medicine Flashcards
acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis presents as
abrupt onset fever, dyspnea, non productive cough,fatigue, after exposure to antigen
fine crackles are heard
self resolves
allergic dermatitis occurs due to
memory t cells
what are the colon findings in IBD?
nothing
complex pain syndrome presents as
pain, burning, edema, skin changes, hair changes
patchy bone demineralization
4-6 weeks following trauma
wernickes triad?
encephalopathy
ocular dysfunction
gait ataxia
warning signs in headaches?
new onset, from trauma
seizures, change in cosciousness
anything new
what to do if headaches have warning signs?
mri!
HTN, hypokalemia, family history of htn, what to test for?
renin/aldosterone levels
maintenance therapy for cryptococcus meningitis?
fluconazole
worked with asbestos, restrictive lung disease, what happened?
exposure related pulmonary fibrosis
what does estrogen do to tbg?
increases it
thyroid levels up
free thyroid tsh normal
multiple myeloma presents as
clonal cell proliferation
best drug to reduce cardiac remodeling after mi?
ace i
distinguish CML from leukomoid reaction?
low LAP score in CML
cml is distinguished by
leukocytosis, basophilia, neutrophil precursors
abdominal mass
essential tremor…
suppressed at rest
worse at movement
normal iron, low hemoglobin in pregnant woman, what to do next?
hemoglobin electrophoresis
lid retraction, weight loss, tremor?
thyrotoxicosis
when to give packed red blood cell?
GI blood, HG less than 7
von willebrand disease?
easy bleeding, longer PTT
endoelila binding of platelets impaired
fatigue , pruiritis, eleveated alk phos, UC?
PSC
Imaging for PSC?
MRCP
PSC shows … on imaging
dilation of intrahepatic and extrahepatic ducts
Pulm emb findings?
increased RA presss
increased Pulm artery press
normal pulm cap wedge pressure
youre using metformin but have renal insufficiency, what do you do?
hold metformin
GBS?
ascending symmetrical paralysis over days and weeks
preferred treatment for COPD is
long acting muscarinic agonist, except in low risk patients
ear pain, face weakness, granulation tissue in ear?
necrotizing otitis externa
necrotizing otitis externa is caused by?
pseudomonas
microscopic colitis?
chronic, watery diarrhea
with mononuclear cell infiltration of lamin propria
subendothelial collagen band
made worse by meds and smoking, such as nsaids
what HTN drug most likely causes edema?
CCB
what causes orthostatic hypotension in the elderly?
baroreceptros become less sensitive
stable angina caused by, presents as
CAD, often aortic stenosis, chest pain upon exertion
watery eye , redness, pain with branching ulcerations on slip lamp test is
HSV keratitis
young person, lfts high, neuropsych symptoms, kaiser fleischer rings ,what is it?
wilsons disease
what is hepatorenal syndrome?
decreased renal function due to sirhossis
renal vasoconsrictiction decreases GFR
what causes hepatorenal syndrome?
splanchnic artery dilation
bounding pulses are found in
aortic regurg
glomerular vs non glomerular hematuria?
glomerular has microsopic blood
cola urine, non specific symptoms
RA cytokines can promote
bone loss
isotonic saline is
.9%
single brain lesion with adjacent head infection is caused by
strep viridans or staph
AFIB causes
left atrial enlargement in the elderly
signle greatest factor for life threatening asthma?
previous intubation
radiation treatment of hodgekin lymphoma can cause
solid organ cancer
CV disease
hypertensive nephrosclerosis presents as
high creatinine
normal urinalyis
bilatteral small kidnets
hyaline arteriosclerosis
instertitial nephritis presents as, related to what?
fever rash oliguria white bllod vell casts
nsaids
atn presents as, related to what?
muddy brown casts, edema and oliguria, ischemia and toxins
chronic alcoholic, given food, now cant move , hyporeflexia, what is it and do you test?
refeeding syndrome
serum phosphorus level
epistaxis, avms, ruby papules that bleach ?
osler weber rendu syndrome
osler weber rendu can cause what in the lungs?
av shunting
renal artery stenosis presents as
resistant htn
systolic diastolic bruit
diagnostic test in cushing?
dexamethason suppression test
crystal induced aki presents as
within 7 days of starting drug or ethylee glycol
hematuria,pyuria, drugs
what does pronator drift test for?
pyramidal tract disease
treat PE in patient with kidney disease?
unfractionated heparin
alopecia areata presents as
painless hair loss , patchy, non scaling
treatment for alopecia?
corticosteroids (triamcinolone)
do we screen for bladder cancer?
no
putaminal hemhorrage cause
contralateral hemiparesis and hemianesthesia
gaze deviation towards lesion
cortical infarct presents as
contralateral hemiparesis and hemianesthesia
gaze deviation towards lesion
however, stuttering course, getting better and getting worse
medullary infarct presentst as
ipsilateral cranial nerve deficits
subarachnoid hemhorrage presents as
headache with neck stiffness
polymyositis presents as
proximal muscle weakness of lower extremities
“cant get out of chair”
definitive diagnostic test for polymyositis?
muscle biopsy
pneumonia on top of flu, what organisms?
s pneumo
s aureus
treatment for pneumo on top of flu?
vanc
levofloxacin
essential tremor
worsens with movement
treatment for essential tremor in person with airway disease?
primidone
parkinson tremor
at rest, improves with movement
amiloride can cause
hyperkalemia, k sparing diuretic
calciphlyaxis is, risk factors?
end stage renal disease , arterial calcification, calcium deposition with necrosis
hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia
optic disc cupping indicates
open angle glaucoma, loss of peripheral viison
first line treatment for open angle glaucoma?
prostaglandin such as latanoprost, asap before vision loss!
how does low platelets happen in SLE?
antiplatelet antibodies
MG happens by
antibodies to ach receptors at junction
first step for patients with lower urinary tract symptoms like bph?
urinalysis
digoxin can cause
av block, tachycardia, hypokalemia
decrease liver inflammation and portal pressure in pt with cirrhosis?
give up alcohol
DVT in lupus?
anti phospholipid antibody syndrome
antiphospholipid antibody syndrome characterized as
thromboembolic disease loss of fetus prolonged PTT anticardiolipin or lupus anticoagulant mixing test doesnt fix it
what happens due to increased estrogen in cirrhosis?
spider agioma
palmer eryythema
ascending cholangitis symptoms?
jaundice, pain, ruq pain, high direct bilirubin
lateral medullary syndrome?
vertigo
ipsilateral face loss of pain and temp
contralateral loss of sebsation body
horner syndrome
midbrain strokes cause
ataxis, ipsilateral occulomotor dysfunction
damage to parietal lobe causes what?
hemineglect
sensory neglect
motor neglect
conceptual neglect
damage to temporal lobe causes what?
issues with
learning, memory, speech
osteomalacia leads to
low calcium low phosphte high pth
osteomalacia caused by
decreased vitamin d
bartonella causes
bacilliary angiomatosis in hiv patients, vascular symproms with systemic, cd4<100
loss of consciousness provoked by emotions?
vasovagal syncope
young athlete with difficulty breathing, inspiratory stridor, didnt get better after treated for asthma
paradoxical vocal cord motion
in positively skewed data,
mean is greater than median
scleroderma renal crisis shows up as
schistocytes
study uncommon disease with long latent period?
case control studies
first thing you do when you suspect meningiits?
vanc and ceftriaxone
nephrotic syndrom can cause RVT due to
hypercoadulability
acute painless vision loss for several hours with cherry red macula?
central retinal artery occlusion
wool spots, sudden vision loss, diffuse hemhorrages?
central retinal vein occlusion
delayed sleep wake phase disorder?
sleep difficulties when you have to wake up early
on the weekend, when they can wake up when they want, normal sleep
spinal cord compression?
what to do?
back pain
electric shock sensations
neurological defects
MRI asap
treatment for raynauds?
CCB such as amlodipine
hodgkin lymphoma?
B symptoms
cervical or superclavicular lymph nodes
woman with migraines on birth control, what to do?
stop the BC
diabetic retinopathy presents as
cotton wool spots
microaneurysms
neovascularization
diagnose carbon monoxide posioning?
arterial blood gas co oximetry
PE symptoms?
tachypnea, tachycardia, hypoxemia
S1Q3T3 ECG
afib!
how does prostate cancer metastasis present?
osteoblastic lesions with focal, sclerotic lesions
elevated alk phos
treatment for parkinsons tremors
trihexyphenidyl or other anticholinergic
acute mountain sickness with drowsiness, what to do?
they have have high altitude cerebral edema
dive them dexamethasone
celiac disease will have abnormal
d xylose test, cant absorb it
urinary xylose will be low
false positive if have have small bowel bacteria overgrowth
nephritic glomerulonephritis usually causes pulmonary edema due to
glomerular damage
treatment for urge incontience?
anti muscarinics (oxybutynin)
overflow incontinence treated by?
cholinergic agoinists (bethanecol)
what is mobitz type 1?
prolonged pr interval follwoed by dropped qrs
what is mobitz type 2?
randomly dropped qrs
first degree av block is
prolonged pr interval
most important thing in cardiac event
time to rhythm analysis and defibrillation if needed
adenosine is used for
svt
amiadarone is used for
v tach
drug induced rhabdomyolysis can cause
acute kidney injury
why to avoide nitrates in rv mi?
can worsen hypotension
for step in rv mi?
ECG
how to suspect rv mi?
inferior leads
2, 3 AVF
decompensated heart failure causes
constriction of renal efferent arterioles
MPGN is caused by
HIV, HCV, HBV, small cell vasculitis
MPGN can be test by
cryoglobulins
first thing to do aki?
urinalyisis
what to do hyperkalemia, tumor lysis syndrome?
iv calcium gluconate
insulin +glucose
what to do after ecg in patient with cardiac event?
do another, initial ecg might be normal
exertional syncope is caused by
aortic stenosis
initial treatment for claudication of exremes includes
nsaids
statins
exercise therapy
what differentiates seizures from syncope
tongue biting in seizure
which medications can cause potassium shifts in asthmatics
in haled beta agonists
chronic vomitin alkalosis , what to do?
normal saline
pericarditis after mi ?
4 days after
chest pain with friction rub
diffuse st elevation
ruptrue of free ventricular left wall happens
2 weeks after mi
ventricular aneurysm happens
months after mi
vagal maneuvers fix avnrt via
av node conduction
nephrogenic diabetes insipidus affects
renal collecting ducts
in the elderly, ssris can cause
siadh
what to avoid in prematura arial contractions?
treatment?
tobacco, alcohol
b blocker
hyperkalemia with ekg changes, what to do?
iv calcium gluconate
chronic venous insufficiency is initially treated with
leg elevation
exercise
compression stockings
treatment of siadh with coma?
hypertonic saline
chronic anticoagulation is requried for what chadvasc score?
more than 2 for men
more than 3 for women
new onset of htn, what to do?
look for comorbidities
lipid panel
diabetes
iga nephropathy happens
days after uri
claw taw, foot deformities in person with diabetes?
diabetic nephropathy
diabetes, hepatomegaly, pseudogout?
check for iron levels
for test for lupus?
anti nuclear antibody
treatment for hand OA?
topical nsaids