Rapid-Fire Facts Flashcards
MCC neural tube defects
folate deficiency
MC preventable cause of congenital malformations in US
fetal alcohol syndrome
hyperflexible joints, arachnodactyly, aortic dissection, lens dislocation
Marfan syndrome
hereditary nephritis, cataracts, sensorineural hearing loss
Alport syndrome
“worst headache of my life”
SAH
lucid interval following head trauma
epidural hematoma
bloody CSF following head trauma
epidural hematoma
bloody CSF on LP
SAH
MCC subdural hematoma
rupture of bridging veins
MCC epidural hematoma
rupture of MMA
MCC dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
second MCC dementia
vascular dementia
extracellular amyloid deposits in gray matter
amyloid plaques
intracellular deposits of hyperphosphorylated tau protein
neurofibrillary tangles
intracellular spherical aggregates of tau protein seen on silver stain
Pick bodies
treatment for absence seizures
ethosuximide
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
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
depigmentation of substantia nigra
Parkinson’s disease
chorea, dementa and atrophy of the caudate and putamen
Huntington disease
eosinophilic inclusions in the cytoplasm of neurons
Lewy bodies
toe extension upon stimulating the sole of the foot with a blunt instrument
(+) Babinski reflex
amyloid deposits in gray matter of brain
senile plaques (Alzheimer’s disease)
drooling farmer
organophosphate poisoning
medical treatment for pheochromocytoma
alpha antagonists
selective alpha1-antagonist used to treat BPH
tamsulosin (or -zosins)
four pharmacokinetic equations
Vd = D/C (Vd: volume of distribution; D: IV drug concentration; C: plasma concentration of drug) CL = rate of elimination/plasma concentration = (0.7 x Vd)/t1/2 = K x Vd (CL: clearance; K: elimination constant) LD = Css x Vd (LD: loading dose; Css: concentration at steady state) MD = Css x CL (MD: maintenance dose)
continuous, machine-like heart murmur
PDA
“boot-shaped heart”
tetralogy of Fallot
rib notching
coarctation of aorta
MC congenital cardiac anomaly
VSD
MC congenital cause of early cyanosis
tetralogy of Fallot
bounding pulses, head bobbing, diastolic murmur
aortic regurgitation
continuous, machine-like murmur
PDA
bone enlargement, bone pain, arthritis
Paget disease of bone
vertebral compression fractures
osteoporosis
positive anterior drawer sign
ACL tear
tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox
scaphoid fracture
swollen, hard, painful finger joints
osteoarthritis
swollen, boggy, painful finger joints
rheumatoid arthritis
cartilage erosion with polished bone underneath
osteoarthritis
swollen, red, acutely painful great toe joint
gout (podagra)
positively birefringent rhomboid-shaped crystals
pseudogout
negatively birefringent needle-shaped crystals
gout
bamboo spine on X-ray
ankylosing spondylitis
HLA-B27
seronegative spondyloarthropathies
pencil-in-cup deformity on X-ray of finger
psoriatic arthritis
anti-Smith and anti-dsDNA abs
SLE
anti-histone abs
drug-induce lupus erythematosis
anti-centromere abs
CREST syndrome
anti-topoisomerase abs
diffuse systemic scleroderma
anti-Jo-1 abs
polymyositis
anti-Ro abs
Sjögren syndrome
arthritis, dry mouth, and dry eyes
Sjögren syndrome
keratin pearls on skin biopsy
squamous cell carcinoma
MC malignant skin tumor
basal cell carcinoma
main artery of pelvis
internal iliac artery
main nerve of pelvis
pudendal nerve
“bag of worms” scrotum
varicocele
MC cancer in men
prostate cancer
MCC urinary obstruction in men
BPH
MC treatment of erectile dysfunction
PDE5 inhibitor
hepatic adenoma
OCP use
“grape-like” vaginal tumor
sarcoma botryoides/embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
koilocytes
HPV infection
MC benign tumor in women
leiomyoma
“chocolate cyst” of ovary
endometriosis
“powder burn” lesion
endometriosis
MCC infertility in women
PCOS
midcycle pelvic pain associated with ovulation
mittelschmerz
ovarian tumor + ascites + hydrothorax
Meig’s syndrome
teratoma -> hyperthyroidism
struma ovarii
“snowstorm” appearance on ultrasound
hydatidiform mole
MC genetic cause of intellectual disability
Down syndrome (trisomy 21)
second MC genetic cause of intellectual disability
Fragile X syndrome
horseshoe kidney, congenital heart defects, streak ovaries, and cystic hygroma
Turner syndrome (45,XO)
rocker-bottom feet, clenched hands, microcephaly with prominent occiput and small jaw
Edward’s syndrome (trisomy 18)
MC cancer in women in U.S.
breast cancer
MC benign breast tumor
fibroadenoma
MC malignant breast tumor
invasive ductal carcinoma
blue dome cyst in breast
fibrocystic changes
treatment for ER+ breast cancer
tamoxifen
red, itchy, swollen rash on areola and nipple
Paget disease of breast
branching, filamentous, Gram+ rods with sulfur granules
Actinomyces israelii
standard treatment for T. pallidum
PCN
cellulitis from dog or cat bite
Pasteurella multocida
non-painful, indurated, ulcerated genital lesion
chancre of primary syphilis
moist, smooth, flat, white genital lesion
condyloma lata of secondary syphilis
large bull’s-eye rash
erythema migrans
associated with a Ghon focus or Ghon complex + hilar lymphadenopathy
primary TB
associated with lung infiltrate in the apical-posterior segments of upper lobes
reactivation TB
standard initial treatment regimen for TB
RIPE + pyridoxine (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol)
eczema, recurrent cold abscesses, high serum IgE
hyper-IgE syndrome (Job syndrome)
large phagosomal vesicles in neutrophils
Chédiak-Higashi disease
newborn with arm paralysis following difficult labor
Erb’s palsy