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
htn
what are the steps in TB infxn
- tubercle (macrophage accumulation)
- regional LAD
- ghon complex formation
- ranke complex
3 phases of TB
primary: asymptomatic
latent: asymptomatic
reactivation: fever, night sweats
light criteria for exudative pleural effusion
presence of one:
-pleural fluid pro > 0.5
-pleural fluid LDH:serum LDH > 0.6
-pleural fluid LDH > 2/3 UNL of normal LDH
2 bx findings of parkinsons
lewy bodies in substantia nigra
decrease in dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra
sjorgen’s increases risk for what 2 diseases
lymphoma
ILD
test indicated for RA pt’s who require intubation/sedation
cervical spine XR
management of SVT: stable vs unstable
stable: cold stimulus to face, valsalva, stimulate gag reflex
unstable: 1. adenosine, 2nd line: procainamide, amiodarone, bb, 3. cardioversion
office based management of hemorrhoids
-rubber band ligation: healthy pt, grade I, II, III, or internal
-sclerotherapy: anticoagulants/antiplatelets, immunocompromised, portal htn
-excision: actively thrombosed external
contraindication for office based procedures for hemorrhoids
grade IV internal
pericardial knock on cardiac auscultation
kussmaul sign
pulsus paradoxus
constrictive pericarditis
4 causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy
amyloidosis
sarcoidosis
hemochromatosis
tropical endomyocardial fibrosis
paradoxical increase in JVP that occurs during inspiration
kussmaul sign -> constrictive pericarditis
tx for constrictive pericarditis
pericardiectomy
bloody diarrhea, crampy abd pain, tenesmus
UC
which IBD is associated w. increased colon ca risk
UC
advanced prostate ca is associated w. PSA levels >
40
tx for coccidioidomycosis
-at risk (HIV/organ transplant): fluconazole vs itraconazole
-meningitis, first trimester pregnancy, failed azole: amphotericin B
2 derm manifestations of coccidioidomycosis
erythema nodosum
erythema multiforme
stages of de quervain thyroiditis
- hyperthyroid
- euthyroid
- hypothyroid
- euthyroid (recovery)
etiology of de quervain’s thyroiditis
viral URI
dx/tx for de quervain thyroiditis
dx: clinical
tx: naproxen vx steroids, propranolol (anxiety)
presentation of blastomycosis
- pna - mc
skin: verrucous lesions - mimic scc
osteomyelitis
blastomycosis is endemic in the (2)
midwest
southern states
gs dx for cor pulmonale
right heart cath
dx for acromegaly
1. serum IGF1 - gs
2. unequivocal: r.o acromegaly
3. equivocal: oral glucose suppression test