Medicine Flashcards
Mechanism for majority of diabetic foot ulcerations
Repetitive pressure > 10 kg/cm acting on foot during gait
Tests recommended to assess patient with peripheral arterial disease and disease severity?
ABI, toe pressure and TCPO2
What is the most appropriate vascular study for venous insufficiency?
Venous doppler with reflux study and ABI, duplex scan
Medications that can cause myalgia and myotoxicity in severe cases (rhabdomyolysis)?
Statin medications (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) Colchicine Erythromycin Alcohol abuse Methamphetamines Cocaine MDMA (Ecstasy)
Medications that can cause QT prolongation?
Macrolides (erythromycin, clarithromycin) Antihistamines (diphenhydramine, loratidine) Zofran Ketoconazole TCAs Type 1C antiarrhythmics (flecainide, encainide) Type 1A antiarrhytmics (quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide) Class III antiarrhythmics (amiodarone) Antipsychotics
Patients presenting with unstable angina relieved by nitro x 3. What would the ECG show? What should be initiated?
- non-ST elevation consistent with acute coronary syndrome 2. Intensive statin therapy (benefit shown within 30 days)
How does stasis dermatitis typically present?
venous malfunction resulting from anatomic abnormalitis (i.e. valvular incompetence). Erythematous plaques with fissuring and yellowish or brown pigmentation superior to medial malleolus. May have weeping or lichenification
What is the mechanism of inverted champagne bottle appearance to legs?
Fat necrosis (aka sclerotic panniculitis or lipodermatosclerosis) resulting in permanent sclerosis.
Dermatologic pathology associated with seronegative spondyloarthropathy?
plaque psoriatic arthritis 1. Affects 1.5-2% of population 2. Inheritable polygenic trait 3. Results in epidermal hyperproliferation 4. caused by activated T cells infiltrate epidermis and induce keratinocyte production 5. Nail involvement is common 6. Psoriatic arthritis can involve peripheral or axial joints
Cause of equinus in polio patients.
muscle imbalance (weak tibialis anterior and toe extensors)
Localized nodular synovitis vs. pigmented villonodular synovitis
LNS: single multi-lobulated mass benign, proliferative synovial joint lesion Rarely recurrent PVNS: Considerable recurrent rate More difficult to excise d/t diffuse involvement
TSH and T4 levels in primary hypothyroidism (most common and due to thyroid disease)
increased TSH in presence of low serum T4
Characteristic of central hypothyroidism
absence of anti-thyroid perodixase antibodies
TSH and T4 levels in euthyroid hypothyroxinemia
Normal serum TSH and low T4 with normal free T4
Central hypothyroidism of secondary or tertiary. Causes? TSH and T4 levels?
Causes: 1. pituitary mass lesion 2. history of surgery or radiation therap 3. infiltrative disorder of pituitary or hypothalamus 4. head trauma with injury of stalk 5. pituitary apoplexy 6. post-partum pituitary necrosis Levels: low to low-normal serum free T4 and low serum TSH
Skin cancer associated with HPV
squamous cell carcinoma of genital or periungual skin surfaces
Creeping substitution
cutting cone of new osteoblasts, followed by osteoblasts will invade graft from host bone
Osteogenesis
synthesis of new bone by cells residing within graft itself or cells of the host
Osteoinduction
substances in graft induce nonosseous tissue to become osteogenic in presence of favorable environments
Osteoconduction
graft providing a lattice or scaffold that allows surviving host tissue to invade and facilitate new bone formation.
Effects of hexacarbon abuse
Hexacarbons are present in solvents (exposure is occupational) Exposure results in giant axonal swellings and distal slowing of conduction velocity resembling symptoms of Guillain-Bare Syndrome
Describe the mechanism of GBS
Myelin destruction in areas of nerve trunks with intense inflammation GBS leads to ascending paralysis (demyelinating polyradiculopathy)
Etiologies of Charcot neuropathy
Risk factors: DM, alcoholism, spinal cord injury C: myelomeningocele, spina bifida, CMT, MS, CP, syringomyelia, congenital insensitivity M: DM, alcoholic neuropathy, uremia, pernicious anemia I: tabes dorsalis, polio, leprosy, TB N: tumors in brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve T: trauma to brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve D: indomethacin, intra-articular corticosteroids, phenylbutazone
Frostbite degrees
1st: pale skin initially, then erythematoous and edematous (no blister or vesicle formation) 2nd: superficial dermis, blisters and eschars 3rd: subcutaneous layer and chronic edema 4th: full thickness, tissue gangrene. skin may slough and epithelialize with recovery, in many situtations gangrene should be left to demarcate and patient may require amputation
How does hyperglycemia contribute to diabetic foot infections?
Hyperglycemia impairs neutrophil function and reduces blood flow.
Joints affected in rheumatoid arthritis
MTPJs, hips, knees, sacroiliac, glenohumeral, C1-C2 spinal articulation
What may be required in the management of acute inflammatory neuropathies?
Urgent and aggressive IV immunoglobulin or plasmapheresis Mechanical ventilation should be considered for patients with FVC ,30% baseline of FVC <20mL/kg or max inspiratory pressure <30cm of water
Direct Coomb’s test for reactions
-direct antiglobulin test normal positive in ABO-related acute transfusion reactions (results of C3d complement deposition on circulating red blood cells and anti-A, anti-B or anti-A,B antibodies of recipient) -Coombs test would be negative in febrile non-hemolytic reaction (RBCs in sediment with clear urine supernatant in centrifugation tube)
Acute hemolytic reaction
occurs within minutes of transfusion with incompatible ABO blood group Urine turns red and centrifuged urine will distinguish hemoglobinuria from hematuria (hemoglobinuria urine remains red after centrifugation)
Hemoglobinuria vs. hematuria
Hematuria: urine and RBCs from lower urinary tract (RBCs settle in bottom of tube and supernatant urine will be clear yellow) Hemoglobinuria: deposits of hemoglobin monomers and dimers filtered by kidney from plasma
How much volume reductions with lymphatic reconstructive microsurgical procedures?
42-59% volume reductions
Clark levels of invasion
Melanoma invasion: 1: epidermis only (best prognosis) 2: dermis and papillary dermis 3: entire papillary dermis 4: reticular dermis 5: all layers of skin and into fat (worst prognosis)
Lymphatic flow
superficial to deep by muscular contraction reflux (deep to superficial) prevented by passive closure of one-way valves
Clinical Etiology Anatomy Pathophysiology (CEAP) classification
Lower extremity chronic venous disease C0 to C6 based on appearance Signs include: telangieectasias, varicose veins, edema, pigmentation or eczema, lipodermatosclerosis, ulceration Etiologies: congenital, primary or secondary Anatomy: superficial v deep
Pathognomonic sign for rheumatoid arthrtisis
multiple metatarsalgia, prominent and hypertrophic metatarsal heads, limited ankle ROM and synovitis Deformities: clawtoes and digital deformities, equinus Later stage: arch collapse with midfoot and rearfoot collapse
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis treatment protocol
5 different treatment groups: 1. hx of arthritis in <4 joints 2. >5 joints 3. Active sacroiliac arthritis 4. systemic arthritis without active arthritis 5. systemic arthritis w/ active arthritis start therapy with NSAIDs or anakinra
What is helpful in supporting diagnosis of HCV arthritis?
Anti-HCV, HCV-RNA by PCR, cryoglobulins, Rh factors (54-82%) anti-CCP antibody positivity in less than 7% Clinically: rapid progressive acute arthralgia Similar pattern to RA Bilirubin or transaminase levels may be elevated (ut normal levels do not exclude infection) 20% of pts with HCV have arthralgia
EBS Weber-Cockayne (epidermolysis bullosa simplex)
trauma or friction induced skin blistering autosomal dominant pattern Junctional: skin cleavage within lamina lucida or dermoepidermal junction (autosomal recessive mutation LAMA genes –> preventing assembly and secretion of functional trimeric laminin) Dystrophic: cleavage plane below lamina densa Kindler syndrome: multiple cleavage planes Lethal acantholytic EBS: LOF mutation in DSP and JUP genes
Erythema nodosum
acute nodular eruption on extensor surfaces of legs 2/2 delayed hypersensitivity reaction occurs in sarcoidosis, IBS initial phases: ache, flulike, fever, hard painful leasions 2nd week: fluctuant lesions self-limited NSAIDs provide relief
Period after revascularization to optimize local blood flow?
4-10 days
Onychauxis
thickening of nail plate seen in elderly transverse ridging and lateral deviation
PAD and intermittent claudication
significant sign of atherosclerosis treatment targeted at reduction of symptoms and prevention of disease progression Management: statin therapy (LDL < 100 mg/dL) and antiplatelet therapy w/ aspirin or clopidogrel Smoking cessation associated with increased walking time
Pseudoclaudication
spinal stenosis (low back pain radiating to lower extremities) s/s: numbness, weakness, fatigue
Claudication s/s
cool skin nonpalpable distal pulses nonhealing wounds shiny skin loss of hair abnormal cap refill distal extremity pallor on elevation peripheral neuropathy (stocking glove distribution)
Dexamethasone suppression tests
normal patient: low ACTH at any dose Cushing’s: high dose - low ACTH, low dose - no change ACTH pituitary tumors: high dose - low ACTH, low dose - no change ACTH