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clinical features of secondary syphilis

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  • maculopapular rash on trunk and extremities
  • patchy hair loss
  • diffuse LAD
  • hepatitis, uveitis
  • often don’t have history of genital lesion
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toxoplasma vs. PML

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  • CD4 count less than 100 in toxo, less than 200 in PML

- lesions with mass effect and edema in toxo, no mass effect or edema in PML

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Management of recurrent UTI

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  • postcoital or daily prophylactic abx
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first line meds for migraine ppx

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  • topamax
  • depakote
  • TCAs
  • beta blockers
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Management of secondary parkinsonism from dopamine receptor antagonists

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  • switch to a low risk agent (anticholinergics don’t work well)
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Initial management of WPW

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  • exercise ECG OR EP study (either can identify patients at risk of sudden cardiac death)
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Measles clinical features

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  • “3 Cs” - cough, conjunctivitis, coryza

- koplik spots (white lesions on an erythematous base)

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Initial step in management of suspected measles

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  • airborne isolation (measles is highly infectious)
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Initial management of atrial flutter with RVR

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Ablation (high success rate in atrial flutter)

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Management of dysphagia after a stroke

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  • modified barium swallow (oropharyngeal dysphagia common after CVA and other neurologic injury. Oropharyngeal dysphagia is best evaluated with a modified barium swallow)
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Management of patient with severe AS requiring emergent surgery

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  • surgery with invasive hemodynamic monitoring (ensures adequate intravascular volume, preload, and SVR)
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Management of GERD during pregnancy

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Initial: lifestyle modification + antacids
Subsequent: PPI’s OR H2RAs

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Treatment of mild to moderate pulmonary hypertension in COPD

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  • just treat COPD (pulmonary vasoactive medications have not been shown to relieve PH associated with COPD)
  • no need for RH cath
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CSF pattern in GBS

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  • albuminocytologic dissociation (high protein with normal (very low) WBC count)
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Systemic sclerosis clinical features

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  • Raynaud’s
  • GI: acid reflux, esophageal dysmotility, dyspepsia
  • skin findings: telangiectasia, digital ulcers, calcinosis cutis
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antibodies positive in systemic sclerosis

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  • antitopoisomerase

- anticentromere

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general term for antibodies in myositis

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  • antisynthetase antibodies
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Management of serotonin syndrome

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First line: benzos

Second line: cyproheptadine

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Presentation of isopropyl alcohol ingestion

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  • AMS + elevated osmolar gap + normal anion gap + ketonuria-ketonemia
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methanol ingestion clinical features

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  • visual dysfunction + CNS depression
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brugada syndrome clinical features + EKG features

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  • syncope + SCD

- ST elevations + RBBB

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Lab features of infective endocarditis

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  • leukocytosis
  • elevated ESR
  • decreased complement levels
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Chronic constipation evaluation

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IF alarm features – TSH, serum calcium before dietary modification

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Treatment options for traveler’s diarrhea

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  • quinolones
  • azithromycin
  • rifaximin
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Red flags for elder abuse

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  • unexplained traumatic injuries
  • pressure ulcers
  • abrupt changes in financial status or ability to pay
  • malnutrition
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Electrolyte abnormalities commonly associated with hypomagnesemia

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  • hypocalcemia, hypokalemia
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initial workup of suspected SVC syndrome

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  • CT chest
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IPF clinical features

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  • nonproductive cough, progressive dyspnea + Right sided heart failure + pHTN + crackles
  • clubbing
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Only intervention that has been shown to improve survival in patients hospitalized with acute MI

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PCI

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NMS clinical features + causes

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  • fever + muscle rigidity + autonomic instability
  • starting antipsychotics OR withdrawing dopamine agonists (either cause dopamine deficiency) (PD patients who stops taking carbodopa, levodopa)
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Key feature of renal labs in multiple myeloma

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  • discrepancy between amount of proteinuria on dipstick and quantitative proteinuria
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What is a peak pressure?

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Measures the resistance to flow air delivered by ventilator and the amount of pressure needed to inflate the lung

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Typical cause of increased peak pressure

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mucous plug (need to suction)

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Initial workup of cushing syndrome + caveat

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  • low-dose overnight dexamethasone suppression test

* can’t use if on OCP because OCP increase total cortisol, resulting in a false positive

35
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GCA management

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  • steroids

* aspirin (reduce risk of TIA and CVA)

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Other features of schistosomiasis

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  • urticarial lesions, angioedema

- eosinophilia

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Hip osteoarthritis features

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  • morning stiffness + **groin pain + pain radiating to knee
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occult hip fracture clinical features

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  • severe and acute pain with internal and or external hip rotation
39
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AE of black cohosh

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  • hepatic injury
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AE of St. John’s wort

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  • hypertensive crisis
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AE of kava

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  • severe liver damage
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indications for PrEP

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  • high risk sexual behaviors or *IVDU
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Ogilvie syndrome clinical features

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  • marked colon dilation without evidence of obstruction (autonomic nervous system dysfunction)
44
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Ogilvie syndrome treatment

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  • supportive, serial abdominal exams, NG tube decompression, NPO
45
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Vocal cord dysfunction clinical features and question stem

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  • describe patient diagnosed without asthma without typical symptoms (nighttime symptoms or response to beta-agonists and steroids)
  • throat tightness, choking sensation, dysphonia, inspiratory wheezing, *psychosocial triggers
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workup of suspected vocal cord dysfunction

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  • repeat spirometry with flow-volume loop
47
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Management of Graves during pregnancy

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  • PTU during first trimester

* methimazole during second and third trimesters

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Sequelae of membranous nephropathy know

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  • VTE (renal vein thrombosis that can embolize, PE)
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calcium and phos levels in secondary hyperparathyroidism from vitamin D deficiency

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  • PTH decreases urinary calcium excretion and increases urinary phos excretion, which normalizes serum calcium but lowers serum phos
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Interstitial cystitis clinical features

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  • chronic pelvic pain + pain relieved with voiding
51
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hydroxychloroquine and pregnancy

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  • safe for use and associated with improved outcomes in SLE
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Initial workup of SLE

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  • check for antiphospholid antibodies at time of diagnosis of SLE in all patients, regardless of pregnancy or miscarriage history
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Methanol toxicity

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  • AGMA + retinal toxicity
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Isopropyl alcohol toxicity presentation

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  • elevated osmolar gap but NO increased anion gap metabolic acidosis
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treatment of methanol toxicity

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fomepizole

56
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P falciparum malaria treatment

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artemisinin

57
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P vivax, ovale, or p malariae treatment

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artemisnin + primaquine (also need to treat liver forms)

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what are the SGLT2 inhibitors?

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the -flozins

  • canagliflozin
  • dapagliflozin
  • empagliflozin
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Afferent pupillary defect

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Swinging light test – swinging light to unaffected eye causes only mild constriction of affected eye

60
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malignant otitis externa

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  • severe infection of external ear canal also commonly seen in uncontrolled diabetics but due to a bacterial infection
61
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pancreatic pseudocyst management in asymptomatic patient

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Repeat imaging in 3-6 months

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Type 1 cryoglobulinemia association

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  • heme diseases – plasma cell dyscrasia and **CLL
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timing of peripartum cardiomyopathy

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  • last month of pregnancy + up to 6 months postpregnancy
64
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other term for labyrinthitis

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vestibular neuritis (synonymous)

65
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mixed cryoglobulinemia complement levels

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  • C4 low

- C3 normal or mildly decreased

66
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GLP-1 agonist drugs

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exenatide, lixisenatide, liraglutide, albiglutide, dulaglutide, and semaglutide

67
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DPP-4 inhibitor drugs

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sitagliptin, saxagliptin, linagliptin, and alogliptin

68
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keratosis pilaris presentation

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  • dry, rough patches and tiny bumps, often on the upper arms, thighs, cheeks or buttocks (similar to my upper arms)
69
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GDMT steps

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Step 1: ARB + beta-blocker + diuretic
Step 2: Aldactone
Step 3: SGLT2 inhibitor

70
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chlamydia presentation

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dysuria, discharge

71
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When Rh immunoglobulin is indicated + timing of administration

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  • All RhD negative mothers, regardless of fetal blood type
  • at about 28 weeks gestation (third trimester), and again shortly after delivery in the case of an RhD positive or RhD unknown baby.
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bronchial breath sounds indicate

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consolidation or compression of the lung

73
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Indications for ICD in HOCM

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1) history of cardiac arrest, VF, or VT
2) sudden death in one or more first-degree relatives
3) **LV wall thickness greater than 30 mm
4) unexplained syncopal eent

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Classic presentation of reactivation TB

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  • upper lobe predominance with cavitation
75
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age cutoff where EGD is required for dyspepsia

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HCM vs athlete’s heart

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HCM = eccentric + greater than 15 mm in thickness

77
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when to think about coronary artery dissections

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  • otherwise, healthy young women
78
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when to recheck TTE after STEMI

79
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Initial treatment of acute lumbosacral radiculopathy

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  • short course of NSAIDS

- PT if no improvement

80
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sweet syndrome medical term

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acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis

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sweet syndrome clinical features

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fever + an elevated white blood cell count + tender, red, well-demarcated papules and plaques that show dense infiltrates by neutrophil granulocytes on histologic examination.

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