abscess. Needle aspiration or I&D plus ABx Rx.
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate can be used to differentiate between viral Parvo infxn joint pain and RA or SLE how?
RA and SLE have elevated ESR levels, but parvo does not.
Fetal surveillance for hypoxia begins when?
41 weeks gestation using Biophysical profile
B12 deficiency leads to destruction of what part of spinal cord?
Dorsal (vibration/point discrimination) and lateral spinal tracts (aka subacute combined degeneration).
A supratentorial white matter lesion usually leads to what dysfxn?
Contralateral hemiparesis and/or sensation changes
A patient with MS and complaining of difficulty breathing may have a lesion at what level on MRI?
C3-5 as the phrenic nerve can be involved.
An acute lesion to the brainstem would cause what dysfxn, where?
Ipsilateral cranial nerve dysfxn and contralateral motor weakness/sensory changes
First step in evaluating a thyroid nodule on PE?
TSH and US; often followed by FNA whether suspicious for cancer or not, and whether normal, low, or elevated TSH. If Low TSH do Iodine 123 scintingraphy. If “hot” treat hyperthyroid and no FNA needed.
What is the primary treatment in borderline personality disorder?
Psychotherapy (dialectical behavior therapy). Adjunctive mood stabilizers or 2nd gen antipsychotics may be used and/or SSRI for mood Sx.
Which arrhythmia is most specific to digitalis toxicity?
Atrial tachycardia with AV block. Digitalis can increase ectopy in the atria or ventricles and lead to atrial tachycardia.
Initial imaging needed in suspected cardiac tamponade?
Echocardiogram.
Luteomas result in what Sx in a pregnant female?
Virilization (hirsutism, acne, etc.) due to increased androgen prodxn. Often regress after pregnancy.
Theca luteum cysts are often associated with what during pregnancy?
Molar pregnancy and multiple gestation. Regress after pregnancy. Usually do not cause virilization of female fetus.
40s female presents with solid ovarian masses on US and is later discovered to have GI tract cancer. What are the ovarian masses called?
Krukenberg tumor. Can lead to virilization of female and fetus. As it is a cancer, often accompanied by weight loss, abd. pain, etc.
Hypercalcemia leads to what kind of intestinal symptoms?
Constipation (One of the “Groans” in hyperparathyroidism).
A female with floaty, stinky, greasy stools and diarrhea occasionally without blood or tenesmus for a year may have what Ca++, PO4-, and PTH levels?
Ca++ and PO4- low and high PTH. Chronic steatorrhea can lead to poor Vitamin D absorption and hypocalcemia and a secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Cerebellopontine angle tumor Sx?
HA
Hearing loss/tinnitus
Vertigo
GBM tumor Sx?
Progressively worsening HA
Visual changes
Motor weakness
Cognitive deficits
Pseudotumor cerebri Sx?
Usually women <45 HA Transient visual Sx Pulsatile tinnitus PE: Papilledema w/ visual field loss and sixth nerve palsy (abducens)
Temporal lobe stroke leads to what visual changes?
Homonymous superior quadrantanopsia. The inferior optic radiations of the loop of Meyer would be effected.
Two MC organisms found on brain abscess?
S. Aureus
Strep viridans
***Often from adjacent infxn (sinuses, otitis, dental infxn).
Management of brain abscess?
Emperic IV Abx (metronidazole, ceftriaxone, and vanco)
Aspiration of lesion
What is the most critical intervention with autism disorders?
Early detection and intervention at ages 2-3 can significantly improve symptoms.
Dorsal tract destruction Sx?
Position/vibratory sense loss, positive Romberg
Lateral corticospinal tract destruction Sx?
Spastic paresis
Hyperreflexia
Spinocerebellar tract damage Sx?
Ataxia
Pt presents with ascending symmetric muscle paralysis and reduced DTRs after diarrheal infxn. Dx? Rx?
Guillain-Barre. IVIG or plasmaphoresis.
Immunoflorescenece findings in Pemphigous vulgaris?
IgG and C3 deposits in netlike fashion above basement membrane.
Rx for MDD with psychotic features?
Antidepressant and antipsychotic OR ECT
What is the major difference between MDD with psychotic features and schizoaffective disorder?
MDD w/ psychotic features presents with psychotic sx that occur ONLY DURING mood disturbances. Schizoaffective presents with psychotic Sx for ≥2 weeks in the absence of mood episodes.
Doxycycline is contra’d in Early Lyme disease for which patients?
Young (<8yo)
Pregnant women
Lactating women
Appropriate Rx for Early Lyme in following: Pregnant/lactating Child <8 Child >8 Amoxicillin/doxycycline allergy
Pregnant/lactating/child<8: Amoxicillin
Child/person>8: Doxycycline
Allergies to amox/doxy: Azithromycin
SE of oxytocin?
Hyponatremia (can lead to SZ) (due to water retention - Oxytocin has crossover Fx with ADH receptors due to similarity)
Hypotension
Tachysystole
Sx of magnesium toxicity?
Sedative Fx predominate. Hyporeflexia, lethargy, HA, resp failure, cardiac arrest. No Sz.
A child with vWF disease may have what lab abnormalities?
Normal PT
Prolonged bleeding time
Normal or prolonged aPTT (due to decreased factor 8)
What is intrauterine fetal demise?
Fetal death ≥20 weeks gestation confirmed by US by absence of cardiac activity.
Management of intrauterine fetal demise?
20-23 weeks: D&C or vaginal/Csxn (if prior Hx)
≥24weeks: Vaginal/csxn
Management of mild hemophilia A?
Desmopressin (stim vWF and therefore factor VIII release)
What is CO2 narcosis?
On ABG when PaCO2>60. Hypercarbia (often from hypoventilation in COPD) can lead to retention of CO2 and lethargy.
Metabolic abnormalities expected in AKI?
Either non-anion gap metabolic acidosis from impaired acid excretion or poor bicarb reabsorption OR an anion gap acidosis from retention of uric acid.
An ethnic male appears in the ER with pneumonia. Xray shows nodular infiltrates in the upper lobes and enlarged mediastinal nodes. Bronchoalveolar lavage reveals weakly acid fast bacilli. Dx?
Nocardia. Can appear like TB, but are weakly acid fast whereas TB is strongly acid fast. Also, they are branching and filamentous, unlike TB.
Cryptosporidium Sx?
Severe watery diarrhea with weight loss and mild fever in HIV Pt with CD4 under 200.
Mycobacterium avium complex Sx?
Watery diarrhea with high fever (39°C or 102.2°F) and weight loss in HIV+ Pt with CD4<50.
Waldenström macroglobinemia Sx?
Hyperviscosity syndrome (2° to elevated IgM - diplopia, tinnitus, HA, dilated/segmented fundoscopic vessels) Abnormal bleeding Neuropathy Hepatosplenomegaly Lymphadenopathy
Multiple Myeloma Sx?
Osteolytic lesions/Fx and bone pain
Hypercalcemia
Anemia
Renal insufficiency
Monoclonal antibodies in Waldenström vs Multiple myeloma?
W: IgM (Clonal B cells)
MM: IgG, IgA, light chains (Clonal plasma cells)
Dx of Waldenström macroglobinemia?
Serum protein electrophoresis reveals monoclonal IgM (M-spike). Dx confirmed by bone marrow biopsy finding >10% clonal B cells.
Monocloncal gammopathy of undetermined significance Dx?
M-spike (usually due to IgA, IgG, or IgD - IgM only 15% cases)
Biopsy reveals<10% monoclonal plasma cells.
No end organ damage.
In what two cases is a trial of labor (TOL) contra’d?
Classic (vertical) Csxn
Abd. myomectomy WITH uterine cavity entry (if not entered it is ok to have TOL)