Medicine stuff 4 Flashcards
Meniere pathophys?
increased volume and pressure of endolymph
Active and former male smoker 65-75 get a US to screen for AAA, or just active?
Active and former
Young pt, mediastinal mass with elevated AFP and b-hCG?
germ cell tumor (nonseminomatous)
CPAP complications (3)?
alveolar damage, pneumothorax, hypotension
Valve problem that is complication of ascending aortic aneurysm - can present with SOB?
aortic regurg
Osteolytic lesions and recurrent infections - think?
MM
Dermatitis herpetiformis - treatment (med and lifestyle)?
Dapsone and gluten free
Anemia in ESRD due to?
Replacing it causes?
And when indicated?
Low EPO
Worse HTN, HA, flu-like sx
when Hgb <10
Leukocyte alk phos score in CML - high or low?
low
Hematuria with proteinuria and RBC casts (or dysmorphic RBCs)- problem likely to be in what part of kidney?
glomerulus
Pulm infx withverruocus nodules and plaques preogressing to micro abscesses - what fungus?
Blastomycosis
HIT increases or decreased clot risk?
way increases
First lien intervention for V-fib or pulseless VTach?
defibrillation
Cancer related anorexia - pharm tx?
progesterone analogues
Intra- and extrahepatic biliary tract dilation seen on imaging is suggestive of what?
pancreatic cancer causing obstruction
Zenker’s diverticulum is caused by what?
upper esophageal sphincter dysfunction and espophageal dysmotility
Tight glucose control in DM (goal of <6.5 A1C) decreases the risk of what?
microvascular complications (retinopathy, nephropathy etc.)
Toxin in reheated rice?
Bacillus cereus
How do nitrates relive chest pain?
systemic vasodilation lowers preload and thus LV end-dilatolic volume thus lowering wall stress and myocardial O2 demand
Postoperative patient with hypotension, JVD, new-onset right bundle branch blick (right heart strain) - think?
Massive PE
Best diagnostic imaging for suspected AAA?
Abd US (nearly 100% spec and sens)
Toxicity risk with prolonged infusion of nitroprusside (esp with CKD patients), presenting with HA, confusion, arrythmia, flushing and resp depression, AMS, seizures and coma?
Cyanide tox
BILATERAL progressive loss of CENTRAL vision - think?
Macular degen
Watery diarrhea in HIV - likley bug?
Bloody diarrhea, and CD4 <50?
So test for what?
cryptosporidium
CMV
retinitis
Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes are present in OA but which proximal and which distal?
Bouchard prox, Heberden distal
becasue H is distal to the beginning of the alphabet
Sever asthma attack - when pCO2 starts to normalize or get high - good or bad sign?
What do you do?
V bad
Intubate as sign of impending resp failure
Amiodarone can cause digoxin tox if used together - how does it present (acute and chronic)?
GI sx acutely, then neuro and visual sx chronically
Pancreatic cancer where is the mass if there’s jaundice, and no jaundice?
Jaundice - head of pancreas
No jaundice: body/tail
Diarrhea and abd pain, with arthralgias, weight loss, fever, sometimes hyperpigmentation, WITH PAS POSITIVE material in LAMINA PROPRIA - think?
Whipple’s dz
What can make Graves worse by increasing TRAB levels?
Do steroids help?
Radioactive iodine
They can
Essential hypertension in a young person (sloping ST depression, T wave inversion on EKG) - with EPISTAXIS or asymptomatic - think?
coarctation of aorta
Acute Liver Failure and dz is worsening or not improving - what do you do?
transplant
Hyponatremia with very concentrated urine while taking an SSRI - liekly to be?
SIADH
Strep mutans is what kind of strep found where?
Viridans, oral cavity