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resting tremor?

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Parkinson’s disease

tremor at rest, goes away with movement

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What are the 2 types of action tremor?

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physiologic = catecholamin’es, caffeine, nicotine, anxiety, ritalin, drug (overuse)

essential (genetic) = tremor with movement

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What diseases have intention tremor? Describe it?

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MS, cerebellar disease, CVA/brain injury

-tremor increases in severity as the hand moves closer to target

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Treatment for resting tremor?

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treat parkinson’s

  • balance dopamine and acetylcholine
  • levodopa/carbidopa
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treatment for action tremor?

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remove offending agents

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treatment for essential tremor?

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propranolol and primidone

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patient comes in and has not been able to move very quickly, he has difficulty arising from a seating position, and difficulty with handwriting.. you suspect Parkinson’s… what are other symptoms?

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  • resting tremor (pill rolling)
  • bradykinesia (slow, shuffling gait)
  • rigidity (cogwheel)
  • postural instability
  • expressionless (masked facies)
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Treatment for Parkinson’s disease?

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65 = levodopa/carbidopa

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What is the pathophys of Parkinson’s disease?

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degeneration of basal ganglia cells in the substantial nigra

-deficiency of dopamine and imbalance of dopamine and acetylcholine

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How does levodopa work? Why combine with carbidopa?

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for Tx parkinsons

-circulates in plasma to BBB where it crosses & is decarboxylated to dopamine

=we can’t give dopamine because it does not cross BBB

combine with carbidopa to lower doses of levodopa and reduce ADR

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Amantadine?

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mild anticholinergic

-helpful for mild parkinson’s symptoms

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What class of drugs breaks down dopamine?

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monoamine oxidase B inhibitor

selegiline

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What are catecholamine-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors used for?

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Parkinson’s

  • reduce metabolism of levodopa
  • (ex. tolcapone and entacapone)
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rapid involuntary, non-repetitive or rhythmic movement involving the face, trunk, and limbs

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chorea

huntington’s disease

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What is the inheritance pattern for Huntington’s disease?

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autosomal dominant

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Treatment for Huntington’s Disease?

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  • no known cure
  • symptomatic

Chorea: tetrabenazine
Chorea + psychosis = olanzapine, risperidone, haloperidol

PT/OT/ speech

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What are symptoms of Huntington’s Disease?

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Neurologic = chorea, dystonia, hyperreflexia

Cognitive = poor judgement, loss of insight, memory loss

Psych = aggression, delusion, anxiety, depression, disinhibition

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DDX of choreiform disorder?

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  1. Huntington’s Chorea
  2. Tardive dyskinesia = after use of antipsychotic drug and metoclopramide (N/V drug)
  3. Extrapyramidal syndrome = after antipsychotic like haldol (treat with benadryl)
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Diagnosis and treatment for Tourette Syndrome?

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tic (motor or phonic) occur several times per day for 1 year

treat symptoms

  • fluphenazine, pimozide, haloperidol
  • behavior therapy
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symmetrical extremity weakness that began in the legs and ascents, DTR are decreased,

autonomic dysfunction (tachycardia, urinary retention)

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Guillain- Barre

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What is often the cause of Guillain-Barre?

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infectious = campylobacter jejuni (most common)

other causes: minor infection, immunization, surgery

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When does Guillain-Barre become life threatening?

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when affects muscles of respiration or swallowing = resp failure!

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How do you diagnose Guillain-Barre?

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lumbar puncture = elevated CSF protein with normal WBC

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Treatment for Guillain-Barre?

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IVIG = plasma exchange (plasmapheresis)

-hospitalized to monitor resp status

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patient presents with ptosis, diplopia, difficulty chewing, limb weakness, easily fatigue weakness with everyday activities (brushing hair), improve with rest
myasthenia gravis ``` young women (20-30) old man (70-80) ```
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What is the pathophys of myasthenia gravis?
antibodies directed against the acetylcholine receptor on the muscle surface cause an increased rate of receptor destruction = leads to weakness
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How do you diagnose myasthenia gravis?
administer short-acting anti cholinesterase (edrophonium) antibodies = autoantibodies acetylcholine receptor, autoantibodies to tyrosine kinase (MuSK)
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Treatment of myasthenia Gravis?
give cholinesterase inhibitor = pyridostigmine -thymectomy if
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Drugs that cause myasthenia gravis?
-aminoglycoside ABX (neomycin, gentamicin, streptomycin, tobramycin) - magnesium sulfate - penicillamine - interferon-alpha
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patient first has visual problems, then complains of sensory loss and weakness in limbs, ataxia and paresthesias -intention tremor
multiple sclerosis
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what is the first sign of multiple sclerosis?
optic neuritis and vision changes
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What is the pathophys of multiple sclerosis?
inflammation associated with multiple foci of demyelination in the CNS white matter
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Diagnose multiple sclerosis?
MRI: McDonald Criteria | CSF = oligoclonal bands
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Treatment for multiple sclerosis?
- interferon Beta-1a - glatiramer acetatone - IV glucocorticoids - immunosuppressive (cyclophosphamide)
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What is the etiology of cerebral palsy?
-cerebral injury before birth, during delivery, or in perinatal period (hypoxia/ischemia)
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Patient presents with spasticity, lack of coordination, suppressed primitive reflexes (dyskinetic), ataxic
cerebral palsy
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Treatment for cerebral palsy?
supportive = PT/OT/Speech if bilateral = at risk for hip dysplasia and monitor regularly
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Types of meningitis (5)?
- bacterial - aseptic (viral) - encephalitis - granulomatous - brain abscess
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Causes for aseptic (viral) meningitis?
#1 = enterovirus (coxsackievirus) ``` travel = Tb rodent = CMV Ticks = lyme, rock mountain spotted fever Mosquitos: west nile virus Sexual activity: HIV, syphilis, HSV ```
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fever, nuchal rigidity (brudzinski and kernig), and headache
bacterial meningitis
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Cause of bacterial meningitis?
Streptococcus pneumonia; N meningitidis Group B strep and e coli =
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meningitis with petechial rash
N. Meningitidis
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Diagnose Meningitis?
- Lumbar puncture - CSF analysis - elevated protein, WBC (neutrophils) - decreased glucose
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Bacterial Meningitis Treatment?
- ABX = don't delay! - neonate = ampicillin and cefotaxime - infant to 3 month = same combo - immmunocompetent = cefotaxime + vancyomycin - adult >55 = ampicillin + cefotaxime + vanco -dexamethasone = most everyone get this
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signs of meningitis in neonates?
- fever - hypothermia - irritability - poor feeding - bulging fontanella - nuchal rigidity - +CSF culture
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CSF findings for viral meningitis?
- normal opening pressure - WBC low = lymphocytes or monocytes - normal protein, glucose, blood
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neurologic infection with change in mental status?
encephalitis (pt appear confused, agitated, obtunded, seizures)
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bite from an infected animal = present with hydrophobia, acrophobia, pharyngeal spasm
rabies = encephalitic form
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negri bodies on a patient who was bit by a dog?
rabies
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Treatment for rabies?
- rabies immunoglobulin passive immunization | - rabies vaccine active immunization
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patient had the flu and then started vomiting/confusion, seizure (encephalopathy) in a child after exposure to salicylates (aspirin/pepto-bismol)? diagnosis? Treatment?
reye's syndrome hepatomegaly labs = elevated aminotransferase activity, increased PT, hyperammonemia, hypoglycemia, metabolic acidosis treatment = supportive
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Altered Mental Status Causes?
AEIOU-TIPS - alcohol/AAA - electrolyte/encephalopathies, endocrine problem - insulin - hypoglycmeia - opiates or overdose - uremia - trauma, temp, toxemia - infection (sepsis, meningitis) - psychogenic or PE - space occupying lesion/stroke/shock/seizure
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What is delirium?
acute syndrome - caused by medical condition, substance intoxication or withdrawal, medication ADR = causes temporary confusion and altered mental status -short term and reversible
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Examples of delirium?
- sepsis - sun downing - etoh withdrawal - opiate withdrawal - sun stroke - inhalation of fumes/smoke
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What is dementia?
disorder characterized by impaired memory + aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, executive function irreversible altered mental status
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What are some types of dementia?
- Alzheimer (most common) - Vascular (multi-infarct) - frontotemporal (Pick) - with lewy bodies
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older patient, steadily progressive memory loss = disorientation, language difficulties, inattention,
alzheimer disease memory loss and difficultly with problem solving
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What are pathologic findings for Alzheimers?
- neurofibrillary tangles (intracellular) | - plaques (extracellular)
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Treatment of Alzheimer's?
- acetylcholinesterase inhibitors = donepezil, galantamind, rivastigmine, tacrine - add memantine (NMDA antagonist to regulate glutamate) - antipsychotics for agitation
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Phenytoin ADR?
- gingival hypertrophy - teratogenicity - nystagmus
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Carbamazepine ADR?
- bone marrow suppression - rash (SJS) - teratogenicity (NTD)
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Valproic Acid ADR?
- hepatotoxicity | - teratogenicity (NTD)
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MOA of triptan drugs?
vasoconstriction - selective agonist for serotonin receptors - inhibit release of vasoactive peptides

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