SECRETS Flashcards

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Common cause of wheezing in children

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RSV, which classically occurs in winter and causes a fever. Asthma may be cause but usually associated with chronic hx.

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When should you intubate

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CO2>50 or O2

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Best way to reduce pulmonary complications post op

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STOP SMOKING (especially when at least 8 weeks before surgery)

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Classic cause of PNA in TB pt

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Pulmonary cavitation – > Aspergillus sp

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Classic cause of PNA in child

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RSV

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Classic cause of PNA in child 2-5

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Parainfluenza (croup)

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Why should you get a follow up CXR in all pts >40 who develop PNA

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Make sure it clears after appropriate abx treatment. If it doesn’t clear by 4-6 weeks, suspect malignancy, specifically BRONCHOALVEOLAR CA.

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Complications of infant RDS

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Intraventricular hemorrhage and pneumothorax or bronchopulmonary dysplasia (complications of acute or chronic mechanical ventilation)

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What is the fluorescence polarization test?

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Reflects ratio of surfactant to albumin in amniotic fluid and is direct measurement of surfactant concentration.

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Cyanosis with attempted feedings in a neonate

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TE fistula

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Triglycerides in a pleural effusion

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Chylous effusion

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Screening for aortic aneurysm

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Abdominal US

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Confirmatory for aortic aneurysm

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CT with contrast

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Screening for aortic aneurysm should occur in?

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Male smokers 65-75

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Screening for aortic trauma/tear

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CT with contrast

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Confirmatory for aortic trauma/tear

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MRA or TEE

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Screening for appendicitis

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US (partic in prig and children)

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Confirmatory for appendicitis

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CT with contrast

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Screening for bowel obstruction

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Abdom Xray

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Confirmatory for bowel obstruction

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CT with contrast

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Screening for cholecystitis

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US

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Confirmatory for cholecystitis

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HIDA

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Screen for choledocholithiasis

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US

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Confirmatory for choledocholithiasis

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ERCP or MRCP

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Screen for diverticulitis
CT with contrast. No endscopy acutely as there is a risk of perforation
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Screen for esophageal disease
Gastrografin or barium xray
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Confirmatory test for esophageal rupture
CT with contrast.
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Screen for PUD
Endoscopy
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Screen for pyloric stenosis
US
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Confiramtory for pyloric stenosis
Barium Xray
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Confirmatory for fibroids
MRI
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Confiramtory for ovarian disease
MRI
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Screen for brain tumor
CT with contrast
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Confirmatory for brain tumor
MRI with contrast
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Screen for ICH
Non contrast CT
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Screen for head trauma
Non contrast CT
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Screen for acute stroke
Non contrast CT
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Screen for bone mets
Bone scan
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Confirmatory test for bone mets
PET scan
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Screen for multiple myeloma
Plain xrays
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Confirmatory test for fracture
Non contrast CT. CT can pick up many fractures not seen on X-ray.
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Confirmatory test for osteomyelitis
Secrets says bone scan. NBOME said MRI.
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Confirmatory test for plevic trauma
Non contrast CT
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Confirmatory test for scaphoid fracture
MRI
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What to do if pt with PE cannot tolerate radiation (prego) or contrast
v/q scan
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Persistent and painful hematuria: screen ?
CT scan withOUT contrast
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Persistent and painLESS hematuria: screen?
CT scan with contrast.
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Screen for hydronephrosis
US
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Screen for suspected urethral trauma
Retrograde urethrogram
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3 leading causes of death in adolescents
Accidents Homicide Suicide
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Which anti-psychotics treat positive sx of schizophrenia
Respond well to all currently used.
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Which anti psychotics treat negative sx of schizophrenia
Atypical agents
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Most important prognostic factor in schizophrenia
Premorbid functioning
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Most schizophrenic patients in US are born in the ..
winter months.
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ANS side effects are seen most in which antipsychotics?
Low potency antipsychotics like chlorpromazine
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Tx of acute dystonia
Antihistamines or anticholinergics (benztropine, trihexyphenidyl)
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Tx of akithisia
Beta blockers
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Tx of parkinsonism in antipsychotic use
Antihistamines (diphenydramine) or anticholinergics (benztropine, trihexyphenidyl)
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome shows very high levels of what?
Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) .. more than 10x normal range.
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Classic SE of thioridazine
Retinal pigment deposits, cardiac tox
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Classic SE of chlorpromazine
Jaundice and photosensitivity
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Antipsychotic classically associated with parkinsonism
Paliperidone
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QT prolongation occurs most with which 2 antipsychotics
Paliperidone > ziprasidone
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SE of valproic acid
Liver dysfunction
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SE of carbamazepine
BM suppression
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SE of lithium
Renal dysfunction THYROID dysfunction Tremor CNS effects.
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Encopresis is normal until what age
4 years
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Which hallucinations are seen due to CNS issues
Visual
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Which hallucinations are seen due to psych issues
Auditory
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Pupils in LSD intox
Mydriasis
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Start DRE exams at what age
>40
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Start PSA tests at what age in AA male
45 yr
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Start PSA tests at what age
50
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How often for conventional pap smears in women 30 yr or older who have had 3 negative cytology test results
every 2-3 years
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how often for pelvic exam in 21-64 yr old
annually; every 2-3 yr after 3 normal exams
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Breast exam by doctor in women 20-40 yrs
Every 3 years
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Breast exam by doctor in women >40
Annually
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Tdap recommendations
Adults 11 yrs old and older should receive single dose of Tdap to replace single dose of Td if they received last dose of Td 10 or more years earlier. Adults who anticipate having close contact with an infant
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Tdap vs Td in wound ppx
Tdap
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When can Tdap be given to pregos
Given to women with EVERY preg regardless of prior immunization hx, preferably in late 2nd or in 3rd trimester
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Define neonatal mortality rate
Neonatal deaths (first 28 days of life)/1000 live births
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Define perinatal mortality rate
Neonatal deaths + stillbirths/1000 total births
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Define infant mortality rate
Deaths (0-1 y.o.)/1000 LIVE births
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Maternal mortality rate definition
Maternal pregnancy-related deaths (deaths while preg or first 42 days after delivery)/100000 live births.
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SE of cyclosporine
Renal toxicity
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SE of sulfa drugs in neonates
Kernicterus
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SE of halothane
Liver necrosis
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SE of vincristine
Peripheral neuropathy
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SE of quinine
Cinchonism (tinnitus, vertigo), thrombocytopenia, QT prolongation
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SE of morphine
Sphincter of oddi spasm
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Gray baby syndrome
Chloramphenicol. Can also cause aplastic anemia.
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SE of doxorubicin
Cardiomyopathy
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SE of busulfan
Pulm fibrosis
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SE of chlorpropamide
SIADH
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SE of oxytocin
SIADH
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SE of opiates
SIADH
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SE of AZT
bone marrow suppression
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SE of acetazolamide
Metabolic acidosis
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SE of cisplatin
Nephrotoxicity
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SE of methyldopa
Hemolytic anemia (coombs test positive)
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SE of Thiazides
``` HYPERglycemia HYPERuricemia HYPERlipidemia HYPOnatremia HYPOkalemic metabolic alkalosis ```
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SE of loop diuretics
HYPOkalemic metabolic alkalosis HYPOvolemia Ototox Calcium excretion
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CAI side effect
metabolic acidosis
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Which anti-HTN best known for causing depression
Methyldopa, but beta blockers can also cause.
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What may happen if pt given MAOI + meperidine
Coma
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Ppx in contacts of pt with Neisseria meningitis
Rifampin, cipro or ceftriaxone
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3 classic meds that cause hepatic enzyme induction
Barbs, AED, rifampin
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3 classic meds that cause hepatic enzyme inhibition
Cimetidine, erythromycin, ketoconazole
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How is acetaminophen diff from ASA and other nsaids
Thought to inhibit COX primarily in the brain; does not act well in periphery. Thus it has analgesic and anti pyretic effects but no anti-platelet or significant anti-inflammatory
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2 developments in NSAID therapy that may reduce GI and bleeding complications
COX 2 inhibitors and new combos of NSAIDS with prostaglandin E1. Normal NSAIDS inhibit type 1 cox (in addition to type 2) which is thought to be main culprit in causing GI problems. Prostaglandin E1 protects stomach by supplying what NSAIDs take away. COX2 inhibitors avoid problem altogether but are not as protective against GI bleeding as initially thought.
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Give ASA to pt with aortic dissection sx?
No.
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Social smile at what age
1-2 mos
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Cooing at what age
2-4 mo
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While prone, lifts head up 90 degrees at what age
3-4 mos
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Rolls front to back at what age
4-5 months
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Voluntary grasp (no release) at what age
5 months
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Stranger anxiety at what age
6-9 months
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Sits with no support at what age
7 months
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Pulls to stand at what age
9 months
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Waves bye bye at what age
10 months
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Voluntary grasp with voluntary release at what age
10 months
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Plays pat-a-cake at what age
9-10 months
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First words at what age
9-12 months
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Imitates others sounds at what age
9-12 months
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Separation anxiety at what age
12-15 months
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Walks without help at what age
13 months
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Can build a tower of 2 cubes at what age
13-15 months
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Understands 1 step commands (no gesture) at what age
15 months
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Good use of cup and spoon nat what age
15-18 months
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Can build tower of 6 cubes at what age
2 yr
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Runs well at what age
2 yr
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Ties shoelaces at what age
5 yr
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Hearing and vision should be measured objectively at least once by what age?
4 years old.
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At how old should strabismus be evaluated and managed?
after 3 months. before then its normal.
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H&H measurement recommended at what age?
12 months but may be required at other times as dictated by history and risk assessment
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When should iron supplements be started in full term infants
4-6 months
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When should preterm infants be started on iron supplements
2 months
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When should you recommend a child see a dentist for the first time
2-3 years of age
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Define delayed puberty
Lack of testic enlargement in boys by age 14 or lack of breast dev or pubic hair in girls by age 12.
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Define caput succedaneum
Diffuse swelling or edema of scalp that CROSSES the midline. Requires no further investigation.
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Define cephalohematoma
subperiosteal hemorrhages that are sharply limited by sutures and do NOT ross the midline. Usually benign but rarely can indicate underlying skull fx so order radiograph or CT.
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When should anterior fontanelle close and what d/o should you suspect if it fails
18 months. Delayed closure or unusually large may indicate hypothyroidism, rickets, hydrocephalus, or IUGR.
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When should moro and palmar grasp reflex disappear?
6 months
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Loss of finger abduction indicates which nerve njury
Ulnar
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Conjunctivitis that dev in first 24 hours of life
Chemical connjunctivitis
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Gonorrheal conjunctivitis
Extremely purulent discharge 2-5 days after birth. If given ppx drops should not develop this.
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Chlamydial conjunctivitis
Mild to severe conjunctivitis 5-14 days after birth. Give oral erythromycin.
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Sudden ocular pain, halos around lights, red eye, high IOP (>30), N/V, sudden decreased vision, and fixed mid dilated pupil
Closed angle glaucoma - - > give PILOCARPINE, oral glycerin and/or acetazolamide. Definitive surgery (peripheral iridectomy) used to prevent further attacks.
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What pediatric rheum condition is commonly associated with uveitis?
JRA, especially pauciarticular form.
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MCC of painless, slowly progressive loss of vision
Cataracts. Tx is surgical removal of affected lens.
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Cataracts in a neonate
May indicate TORCH (toxo, other, rubella, CMV, HSV) or inherited metabolic disorder, such as galactosemia!!
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Changes in retina and fundus a/w Diabetes
dot blot hemorrhages Microaneurysms Novas of retina
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Changes in retina and fundus a/w HTN
Arteriolar narrowing Copper/silver wiring Cotton wool spots
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Tx of proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Application of laser beam to periphery of entire retina (PANRETINAL PHOTOCOAG). Surgical or medical vitrectomy is used in some cases.
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Treatment of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Focal laser treatment when macular edema is present. In severe cases ,pan retinal photocoag may be used. Otherwise, treated supportively.
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MCC of preorbital and orbital cellulitis
S. pneumo, H. influenzae type B, and staph aureus or strep species in pts with hx of trauma.
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Which is worse, acid or alkaline burns to eye?
Alkali bc they tend to penetrate more deeply.
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Eye condition that topical steroids are definitely contraindicated
HSV keratitis
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MCC of central retinal artery occlusion
Emboli from carotid plaque or heart but watch for temporal arteritis.
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Sudden painless unilateral loss of vision with "floaters" and flashes of light
Retinal detachment. Surgery may save patients vision!!!
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What are drusen spots
Focal yellow-white deposits in and around the macula found in macular degeneration.
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Left upper quadrant anopsia -- where is the lesion
Right optic radiations in right TEMPORAL lobe
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Left lower quadrant anopsia -- where is the lesion
right optic radiations in the right parietal lobe
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S-100 marker
Melanoma
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Beta 2 microglobulin marker
Multiple myeloma, CLL and some lymphomas
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BTA tumor marker
Bladder
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Calcitonin tumor marker
Medullary thyroid carcinoma
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What is a unicameral bone cyst
Expansile lytic well-demarcated benign lesion in prox humerus in children and adolescents. Although benign, may weaken bone enough to cause a pathologic fx of humerus.
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Birbeck granules
Raquet shaped cytoplasmic inclusions are a marker for Langerhans cells of the skin. Other major cytologic clue is CD1 + cells.
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How can you differentiate Wilms from neuroblastoma
Both present as flank masses in children. Neuroblastoma's most commonly arise from adrenal gland and contain calcifications whereas Wilms tumors arise from kidney and rarely calcify, thus imaging with CT can distinguish the two.
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Oral hairy leukoplakia
Can resemble leukoplakia but is an unrelated condition affecting HIV positive patients and is associated with EBV
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Virus associated with Kaposis
HHV-8
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Most common primary tumor of the liver
Hemangioma -- generally benign and left alone.
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Hepatic angiosarcoma
Look for industrial exposure to vinyl chloride
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Most common primary liver malignancy inchildren
Hepatoblastoma
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Most common thyroid cancer
Papillary
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2 points about nasopharyngeal CA
Asian patients and associated with EBV.
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Most common testicular cancer
Seminoma
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3 MCC of brain mets
Lung CA breast CA melanoma
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Meig's syndrome
Ovarian fibroma that causes ascites and right hydrothorax
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Krukenberg tumor
Stomach cancer with emets to ovaries
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List the 3 commonly tested germ cell tumors
Teratoma/dermoid cyst. Sertoli-leydig cell tumor Granulosa/theca-cell tumor
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Watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, achlorhydria
VIPomas
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Whipple triad
Insulinaomes --hypoglycemia, CNS sx caused by hypoglycemia, and admin of glucose relieves sx.
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C peptide levels in insulinoma
High
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Migratory thrombophlebitis is assoc with which cancer
Pancreatic
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Courvoisier sign
Palpable nontender GB found in pancreatic cancer
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Cell of origin in pancreatic cancer
Ductal epithelium
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What is degarelix
GnRH antagonist
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What class of meds do goserelin, Mbuserelin, and triptorelin belong to
GnRH agonists
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What class of med is flutamide
Androgen receptor antagonists
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Cushing syndrome is seen with which lung cancer?
Small cell
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Tamoxifen increases risk of which cancer
endometrium
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benzene increases risk for which hcancer
leukemia
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Arsenic exposure increases risk for which two cancers
lung, skin
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Aflatoxins increase risk for which cancer
liver
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high parity increases risk for which cancer
cervix
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Inheritance of xeroderma pigmentosa
AR
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NF type 1 is assoc whith which cancer
Multiple NF; cafe au last spots; increased number of pho, bone cysts, Wilms tumorr, and leukemia
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Type of cancers pts with tuberous sclerosis increased risk for
Adenoma sebaceum Glial nodules in brain Renal angiomyolipomas Cardiac rhabdomyomas
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Retinoblastoma (inherited kind) put you at risk for which acncers
retinoblastoma obviously as well as osteogenic sarcoma
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MEN type I
Parathyroid Pituitary Pancreas (islet cell tumors) DIAMOND
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Men Type IIa
Thyroid (medullary cancer) Parathyroid Pheochromocytoma SQUARE
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Men type IIb
Thyroid (medullary cancer) Pheo Mucosal neuromas
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Peutz Jeghers at increased risk for which CA
NONCANCEROUS GI POLYPS | Increased noncolon cancer like stomach, breast and ovaries
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What is major risk factor for cancer?
Age is the biggest risk factor
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MCC of cancer in most organs?
Mets
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Highest incidence of cancers in female 1-3
Brast Lung colon
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Highest mortality rate of cancers in female 1-3
Lung Breast Colon
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Highest mortality rate of cancers in male 1-3
Lung Prostate Colon
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Highest incidence of cancers in male 1-3
Prostate Lung Colon
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Hyperviscosity, IgM spike, cold agglutinins
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
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Trigger words for mycosis fungoides/sezary syndrome
Plaquelike itchy skin rash that does not improve with treatment Blood smear showing CEREBRIFORM nuclei known as butt cells Pautrier abscesses in epidermis
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Which subtype of NHL has best prognosis
Small follicular. | Large diffuse has worst.