Miscellaneous 2 Flashcards
Management of tamponade in the setting of aortic dissection
- OR for surgery, NOT pericardiocentesis
second line treatment of ankylosing spondylitis
- add TNF inhibitor (adalimumab)
Management of patient with endocarditis presenting with dyspnea
- TEE to rule out valvular insufficiency
DAPT duration of therapy after coronary stenting
- DAPT for minimum of 6-12 months
- aspirin indefinitely
Conjunctivitis differential, unique features of bacterial conjunctivitis
- bacterial has thick, purulent discharge + reappears after wiping
- “eye stuck shut” is nonspecific
other features of plaque psoriasis
- can be on scalp, knees, elbows, back, gluteal cleft
- mild itching
what is a normal hematocrit?
41% to 50%. Normal level for women is 36% to 48%.
other potential presenting features of RCC
- unexplained fever
- dull ache in abdomen
GPA diagnosis
- p-ANCA can be negative
- tissue biopsy at site of active disease (skin, kidney, lung)
Treatment of neurosyphilis in a patient with a history of penicillin allergy
- penicillin desensitization
neurosyphilis lab features
- lymphocytic pleocytosis (high lymphocyte count) + elevated protein
- VDRL may be negative in up to 70% of patients
Other features of tuberous sclerosis
- cutaneous angiomas
- dental pitting
- cystic lung disease
Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome triggers
*tampons, nasal packing, surgical or postpartum wound infections
Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome treatment
Vanc + clinda (antistaphylococcal)
Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome clinical features
triggers + hypotension, rash, *desquamating rash
Treatment of stomatitis from methotrexate
folic acid supplementation
Clinical features of stomatitis from methotrexate toxicity
- decreased appetite + sore throat + oral ulcers
Management of ED in ESRD patients
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors (sildenafil)
Management of complete occlusion of the carotid artery
If asymptomatic – medical management alone (adequate collateral blood flow)
Management of severe hypercalcemia
- Saline hydration
- calcitonin (decrease bone resorption)
- bisphosphonates
- No lasix unless volume overload
Management of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
- urosdeoxycholic acid
- delivery at 37 weeks
intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy clinical and lab featuresl
- pruritus
* elevated liver enzymes + hyperbilirubinemia
Type 1 VWD physiology in general + epidemiology
quantitative disorder of VWF
Perioperative management of patients with type 1 VWD
IF severe bleeding or invasive surgeries (neurosurgeries) – VWF concentrates
IF mild bleeding – desmopression
- accounts for 75% of cases
Management of thyroid adenoma or multinodular goiter
RAI ablation or surgical thyroidectomy
Clinical features of erythromelalgia
- episodic warmth, redness, burning in extremities symmetrically
Treatment of erythromelalgia
Aspirin
How to differentiate between hyperthyroidism and euthyroid sick syndrome in hospitalized patients
T3
critical illness suppression conversion of T4 to T3 and T3 is typically elevated in other causes of hyperthyroidism
Linezolid toxicity
- optic neuropathy
Workup of suspected radiation proctitis
SIgmoidoscopy
Clinical course of acute radiation proctitis
- typically resolves once RT completes but may continue for up to 1 year after treatment discontinuation
Pathophysiology + timing of chronic radiation proctitis
- 9-12 months after RT
- fibrosis leading to stricture formation and bleeding