Miscellaneous Flashcards
Cerebellar symptoms
Dysdiadochokinesia Ataxia Nystagmus Intention tremor Speech - slurred, staccato, scanning dysarthria Hypotonia
Cerebellar syndrome causes
Paraneoplastic - bronchial cancer Alcohol - thiamine and B12 Sclerosis Tumour - CPA lesion Rare - MSA, friedrich's ataxia, telangiectasia Iatrogenic - phenytoin Endo - hypothyroidism Stroke
Lateral medullary syndrome
Dysphagia Ataxia Nystagmus Vertigo Anaesthesia - ipsilateral facial numbness + absent corneal reflex Horners syndrome
Peyronie’s disease
Chronic inflammation of the tunica albuginea (CITA), is a connective tissue disorder involving the growth of fibrous plaques[2] in the soft tissue of the penis affecting an estimated 5% of men
Charcots triad
Acute cholangitis - right upper quadrant pain,
jaundice, and
fever.
Courvoisier’s law
The presence of a palpably enlarged gallbladder which is nontender and accompanied with mild painless jaundice, the cause is unlikely to be gallstones
Mondor’s Disease
Thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and anterior chest wall
Mirizzi’s syndrome
rare complication in which a gallstone becomes impacted in the cystic duct or neck of the gallbladder causing compression of the common bile duct (CBD) or common hepatic duct, resulting in obstruction and jaundice
