Surgery/Optho/Derm Flashcards
A patient who has blood in the urethral meatus, inability to void, and high riding prostate likely has this and how do you evaluate this?
Posterior urethral injury and use a retrograde urethrogram
This is contraindicated for a patient with a posterior urethral injury
Foley because it can cause abscess formation and worsen the damage
This management is needed for a patient who loses urine when they laugh
Kegel exercises or urethropexy
This management is needed for a patient who has urge to void without any change with position or activity
Anticholinergic meds or TCAs
Seeing free air above the liver in an CXR is indicative of this.
Intestinal perforation (need emergent surgery)
A sudden monocular loss of vision, pale retina, and dark macula is treated with this.
acetazolamide for retinal artery occlusion
Extravasation of blood into the retina is treated with this.
ranibizumab for retinal vein occlusion
A 65 yo patient who had successful cataract extraction 4 months ago who complains of painless, unilateral loss of vision like a “curtain coming down” with sudden burst of flashing lights and small spots should be treated with this.
Laser therapy and cryotherapy
Pruritic papules and vesicles on the extensor surface of elbows and buttocks are associated with this disease.
Celiac
Pyoderma gangrenosum is associated with this type of disease.
IBD
A patient with a muffled voice, enlarged tender cervical nodes on one side and a deviated uvula with constitutional symptoms (fever, chills, etc) should have this done next.
Needle peritonsillar aspiration and IV abx for peritonsillar abscess
A patient with a muffled voice and difficulty swallowing without any deviation of uvula should have this be done next.
emergency laryngoscopy for epiglottitis
This is used to treat for a 5 yo patient who got her arm pulled by her dad and is seen holding her hand in a pronated position with a click felt when the forearm in hyperpronated
supination of forearm and flexion of elbow or hyperpronation of forearm (for radial head subluxation)
Patient with episodic vertigo during changes in position with no neuro symptoms can be dx with this.
Cix Hallpike which will show nystagmus (BPPV)
A patient with an acute onset of single episode of vertigo that occurs after a viral syndrome most likely has this.
Vestibular neuritis