MiscII

Question 1

cigs, obseity, herediatry - risk factors for __ cancer

Answer 1

pancreatic

Question 2

activation of donor T lymphocytes = ___ after marrow transplatn

Answer 2

GVHD

Question 3

female with rapidly devel hyperandrogen - check what test first?

Answer 3

serum T and DHEAS for site of androgen.

• elevated T, nml DHEAS = ovarian
• elevated DHEAS = adrenal

Question 4

tumor that casues bitermporal hemianopsia

Answer 4

sellar masses - i.e. craniopharyngioma

Question 5

what drug used in SLE incr risk of bladder cancer and hemorrhagic cystitis?

Answer 5

cyclophosphamide

Question 6

MS abortive

Answer 6

GC

Question 7

tx of trigeminal neuralgia

Answer 7

anticonvulsant (i.e. carbamazepine)

Question 8

three options for tx of graves

Answer 8

1. Methimazole (**give anti-thyroid drug also in prep for #2 and #3).
2. KI
3. Thyroidecotmy

Question 9

erlichiosis v. babesiosis

Answer 9

erlichiosis has leuko.thrombocytopenia and nonspecific sx

babensisosis has leucoytosis and incr LDH (Intravascualr hemolysis)

Question 10

preventing __ decreases mortality in ARDS ventilated pts

Answer 10

preventing overdistension of alveoli with low tidal volume

Question 11

aspiration pna (anareobic) tx (esp in pts w/ poor dentition)

Answer 11

clinda

Question 12

burr cells

Answer 12

ESRD and liver dz

Question 13

howel jooley boides

Answer 13

Splenectomy or functional aplasia - basiphilic remnants of nucelaus

Question 14

spur cells (acanthocytes)

Answer 14

seein in liver disease

Question 15

target cells

Answer 15

thalssemia and chronic liver disease

Question 16

schistocytes -

Answer 16

systemic sclerosis

Question 17

worry about diastolic or systolic murmurs in young adults

Answer 17

diastolic

Question 18

MAC ppx

Answer 18

azithromycin

Question 19

UTI of pyelo w/ ALKALINIZED URINE with extreme pain - think…

Answer 19

proteus or kleb

*makes struvite stones