NBS II General Diagnosis random notes Flashcards
Ear crusty discharge
Otitis externa, swimmers ear
Bulging tympanum
Otitis media
Retracted tympanum - blocking Eustachian tube
Serrous (bubbly) and altitude
Myringitis
Redness (acute infection)
Meningitis
Common complication
Ear black discharge
Perforation
Ear: Pearly gray
Normal
Otosclerosis
chalky white ear drum
Conduction problem conditions/ disease
INfection
Cerumen
Otosclerorsis
Ear conduction problem can hear better or worse in lout environment?
Better
Weber lateralizes to the side of? (Ear that can hear)
Conduction problem
Rhinne air vs bone conduction
Air 2: Bone 1
Nose: Red
Acute rhinitis
Nose: Pale/ gray/ blue
Allergies or chronic “itis”
Nose: Foul discharge
Foreign object
Nose: Clear discharge/ bloody
CSF
Nose: Watery unilateral
Cribriform plate fracture
Nose bleed
Epistaxis
Nose: Mass in mucosa
Polyp
Supraclavicular lymph drains …..
Right side; above the diaphragm
Abnormal Rhinne test indicate
Air conduction problem
What vertebra level is pancreas located
T10
Epigastric, fetal position, alcoholism, ECHYMOSIS in the flank that is NOT painful
Pancreatitis (head)
diseases in pancreas head
Pancreatitis
Cancer
Diseases in pancreas tail
Diabetes Melitus
Tests for diabetes
A1C (best) - looking for glycosylation in blood
GTT (8-12 hours)
FBS
Glycosylated Hemoglobin
Does pancreatitis patient experience pain?
Yes, sharp pain that goes through and patient leans FORWARD to alleviate pain
What can be used (substance) to help with diabetes
Chromium
When sugar combines with protein causing inflammation and free radicals
Glycation
Sensorineural hearing conditions
Presbycusis
Neuroma
Menierre’s
GB quadrant
RUQ
Murphy’s sign is associated with
GB
Female, multiparous, flatulence, distension, obese, steatorrhea, right scapular pain, jaundice
GB
Shilling’s Shift
WBC 17,500
Appendicitis
Shilling’s Test
PLS
What quadrant is Appendicitis
RLQ
Where is appendicitis pain located
McBURNEY’s point
B/w ASIS and umbilicus (Right Lower)
Tests for appendicits
Psoas test & Obturator Test
Blumberg (Rebound tenderness)
Rovsing’s (Pressure in LLQ)
Markle (Heel Jar)
Which quadrant is being pressed in Rovsing’s
LLQ
What condition cause pain at every point during Blumber Rebound Tenderness
Peritonitis
How to test obturator
Internal and external rotate hip
How to do psoas test
Flex or extend hip
Peptic ulcer includes
Duodenal and Gastric Ulcer
Helicobacter Pylori, infection
Peptic ulcer
What study is needed for peptic ulcer
Barium Study
Virchow’s node on the left, occult blood
Cancer
Elderly, alcohol problem, B12 absorption problem, PLS (stocking and glove paresthesia)
Gastritis
Which one is more common? Gastric/ duodenal ulcer
Duodenal - due to stress, acidic condition, lack of sleep
Which one may be relieved after eating? Gastric/ duodenal ulcer
Gastric ulcer
Duodenal - 2 hours after eating
B12 extrinsic factor, diet (animal product)
CYANOCOBALAMIN
B12 intrinsic factor
Secreted by parietal cells in gut (ext and int combined to allow B12 absorption)
B12 function
RBC maturation
Myelination of nerves