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Tx for absence seizures
Ethosuximide
S/S: Erythema nodosum, Anterior uveitis
CXR: Bilateral hilar adenopathy, noncaseating granulomas
Labs: elevated ACE
Sarcoidosis
Tx for Sarcoidosis
Systemic Steroids
Tetanus Prophylaxis for patient with dirty wound and unknown vaccine status
Tdap + Tetanus immune Globulins
Delta wave on EKG
Wolff-Parkinson-white syndrome
Tx for acute gout attack
NSAIDs - indomethocin
What BP medication is contraindicated in pt with gout
Thiazides
Palpable gallbladder on abdominal exam
Courvoisier’s Sign
Courvoisier’s sign is indicative of?
Tumor in the head of the pancreas
CXR finding associated with PE
Hamptom’s hump
Tx for HTN in Pregnancy
Hydralazine (First line) or B-blockers
Antidotal agent for benzos
Flumazenil
Most specific cardiac enzyme marker Toponin I vs Troponin T
Troponin I
Type of brain hemorrhage the presents with “pinpoint reactive pupils”
Pontine Hemorrhage
Most common cause of LBO
Carcinoma
Drug of choice for Hypertensive encephalopathy
Sodium Nitroprusside
fixed or consistent Split S2
ASD
Pathologic S3
CHF
EKG finding for PE
S1Q3T3
Etiology for Myocarditis
Coxsackie Virus
Long term Tx for Multiple sclerosis
Interferon beta 1a (Avonex)
Tx for Trigeminal Neuralgia
Carbamazepine
If therapy fails, Stereotactic
(Gamma knife) radiosurgery
What term is given to an ocular examination finding where small, irregular pupils are seen that react with near vision
but not to light?
Argyll-Robertson
Medication to Accelerate gastric emptying.
Metoclopramide (Reglan)
Tx for patients with narcissistic personality disorder
Lithium
Test of choice for diagnosing Mononucleosis
The heterophile test
What nail finding is most consistent with cirrhotic liver disease?
Terry’s Nails
Guillain-Barre CSF findings
Normal glucose, normals WBC, and elevated Protein
Chadwick’s sign
bluish discoloration of the vagina early in pregnancy; it usually appears by 12 weeks of
gestation.
Tx for Bordetella Pertussis
Azythromycin
tumor marker used to identify early relapse in testicular
cancer
Alpha fetoprotein (AFP)
Treatment of choice for pinworms.
mebendazole (vermox)
Similar presentation to appendicitis but once in surgery is not an appendicitis.
mesenteris adenitis
