Rapid Review Preview #11 Flashcards
RTA type assoc w/ abnormal H+ secretion & nephrolithiasis
RTA Type 1
Causes of hypervolemic hyponatremia
Cirrhosis, CHF, Nephrotic syndrome
Cherry red skin, coma, O2 sat norm, carboxyhemoglobin elevated - Dx & Tx
Dx: Carbon monoxide poisoning; Tx: 100% hyperbaric oxygen
Tx Delirium tremens
Benzodiazepines (chlordiaxepoxide aka Librium is common)
Most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage
Uterine atony (reason for massaging uterus & giving IV oxytocin after delivery)
Drugs inhibiting transmission through AV node
Beta-blockers, digoxin, CCBs (verapamil, diltiazem)
Skin lesion causing pearly papule with transulent surface & telangiectasias
Basal cell carcinoma
Infx causing honey crusted lesions around nose or mouth
Impetigo (S. pyogenes or S. aureus)
Hypocalcemia, High phosphorus, & Low PTH
Hypoparathyroidism
Stones, bones, groans, & psychiatric overtones
Hypercalcemia (ususally due to hyperparathyroidism or bony malignancies)
1st line tx acute ottitis media
Amoxicillin for 10 days; 2nd line: Amoxicillin w/ clavulanic acid… then Cephalosporin
Cohort study: incidence or prevalence
Identify both since following pts over time
MD can refuse tx pt on grounds of futility
No rationale for tx, maximum intervention already failed, or tx does not achieve goals of care
Violent pt w/ vertical &/or horizontal nystagmus
PCP
Diarrheal illness assoc w/ church picnics and mayonaise
S. aureus (preformed toxins)
Cause of congenital red blood cell aplasia
Diamond-Blackfan anemia
Pentad for TTP
Thrombocytopenia, renal failure, hemolytic anemia (HUS); fever, neuro changes
Pt w/ recent travel to Southwest p/w fever, malaise, night sweats - Dx & Tx
Coccidioides imitis; Fluconazole
Ring-enhancing brain lesion on CT w/ seizures
Brain abscess (may also see neurocysticercosis or toxoplasmosis, but this is classic)
S/Sx of endocarditis
Fever, new heart murmur, splinter hemorrhages, Osler nodes, Janeway lesions, Roth spots, conjunctival hemorrhage
