Rapid Fire Facts Flashcards
MCC NTD
Folate deficiency
MC preventable cause of congenital malformaiton (USA)
Alcohol use during pregnancy
unable to hydroxylate proline and lysine 2/2 Vit C deficiency
scurvy
hyperflexible joints, arachnodactyly, aortic dissection, lens dislocation
Marfan
hereditary nephritis, cataracts, sensorineural hearing loss
Alport (type IV collagen)
stretchy skin, hypermobile joints
Classical ED (Type V collagen)
hemorrage, easy bruising, berry aneurisms, organ rupture
Vascular ED (Type III Collagen)
worst headache of my life
SAH
lucid interval following head trauma
epidural hematoma
bloody CSF on LP
SAH
MCC epidural hematoma
MMA rupture
MCC subdural hematoma
rupture of bridging veins
nucleus solitarius- vagus nucleus
sensory information, taste, baroreceptor, chemoreceptor, gi gut sensation
nucleus ambiguus- vagus nucleus
motor innervation to pharynx, larynx, and upper esophagus
dorsal motor nucleus
autonomic information to heart, lungs, upper GI tract
treatment for absence seizures
ethosuximide
treatment for tonic= clonic seizures
phenytoin, valproic acid, carbamazepine
medical treatment for pheochromocytoma
alpha- antagonist
selective alpha1- antagonist used to treat BPH
tamsulosin
continuous machine- like murmur
PDA
Boot- shaped heart
Tetralogy of Fallot
Rib- notching
CoA
MC congenital cardiac anomaly
VSD
MC early childhood agenesis
Tetralogy of Fallot
head bobbing, wide pulse pressure, diastolic decrescendo murmur
aortic regurgitation, often due to aortic root dilation (syphilis, marfan, bicuspid aortic valve, endocarditis, rhematic fever), progresses to left HF.
MC Cancer in men
prostate cancer
MCC urinary obstruction in men
BPH
MC treatment of erectile dysfunction
PDE-inhibitor eg sildenafil
hepatic adenoma
OCP use
grape- like vaginal tumor
sarcoma botryoides
koilocytes
HPV infection
MC benign tumor in women
leiomyoma
chocolate cyst in ovary
endometrioma or endometriosis
powder burn lesion
endometrioma or endometriosis of ovary`
MCC infertility in females
PCOS
Midcycle pelvic pain associated with ovulation
Mittelschmertz
ovarian tumor+ ascites+ hydrothorax
Meigs syndrome
teratoma leading to hyperthyroidism
struma ovarii
snowstorm appearance on ultrasound
hydatiform mole
MC genetic cause of intellectual disability
Trisomy 21
2nd most common genetic cause of intellectual disability
Fragile X
Horseshoe kidney, congenital heart defects, streak ovaries, cystic hygroma
Turner syndrome
Rocker bottom feet, clenched hands, microcephaly, with prominent occiput and lower jaw
Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome)
Most common cancer in women in the US
breast cancer
most common benign breast tumor
fibroadenoma
most common malignant breast tumor
infiltrating ductal carcinoma
blue dome cyst in the breast
fibrocystic change
treatment for ER+ breast cancer
tamoxifen
red, itchy, swollen rash in the areola and nipple
Paget disease
branching, filamentous, gram- positive rods with sulfur granules
actinomyces israelii
standard treatment for T. pallidum
penicillin
cellulitis from a dog or cat bite
pasteurella multocida
non-painful, indurated, ulcerated genital lesion
chancre (primary syphilis)
moist, smooth, flat, white genital lesion
condylomata lata (secondary syphilis)
large bull’s eye rash
erythema migrans (Lyme disease)
associated with ghon focus or ghon complex and hilar lymphadenopathy
primary tuberculosis
associated with lung infiltrate in the apical- posterior segments of upper lobes
reactivation tuberculosis
standard initial treatment regimen for TB
RIPE rifampin INH pyrazinamide ethambutol
Eczema, recurrent cold abscesses, high serum IgE
Hyperimmunoglobulin E (Job syndrome)
Large lysosomal vesicles in phagocytes
Chediak- Higashi disease
Toe extention (upgoing), upon stimulation of the sole of the foot with a blunt instrument
positive Babinski reflex
hyperreflexia, increased muscle tone, positive Babinski sign
UMN lesion
hyporeflexia, decreased muscle tone, muscle atrophy
LMN lesion
depigmentation of the substantia nigra
PD
chorea, dementia, atrophy of caudate and putamen
Huntington
eosinophlic inclusions in the cytoplasm of neurons
Lewy bodies
conjugate lateral gaze palsy, with nystagmus and diplopia during lateral gaze
internuclear ophthalmoplegia
degeneration of dorsal columns
tabes dorsalis
demyelinating disease in a young woman
multiple sclerosis
mixed upper and lower motor neuron disease
ALS
newborn with arm paralysis following a difficult labor
Erb- Duchenne palsy
MCC dementia
AD
2nd MCC dementia
vascular dementia
extracellular amyloid deposits in grey matter
AD
intracellular deposits of hyperphosphorylated tau protein
AD
Intracellular spherical aggregates of tau protein seen on silver stain
these are pick bodies, seen in fronto- temporal lobe dementia
Dysphagia, glossitis, and IDA
Plummer- Vinson syndrome
Hematemesis with retching
Mallory- Weiss tear
Mucin- filled cell with a peripheral nucleus
signet- ring cell (gastric CA, LCIS)
most common type of stomach cancer
adenocarcinoma
ovarian mets from gastric cancer
krukenberg tumor
gastric ulcerations and high gastrin levels
ZE syndrome
acute gastric ulcer associated with elevated ICP or head trauma
Cushing ulcer
acute gastric ulcer associated with severe burns
Curling ulcer
weight loss, diarrhea, arthritis, fever, adenopathy, hyperpigmentation
whipple disease
anti- transglutaminase/ anti-gliadin antibodies
Celiac disease
Vitamin given to pregnant women to prevent NTD
Folic acid
most common surgical emergency
appendicitis
severe RLQ pain with rebound tenderness
McBurney’s sign
Adenomatous polyps (precancerous)
tubular adenomas
tubulovillous adenomas
villous adenomas (the most precancerous)
GI hamartomas, hyperpigmentation of the mouth and hands
Peutz-Jaghers syndrome
Multiple colon polyps, osteomas, soft tissue tumors
Gardner syndrome, all lumpy bumpy
“Apple core” lesion on barium enema
Colorectal cancer until proven otherwise
most common site of colonic diverticula
sigmoid colon
“string sign” on contrast xray
Crohn disease (transmural inflammation leads to narrow lumen and thick wall in short stretches)
“lead pipe” appearance of colon on contrast xray
Ulcerative colitis:autoimmune attack on the colon mucosa/submucosa leads to lead pipe appearance on imaging
painless jaundice
pancreatic cancer
MCC acute pancreatitis
gallstones, alcohol
MCC chronic pancreatitis
alcohol abuse
severe hyperbilirubinemia in a neonate
Crigler- Najjar syndrome type I
Mild, benign hyperbilirubinemia
Gilbert syndrome
triglyceride accumulation in hepatocytes
fatty liver disease
eosinophilic inclusions in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes
Mallory bodies, typically seen in alcoholic liver disease
cancer closely linked to cirrhosis
HCC