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black widow
muscle cramping, CNS excitation, mindfuck
there is an antivenom if severe
brown recluse
local tissue destruction
actinic keratosis leads to
SCC
salicylate toxicity
resp alkalosis and anion gap metabolic acidosis
idiopathic intracranial htn (pseudotumor cerebri)
young obese female
h/o Vit A toxicity, steroids, tetracyclines
HA and visual sxs
acetazolamide, serial LPs
what labs will diabetes insipidus show?
increased plasma osmolality, decreased urine osmolality
primary adrenal insufficency (Addison’s)
abdominal pain, N/V/D, fever, confusion
hyperpigmented skin
hyponatremia and hyperkalemia
give IV hydrocortisone
SCC
red, scaly, hyperkeratotic nodule /papule that does not itch
a/w sun exposure but may also be from wounded, scarred, burnt skin
mgmt of thyroid storm
1-BB
2-PTU/Methimazole
3-Iodine
4-steroids
neutropenic fever
> 38 for 1 hour + ANC<500
caloric reflex testing
COWS
cold opposite
warm same
pneumonia PE
dullness to percussion, increased fremitus, bronchial/egophony
pleural effusion PE
dullness to percussion, decreased fremitus, decreased breath sound
pneumothorax PE
resonant percussion, decreased fremitus, decreased breath sounds
CLL
smudge cells
DKA tx
NS
when BS is around 200, switch to D51/2NS
may require K repletion
Kerion
h/o tinea capitis
scalp that is boggy and inflamed withpurulent nodules and plaques
tx oral griseofulvin
frontotemporal dementia
behavior/personality change
polyarteritis nodosa
tender lumps under skin on legs
livedo reticularis
CRVO
blood and thunder, hemorrhages
if TSH is high, check….
T4
which oral DM med causes most hypoglycemia
glyburide
sickle cell people are at risk of what type of infection for osteomyelities
salmonella
how is amphotericin metabolized
kidneys
subarachnoid
MCC aneurysm
give nimodipine
treat intracranial hemorrhage with
IV nicardipine
thryoid storm is MCC by
infection
erythema multiforme
acute onset target lesions
MCC HSV