Rosh 28 Flashcards
Jimsonweed toxidrome is
anticholenergis
Mad as a hatter” (AMS), “blind as a bat” (mydraisis), “red as a beet” (flushed skin), “hot as a hare” (anhydrosis), and “dry as a bone” (dehydration)
How to reverse rivaroxiban bleeding
PCC (aka kcentra)
no antidote
Medication for opiod constipation
Methylnaltrexone
Human Bites Bug
Polymicrobial (Eikenella corrodens)
characteristic spiral corkscrew configuration of the jejunum
Malrotation with midgut volvulus
What is the name of the sign when a zoster lesion appears on the tip of the nose as part of facial zoster?
Hutchinson sign
_____________ is the treatment of choice for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
Plasmapheresis
Pathogenesis ITP vs TTP
ITP- antiplt antivbody, not ill
TTP- endothilial defect, ill
_____________ is the treatment of choice for ITP
Prednisone and immune globulin
Legionella Pneumonia Treatment
Treatment is azithromycin
Infant imaging with:
AXR: double bubble sign
Upper GI series: “corkscrew”
Intestinal Malrotation
Which antibiotic should be prescribed to cover marine bacteria in seawater-associated wounds?
A third-generation cephalosporin or fluoroquinolone to cover Vibrio species.
Bacterial Vaginosis rx
Most commonly caused by Gardnerella vaginalis
Treatment is metronidazole
Valproic Acid Toxicity
Nausea, vomiting, AMS
Hyperammonemia
Activated charcoal, L-carnitine, hemodialysis
Fever in neonates <28 days old
GBS (most common), E. coli, Listeria
ampicillin + gentamycin or cefotaxime, acyclovir (if herpes simplex virus is suspected)
