medicine- renal/ endo Flashcards
most common nephrotic syndrome in lymphoma?
MCD
AA with HIV, or heroin use –> nephrotic syndrome?
FSGS
infectious endocarditis associated with heart valves? with nosocomail UTI?
vlaves: staph
uti: enterococci
bleeding abnormality seen in UREMIA?
increased bleeding time –> platelet dysfunction
nl plt number, PT, PTT
desmopressin
ADH analogue
treat DI
CURB65
C-confusion U-uremia BUN> 19.6 R- resps >30 B-BP <90/60 >65 yo
2= admit to ward 3= admit to ICU
go to, non resistant, PNA abx?
azithromycin –> will cover atypicals like mycoplasma and chlamydophila
Levo is a big gun and used when fear of resistant strep pneumo
enthesitis
pain at insertion of tendons
seen in ankylosin spondy
common causes of RLS
Fe def anemia uremia DM MS Parkinsons
drugs used to decrease pressure in acute angle glaumcoma
mannitol, beta blocker, acetazolamide, pilocarpine
MANNITOL is first line
how does osteomalacia cause defective mineralization of bone
ex: malabsorption –> do not absorb D–> dec Ca and Phos for mineralization –> causes hyperparathyroidism to maintain Ca, which inc Phos excretion in urine
treatment for GBS paralysis
IV Ig and plasmaphoresis
offenders of drug induced interstitial nephritis
cephalosporins penicillins sulfas NSAIDS rifampin allopurionl phenytoin
signs of psuedotumor cerebri
opening pressure >250
papilledema
vision loss
CN palsy –>VI
acute flashes of light, gray appearing retina on opthalmascope
retinal tear