Top 55 dx (2) Flashcards
DM Rx
if a1c <7.5, start with lifestyle changes and monotherapy. metformin 500 mg bid, daily
DM DD
metabolic syndrome
hypothyroid
prediabetes
diarrhea Rx
if afebrile, loperamide 4 mg x 1 PO, then 2 mg PO after each loose stool
Max 16mg/day
diarrhea DD
IBS, ulcerative colitis, colon cancer
dyspepsia Rx
PPI - pantoprazole 20 mg PO daily for 8 weeks, then reevaluate
dyspepsia non pharm
lose weight
eat moderate amounts of food at each meal
avoid food/snacks within three hours of sleep
dyspepsia labs
cbc
cmp
lipase
amylase
dyspepsia DD
hiatal hernia
esophageal spasms
esophageal cancer
dysphagia Rx
none
dysphagia non pharm, imaging
swallowing rehab, speech therapy
barium swallow exam, upper endoscopy
dysphagia DD
esophageal strictures
MS
esophageal tumor
emphysema s/sx
pink puffers
severe dyspnea, normal ABGs
thin
barrel chest
dyspnea on exertion
decreased breath sounds
emphysema Rx
SABA albulterol 90 mcg 2 puffs 4-6 h prn
LABA formoterol 12 mcg 1 puff q12h daily
fibromyalgia Rx
cyclobenzaprine 5 mg PO one daily at bedtime
fibromyalgia non pharm, labs, DD
- CBT, PT
- CBC, CMP, CRP, thyroid function test
- RA, depression, polymyalgia rheumatica