January Deck Flashcards
With complete tear of _____ pt cannot extend knee or keep leg straight during flexion
With complete tear of PATELLAR TENDON pt cannot extend knee or keep leg straight during flexion
Tuberous sclerosis complex sx
ash-leaf spots, angiofibromas, shagreen patches
CNS lesions, epilepsy ID, autism,
Cardiac Rhabdomyoma, renal angiomyolipomas
Treatment of tension pneumothorax
chest tube (needle decompression is only if emergent, would need CT later anyway)
Scoliosis Red flag sx
Back pain
Neurologic sx
Rapidly progressive curvature
vertebral anomalies on X-ray
(could indicate tumor –> MRI)
Cobb Angle of ______ degrees is considered variant of normal
Cobb Angle of <10 degrees is considered variant of normal
Therefore no intervention unless sx develop
Cobb Angle of ________ degrees should be sent for surgical eval/intervention
> 40 degrees
Spirometry obstructive pattern: FEV1/FVC _____
Spirometry obstructive pattern: FEV1/FVC <0.7
If spirometry does not capture bronchospasm in suspected asthma administer _________
Methacholine (muscarinic agonist) challenge to initiate bronchospasm
(person w/ asthma will be more effected than person w/o)
First line treatment of acute-mania is _______
anti-psychotics (ex: risperidone)
Lithium and valproate are first line for Bi-polar in general but NOT mania
Primary biliary cholangitis sx:
Fatigue + puritis, mild AST/ALT high, VERY Alk phos HIGH
autoimmune fibrosis of intrahepatic bile ducts
Primary biliary cholangitis tx
ursodexycholic acid
Primary biliary cholangitis common nutritional complication
bone loss
What meds to you start with new dx PAD?
statin and ASA
1st line management PAD?
Supervised exercise class
(bipass surgery or stent placement only if limb ischemia)
When is splinting with early mobilization/PT appropriate in wrist/hand injury?
Only when fracture has formally been ruled out
Scaphoid fracture sx
Pain over “anatomic snuff box”
Dec grip strength
Initial Xray may be negative
Most common complication of scaphoid fracture:
non-union and avascular necrosis
Pre-diabetes A1c
5.7-6.4%
Dx of diabetes
HA1c >6.5%
Fasting glucose >126
Random glucose >200
Glucose challenge test: 2 hr plasma glucose >200
Need 2 of these to officially diagnose lolol lies
Lichen Planus sx
shiny, purple-ish, itchy, pruritic leisions w/ white lines, often wrists and ankles
white lines in mouth
Lichen planus is associated with ______what disease?
liver disease (hep C)
MEDICATION Management of Acute Chest Syndrome (SCD) is:
Pain control
CTX and azithromycin (infx most common trigger)
What meds are CONTRAINDICATED in acute decompensated HF?
Beta Blockers
(reduce contractility, may worsen HF)
Pts w/ Chronic Granulomatous Disease are at risk for infx from:
Catalyze positive bacteria and fungi
(S aureus, B cepacia, Serratia, Nocardia, Aspergillus)
Bactrim & Fluconazole
New Hematochezia and HD INstability, first step of SURGICAL/GI management is ____
EGD - diagnostic AND therapeutic
(most likely high volume upper GI bleed, esp if no reason to suspect lower GI bleed)
Management of salmonalla:
supportive (if immunocompetent and >12 mo old)