ITE 2020 Flashcards
NH resident tests positive for flu. How do you manage all the other residents?
All aysx residents should get chemoprophylaxis
Only do it if there are two lab confirmed cases on the unit
How do you decide if you should tx for PID?
If there is enough of a clinical suspicion
Don’t wait for testing
Exam: CMT, uterine tenderness
Often WBCs on wet mount
only need TVUS if you are concerned for tubo-ovarian abscess
Gender affirming tx for F to M
testosterone
FTT pt, while checking BP you see capo pedal spasms. What electrolyte disturbance?
HypoCalcemia
Trousseau sign - spasmodic contraction of muscles caused by pressure on the nerves that control them
Hypercalcemia would present with
Hyperrreflexia
Pt with non Hodgkins lymphoma presents with SOB and CXR shows large mass around SVC. Now what?
This is SVC syndrome
Seen in lung CA and lymphoma
Admit pt to hospital and start steroids, chemo, radiation
NOT Bronchoscopy
Most likely complication of HIT
Thrombosis (NOT BLEEDING OR DIC!)
This is different than other causes of thrombocytopenia
DVT and PE are most common
Tx - stop heparin, start argatroban/danaparoid/fondaparinux/bivalirudin (non heparin AC)
Class I HF
heart dz with no syx or limitations in activity
Class II HF
Mild syx with normal physical activity
Clas III HF
Significant limitation of activity incl symptoms with less than normal activities
Class IV HF
Syx at rest, unable to carry on activity w/o discomfort
pt presents for her 2nd bartholian abscess. Tx?
marsupialization - doesn’t matter how long ago the last one was
IBD syx with perianal fistual
Crohn’s
UC doesn’t NOT have perianal lesions
abortive migraine tx in pregnancy
Tyl
Reglan
NOT Triptan (not safe after 1st trimester) or Dihydroergotomine (too similar to oxytocin)
Longest acting insulin
Tresiba
42 h
what is an instrumental ADL
Activities necessary to live independently (telephone, doing housework, preparing meals, taking meds, finances)
others are self are ADLs and don’t require independent living
significant risk of anorexia that is regulated by HPA axis?
Bone loss
ways to remove impacted cerumen
irrigate with warm water
or carbide peroxide ear drops
young patient has pain of finger x days. No injury. erythema on tip of affected finger w/ several vesicles that have an opaque fluid. Distal digest pup is soft but tender. Dx and Tx
Herpetic whitlow - HSV
self-limited
tx - pain control and dressings to prevent spread
fluid filled bump on distal surface of distal finger
Digital mucos cyst (aka cutaneous myxoid cyst)
when should pts be on ASA?
If + h/o CVA or MI
Otherwise, it should be stopped. Even if ACSVD >10%
what med can give false + for amphetamines?
bupropion
labetalol
ranitidine
trazodone
false positive for opioids
levofloxacin
false positive for cannabinoids
PPIs
False positive for benzos
Sertraline
When do you give O2 to a pt with CP?
If pulse ox <90%
Low utility with normal pulse ox
Pt wants to focus on exercise for weight loss, how do you counsel?
exercise alone does improve insulin, glycemic control. Better or BP and CV risks and maintaining weight
- Only moderately beneficial for weight loss - need diet changes too
In which pts are DOACs contraindicated?
Mechanical heart valves
Need Warfarin
most common syx of EtOH w/d in elderly?
Confusion
NOT tremor or tachycardia
Most common cause of SBO
Intestinal adhesions (60-75%0 Neoplasm (13-20%) Hernia (2-15%) Volvulous (<5%) Constipation is rare
Auscultation finding in aortic regurgitation
“blowing” decrescendo diastolic murmur at rUSB, loudest at LLSB
which iron supplement is preferred in CKD pts?
Ferric citrate
similar to IV Iron