Review Flashcards
What is the tetrad of CLL and how is it diagnosed?
Hepatosplenomegaly, lymphocytosis, recurrent indections, lymphadenopathy. It is dx by flow cytometry
Hepatopulmonary syndrome
Intravascular pulmonary dilation, leading to platypnea or orthopnea due to liver cirrhosis
What is PSC and PBC associated with
PSC with pANCA, PBC with anti mitochondrial abs
Most beneficial therapy for restricting diabetic nephropathy
Tight blood pressure control
Pes Anserian pain syndrome
Pain on medial side of the knee, no pain on valgus stress test (checks for MCL involvement)
Pseudogout associated with
Hemachromatosis
Behcet syndrome
Aphthous oral ulcers, genital ulcers and uveitis
Saline responsive and saline resistant metabolic alkalosis
Urine Cl less than 20 is saline responsive (vomiting, diarrhea, laxative abuse) and more than 20 is saline resistant (cushings, hyperaldosteronism, severe hyperkalemia)
Equation for osmolal gap
(2xNa + Glucose/18 + BUN/2.8), more than a gap of 10 is not normal
3 causes of asterixis
hypercapnia, hyperuremia and hepatic encephalopathy
2 nephropathies that happens after URI and how to differentiate between them
IgA nephropathy happens within 5 days of URI, PSGN happens after 10 to 21 days
What disease has the hallmark of enthesitis
Ankylosing spondylitis and psoriasis
What disease has the hallmark of enthesitis
Ankylosing spondylitis and psoriasis
Hallmark of RTA
Metabolic acidosis with hyperkalemia out of proportion to renal disease, usually happens in the elderly with poorly controlled diabetes
Tactile fremitus is only increased in what
Pneumonia
