Neuro, rheum, theaputics Flashcards
Mixed UMN/LMN signs, wasting of muscles, sensation intact, mild frontotemporal dementia Sx=? dx?
MND
Nerve conduction studies and electromyography
Adult, muscle weakness, cataracts and ptosis =
myotonic dystophy
Symptoms of subacute degeneration of spinal cord
Ataxia
Loss of proprioception
Spasticity
Reduced reflexes
What type of Ca channel to CCBs affect
L type channel
Myoclonus elicited by a statle should make you think of a
mitochondrial disorder
Lidocaine toxicity presentation
Perioral parasthesia first
SAMS
Slurred speech
Altered mental status
Muscle twitching
Seizures
Long-standing Rheum A
Now diarrhoea, weight loss, plaques in the axilla, proteinuria, hepatosplenomegaly =? Dx?
AA Amyloidosis
Rectal biopsy
60M Progressive dementia over 3 months with prodromal insomnia and depression = ? ix?
Sporadic CJD
Electroencephalography - EEG
Differentiate sporadic and variant CJD on MRI
Sporadic - changes in putamen, cordate and cortex
Variant - pulvinar
variant pulverised
Brittle asthma now acutely painful hip and unable to weight bare = ? ix?
AVN - needs MRI
[Steroid use]
T score for osteoperosis? When is it different?
-2.5
-1.5 if on steroid therapy -> start bisphosphonates
Heavy lifting - now pain over greater tuberosity of shoulder and painful arc on abduction =
supraspinatus
IV nitroprusside, now SOB abdo pain widespread ST depression = ? rx?
Cyanide poisoning from nitroprusside
IV dicobalt edetate
bodybuilder taking steroids hormones?
Raised testosterone
reduced LH (negative feedback from testosterone)
Pure motor or sensory stroke is?
Lacunar
TACS, PACS and lacunar stroke
TACS - Cerebral dysfunction, sensory, motor and visual
PACS - 2 of the 3 above
Lacunar - 1
Exercise then a few hours after weakness =
hypokalemic periodic paralysis
Meningioma of the cerebellar pontine angle
2 options for rx of acute dystonic reaction
Procyclidine
trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride
6-MP What drug can be fatal if co-administered
Allopurinol
[Prevents degradation of 6-MP
Severe headache
hypotension
Low Na raised K
Meningisim, CN VI palsy, visual field defect
Pituitary apoplexy
with compression of optic chiasm
Raynauds on atenolol for BP with creat 180. what should you do
Stop atenolol - worsens Raynaud’s
Start ramipril for renoprotection
avPu, haemodynamically stable
Digoxin overdose what can be given other than fab frgaments?
phenytoin
[plus IV digibind (fab fragments)]
Rheum DMARDs safeish in preg
Azathioprine, sulfasalazine and hydroxycloroquine
ASH is alright this time
28F, Myasthenia, 6 weeks worsening sx with weight gain and ankle oedema
Pregnant - causes MG flares in first trimester
Hx gout new diagnosis UC. Plan to start azathioprine. What do you need to do?
Stop allopurinol
check TPMT
Why do steroids cause bone fractures?
Alter PTH secretion
Stenosis of carotid for endarctectomy
> 50%
ONLY internal carotids
Brain surgery as a kid
Now depression -> cognitive impairment and myoclonic jerks
CJD
When is schirmers test positive
<5mm wetting after 5 minutes
Infection / surgery
-> very painful arm followed by proximal weakness and some sensory changes especially axillary
Brachial neuritis
Which DMARD may cause weakness, difficulty swallowing and a myasthenic picture
Penicillamine
Swollen knee
polarised light of aspirate - needle-shaped
Gout
Rheum A, has paraesthesia of lateral 2 fingers =- key iX?
Carpal tunnel
EMG / nerve conduction studies
On warfarin and given drug for fungus that inhibits mititic spindle of fungus - what happens to inr
Decreases - drug is Griseofulvin
Sudden visual loss affecting eye. Cotton wool spots and flame haeemorrhages in 1 quadrant. Prolonged APTT
BRVO - due to Antiphospholipid syndrome
Young onset ischemic event needs to check what
cocaine use
Rivaroxaban which factor inhibited
10a
Heparin affects
Antithrombin III
MG crisis of weekness unable to swallow needs
IV Ig
Most common side effect of donepezil / ACH inhib
insomnia
anorexia, hallucinations, aggitation
sCJD in 50s what ix first?
MRI
Then LP for protein 14-3-3
20s resting tremor and raised transaminases
Wilsons
Polymyalgia key iX
ESR
Dry red patches that became scaly. Areas of hair loss. worse in summer
Discoid lupus
Intention myoclonus following cerebral hypoxia eg OOHCA
lance adams syndrome
Weakness of finger flexors and quadriceps with mild rise in CK
Inclusion body myositis
Sensory loss over middle fingers of hand
T7
Most specific test for sCJD
Real time quaking induced conversion test
RTQuICT
BIG pile of aspirin 30 mins ago
gastric lavage
Excercise induced muscle pain and dark urine? ix?
McArdle sydrome [muscle phosphylase deficiency]
Serum lactate following exercise
Confirmed xanthochromia on LP with normal CT. What next
MRA
Cluster heache but actually 30 episodes per day and in a woman = rx?
Paroyxsmal hemicrania
Indomethcin
S
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome Rx
Bromocriptine