Misc Flashcards
What does CHAOS stand for?
CAD, hypertension, atherosclerosis, obesity, stroke
Type to diabetes appears to be autosomal________?
Dominant
What is the leading cause of blindness in the us in patients 20-74?
Diabetes
What is the cause of end stage renal disease In the use?
Diabetes?
What is the most common cause of polynnuropathy ?
Diabetes
Normal OGTT?
Less than 140
Lesions of a pleuxus are _______and blank
Asymmetric and sensorimotor
Lesions of the peripheral nerve root are typically ______and ________
Asymmetric and dermatomal
Burning in a stocking ad glove pattern is associated with?
Peripheral neuropathy
What is the most common polyneuropathy is what?
Diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy
What is the most common DMPN?
Distal symmetrical polyneuropathy
What is the most common type of MS?
Relapse remitting
Is MS more common in men or woman?
Men
To diagnose MS what must doc do?
Find damage in at lease two speed rate areas of the CNS, and find evidence that the damage occurs at lease one month apart and rule everything else out
What is Found in the CSF of ms patients
2 things
Elevated IgG and oligoclonal bands
What is illusion of environmental motion, classically described as spinning or whirling?
Vertigo
What cause of vertigo is damage of the inner ear receptors/ vestibulococculear nerve?
Peripheral cause
What cause of vertigo includes damage to centers that process vestibular signals (brain stem etc)
Central cause
Jerk nystagmus is associated with what kind of vertigo?
Peripheral
Is most peripheral vertigo malignant or benign in cause?
Benign
Is nystagmus greater in central or peripheral vertigo?
Central
What vertigo is assocaited with hearing loss?
Central vertigo
A type of central vertigo called benign positional vertigo (BPV) is by far the most common but what is it due to?
Loose otoliths in the inner ear
