Missed Q's Flashcards
What presents with diarrhea, constricted visual fields, RF, tachycardia, HTN, and peripheral neuropathy
Treatment?
Mercury poisoning
Succimer, dimercaprol, penicillamine
What is chonrdromalacia?
Patellofemoral syndrome
Pt that is immunosuppressed has a negative PPD if what?
< 5mm
A pt brings a suit against a surgeon and the hospital bc of failure to remove a surgical sponge following surgery, this is called what?
Vicarious liability - employers are liable for negligence of their employees
Key word in vignette: AND HOSPITAL
Koilonychia means what?
Seen in what?
Spoon nails
Fe def anemia
What is Winter’s formula?
Expected CO2 = 1.5*HCO3 + 8 +/- 2
What test has the pt supinate the arm while the elbow is flexed at a 90 degree angle?
Tests what?
Yergason
Biceps tendinitis
Sinus tachycardia is rarely above what HR?
< 140
Origin of teres major?
Action?
Inf angle of scapula
ADDuction and IR of humerus
ABD Xray that shows a double loop sign means what?
Another name for this sign?
MC caused by what?
Sigmoid volvulus
Coffee bean
Chronic constipation
What is St John’s wort widely used to treat?
How does it effect enzymes?
Depression
CYP3A4 inducer
What are the 5 Major findings of LVH on EKG?
Inc QRS voltage Inc QRS duration LAD ST-T changes LA abnormality
R wave amplitude is INC in leads I, aVL and V4-V6
Pt that is aSx until adolescence and then present w/amenorrhea/oligomenorrhea, increased acne, or hirsutism is most likely what?
Obtain what lab?
Treat how?
No classical CAH
17-hydroxyprogesterone
Prednisone
What test is described by the pt flex the elbow to 20-30 degrees w/forearm in supination and examiner resist forward flexion of the arm?
Tests what?
Speed’s
Bicep tendonitis
What describes gastric mucosal disorder that is assoc w/little or NO inflammation?
Tender point where?
MC cause?
Gastropathy
Left 5th ICS - acid TP
NSAID use - look for pt w/OA
Pt that is having a blood transfusion and develops fever, HoTN, tachycardia w/NO lung findings or dec in Hg after 2 hours has what?
Transfusion transmitted bacterial infection
Pt w/SAH, how do you tell if the ACOM or the PCOM is involved?
ACOM - will have bitemporal hemianopsia
PCOM - will have 1-sided ptosis and mydriasis
HTN is risk factor for what in a pregnant pt?
Causes what?
Placenta abruption
Painful bleeding
Nummular means?
Seen in what?
Coin-like
Eczema —> round to oval erythematous plaques
What nerve supplies the aDDuctor muscles?
What spinal levels?
Obturator n. (L2-L4)
When is tPA contraindicated?
If systolic BP > 185 or diastolic > 110
Which SITS muscle ER the shoulder?
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Membranous glomerulopathy is MC in whom?
What major complication?
Whites, solid tumors, HepB
Hypercoaguability
Ataxic or cluster breathing is known as what?
Caused by what?
Biot’s
Head injury, CNS shit
What is ginkgo biloba used to treat?
MOA?
What is the serious side effect?
Dementia, memory impairment, vascular disorders
Inhibits binding of platelet activating factor
Serious bleeding, esp in pts taking anticoagulation or post-op
What is a more virulent bacteria than salmonella typhimurium, lactose(-) rod that directly invades the colon and produces a protein-synthesis inhibiting toxin?
MOA?
Shigella dysenteriae
Propels itself through actin polymerization
Granular casts are found in what?
Aka?
ATN
Muddy brown
Pt that presents w/ pruritis, blurry vision, and erythromelalgia (burning in hands and feet then blue/red discoloration) has what?
MC causes what?
Treat how?
Polycythemia Vera
Budd-Chiari syndrome
Anti-coagulate w/Warfarin
What is characterized by continued pain, allodynia, or hyperalgesia in 1 of the extremities?
Also presents w/what sx?
Complex regional pain syndrome
Edema, vasomotor instability, skin changes, dec ROM
How do you calculate the corrected HCO3 in a metabolic acidosis pt to see if there is additional acid/base disturbance?
(Measured AG - Normal AG) + measured HCO3
This is the corrected value
Then compare to 24
If > 24, then additional metabolic alkalosis
If < 24 then additional metabolic acidosis
What complex pain syndrome does not migrate and is defined peripheral nerve injury w/hx of Trauma?
Type 2
Periosteum elevation in a bone indicates what?
Periosteum abscess from osteomyelitis
What are the MC features of nephrotic syndrome?
> 3.5 G protein/day
Hypoalbuminemia
Hyperlipidemia
Edema
Where is the duodenal ulcer Ant Chapman point?
Gastric ulcer?
Right 8th ICS
Left 5th ICS
What drugs decrease the filtration fraction?
Loops
Thiazides
ACEi’s
Where is the Travell trigger point?
It is associated with what?
Right pectoralis muscle 5th ICS, medial to nipple line
SVT
What are the MC elevated enzymes in dermatomyositis?
CK and Aldolase
What is described by a constant, intense, dull discomfort in the RUQ, epigastric or substernal area that radiates to the right shoulder?
Seen in what?
Biliary colic
Cholelithiasis
What is echinacea goldenseal used for?
MOA?
SE’s?
Contraindicated in whom?
Stimulate immunity, prevents URIs
Inc synthesis of inflammatory cytokines
N/V, dyspnea, rash, hepatotoxicity
Autoimmune or CT disorders, or with hepatotoxic drugs
What is the only cure for PNH?
Alligeneic bone marrow transplant
What Chapman point is located at the Posterior left T3 intertransverse space?
Left Upper lobe of lung
What is the definitive management for foreign body extraction in pediatrics?
Rigid bronchoscopy
What Chapman reflex is located on the lateral thigh w/in the IT band from the greater trochanter to just above the knee?
Colon
What is an infection of the superficial layer of the skin by Corynebacterium minutissimum?
Affects what areas?
Erythrasma
Bw digits of foot, skin folds, and other moist areas
What are the 3 primary requirements of EMTALA?
Hospital must provide appropriate medical screening exam to anyone coming to ED and requires Dr participation
Hospital must treat and stabilize the emergency medical condition
Hospital must not transfer pt w/emergency medical condition that has NOT been stabilized unless specific criteria are met
Pt with vertigo of a few days and has accompanied or preceded URI most likely has what?
Treat how?
Viral labyrinthitis
Meclizine
Pt that has pain with single leg hop/pain radiating into the groin most likely has what?
Stress fracture
What age should a child stop using a belt positioning booster seat?
8 or older
What are the 5 diagnostic criteria for Kawasaki’s disease?
Changes in Extremities - edema/erythema Conjuctivitis - freq b/L Rash Cervical adenopathy, 1 node > 1.5 cm Change in oral cavity - lips, tongue
will have a FEVER > 5 days
What are the levels like of the following in vWF?
Platelet count
PT
PTT
Bleeding time
Normal
Normal
Prolonged
Prolonged
vWF carries factor 8, and without it factor 8 is degraded easily
When is fibrinolysis indicated in STEMIs?
What evidence?
If cardiac intervention CANNOT be performed w/in 90 min
ISIS-2 trial
What is an iodine containing glycoprotein produced by the follicular cells of the thyroid gland and stored as colloid?
Thyroglobulin aka colloid antigen
Psoriasis causes what condition in the nails?
Onycholysis
Pt with Fe def anemia, what is the level of transferrin?
Increased
What study design is useful in gathering info on the Prevalence?
Cross-sectional
What presents with proximal symmetric muscle weakness, hyperreflexia, and autonomic changes?
What else about the muscle weakness?
Lambert-Eaton
IMPROVES with use
Describe the following in Addison’s disease:
Na
K+
Ca 2+
Cortisol
Low
High
High
Low
What is the most sensitive test for ACL diagnosis?
What does this test entail?
Lachman better than ant drawer
Pt supine, Flex leg to 30 degrees
Pts w/osteopenia should be started on Bisphosphonates when?
10-year probability of a hip fracture of 3%
How do NSAIDs effect kidney filtration?
Block PGs at afferent arteriole causing constriction and leading to DECREASED RPF and decreased GFR and therefore no change in FF
Secondary adrenal insufficiency occurs due to what?
Anything involving the pituitary and interferes w/ACTH secretion
Dec in ACTH secretion leads to decrease in the activity of the adrenal glands to produce cortisol
What lab values does rickets present with?
Inc ALP
Inc PTH
Dec PO4
What is a common complication of untreated thyroid storm?
What is 1st line treatment?
Why?
When should you give Iodine?
AFib
PTU
Methimazole CANNOT inhibit peripheral conversion of T4 to T3
1 hour after giving PTU
MC SE’s of Memantine?
MOA?
HA, confusion, dizziness
NMDA receptor antagonist
What causes anterior knee pain that presents with trouble going up and down stairs and gets better with physical activity?
Due to what pathology?
Patellofemoral syndrome
Weakness of Vastus medialis muscle
Pt that has RUQ pain, jaundice and palpable GB in the RUQ has what?
Choledocolithiasis
Tenderpoint medial to ASIS indicates what?
Psoas syndrome
What is the only muscle that opens the vocal cords?
Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
LP in GBS shows what?
Increased protein, NORMAL cell count
What is Waddell sign indicate?
Malingering
Pt w/widespread skin rashes/discoloration that glows red fluorescent when exposed to UV light has what?
Treat how?
How else?
Erythrasma
PO erythromycin
Topical clindamycin if localized
What herbal supplement can render OCPs ineffective?
St John’s wort
What causes failure of bone resorption that leads to thickened, dense bones that are prone to fracture?
Lab values of Ca?
PO4?
ALP?
Xray shows what?
Osteopetrosis
ALL normal
Erlenmeyer flask deformity
What is acute Cholecystitis?
Inflammation of the GB that results from OBSTRUCTION of the cystic duct from gallstones
What is the formula for filtration fraction?
GFR / RPF
What is defined as the intentional act on the part of the caregiver to fail to respect a pt’s advance directive?
Battery
What is the MC outcome in a pt w/ADPKD?
Hemodialysis
Age group for Berger disease?
When do symptoms present?
PSGN?
When do symptoms present?
10-30 y/o
Within a day of an uri
3-14 y/o
2 weeks after infection
Which molar pregnancy has fetal tissue?
Partial
Patient with Addison’s disease, what are the levels of renin like?
Aldosterone?
Inc
Dec
What presents w/elevated IgM, anemia, and blurry vision with Raynaud phenomenon?
How to treat?
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Plasmapharesis
Pt presents with 3rd trimester bleeding w/out contractions or fetal distress, what is the most likely Dx?
D/t what?
Placenta previa
Previous C section
Murphy’s sign tests for what?
Acute cholecystitis
What is a common occurrence in athletes who perform overhead activities repeatedly and have a + Neer’s and Hawkins test?
D/t what?
Impingement syndrome
Compression of supraspinatus and associated bursa in the subacromial space
Woman in her 30s that presents with ascites, jaundice, and abdominal pain and was recently pregnant likely has what?
Budd-Chiari
How do ACE-i’s effect FF, GFR, and RPF?
They dec AgII which leads to an increase in RPF, no change in GFR and therefore a DECREASE in FF
What is Beck’s syndrome?
What symptoms?
Anterior spinal artery syndrome
B/L loss of pain/temp and spastic paresis below the lesion w/b/L flaccid paralysis at level of lesion
How long should a child be in a rear facing car seat in a car?
< 2 years old
What is a KEY feature of central pontine myelinolysis?
How do you prevent this condition?
Horizontal gaze palsy
Correct w/NS (NOT fluid restriction) at a rate no > than 10 mmol/L/24 hours or .5 mEq/L/hr
What does tertiary adrenal insufficiency result from?
20mg or more of prednisone per day for more than 3 weeks
Acceptable BPs in pts > 60 years old is what?
Less than 150/90
MOA of salmonella typhimurium?
Elicits a host immune response that upregulates intracellular cAMP
Hemophilia A is what?
Describe the PT?
PTT?
Bleeding time?
Plt count?
Factor 8 deficiency
All normal except the PTT is increased
Loop diuretic use is associated w/what acid-base disturbance?
How/why?
Metabolic alkalosis
Loss of Na w/loss of HCO3, dec renal perfusion leading to elevated Angiotensin and Aldosterone levels
Child that develops tremors and renal insufficiency with mental status changes, muscle weakness in extremities has what?
Mercury poisoning
ITP lab values are what in the following:
PT
PTT
Bleeding time
Plt count
Normal
Normal
Inc
Dec
How do NSAIDs effect filtration fraction?
No effect bc they decrease RPF and GFR
What presents in neonates as a bulging blue domed, translucent membrane at the level of the vaginal introitus and can lead to urinary obstruction?
Best way to image?
Imperforate hymen
US
When is Persantine and regadenoson testing indicated?
When is it contraindicated?
If contraindicated, use what instead?
Baseline ECK is uninterpretable - LBB or paced rhythm
COPD
Dobutamine
What Grade of a study means that it is harmful without benefits for pts?
D
When can children sit in the front seat?
Older than 13
Leg length discrepancies of what value may be treated with an in-sole shoe lift?
< 2 cm
What is panax ginseng (Asian ginseng root) used to treat?
MC SE?
ED/sexual dysfunction, T2DM, fatigue
Inability to sleep
A pt is scheduled to undergo an appendectomy, during the procedure a previously unknown ovarian mass is noted and removed, what is this called?
Battery
What is more common, lateral or medial meniscus tears?
Medial by 3x as much
What is the MC type of vulvar cancer?
Presents in whom?
SCC
Post-menopausal women
Pt w/FUO, what are the most likely causes?
Collagen vascular disease (22%)
Chronic infection (16%)
Malignancy (7%)
What is the MC cause of jaundice w/in the first 24 hours of delivery?
What is the rule for total bilirubin levels?
ABO incompatibility
5 mg/dL per 24 hours
Saw palmetto is used to treat what?
SE’s?
BPH
Mild - HA, nausea, dizziness
What bacteria is a lactose-negative, hydrogen sulfide-producing g(-) bacteria?
Which similar bacteria does NOT produce hydrogen sulfide?
Salmonella enterica typhimurium
Shigella dysenteriae
Pt with preeclampsia before 20 weeks, uterine enlargement, disproportional fundal height indicate what?
Treat how?
Molar pregnancy
Dilation and evacuation
What is the indication for a carotid endarterectomy?
Carotid stenosis of 70-99%
If 100% occluded, NO benefit
What is the CSF like in FUNGAL meningitis?
Cell count? Cell type? Pressure? Glucose? Protein?
10-100s cell count Lymphocyte predom Inc pressure Dec glucose Inc protein
What will the ristocetin assay be in vWF pts?
Bernard-Soulier?
Low
Normal
How do you treat bacterial meningitis d/t Grp B strep in a 5 day old infant?
Ampicillin + gentamicin
OR
Ampicillin + cefotaxime
After a fracture of the scaphoid has been treated, what is the best imaging to verify osseous union?
CT
Multiple myeloma can cause what type of RTA?
What specific features?
What effect on bicarbonate?
Type II - proximal
Hypokalemia and acidic urine (< 5.5)
Dec reapportion by the prox tubule
What is the MC allergen in the summer?
Fall/winter?
Grass (rose fever) or trees
Ragweed (hay fever)
What causes restrictive cardiomyopathy that is a result of eosinophil degranulation leading to cardiac necrosis and fibrosis?
Loaf flyer endocarditis
In 5-alpha-reductase deficiency what is the testosterone to DHT level?
Present how?
Elevated testosterone
DHT is reduced
Ambiguous genitalia at birth
What is the treatment for tension pneumothorax?
Immediate needle decompression followed by tube thoracostomy
Lactulose MOA?
Broken down by ABD flora into lactic acid and organic acids
Lactic acid lowers fecal pH which promotes the diffusion of ammonium into ammonia (NH3) into the lumen
Also reduce amount of bacteria in colon
How to control ascites in alcoholics?
Diuretics and Na restriction
Pt has a confirmed osteosarcoma, what imaging should take place next?
CT chest —> 80% go to lungs
What is the non-surgical conservative treatment for Achilles’ tendon rupture?
Long-leg cast w/20 degrees of plantarflexion for 2 weeks, followed by progressive weight bearing and therapy
Physicians acting as Good Samaritans have immunity to what?
Ordinary negligence
What stool osmotic gap indicates a secretory diarrhea?
< 50
Think: 5 looks like a S, therefore —> secretory
Pt that has hematuria, polyuria, and BPH may have what?
Further testing how?
Urinary bladder diverticulitis
VCUG
What causes a progressive, systemic CT disorder that affects striated muscle fibers and affects pts bw ages of 50-70 and is more common among females than males?
Describe the labs
polymyositis
Inc CK, Inc aldolase, + anti-Jo-1 Ab
How to treat hyperthyroidism in pregnant pt in 1st trimester?
2nd and 3rd?
PTU
Methimazole
Pt that is bit by a cat has fatigue and generalized body aches, what bug is it?
Describe it (g+, g-, shape, etc)
What is the normal treatment?
Pateurella
G(-) bacillus
Augmentin
What is the MC cause of IE?
Staph aureus
What is complex regional pain syndrome?
How many stages?
Disorder of extremities characterized by pain, swelling, limited ROM, vasomotor instability, skin changes, patchy bone demineralization
3
What test is described by passively flexing the pt’s shoulder to 90 degrees then IR the shoulder?
Specific for what?
O’Brien’s test
Superior labral anterior to posterior tear
What is subclinical hyperthyroidism?
Associated w/what risks?
Low TSH
Normal T4
Normal total/free T3
AFib, dec bone mineral density
Hyperthyroid symptoms with hoarseness indicates what?
Why?
Graves
Goiter irritates RLN
Pt with hyperthyroid symptoms d/t post-viral inflammatory process has what?
What happens later?
Subacute [graulomatous] thyroiditis (de Quervain’s)
Becomes hypothyroid
What thyroid problems may occur 2-6 months postpartum?
What else can cause it?
Thyrotoxicosis
Infection, malignancy, hyperythyroidism
What is Plummer’s disease known as?
Prevalence biggest in whom?
What is seen on thyroid scan?
Toxic multi nodular goiter
Older people w/decreased iodine
Patchy uptake
Chapman point at the TP of T2 indicates what?
Thyroid pathology
Chapman point at proximal right thigh indicates what?
Crohn’s
Pt is taking prednisone long term for some health problems. He wants to do an elective GB removal. What should be done prior to surgery?
Why?
Increase prednisone dose
Pts on long-term steroids are at risk for Adrenal Insufficiency during times of stress (surgery)
What level evidence is the strongest? What kind of study has this evidence?
Weakest? What kind of study?
1, randomized, controlled, double-blind
3, case report and case series
What is another name for smudge cells?
Seen in what?
Ruptured cells
CLL
Auer rods are seen in what?
AML
What presents MC in men > 55 w/Asx leukocytosis w/WBC > 50,000, HSM, anemia?
CLL
What is the DeBakey type 1?
Ascending aorta, arch, and descending thoracic aorta
What is the DeBakey type 2?
Ascending aorta ONLY
What is the DeBakey type 3a?
Descending thoracic aorta distal to Left subclavian artery and proximal to celiac artery
What is the DeBakey type 3b?
Thoracic and ABD aorta distal to left subclavian artery
Hemodynamically stable pt w/sustained VTach gets what?
Amiodarone
Pt w/hemodynamically stable SVT, what is 1st line treatment?
If unstable?
Vagal maneuver, then adenosine
synchronized cardioversion
Generally speaking, what is the order of treatment when there are multiple SD’s?
Correct thoracic vertebral SD 1st bc it can improve other dysfx
Varying degrees of microcytosis with abnormally large central pallor?
Fe def anemia
Erythrocyte with a central color spot in the area of pallor is what?
Seen in what condition
Target cell
Alpha-thalassemia
What conditions can cause acquired sideroblastic anemia?
Lead
Drugs - INH, EtOH, chloramphenicol
collagen vascular disease
Neoplasm
What rbcs have a regular outline and lack central pallor?
Can be seen in what condition?
Spherocytes
AIHA
Within the carotid sheath, where does the IJV lie anatomically?
Lateral to the common carotid
Anterior to the vagus n.
How does a child w/mild dehydration present?
How much approx volume loss?
Best 1st treatment?
Slight dry mucous membranes
3-5%
PO rehydration
How does moderate dehydration present in children?
Approx how much volume loss?
Tachycardia, deep respirations, reduced skin turgor, irritability, sunken fontanelle, dec urine output
6-9%
How does severe dehydration present in children?
Approx how much volume loss?
HoTN, cap refill > 3s, cool skin, lethargy, tachypnea
> 10%
What causes normal exercise tolerance with ST segment elevation w/out evidence of MI seen on echo?
What is the pathophysiology?
Prinzmetal aka variant angina
Coronary artery vasospasm
Transient, monocular loss of vision lasting a few minutes followed by complete recovery is called what?
Most often d/t what?
Amaurosis fugax
Retinal emboli dislodged from i/L carotid a.
Pt that has kidney stones, what is V. Important that they do as an outpt?
Filter urine to analyze the stone
How do you set up the pt for reciprocal inhibition ME treatment?
Put the pt into their DIRECT barrier
Fall backward onto hand results in what SD?
Fall forwards?
Anterior radial head
Posterior radial head
It is REVERSED
What tendons are irritated in DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis?
APL
EPB
Pt that is presenting with a large bowel obstruction, what is the MC cause?
Neoplasm
What is the best initial step in w/u of normal pressure hydrocephalus?
Non-Con CT
Young girl that presents w/precocious puberty that has a negative LH response on leuprolide stimulation test indicates what?
Therefore need to do what to w/u?
Peripheral cause
US ovaries and adrenals
Lithium use during pregnancy can cause what?
Ebstein anomaly - tricuspid leaflets do not close properly, leads to enlarged heart
Tricuspid atresia
Pt has subacromial bursitis, what is the preferred treatment?
Why?
Subacromial steroid injection over intra-articular
Less bursal inflammation
What may present with pain over the acromion, that is poorly localized, and can be exacerbated by overhead activities and has a positive Neer’s and Hawkin’s test?
Subacromial bursitis
MC causes of duodenal ulcer?
H. Pylori infection
NSAID use
What is the best test used to diagnose CTS?
Phalen’s
Hypospadias is associated with what else?
1 - chordee: ventral curvature of the penis
Also, cryptorchidism and inguinal hernias
What is 1st line treatment for stable angina?
Adjunct treatment?
Beta blockers
CCBs
What is a congenital abnormality in a newborn that is a mass and is edematous, dark in color, and is covered by a gelatinous matrix of greenish material?
Where is it located?
Gastrochisis
LATERAL to midline
What child condition causes exopthalamos, macroglossia, gigantism, hyperinsulinemia, and hypoglycemia?
What is else is associated with it?
What is seen in utero?
Beckwith-Weidmann
Omphalocele
Polyhydramnios
What causes diarrhea and inability to extend the wrist in an adult pt?
Treat with what?
Pb poisoning
EDTA or dimercaptosuccinic acid
Young female that comes to the ED for passing out after standing for 2 hours and felt lightheaded, sweaty, and anxious is caused by what?
Vasovagal
What is another name for the Patrick test?
Used for what?
FABERE
Sacroilitis or OA of the hip
What is a result of severe hypothyroidism leading to AMS, hypothermia, respiratory depression, bradycardia, HoTN, hyponatremia, and hypoglycemia?
Need to check what else?
Treat how?
Myxedema coma
Serum cortisol to check for co-existing A.I.
IV thyroxine (T4) and hydrocortisone
What is a sclerosing lesion of the breast that may mimic malignancy on mammography?
Radial scar
What is a hereditary form of glomerularnephritis that shows BM splitting on electron microscopy?
Presents w/how much proteinuria a day?
Alport syndrome
< 3.5 g/day as with ALL nephritic syndrome
Malignant hyperthermia is d/t what drug?
What mechanism?
Succinylcholine
Massive influx of intracellular Ca levels and a hypermetabolic state
What is the MC compulsion in OCD?
Repetitive washing (60%)
Pt that has SVT and is unconscious and unstable, treat how?
Synchronized cardioversion withOUT sedation
What type of Salter-Harris fracture is described through the growth plate (physis)?
Also called what?
What is spared?
Type 3
Tillaux fracture
Metaphysis
What is the mneomnic for Salter-Harris fractures?
Describe each 1
SALTR - slipped, above, lower, through, ruined
1 - slipped (growth plate)
2 - fracture extends ABOVE the physeal plate, involves the metaphysis
3 - through the growth plate and epiphysis, spares metaphysis
4 - through growth plate (physis), metaphysis, and epiphysis
5 - complete crush injury of all 3
What is the MC site of vaginal injury in a sexual assault victim?
Posterior fourchette
Pt in asystole is given epinephrine and is check 3 minutes later, what should be given this time?
1 mg of Epi every 3-5 minutes
What special fracture involves fractures of the maxilla, nasal bones, and medial aspects of the orbits?
Le Fort II
What special fracture involves only the maxilla at the level of the nasal fossa d/t direct blow or impact?
Le Fort I
What is a complete craniofacial disjunction that involves the maxilla, zygoma, nasal bones and bones fo the cranial base, midface will be “floating”?
Le Fort III
What is the most important criteria to monitor for determining replacement fluids in burn victims?
What is the goal?
Urine output
.5 mL/kg/hour
Pt that has Right-sided torticollis will present how?
Why?
SB to right > SB to left
Rotation Left > Rotation Right
SCM SBs towards, Rotates AWAY
Spasm of Right SCM will SB towards more and rotate away more
What is the parkland formula?
%BSA x weight (kg) x 4 = mL fluid over 24 hours
Hypotonia, decreased activity, macroglossia, and umbilical hernia indicate what?
Can lead to what?
Hypothyroidism
Mental retard
How does supination of the foot cause the fibular head to move?
Posteriorly
How do you treat an anterior fibular head with HVLA?
Thenar eminence placed over anterior aspect of proximal fibula, Thrust anterior to posterior
What is an osteochondral defect in the 2nd metatarsal head?
Frieberg’s infraction
What involves osteonecrosis of the tarsal navicular, presents in childhood?
Kohler’s disease
What involves osteochondrosis of the capitellum, common in little league baseballers?
Panner’s disease
What involves osteochondrosis at the insertion of the Achilles’ tendon on the calcaneal tuberosity, seen during rapid growth in the young?
Sever’s disease
What involves AVN and collapse of the lunate, common with repetitive compressive loading of wrist?
Kienbock’s disease
What can be taken to prevent uric acid stone formation?
MOA?
Potassium citrate
Alkalinzes the urine
What is the preferrred treatment for cutaneous larva migrans?
Thiabendazole