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Tx cluster HA
Verapamil
Tx trigeminal neuralgia
Carbamazepine
Tx bacterial vaginosis (gardnerella, mycoplasma),think clue cells on wet mount, amine odor, pH>4.5. Thin, white
Metronidazole or Clindamycin
Tx Chlamydia
Azithromycin
Tx Gonorrhea
Ctx and azithro/doxy
Tx vag candida (thick, white, clumps)
Fluconazole
Beta thalassemia electrophoresis
Inc hgb A2
Alpha thalassema electrophoresis
Nomal (has norm RDW)
What age to repair congenital indirect hernia
ASAP
C. Diff Tx
Metro, if WBC >15,000 or cr high then oral Vanc
Tx intertrigo
topical miconazole, nystatin, terbinafine
Tx seborrheic dermatitis
Selenium sulfide or topical ketoconazole, may need tx q1-2 wks
Tx Tinea Capitis
Griseofulvin
Tx normal scabies/Crusted scabies
Oral ivermectin, or topical permetrin sacabies.
Dx pernicious anemia (low B12)
Test anti IF (intrinsic factor). Also has absent rugae in fundus.
what does saw palmeto tx and SE
BPH (poorly), SE bleeding
What does Kava Kava Tx
Anxiey and insomnia (poorly), SE liver tox
What do glucosamine and chondroitin Tx
(poorly) osteoarthritis
Post infarct pericarditis tx
High dose aspirin
Viral pericarditis tx
NSAIDs +/- colchicine
Anti-TPO antibodies high
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Time to test for HIV post-exposure
4 weeks
Post exposure ppx for HIV time
<72 hrs
C. diff 2nd time Tx
Metro, (vanc if severe or 3rd time)
When start statin for DM
age 40-75 T1 or T2 with LDL >70
When start DM eye exam for retinopathy
3-5 yrs after dx for T1 and immediately for T2
When start DM nephropathy (microalbuminemia)
5 yrs after dx for T1 and immediately for T1, and Tx w/ ACEi
Age to start ADHD tx
6 yo or more (do behavior if younger)
How to switch ADHD meds
immediate switch (no wash out or taper needed)
Normal LV EF in MR
60% (most people >50% is normal)
Timing for fibrinolytic therapy
3-4.5 hours
Fibrnolytic exclusion for BP
185/110
Fibrnolytic exclusion Platelets and glucose
<100,000, <50
2 days after stroke
start sub q low dose heparin to prevent DVT
BP level limit post stroke
220/120, <185/105 if received fibrinolytics
Renal stone management
<10mm give alpha blocker, >10 mm urology consult and surgery
Hyperthyroid with afib first tx
Beta Blocker
Choking <1yo
5 back blows (if unconscious do CPR)
Choking >1 yo
abdominal thrust (if unconscious do CPR)
Infant with vertical Hep B infection serology
HBeAg positive (chronic), get Hep B vax and Ig age 0, then just vax 2, 6 months. Serology @ 9 mo.
Hepatic adenoma
Due to OCPs, stop OCPs for Tx
Which liver cyst caused by parasite
Echinococcus
menegitis with AIDS, and Tx
Cryptococcus (can have skin lesions) Tx. amphotericin and flucytosine. (Also CMV w/ AIDS)
Dx Cerebral Palsy
increased tone and reflexes (spastic most common). Brain MRI
DIPs, nail pitting, spondylarthritides +/- skin lesion. Dx and Tx
Psoriatic arthritis, Tx methotrexate
MCP and PIP involvement.
Rheumatoid arthritis (anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies may be +)
Loss pupillary reaction, vertical gaze paralysis, ataxia, headache.
Pineal tumor (parinaud’s syndrome)
Cosyntropin level
Test for addison’s dx (adrenal failutre)
High iron levels and elevated glucose
Hemochromatosis (bronze diabetes)
Murmur in HOCM (cards)
midsystolic that decreases with standing (lower afterload), increase with valsalva
Tx HOCM
Beta blocker, implant defibrilator if relative with SCD or if syncope
Tx SVT
vagal or IV adenosine. Cardioversion if bad sx
Mexican or South/central American Immigrant with ventricular apical aneurysm
Chagas (Trypanasoma Cruzi), can cause heart fibrosis, esophageal and colonic dilation.
Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme or borrelis disease
Post surgery decreased urine w/o rebound/gaurding
Urinary retention
SBO timing after surgery
2-3 days after
Rapid warfarin reversal (intracranial bleed)
Prothrombin complex concentrate
FFP takes longer (2 L)
Tx minor vWF disease
Desmopressin (increased factor VIII and vWF)
Function and reversal of dabigatran
Dierect thrombin inhibitor, reverse w/ idarcizumab
Biggest complication w/ IVC placement
Recurrent DVTs
Tx otitis externa
Antibiotic ear drops (polymyxin/neomycin)
Anemia, high Ca++, high Cr, bone pain DX
Multiple myeloma, serum urine protein electophoresis and bone biopsy
High parathyroid related peptide
Squamous cell carcinoma (lung)
cough and high ACE levels
sacrcoidosis
After Dx multiple myeloma, next step
skeletal survey Xray
Elevated IgM
Waldenstroms macroglobinemia
Multiple myeloma w/ headache, dizziness, vertigo, nystagmus, hearing loss, and visual impairment.
Hyperviscosity syndrome, tx is plasmapherisis
Strep pyogenese (Group A) pharyngitis length of Tx
10 days w/ penicillin oral or 1 dose IM pcn, or 5 day azithromycin if allergic
Young patient, new onset afib, apical diastolic murmur, arterial embolism
Atrial myxoma
Vesicle posterior mouth dx and tx
herpangina (coxsachi A) tx supportive
Vesicles in anteror mouth and around mouth dx and tx
gingivastomatitis (HSV-1) tx acyclovir
WBC for joint aspirate to be inflammatory
> 2000 WBC (>100,000 in infectious)
EKG finding for ACS
new LBBB, or ST elevation
Time to do PCI in MI
Less than 90 minutes, fibrinolytics w/in 120 min
when does troponin first become positive
4-8 hrs
Tx pericarditis
Colchicine and NSAIDs
Solmonella enteritidis tx
supportive
Liver dx with +ANA and anti smooth muscle
Autoimmune hepatitis
Liver dx with antimitocondrial antibodies
PBC (primary biliary cirrhosis)
Positive stress test tx
Aspirin, atovastatin or rosuvastatin, beta blocker, +/- PCI
Tx giardia
metronidazole if sx and avoid public water
Vaginal bleeding tx
stable tx is OCPs, unstable is IV estrogen
Pt w/ HIV, fat accumulation on neck, loss fat on arms, face ,legs, abdomen, and insulin resistance
HIV lipdystrophy d/t NRTI
proximal muscle weakness and straie dx
Cushing syndrome (adrenal hyperplasia, increased cortisol)
tx for elevated triglycerides
gemfibrozil (doesn’t help heart disease)
A1C for T2DM
> = 6.5
fasting glucose for T2DM
> =126
Random glucose w/ sx to Dx T2DM
> = 200
Oral gluc tolerance test for T2DM
> =200
Wallengerg syndrome sx
D/t PICA occlusion, face waek, decreased sensation, vertigo, nystagmus
STEMI Tx
Aspirin+clopidogrel, beta blocker, nitrates, heparin, PCI, statin
When to give rhogam
28 wks, postpartum, and bleeding
When to screen with Low dose CT
55-80 yo and smoke 30 yrs w/in 15 yrs
PIP and MCP swelling dx
Rhuematoid Arthritis, +CCP (citrulinated protein), + rheumatoid factor. Tx MTX
Screen test SLE
ANA
Confirm + ANA for SLE test
anti dsDNA
Dx Parkinson’s
Physical exam. MRI to rule out other causes
First drug Tx of Parkinson’s
Pramipexole (save levadopa for later)
Tx essential tremor (worsen with action)
Propranolol or primidone
Tx Tinea versicolor (Malassezia furfur)
Topical ketoconazole
Tx HELLP syndrome
Mag Sulfate, and delivery
Dx cushing’s disease
Low dose dexamethasone test
Dx renal artery stenosis
MR angio of renal arteries
Contraindications to living kidney donation
<18 yo, Diabetes, cancer, BMI >35, untreated psych disorder
Organism related to guillane barre
Camphylobacter jejuni (also has bloddy stools and psuedoappendicitis)
bulbar symptoms (weakness, eye issues) without sensory issues Dx and Tx
Botulism, descending limb weakness. Tx equine antitoxin
eryethema, constricted pupil, eye pain, blurred vison
anterior uvitis (related to sacroidosis, which also has erythema nodosum)
weight loss, large foul stools how to dx
Fat malabsorption (chronic pancreatitis) dx w/ MRCP or abd CT
Tx w/ bisphosphonate base on T score and/or FRAX %
T score 20% with osteopenia (T -1 to -2.5); or hx of a fragility fracture
Tx cat scratch disease (bartonella henselae)
azithromycin
Tx most animal bites
amoxicillin-clavulanic acid
Number of neutrophils in ascites to dx SBP
> 250 neutrophils or SAAG >1.1
Abx for SBP
third gen cephalosporin, also give IV albumin
Colonoscopy screening
50 q10 yrs unless 1st degree relative colon cancer (or adenomatous polyp) <60; start 40 yo q5 yrs
1st step for gastroparesis dx
EGD then scintigraphic gastric emptying test
Tx gastroparesis
small frequent meals (then metoclopramide if needed)
Tx pediatric epistaxis
- Pressure 2. Topical vasoconstrictor 3. Cautery
Benign features of pulmonary nodule
popcorn, concentric or laminated, central, and diffuse homogeneous calcifications
Diarrhea, high blood sugar, skin rash
Glucagonoma
dementia, diarrhea, dermatitis, stomatitis and cheilosis
Niacin deficiency (pellegra)
Glucose level for hypoglycemia
<60
HIV in pregnancy antepartum guidelines
- HIV RNA viral load at initial visit, every 2-4 weeks after initiation or change of therapy, monthly until undetectable, then every 3 months
- CD4 cell count every 3-6 months
- Resistance testing if not previously performed
- ART initiation as early as possible
- Avoid amniocentesis unless viral load ≤1,000 copies/mL
HIV in pregnancy peripartum guidelines
Viral load ≤1,000 copies/mL: ART + vaginal delivery
Viral load >1,000 copies/mL: ART + zidovudine + cesarean delivery
HIV postpartum and infant
- Mother: Continue ART
- Infant (maternal viral load ≤1,000 copies/mL): Zidovudine
- Infant (maternal viral load >1,000 copies/mL): Multi-drug ART
Next step if dx with Hep C
Vaccination for Hep A and Hep B (unless already immune)
Repeat troponin timing for observation
3, 6 hours apart
When to stress test
Unstable angina with ACS ruled out
First step dx achalasia
Barium swallow?
When to Tx subclinical hypothyroid
- antithyroid antibodies
- abnormal lipid profile
- symptoms of hypothyroidism
- ovulatory and menstrual dysfunction
High TSH, normal T4 (subclinical hypothyroid), next step?
Check anti-TPO antibodies
Thiazide diuretics and calcium
Increase serum Ca++ and decreases urine Ca++
Emergent Tx ITP with plts <30,000
IVIG
Stool study with increased osmotic gap, low stool pH
Lactose intolerance
Stool study with increased osmotic gap and villous atrophy
Celiac disease
Positive lactulose breath test, macrocytic anemia and B12 deficiency
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Tx dermatitis herpetiformis
Dapsone + gluten free medication
Screening after dx celiac
DXA scan for bone loss and pnuemococcal vaccination
Nonejection click followed by systolic murmur (holosystolic)
Mitral valve prolapse
Increased venous return decreases these two murmurs
HCM (also decreases with increased afterload) and MVP
Harsh holosystolic murmur with palpaple thrill over left 3-4th intercostal
VSD
Ejection click followed by crescendo/decrescendo systolic
Aortic or pulmonic stenosis
Holosystolic murmur at lower sternal border
tricuspid regurgitation
Accentuated S1 with an opening snap heard after S2, and a low-pitched mid-diastolic murmur
Mitral stenosis
decreased sensation over the anterolateral thigh without any muscle weakness or deep tendon reflex abnormalities.
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment