Random PasTest Flashcards
what is the long term medical treatment of primary biliary cholangitis?
Liver transplantation is preferred treatment
but Ursodeoxycholic acid is 2nd - reduces rate progression of liver failure
which condition presents with elevated ALT, ALP and anti-mitochondrial antibody?
primary biliary cholangitis
which medication is used for dementia (Alzheimer’s)?
donepezil
what is the typical presentation of thoracic aortic dissection?
severe central chest pain radiating to the back - described as a tearing pain
what is costochondritis and what is the presentation?
inflammation of the costochondral joints of the ribs
pain is worse on movement, inspiration, coughing or sneezing
what is the typical X-ray findings of mesothelioma?
pleural plaques
what is the finding of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome?
delta wave in V1, short PR interval, broad QRS; causes supraventricular tachycardia
what is the first and second line treatment of PE?
apixaban or rivaroxaban
then LMWH
which organism causes the following:
- acne vulgaris
- impetigo
- molluscum contagiosum
- warts
- tinea versicolor
- propionibacterium acnes
- staph aureus
- poxvirus
- papillomavirus
- malassezia furfur
which organism is a gram-negative, lactose-fermenting bacillus that is a common cause of UTIs?
E. coli
which organism is a gram-positive, alpha-haemolytic diplococcus that is a common cause of lobar pneumonia?
streptococcus pneumoniae
which organism is a gram-positive, cytotoxin-producing bacillus that cause pseudomembranous colitis?
clostridium difficile
which organism is a spiral-shaped, urease-positive bacillus that is a major cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease; the organism stains poorly with gram stain?
helicobacter pylori
which organism is related to rice causing gastroenteritis?
bacillus cereus
A 65 year old male patient presents to the general practitioner with a 2 week history of uncomfortable abdominal distension and anorexia. He denies shortness of breath. His wife has noticed his ankles are swollen. He has a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but continues to smoke 10 cigarettes per day.
What is the diagnosis?
cor pulmonale - right heart failure caused by chronic lung disease