MedStudy Bank Cards Flashcards
What are the levels of B12 and Folate seen in children with Celiac Disease?
B12 is normal while Folate is low
What drugs are most associated with DRESS syndrome?
Anticonvulsants and Sulfonamides
What are the clinical manifestations of papular acrodermatitis (Gianni-Crosti syndrome)?
Multiple, slightly edematous, papular, symmetrically distributed lesions of the face, buttocks, and extremities that spares the trunk. It used to be most commonly caused by hepatitis (A/B), but now by EBV.
What can cause both bloody vaginal discharge and gastrointestinal symptoms in the same patient simultaneously?
Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei
What are the clinical manifestations of McCune-Albright syndrome?
Large cutaneous cafe-au-lait macules with jagged borders (coast of Maine), endocrinopathies, and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of the skeleton.
What are the characteristics of the rash associated with HHV-6 (roseola infantum)?
Discrete small and slightly elevated, pinkish, blanching lesions on the trunk that spreads to the face
Where is the location of pain associated with tennis elbow?
Lateral epicondyle
Which type of patients may see additional benefits from Depo injections over others?
Adolescents with seizure disorders due to possible anticonvulsant effects
What syndrome is associated with transient myeloproliferative disease in infancy?
Trisomy 21
What is the initial intervention for a child with a fixed congenital clubbed foot?
Casting
What genetic metabolic syndrome can sometimes show clinical improvement with pyridoxine administration?
Homocystinuria
Which population of patients typically present with Blount’s disease?
Females, African Americans, and obese children.
What are the clinical manifestations of Friedrich Ataxia?
Proximal lower extremity weakness, ataxia, cardiomyopathy, and scoliosis, all of which are progressive.
What are the main side effects of topical steroid use?
Hypopigmentation, telangiectasias, and atrophy.
What is the minimum age and LDL level to implement pharmacologic therapy for hypercholesterolemia in children without other risk factors?
8 years of age and an LDL level greater than 190mg/dL.
What is rib notching on chest x-ray pathognomic for?
Coarctation of the aorta.
What is a serious, sometimes fatal adverse effect of valproic acid?
Hyperammonemic encephalopathy.
What disorder is associated with a single central incisor?
Growth hormone deficiency.
What diagnosis is consistent with very-high voltage, random, slow waves and spikes in all cortical areas on EEG (hypsarrhythmia)?
Infantile spasms
What are the clinical symptoms of Moyamoya disease?
Typical in Asian females.
Presents as altered mental status, recurrent headaches, chorea, TIAs, and hemorrhagic stroke.
Found to have dilated arterial collateral vessels from stenotic lesions in the Circle of Willis.
What findings on neuroimaging are associated with tuberous sclerosis?
Hemispheric atrophy with serpinginous calcifications.
What findings are associated with an Erb-Duchene palsy?
“Waiter’s tip” position of the arm due to a C5/C6 injury.
What physical examination finding should raise concern for a splenic rupture in people struck by a car?
Left shoulder pain or medially displaced gastric bubble.
What laboratory finding is used in neonates to determine if mothers are at an increased risk to transmit Hepatitis B?
HBeAG-positivity