Q Bank 3 Flashcards
viral uri syx with abrupt onset?
influenza like illness
Nonthrobocytopenic palpable purpura
colicky abdominal pain
Arthritis
dx?
Henoch-Schonlein purpura
At what heights should you think about Marfan’s?
70 - female
72 - male
+ 2 other common findings (ie myopia, long arms)
Strongly consider ECHO for MVP
which bed wetting treatment has highest cure rate and lowest relapse rate?
Bed alarms
When can you get a false positive on UDS?
Eating poppy seed muffins
It only takes one
Ottawa ankle rules
Can’t take 4 weight bearing steps
Get Xray if pain: over malleolar zone, TTP over posterior edge of malleolus or midpoint or base of 5th metatarsal/navicular
Parasitic disease that if untreated leads to cardiomyopathy, heart failure, fatal arrhythmia
American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease)
common to Central America
vector - kissing bug
Long term outcomes of trichomonas
infertility, poor birth outcomes
Long term outcome of cysticercosis?
epilepsy
Head/neck LN most likely to be cancerous?
Supraclavicular
Dosing of RhoGAM
If < 12 wks –> 50ug
If >12 weeks –> 300 ug
Give to all Rh - pregnancies with bleeding
most common nutritional deficiency?
Iron
28 wk gravid
O-, Ab+
What does this mean?
Fetus is at risk of hemolytic dz but only if father is Rh+
Most common complication after Roux-en Y bypass
Iron and B12 definciency
NOT dumping syndromes (rare apparently)
1 y/o has microcytic anemia, next?
tx w/ po iron
NOT additional bloodwork
If failure to respond then you do a work up
most sensitive method for identifying risk for postoperative bleeding?
Bleeding history
NOT coats
Scabies are primarily transmitted through?
direct contact
electrosurgical destruction in contraindicated for which type of skin lesion?
Melanoma
(also use of pacemaker)
Basal cell can be treated with electrosurgery
How to drain a felon?
High lateral incision OR volar longitudinal incision OR high lateral incision
young adult w/ fever, fatigue, weight loss, diarrhea x 2 months with palpable mass in RLQ. most likely dx?
Crohn’s
this pattern of syx is characteristic when Crohn’s affects the distal small intestine (regional enteritis)
pt has erythroderma and fever, leukocytosis with 20% EOS, elevated LFTs. Dx?
Drug run with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS syndrome)
stop offending meds - anti seizure meds, allopurinol
Start steroids
Characteristic findings in secondary hyperaldosteronism
Sodium retention (decreased Ur sodium) Increased potassium secretion
preferred imaging for dx of appendicitis?
spiral CT (sensitive 97%, specificity 98%) NOT US - kid was 15
What happens if you start ACEI in a pt with renovascular HTN?
Increased Cr, HyperK+
Fancy name for target rash
erythema migrans
Scattered individual purple macules on ankles and wrists. Dx?
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
dry scaling dark red rash in groin with an active border and centra clearing. Dx?
Tinea cruris
migratory pruritic erythematous population eruption. dx?
uticaria
Pt wants to stop Pradaxa and switch to warfarin. How?
Start warfarin now and stop dabigatran in 3 days
Dabigatran does raise INR, won’t see the real INR until it has been stopped for 2 days
Mech of action of metformin
Inhibit glucose production by liver
Tx for air hunger in hospice pt
Morphine
Use haloperidol for n/v and delirium
Use scopolamine for secretions
hypothyroid pt gets preggo. How do you manage?
Will need more thyroid hormone
Increase to 9 doses/weekly (take extra dose on 2 days/wk)
Frequent TSH/T4 to guide dosage
Pt with FOOSH, + fx of radius has hyperCa and found to have hyperPTH. Now what?
Refer to surgery for parathyroidectomy
Indicated in PTH + fragility fx
Factor V leiden is associated with?
DVTs
Infant has conjunctivitis and gram Stan is gram neg diplococci. next?
IM CTX
NOT topicals - ppx only
helpful treatment in the common cold?
Ipratropium nasal spray (Atrovent)
The only recommended tx to help with colds. Helps with cough and rhinorrhea
when should a preggo get live virus vaccine?
immediate post partum
what labs should be checked before starting reclast (bisphosphonate) for osteoporosis?
GFR
Ca2+ (hypocalcemia is contraindication to bisphosphonate
pathognomonic exam finding for SCFE?
Limited internal rotation of the flexed hip
Osmotic demyelination (central pontine myelinolysis) occurs from too rapid correction of?
Hyponatremia
what can help prevent melanoma?
Avoiding hormones
High potency broad spectrum sunscreen
pt presents with episodes of hypoxia, no finding on CXR. He is doing basement projects. Dx?
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Relapsing/remitting episodes that occur after exposure to fungus
tx - avoidance
What other metabolic abnormality if seen in CKD 4
HyperPTH
Resevoir for hantavirus?
Deer mice
How to calculate negative predictive value
True negative/(all those that tested negative)
PCOS increases risk for which carcinoma?
Endometrial
cardiac rhythm in anorexia?
Brady
Tx for gonorrhea
250mg IM CTX
how do you counsel laboring pt interested in regional analgesia.
Increases the risk of instrument assisted van delivery
Toddler w/ behavioral probs, on exam long wide protruding ears, elongated face, frontal bossing, macrocephaly. Dx?
Fragile X syndrome
At puberty get prominent jaw and macro-orchidist
microbrachycephaly, maxillary hyperplasia, large mouth, prognathism
Angelman syndrome
Narrow distance between temples, almond shaped eyes, thin upper lip. Dx?
Trader-Wili syndrome
Mechanism of action of sevelamer in CKD pts
Blocks intestinal absorption of phosphate which lowers PTH hormone secretion. End goal is to prevent hypercalcemia from secondary hyperPTH
Tx for otitis externa
TOP cipro/dexamethasone
this is safe to use even if you are not sure if TM is intact
Tx for childhood OSA
Adenotonsillectomy
poor cpap compliance in kids
acidification of the urine is helpful with which type of renal stone?
calcium phosphate (struvite stone)
for all others acidic urine promotes formation
cranberry juice or betaine lower urine pH
10 y/o has heel pain during first few minutes of playing sport. Never at walk. No TTP over achilles. + b/l heel pain with passive dorsiflex of ankles. Dx?
Calcaneal apophysisitis (Sever disease)
Usually kids 5-11
Tight chilles is pulling on the posterior calcaneus with running/jumping causing micro trauma
NL Xray
Tx avoid painful activity, NSAIDs, ice, stretch
1st line study to dx endometriosis?
TVUS
Tx for non inflammatory acne
topical retinoids
Tx for mild to moderate inflammatory or mixed acne
TOP abx
13 y/o with limp
R hip: decreased internal rotation. Hip externally rotates involuntarily with passive flexion. Dx?
SCFE
Needs surgery - no weight bearing
pretibial myxedema is a cutaneous manifestation of?
Graves dz (can present in hypo or hyper thyroid phase) Increased deposition of mucin
healthy pt, 3 mo h/o hoarseness w/o syx. Next?
Laryngoscopy
NOT PPI trial