Medicine Flashcards
how to divide codeine dose to morphine?
divide by 10
how to divide PO morphine dose to s/cut morphine?
divide by 2
in palliative, drug given for agitation?
haloperidol
midaz
in palliative, drug given for hiccups?
chlorpromazine
Tx for alzheimers?
donepezil (causes bradycardia)
memantime
diagnosis of dementia?
MMSE <24/30
bloods and CTB for organic cause
drug class of donepezil?
Ach inhibitors
drug class of memantine?
NMDA receptor antagonist
what rises in MTC?
calcitonin
what is elevated in non seminoma testicular tumour?
AFP
anaphylaxis doses?
adult 500mcg 1:1000
6-12yrs 300mcg
6mnths - 6yrs 150mcg
can repeat every 5 mins
Tx for PBC?
ursedeoxycholic acid
What infections occur in IgA deficiency?
resp
UTI
gastro
types of HS?
I - immediate
II - antibody (blood transfusion)
III - immune complex
IV - contact dermatitis
what is the bad cholesterol?
LDL
blood tests in SIADH?
urine osmolality increased
urina Na increased
low Na
what is pellagra? features?
Vit B3 def
dementia
diarrhoea
dermatitis
who gets NIV in COPD exacerbations?
pH 7.25-7.35
Tx for asthma?
ICS / formeterol
+ MART (fostair)
Tx for COPD?
SABA/SAMA
+
LABA/LAMA
+ ICS if any asthma features
most common lung ca?
adeno
what lung ca is cavitating?
squamous
causes hypercalcaemia (PTH)
features of small cell lung ca?
central
ADH/ACTH secretion
aggressive
features of eGPA?
asthma
sinus problems
pANCA
features of GPA?
renal
epistaxis
saddle nose
cANCA
Tx for bronchitis?
doxy
red jelly sputum?
klebsiella
features of kartagnerer’s?
dextrocardia
infertile
bronchiectasis
examples of transudate pleural effusion?
<30
HF
ascites
examples of exudate pleural effusion?
> 30
infections
cancer
LDH >2/3 of normal LDH
who cannot get buprion for smoking cessation?
epileptics
what pneumonia causes hyponatraemia?
legionella
does bell’s palsy spare forehead?
NO
LMN - affected
wernicke’s vs broca?
wernicke - cannot comprehend - temporal lobe
broca - expressive (cannot speak) - frontal lobe
prophylaxis for cluster headache?
verapamil
prophylaxis for migraine?
propranolol
prophylaxis for trigeminal neuralgia?
carbamazepine
features of progressive SN palsy?
falls
parkinsomism
cognitive impairment
features of normal pressure hydrocephalus?
incontinent
dementia
gait abnormalitis
Tx for generalised epilepsy?
sodium valp
lamotrigine
features of MSA?
parkinsomism
cerebellar signs
autonomic issues (erectile dysfunction, postural hypotension)
Tx for absence seizures?
ethosux
Tx for focal seizures?
lamotrigine
leveteracitam
features of parietal seizures?
parasthesia
features of temporal seizures?
aura
automatisms
features of frontal seizures?
head/leg movements
TACI stroke?
hemiparesis/numbness
hom hemianopia
higher cognitive dysfunction
PACI stroke?
2/3 of
hemiparesis/numbness
hom hemianopia
higher cognitive dysfunction
POC stroke?
1 of
cerebellar signs
LOC
hom hemianopia
when does carotid intervention get offered post stroke?
> 50% stenosis
windows for stroke Tx?
thrombolysis 4.5 hrs
thrombectomy 6 hrs
Lacunar stroke features?
isolated hemiparesis/hemisensory disturbance
how to tell if ACA or MCA stroke?
ACA lower limbs worse than UL (MCA opposite)
features of 3rd nerve palsy?
down and out
ptosis
features of AIN?
sterile pyuria
white castas
HUS vs IgA vs post strep GN?
HUS
E coli
thrombocytopenia
AKI
IgA
haematuria
URTI (days after)
post strep
weeks after
proteinuria
what abg does diarrhoea cause?
met acidosis
normal anion gap
what abg does vomiting cause?
metabolic alkalosis
how much glucose should we get per day?
50-100g
Tx for nephrogenic DI?
thiazides
what causes kaposi’s sarcoma?
HHV8
Tx for BV?
metro
Tx for chlamydia?
doxy/azithro
Tx for gonorrhoea?
ceftriaxone
what HSV causes oral vs genital ulcers?
1 - oral
2 - genital
which HPV causes warts vs cancer?
warts 6+11
cancer 16+18
TB drug side effects?
R - red yellow tears
I - Peripheral neuropathy, hepatits
P - gout, athralgia
E - optic neuritis
live vaccines?
BCG
MMR
Polio
Yellow fever
typhoid
flu
Tx for meningitis contacts?
PO cipro
blood results in addisons?
low
Na, glucose
low cortisol and aldosterone
high K
met acidosis
Ix for addisons?
short synacthen
Blood result for cushings?
met alkalosis
LH and FSH in kallman vs kleinfelter?
kallman - low
kleinfelter - high
blood results in Conn’s?
low K
met alkalosis
hypertensive
blood results in sick euthyroid?
low TSH and T4
blood results in de quervains?
low TSH
high Tv
tender goitre
treatment for polycythaemia vera?
aspirin
venesections
Tx for VTE?
provoked 3 months
unprovoked 6 months
factors affected in haemophilia?
A - VIII
B - IX (christmas)
Tx for tumour lysis?
allopurinol
Blood results in haemophilia A?
prolonged APTT
normal pT
features of behcets?
vasculitis
ulcers
increased VTE risk
common cause of meningitis?
S pneumonia
meningitis Tx?
cefotaxime/ceftriaxone
+ amox if >50yrs
AKI staging?
1 - creat 1.5-1.9 x baseline
2 - 2-2.9
3 - 3.0 / 0.3ml/kg/hr of urine in 24hrs