Rosh Material #1 Flashcards
pleural effusions cause _ tactile fremitus
decreased
what sx is typically only present in pt’s w. an exudative pleural effusion
chest pain
mcc of transudative vs exudative pleural effusion
transudative: CHF
exudative: 1. infxn, 2. malignancy, 3. PE
_ criteria is used to differentiate btw transudative and exudative pleural effusion
light
transmission cycle for lyme dz
white-footed mouse -> ixodes scapularis -> human
what tick borne illness causes RBC hemolysis and is diagnosed w. thick and thin smear
babesiosis
what tick borne illness causes a biphasic fever
colorado tick fever
what tick born illness causes a centripetal rash (greatest concentration on trunk, fewest on distal extremities)
RMSF
describe tick paralysis
ascending flaccid paralysis
what tickborne illness causes ulcers, LAD, conjunctivitis, and PNA
tularemia
list the cause of the following tick borne illnesses:
babesiosis:
colorado tick fever:
ehrlichiosis:
lyme dz:
RMSF:
tick paralysis:
tularemia:
babesiosis: babesia
colorado tick fever: orbvirus
ehrlichiosis: rickettsia like coccobacilli
lyme dz: spirochete borellia burgdorfi
RMSF: rickettsia rickettsii
tick paralysis: demacentor spp.
tularemia: francisella tularensis
what 3 tick borne illnesses are treated w. doxy
ehrlichiosis
lyme dz
RMSF
tx for tularemia
streptomycin
tx for babesiosis
atovaquone
+
azithromycin
what tick borne illness is deadly in asplenic pt’s
babesiosis
_ is pathognomonic for lyme dz
bilat facial palsy
tx for temporal arteritis: no vision loss vs vision loss
no vision loss: high dose prednisone
vision loss: IV methylprednisolone + high dose ASA
temporal arteritis is associated w. what condition
polymyalgia rheumatica
management of SIADH: asymptomatic vs symptomatic
asymptomatic: fluid restriction + 2 g Na tablets
symptomatic: 3% hypertonic saline 100 mL over 10 min
what is this showing
rat bite erosions -> gout
what is this showing
white lines of chondrocalcinosis -> pseudogout
joint mc affected by pseudogout
knee
what causes pseudogout
calcification of cartilage from buildup of calcium pyrophosphate crystals
mc rf for aortic dissection
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