MKSAP 4 Flashcards
M w/ weeks of b/l hand pain, headache, HTN x1 week. BP 210/110. Cr 2.8, Plt 130, Hb 10, schistocytes on smear
scan with reticular fibrosis
(a) Most likely dx
(b) First line tx
(a) Scleroderma renal crisis- systemic sceroderma pt w/ acute onset hypertensive urgency and kidney failure due to b/l renal artery stenosis (from deposition of collagen and vascular wall thickening 2/2 scleroderma)
(b) First line tx (most studied) = Captopril- rapid onset, short duration of action ACEi
Radiation pneumonitis
(a) Timeline
(b) Clinical features
(c) Tx
Radiation pneumonitis
(a) Typically 4-12 weeks after radiation
(b) Fever, cough (looks just like regular PNA), often is tx first as regular PNA w/ abx then symptoms refractory
(c) Steroids
What type of extrapyramidal symptoms are the following
a) Sudden muscle contractions
(b) Subjetive restlessness
(c) Repetitive involuntary behavior (ex: lip smacking
Extrapyramidal symptoms
(a) Sudden muscle contractions = dystonia/ dystonic reaction
(b) Akathisia = subjective restlessness, pacing
(c) Lip smaking = tardive dyskinesia
Malaria prophylaxis options
Atovaquone-proguanil often first line
Second line- doxy
-used over hydroxychloroquine given high resistance
When is daily acyclovir for HSV-1 ppx indicated?
Daily acyclovir if
- more than 4 outbreaks per year
- painful outbreaks w/o prodromal features (so can’t start oral acyclovir at signs of prodromal features)
- complications (ex: aseptic meningitis)
Most common bug causing culture negative endocarditis
Coxiella burnetti (Q-fever)
-HACEK organisms are actually usually found on cultures now
Q-fever
(a) Mechanism of transmission
(b) Most common clinical course
Q-fever = zoonotic infection 2/2 coxiella burnetti
(a) Zoonotic- farm animals, manure/straw/dust
(b) Most common clinical course = self-limited febrile illness w/o complications
Scleroderma renal crisis
(a) Clinical features
(b) Lab abnormalities
(c) Acute management
Scleroderma renal crisis
-scleroderma = 2/2 collagen deposition, vessel wall thickening
(a) Acute-onset hpertensive emergency and renal failure in pt w/ signs of systemic scleroderma (skin/joint findings)
(b) Renal failure (Cr elevated), also can have MAHA (so anemia) and thrombocytopenia
(c) Acute mgmt = captopril to resolve to normal BP within 72 hours
Possible cardiac complication of Q-fever
Q-fever (coxiella burnetti) can cause culture-negative endocarditis
Endocarditis associated w/ high antiphospholipid titer
38M works on farm, presents w/ fever and conjunctival redness
Conjunctival effusion = buzzword for leptospirosis
+blood cultures with which 3 organisms necessitates removal of tunneled catheter line (and not just salvage w/ antimicrobial lock)
3 organisms in which long-term catheters must be removed (don’t just try to antibiotic lock them)
- pseudomonas
- staph aureus b/c makes biofilms
- candidemia/fungemia
What blood test to get for any pt diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer
RET germline mutation
57M w/ unilateral pleural effusion, recent negative TST, bulky mediastinal lymphadenopathy on imaging
Effusion exudative with turbid white fluid
(a) Most likely diagnosis
Chylothorax- TG > 110, due to thoracic duct obstruction from lymphoadenopathy
Type of double vision seen in myasthenia gravis
Fattiguable diplopia- worse at the end of the day, after prolonged periods of staring etc
How to diagnosed myasthenia gravis
(a) Gold standard
(b) Second step
Diagnose myasthenia gravis
(a) First with antibodies- most will be anti-ACHreceptor positive, then a few that are AChR negative will be anti-MUSK positive (muscle receptor tyrosine kinase)
(b) Suspicion still high despite negative antibodies- do EMG for fatigability with repetitive nerve stimulation
Once diagnosed with myasthenia gravis what other 2 things should be checked?
Need to check for other concomittant issues
- TSH given high crossover with autoimmune thyroid issues
- CT neck for thymoma (often place where autoantibodies are made)
When is hemodialysis indicated in severe hypercalcemia?
Only if you can’t flood the patient w/ fluids essentially
ex: already renal failure, CKD/oliguria, heart failure
Otherwise even if Ca super high (15/16) still just use fluids, bisphosphonate, calcitonin
List 2 benefits of liraglutide over saxagliptin
Liraglutide (GLP-1 agonist) promotes weight loss and improves A1C by 1%
While saxagliptin (DPP-4 inhibitors) are weight neutral and modest A1C (0.5%)
62M smoker w/ GERD, claudication symptoms on walking, ABIs 1.45 on R, 1.40 on L
Dx?
Still peripheral arterial disease even though ABI not low
normal is 0.5 to 1.3 actually, so elevated is b/c of calcified/stiff vessels that are non-compressible in advanced PAD
Nocardia
(a) Most common site of primary infection
(b) Feared CNS complication
Nocardia = gram positive rod, branching, partially acid fast staining
(a) Lungs/inhaled, PNA
(b) CNS/brain parenchymal consolidation
Brain abscess with culture + partially acid-fast GP rods
Dx?
Nocardia
Features of disseminated blastomycoses
“Blasts, bones, balls, and skin”
Blastomycosis:
Bones- osteomyelitis in 1/4 of pts w/ disseminated disease, often w/ soft tissue swelling or draining sinus tract adjacent to focus of osteo
Balls- prostatitis, epidiymoorchitis
Skin- verrucous lesions w/ irregular borders, microabscesses, subcutaneous nodules
Which 2 endemic mycoses are typical for Mississippi and Ohio River Valley
Mississippi/Ohio River valley, midwest
-histo and blasto (not coccidio- thats arizona/Cali/New Mexico)
Aside from diabetes, name 2 other associated endocrinopathies seen in hereditary hemochromatosis
Hereditary hemochromatosis causes iron deposition in
- pituitary gonadotrophic cells => low TSH/LH, low tesosterone
- thyroid follicular cells => hypothyroidism
Spotaneous PTX with surrounding ground in HIV pt w/ LDH > 450
Dx?
PCP- LDH > 450 is rather specific for PCP
-5% of PCP cases have spontaneous PTX
Anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase- dx?
Anti-GAD = LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood)
Adults 30-50, type 1 diabetes so need insulin sooner, not obese typically
When to use high vs. low potency topical steroids for psoriasis
Psoriasis:
Low potency for face or intertriginous regions with high risk for skin atrophy
High potency for mild/moderate skin findings