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Cobb angle
Used to measure degree of curvature in scoliosis pt
Acute relapse of MS treatment
IV methylprednisolone
portion of the nephron responsible for the absorption of 90% of the ultrafiltrate
Proximal convoluted tubule
primary risk factor for the development of aortic aneurysms
Smoking
eye changes associated with age-related macular degeneration
Drusen
Cotton-wool patches are associated with what
Hypertension
Diuretics used in kidney failure
Loop diuretics- Bumetanide (Bumex)
Dawson’s fingers
MRI finding associated with MS
Drug that causes malignant hypertension after eating the wrong food “Christmas Buffet”
MAOI’s monoamine oxidase inhibitors
The most common cause of preventable blindness in the United States is
Glaucoma
repetitively absent QRS complexes and “grouped beating.”
Mobitz Type I heart block
amaurosis fugax caused by TIA of what artery
Internal coratid/ Optic artery
Pneumonia associated with aids
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Bartonella Henslae
Cat-Scratch
“herald Patch”
pityriasis rosea
Hypergammaglobulinemia
Multiple myeloma
treatment for campylobacter
Erythromycin
treatment for neuroleptic malignant syndrome (adverse reaction to neuroleptics or antipsychotic meds)
dantrolene (Dantrium) and bromocriptine (Parlodel)
Thyroid Characteristics on PE for Grave’s
Diffuse thyroid gland enlargement
Tx for symptomatic bradyarrhythmia due to sick sinus syndrome
Permanent Pacemaker
medications most likely to cause acute tubular necrosis
Gentamicin
Barretts esophagus leads to what cancer
Adenocarcinoma
Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme Disease
Bartonella henselae
Cat scratch
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Coxiella brunetti
Q fever
inability to pass stool due to lack of ganglionic cells in the colon
Hirschsprung disease?
Dx made with rectal biopsy
dome shaped retina and subretinal fluid that shifts position
with posture changes
Serous retinal detachment
