UVA Quiz Flashcards
LDL goal for diabetics
Less than 100
tx for bacterial meningitis
ceftriaxone and vanc
first and second line treatment for enterobiasis, and what scenario would you use the second line
mebendazole
pyrantel pamoate - use if pregnant
kidney disease 5 days vs 10+ days after URI
5 days: IgA nephropathy
10+ days: PSGN, also has cola colored urine, periorbital edema
indications for using sodium polystyrene sulfate (kayexalate) for hyperkalemia
all other meds failed
constant leakage of potassium from damaged cells (myonecrosis)
indications for using sodium polystyrene sulfate (kayexalate) for hyperkalemia
all other meds failed
constant leakage of potassium from damaged cells (myonecrosis)
episodic headache
sweating
tachycardia
pheochromocytoma
indications for biventricular pacemaker placement
symptomatic bradyarrhythmias
sinus or AV node dysfunction
2 classic groups of people with myasthenia gravis
20s - 30s females with autoimmune disorders
men in 70s or 80s
when is splitting of S2 normal
during inspiration
low pitched, harsh holosystolic murmur at LLSB
VSD
microcytic anemias
Thalassemia Anemia of chronic disease Iron deficiency anemia (sometimes normocytic) Lead poisoning Sideroblastic anemia
tx autoimmune hemolytic anemia
corticosteroids
tx autoimmune hemolytic anemia
corticosteroids
LDL goal for people with no risk factors
less than 160