Internal Medicine Flashcards
Weil’s syndrome
Hemorrhage (hemoptysis)
Acute kidney injury
Jaundice
Infective stage of malarial parasite to humans
Sporozoites
Most effective drug for typhoid fever
Ciprofloxacin
Schedule of pre exposure prophylaxis for rabies
0, 7, 28 days
Schedule of postexposure prophylaxis for rabies
Day 0, 3, 7, 14
Adequate fluid resuscitation is PAWP of _____ or CVP of ______
> 12mmHg
>8mmHg
MAP of _____ is a sign of organ dysfunction in severe sepsis
less than or equal to 70mmHg
PEP for HIV
2 NRTIs x 4 weeks
or
2 NRTIs + NNRTI/PI x 4 weeks
Histologic finding that is an ominous sign of irreversibility and progression to renal failure
Interstitial fibrosis
Indications of surgical drainage of arthritis
Septic hip
Osteomyelitis
Prosthetic
Nonresponsive in 3-5 days
Tx of gonococcal septic arthritis
1-3 days IV ceftriaxone ff by oral ciprofloxacin to complete 7-10 days
Duration of treatment of nongonococcal septic arthritis
4 weeks:
2 weeks IV, 2 weeks oral
Duration of treatment of osteomyelitis
atleast 8 weeks
Major genetic risk factor for Rheumatoid arthritis
HLA DR4
Gold standard in treatment of RA
Methotrexate
JAK inhibitor
Tofacitinib
anti-IL6 monoclonal antibody
Tocilizumab
anti-IL1 receptor antagonist
Anakinra
monoclonal AB against CD20
Rituximab
Uric acid levels in gout
men:
premenopausal women:
> 7 mg/dL
>6 mg/dL
Hgb levels in anemia
women:
men:
<12 g/dL
<13 g/dL
Hypersegmentation of neutrophils is characteristically seen in what type of anemia
Megaloblastic macrocytic anemia
Initiate urate-lowering therapy if serum uric acid levels reach:
9 mg/dL
Treatment target serum uric acid levels
5 to 6 mg/dL (below 6)
Joint most freq affected in calcium pyrophospate deposition disease (pseudogout)
Knee
Ideal tx for psorIAtic arthritis
Infliximab
Adalimumab
Golimumab
(anti-TNF a)
Hepcidin is increased in what type of anemia
Anemia of chronic disease
Serum haptoglobin is decreased in what type of anemia
Hemolytic anemia
Diagnostic test for hereditary spherocytosis
Osmotic fragility test
Test for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Hams test Flow cytometry (CD 55 and 59)
Stomatocytes (slit-like central pallor in RBCs) are seen in
Liver disease
acute alcoholism
Echinocytes or burr cells (evenly distributed spicules >10) are seen in:
Uremia
PUD
Gastric CA
Pyruvate kinase deficiency
Genetic abberation in chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms
Mutation in tyrosine kinase JAK2
valine is replaced with phenylalanine
Tx of CML
Imatinib (Gleevec)
Alkylating agent-assoc leukemias
4-6 years
Busulfan
Chlorambucil
Cyclophosphamide
Melphalan
Topoisomerase II inhibitor-assoc leukemias
1-3 years
Etoposide
Doxorubicin
Daunorubicin
Acute promyelocytic leukemia is a translocation in _____ treated with _____
t (15;17)
ATRA
smudge cells or basket cells are seen in this hematologic malignancy
CLL (B-cell)
Tx of CLL
Chlorambucil
Fludarabine (purine analog)
Common organisms implicated in reactive arthritis
Shigella Salmonella Yersinia Campylobacter Chlamydia HIV
Type of NHL characterized by:
translocation on chrom 8
starry sky pattern
Burkitt’s lymphoma
Most common type of Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Nodular sclerosis
Most common primary malignancy of the bone
Multiple myeloma
Triad of hemolytic anemia
Pallor
Jaundice
Splenomegaly
Screening test for Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Sucrose Test
activates complement
Drug of choice for enteric fever
Ciprofloxacin (fully-susceptible)
Most common mode of transmission of HIV in developing countries
Heterosexual transmission
Most common mode of transmission of HIV in western countries
Male to male sexual transmission
Most common glomerulonephritis in HIV
FSGS
Most common nephrotic syndrome in adults
Membranous nephropathy
Type of drugs contraindicated in CHF
CCBs
Swan-neck deformity in RA involves which joint
DIP joint flexion
Most common renal malignancy assoc with von Hippel Lindau syndrome
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Most common preceding infection assoc with the dev’t of aplastic anemia
Hepatitis (non-A, non-B, non-C)
Cells that store vitamin A in the liver
Ito cells
Only markers of mortality for acute pancreatitis
BUN and Hct
Most common cause of early death in acute pancreatitis
Hypovolemic shock
Most important treatment intervention for acute pancreatitis
Fluid resuscitation
Leading infectious cause of meningitis in patients with AIDS
Cryptococcus
Night distress is the most discriminating symptom of which type of ulcer
Duodenal ulcer
Most common cause of seizures in patients with HIV
HIV encephalopathy
Most common peripheral neuropathy in HIV
distal sensory / painful sensory polyneuropathy
Most common hematologic abnormality in HIV
Anemia
Most prevalent dermatologic disorder in HIV
Seborrheic dermatitis
Treatment of severe C. difficile diarrhea
Oral vancomycin
Cercarial dermatitis occurs after how many days of skin penetration in schistosomiasis
2-3 days