Random things I cant remember

Question 1

Treatment of torsades de pointes

Answer 1

Magnesium sulfate

Question 2

Cardiac defect associated with 22q11

Answer 2

Truncus arteriosus, tetralogy of Fallot

Question 3

Cardiac defect associated with infant of diabetic mother

Answer 3

Transposition of great vessels

Question 4

Loffler’s syndrome

Answer 4

Restrictive cardiomyopathy associated with endomyocardial fibrosis with a prominent eosinophilic infiltrate.

Question 5

Strawberry hemangioma

Answer 5

Benign capillary hemangioma of infancy. Appears in first few weeks of life; grows rapidly and regresses spontaneously at 5-8 years of age

Question 6

Cherry hemangioma

Answer 6

Benign capillary hemangioma of the elderly. Does not regress. Frequency increases with age.

Question 7

Pyogenic granuloma

Answer 7

Polypoid capillary hemangioma that can ulcerate and bleed. Associated with trauma and pregnancy.

Question 8

Cystic hygroma

Answer 8

Cavernous lymphangioma of the neck. Associated with Turner syndrome

Question 9

Glomus tumor

Answer 9

Benign painful red-blue tumor under fingernails. Arises from modified smooth muscle cells of glomus body.

Question 10

Bacillary angiomatosis

Answer 10

Benign capillary skin papules found in AIDS patients. Caused by bartonella henselae infections. Frequently mistaken for kaposis sarcoma.

Question 11

Angiosarcoma

Answer 11

Rare blood vessel malignancy typically occurring in the head, neck and breast areas. Associated with patients receiving radiation therapy, especially for breast cancer and hodgkins lymphoma. Very aggressive and difficult to resect due to delay in diagnosis.

Question 12

Lymphangiosarcoma

Answer 12

Lymphatic malignancy associated with persistent lymphedema

Question 13

Kaposis sarcoma

Answer 13

endothelial malignancy most commonly of the skin but also mouth, GI tract, and respiratory tract. Associated with HHV-8 and HIV. Frequently mistaken for bacillary angiomatosis.

Question 14

Sturge Weber DIsease

Answer 14

Congenital vascular disorder that affects capillary sized blood vessels. Manifests with port-wine stain on face, ipsilateral leptomeningeal angiomatosis, seizures and early onset glaucoma.

Question 15

VIPoma

Answer 15

Watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, achlorydia