ITE Flashcards

1
Q

Diabetes med associated with weight loss

A

GLP-1 agonist - Byetta

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2
Q

6 yo w/ head lice, s/p tx with permethrin shampoo; still with head lice, recommendations?

A

Let her go to school; repeat permethrin shampoo in 6 days.

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3
Q

Screening, w/ highest false positives

A

PSA

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4
Q

JNC 8 Hypertension Guidelines

A

treat to 150/90 mm Hg in patients over age 60 and 140/90 for everybody else

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5
Q

What tx is effective both for acute and chronic tx of supra ventricular tachycardia

A

verapamil

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6
Q

What test to order for microcytosis and high RDW

A

Hgb electrophoresis

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7
Q

What pain medication should be avoided in patients with hepatic dysfunction

A

Methadone.

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8
Q

2nd generation antihistamine that causes sedation

A

Zyrtec; certirizine

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9
Q

DLCO is low, FVC is low. FEV1/FVC is quite normal, what lung disease is this?

A

IPF

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10
Q

What medication will help a patient w/ renal disease, osteopenia stop drinking alcohol?

A

Naltrexone

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11
Q

What anti-depressant should be avoided in elderly?

A

Paxil

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12
Q

Screening for autism occurs at what ages?

A

18mon and 24 mon

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13
Q

Gout medication ok to give w/ CKD

A

prednisone

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14
Q

Should you debride an eschar over the heel?

A

No

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15
Q

If TSH and T4 is low in the setting of sickness

A

Euthyroid Sick Syndrome

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16
Q

Surveillance after dx of Barrett Esophagus

A

q3yr endoscopy

17
Q

what is more characteristic of crohn’s than UC

A

perianal manifestations

18
Q

Initiate osteoporosis therapy if 10 year osteoporosis score is > what percent

A

10%

19
Q

tx for bronchiolitis

A

nebulize hypertonic saline

20
Q

expect physiological change in elderly

A

wider pulse pressure

21
Q

Herbal supplement for DJD

A

S-Adenosyl-L-methione

22
Q

Abx for traveler’s diarrhea

A

Azithromycin

23
Q

Where should an interpreter sit

A

next to patient or behind pt

24
Q

What age should iron supplementation start for a term infant w/ IDA?

A

4 months

25
Q

What med can cause low B12 level?

A

metformin

26
Q

fasting glucose level for a gestational diabetes pt

A

< 95

27
Q

Herbal remedy that reduces cramping in IBS

A

peppermint oil

28
Q

drug eluting stent, afterwards, what anti platelet therapy to use?

A

aspirin and clopidogrel x 6mon - 12 mon

29
Q

best way to reduce K in hyperkalemia

A

glucose and insulin

30
Q

length of anticoagulation after PE w/ provoking factor

A

3 mon

31
Q

best lab test to see if pt has HF vs. PNA

A

procalcitonin; BNP

32
Q

long term PPI use leads to what infection

A

c. diff