Random High Yield Flashcards
ANKLE dorsiflexion deficit
or Tibilias Anterior
PATELLAR reflex deficit
L4
BIG TOE Dorsiflexion deficit
L5 - Large toe
Neck of the FIbula
Weak ankle
Weakness and eversion and dorsiflexion of the foot
Pain in the lateral shin area and dorsum of the foot
key - INVERSION SPARED
Peroneal Nerve Injury
tx: Shoe wedging
Neurolysis
Sciatic Nerve supplies 5 spinal nerve roots
L4, L5, S1 S2 S3
The pain is made worse by sneezing, coughing and laughing or a hard bowel movement
Bending backward can also make the pain worse.
Other than pain look out also for numbness and difficulty in walking
Sciatica
Most approp inv in Sciatica
MRI
CT Scan - Alternative
X ray - to see the lordosis
Most common tumor of the adrenal medulla in adults
Derived from chromaffin cells arising from the neuraln crest
Pheochromocytoma
What is the treatment for Pheochromocytoma
Phenoxybenzamine - to avoid a hypertensive crisis
B-blockers - given to slow the heart rate
Tumor surgically removed
<1.5 - <2.5
Osteopenia
Tx: Calcium + Vitamin D
> 2.6
Osteoporosis
tx: Alendronate / Zolindronic Acid
Osteoporosis + low trauma fracture
DEXA first
then
ALENDRONATE
Osteoporosis + PUD
tx
Zolindronic Acid
Osteoporosis tx
Alendronate
OSteoporosis + Breast CA
Tamoxifen / Raloxifen
Severe Osteoporosis + HRT
Give Alendronate
Severe Osteoporosis + HRT
Give Alendronate
First line for Pharmacologic therapy in Osteoporosis
Biphosphonates
Second line therapy for Osteoporosis
Can cause hot flushes and venous thromboembolism
Does not cause endometrial hyperplasia or increase risk of breast c
Raloxifene
Considered first line in patients with a high risk of fracture
Teriparatide
Post menopausal female comes with you with enterocele prolapse and stress incontinence.
What is the management?
Pessary
Post menopausal female comes to you with enterocele prolapse
Pessary
- Pelvic floor exercise is usually for younger people with incontinence
Urethra bulges into Vagina
Urethrocele
Rectum protrudes into vagina
Rectocele
Loop pf small intestine bulges into vagiina (usually posterior wall)
Enterocele