uworld 10 Flashcards

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What is eosinophilic esophagitis?

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uncommon, px w/ dysphagia, heartburn, refractory acid reflux. Commonly px w/ other atopic illnesses. Chronic and indolent.

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What is tick born paralysis and how px?

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Due to neurotoxin from tick feeding. Ascending paralysis that may be greater in 1 leg or arm. CSF and CBC nml, no fever usually present.

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What does chronic GERD predispose to?

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esoph adenocarcinoma and benign esoph strictures. Can differentiate the by barium — assym in adenocar, circumferential in esoph strictures. Still need biopsy despite barium findings.

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Px of spinal epidural abscess?

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fever, severe focal back pain, radiculopathy, motor and sensory deficits, bowel or bladder dysfxn and eventual paralysis.

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How spinal epidural abscesses form?

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hematog spread from distant source, contig tissue infxn, direct incoulation (steroid injxn, epidural anesth), also IV drug use and immunocomp st r rx fx

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What is amarosis fugax make one concerned for?

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It is a warning sign for impending stroke.

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Sx of idiopathic intracranial htn?

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HA, xsient visual loss, pulsatile tinnitus, diplopia

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Drugs that incrs risk for intracranial htn?

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growth hormone, tetracyclines, excessive Vit A and its deriv (isotretinoin).

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What are nml heart changes with aging?

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dcrsd resting and max CO, dcrsd max HR, incrsd cntrxn and incrsd relaxation time, incrsd stiffness of myocardium.

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What are general sx in botulism?

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DESCENDING paralysis w/ early CN involvement. Commonly get pupillary abnom.

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Sx of asbestosis?

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prog dyspnea, bibasilar end inspiratory fine crackles & clubbing.

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PFT findings with asbestosis?

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Restrictive pattern, dcrsd LV, incrsd FEV1/FVC, dcrsd DLCO.

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What drugs can cause autoimmune hemolysis?

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alpha methyldopa and penicillin.

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When find “albumino-cytologic dissociation”

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with GBS.

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What is most common mechanism with PSVT? How treat?

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Most commnly 2/2 reentry to AV node? Tx by incrs vagal stimulation which dcrs AV node conductivity.

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What is steps in bilirubin metab in liver?

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  1. uptake from blood, 2. storage w/in hepatocyte, 3. conjugation with glucuronic acid. 4. biliary excretion
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What is pathogenesis for gilbert’s?

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dcrsd prodxn of UDP glucuronyl xferase which leads to dcrsd bilirubin glucuronidation and dcrsd uptake of bili.

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What is crigler najjar type 1?

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AR dx of bili metab that leads to svr jaundice and kernicterus. Req liver xplant for survival.

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What is crigler najjar type 2

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milder AR w/ survival into adulthood, w/ no kernicterus.

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Major causes of empyema?

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Strep pneumo, Staph aureus, Klebs. Can progress to polymicrob pop.

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How tx empyema?

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Requires empyema AND drainage.

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22
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Best test to determine incidenc?

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Cohort study not case control

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23
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When need immediate tx for hypercalcemia?

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If symptomatic moderate (12-14) or when svr (>14)

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How treat “significant” hypercalcemia?

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IV hydration, calcitonin, bisphosphonates

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Most common causes of ectopic ACTH prodxn?

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Small cell lung cancer, carcinoid syndromes (bronchial, pancreatic, thymus)

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High ectopic ACTH presentation?

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signif htn and hypokalemia (excess cortisol has mineralocortic act.), metab alkalosis, hyperpigmentation, no other si/sx of cushings

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When how ppx against histo with HIV?

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If CD4<100, and in endemic areas, ppx w/ itraconazole

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How Kaposi’s sarcoma px? What causes?

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reddish purple, dark vascular plaques or nodules on cutaneous or mucosal surfaces. Caused by HHV8

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How tx peripheral arterial embolism?

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Intra-arterial thrombolysis or mechanical embolectomy or surgical embolectomy. Do intraarterial fibrinolytic agent otherwise.

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30
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What is danger zone of pharynx?

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between alar and prevertebral fascia, can drain into posterior mediastinum and cause necrotizing mediastinitis

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What is ludwig’s angina?

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infxn in submandibular space which begins in floor of mouth and extends thru.

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Possible cause of htn in young women of childbearing age?

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Think about meds, espec OCPs

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How leukemia/ lymphoma cause anemia?

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RBC progenitor cells replaced w/ cancer cells, lose ability to produce new RBCs.

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How does embolic ischemic stroke px?

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abrupt onset, maximal sx from start, occurs w/ afib, endocarditis, or carotid bruit. Commonly have infarcts in multiple vasc regions.

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Cause of nephrotic syndrome in Hodgkins Lymphoma?

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Minimal change most common, also FSGS possible. 2/2 IL 13 and other interleukin prodxn.

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What carries corneal reflex sx?

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V1 (opthalmic) branch, also provides sensation to scalp, forehead, eyelid, nose, sinuses.

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What is role of facial nerve CN VII?

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facial movement, taste in ant 2/3 of tongue, lacrimation, salivation, eyelid closing.

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Sx of mixed essential cryoglobulinema?

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palpable purpura, GMN, arthralgias, HSM, periph neuropathy, hypocomplementemia.

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What is nl anion gap?

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6 to 12, but increases with age

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40
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What is first line tx w/ OA?

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first tx w/ acetominophen

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What is one complication of aortic dissection? How does it px?

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Can get aortic regurg due to aortic root dilatation –> px w/ rumbling diastolic murmur

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How infective endocarditis commonly px in IV drug use?

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Can get systemic manifestations such as septic pulmonary emboli, murmur often absent, heart failure rare

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43
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How do pulmonary septic emboli commonly present?

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Get pulmo infilitrates, abscesses, infxns, pulmo gangrene, cavities on cxr

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First step in eval of hyperbilirubinemia. How follow up?

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First determine if conjugated or unconjugated. If unconjugated then either due to overprodxn (hemolysis, conjugation defect) or underexcretion (reduced uptake)

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45
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How workup elevated conjugated bilirubin?

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look at liver enz, if all nml then likely dubin-johnson or Rotor syndrome, if elev AST/ALT — hepatitis, hemochromatosis, others on ddx

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If incrsd conj w/ incrsd alk phos and nml AST/ALT?

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ddx: cholestasis, obstrxn, PBC, PSC, choledocholithiasis. W/u w/ abd U/S and antimitochondrial AB. CT if U/S equivalent.

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Pulmonary causes of hemopytsis?

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bronchitis, PE, bronchiectasis, lung cancer, TB, lung abscesses, wegener’s goodpastures, SLE

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What is measure in case control study?

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exposure odds ratio

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What is used in cohort studies?

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look at relative risk, relative rate

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What is effect of chronic renal failure on anion gap?

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produces anion gap of hypochloremic metabolic acidosis

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Si/sx of papilledema?

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swelling of optic nerve head — enlargement of blind spot. Momentary visual loss depending on head position, rapid to permanent vision loss.

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What is amarosis fugax?

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Transient (few sec) loss of vision usually 2/2 vasc causes.

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How manage hypovolemic hypernatremia?

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IV NS until intravasc volume replaced. DO not correct faster than 0.5 meg Na/hr

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54
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How tx uremic pericarditis?

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hemodialysis

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Where is zinc primarily absorbed? How deficiency px?

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Absorb in jejunum, defic px w/ alopecia, abnormal taste, pustules, bullae around bony orifices

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56
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Who at risk for zinc deficiency?

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pt on TPN and IBD

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57
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When necessary to determine GI cause of iron deficiency anemia?

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In adult male or post menopausal woman, start w/u w/ FOBT

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What is lung histo change in alpha 1 antitrypsin defiency?

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Panacinar emphysema

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DDx for obstructive pattern PFTs?

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low DLCO — emphysema; nl DLCO – chronic bronch; incrsd DLCO – asthma

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How do emphysematous COPD px?

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thin pts w/ svr dyspnea, hyperinflated chest, dcrsd vasc markings, dcrsd DLCO & mod O2 desat

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How does bronchitis type COPD px?

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chronic productive cough >/= 3 mo over 2 consec yrs due to hypersecretion of mucus and structural changes in tracheobronch tree, prom vasc markings, nml DLCO

62
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Most common cause of atypical pneumonia?

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mycoplasma, legionella, chlamydia, influenza, coxiella

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How px of atypical pneumo different?

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more mild course, more extrapulm findings, non productive cough

64
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skin findings typical of mycoplasma?

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erythema multiforme – target shaped lesions on extremities

65
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Typical px of lew body dementia?

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alterations in conciousness, disorganized speech, visual hallucinations, EPS, early compromise of exec fxn

66
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Where else lewy bodies seen and how differentiate?

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in parkinson but dementia px early in course with lewy body dementia.

67
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Findings in NPH?

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dementia, incontinence, gait abnormalities, broad based and shuffling w/ bradykinesia, no tremor

68
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What is HIV nephropathy?

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collapsing focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis, px w/ heav proteinuria and rapid devo of renal failure

69
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WHat study used to determine incidence?

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Must follow healthy individuals for time period to determine who becomes sick… this is a cohort study

70
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What is leprosy?

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chronic granulmoatous disease that mainly affects periph skin and nerves, due to mcobacterial leprae

71
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How does early leprosy px?

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Px as insensate hypopigmented plaque

72
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How does late leprosy px?

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progres nerve damage — muscle atrophy w/ conseuqent crippling deformities of hand.

73
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How tx malignant otitis externa?

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antipseudomonal abx ; aminoglycosides, quinolones (except moxi), cephalosporins, carbapenems (except ertapenem), aztreonam, ticarcillin, piperacillin

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What is fibromuscular dysplasia?

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Non inflamm cndtn caused by abnml cell develo in arterial wall that can lead to vessel stenosis, aneurysm, dissoc. Usually involves renal, carotids, vertebral arteries

75
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Who screen for FMD?

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women <50 w/ svr and resistant htn, htn onset before 35, sudden incrs in bp, sudden incrs in Cr after starting ACE,ARB

76
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What bug are pts w/ hemochromatosis @ risk of getting?

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listeria,

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What is relation btwn P value and confidence interval?

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inversely related, smaller the P value, the larger confidence interval. If null value (CI = 1.0) is w/in CI, the p value is > 0.05.

78
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How does disseminated gonoccocus px?

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high fvr, chills, tenosynovitis, migratory polyarthritis, skin rash w/ purpuric or pustular lesion w/ hemorrhagic component & cntrl necrosis

79
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How does toxic shock syndrome px?

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fever, erythema/desquamation, HA, N/V, myalgia

80
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Best test for initial MI, for recurrent MI?

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If first MI in long time — do troponin, most sensitive & specific, If recurrent MI in 1st week after MI, use CK-MB

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Most common type of thyroid nodule?

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benign colloid nodule most common

82
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What is cause of anaphylactic rxn to blood products?

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due to receiving of donor IgA when IgA deficient. Prevent with washing of RBCs

83
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WHat is an amnestic Ab response?

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response against minor RBC ag leading to delayed mild hemolysis 2-10 days after xfusion.

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Causes of low Testosterone?

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can be primary failure (low T, high FSH and LH), or secondary failure (low T, low/nml FSH, LH)

85
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What are indiciations of acute R heart strain?

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JVD w/ RBBB on ecg

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Side effects of levodopa/carbidopa?

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somnolence, confusion, hallucinations, dyskinesia, dystonia after long term therapy

87
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Side effects of trihexyphenydil and benztropine?

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anticholinergic drugs so get anticholinergic effects

88
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What are side effects of amandatine?

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ankle edema and livedo reticularis.

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What are the dopamine agonists?

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apomorphine, bromocriptine, pramipaxole, ropinorole

90
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Side effects of dopamine agonists?

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somnolence, hypotension, confusion, hallucinations

91
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Normal albumin to protein gap is what? What does it suggest?

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usually 3-4 difference btwn serum protein and albumin. If elevated gap, think multiple myeloma

92
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What is cause of chagas disease?

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tyrpanosoma cruzii?

93
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Common causes of esophagitis in HIV?

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CMV, HSV, candida, idiopathic/apthous

94
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How does candidal esophagitis in HIV px?

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white scrapable plaque in mouth, odynophagia, not usually severe

95
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How does HSV esoph px?

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herpetic vesicles and round/ovoid ulcers

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How does CMV esophagitis px?

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linear, deep ulcers esp in distal esophagus

97
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How tx uncomplicated UTI in nonpreg woman?

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bactrim x 3 days, nitrofurantoin x 5 days, single dose of fosfomycin, only do urine cx if initial tx fails

98
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How tx complicated cystitis?

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quinolones x 10-14 days after obtaining urine cx

99
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What is common arrhythmia w/ hyperthyroidism?

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afib

100
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What are the K sparing diuretics?

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spironolactone, eplerenone, amiloride, triamterene

101
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Sensitivity does what?

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tells ability of test to determine which patients have disease. If negative then patient likely not to have disease.

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What is receiver operating characteristic?

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Plots true positive rate (sensitivity) against false pos rate (1-specificity), if linear relationship then test provides no useful info and diagnosis produced by test at random.

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What is precision?

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proportion of true positive out of total # of positive results produced by test in given pop, equivalent to positive predictive value

104
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Relationship to sensitivity, specificity to npv and ppv?

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as sensitivity incrs then NPV increases, as specificity incrs then PPV increases

105
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What are causes of osteomalacia?

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malabsorption, intestinal byapss surgery, celiac sprue, chronic liver disease, CKD

106
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si/sx osteomalacia?

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may be asx, px w/ bone pain, muscle weakness, muscle cramps, difficulty ambulating, waddling gait

107
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Lab findings w/ osteomalacia?

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incrsd alk phos, incrsd PTH, dcrsd calcium, vit D, urinary Ca

108
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Pathophys of osteomalacia?

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due to defective mineralization of bone matrix due to Ca and Phos deficiency 2/2 to vit D deficiency

109
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What does plateau pressure (on PFT) tell you?

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Can calculate compliance as gives you elastic pressure of lung

110
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What is peak airway pressure and when significant?

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PAP= resistive P + plateua P. if elevated w/ nml plateau P, problem w/ airway resistance sugg bronchospasm, mucus plug, ETT obstruction

111
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Secondary probs assoc w/ polycythemia vera?

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incrsd risk of peptic ulceration 2/2 histamine release, gout 2/2 inrsd cell turnover

112
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who at highest risk for SLE?

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young AA women aged 20-40

113
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Px of sarcoidosis?

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cough + erythema nodosum, abn cxr, hyperCa, incrsd ACE, noncaseating granulomas

114
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What is murmur of mitral regurg?

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pansystolic @ apex w/ radiation to axilla.

115
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Best screening for Hep B virus?

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HbsAg and IgM anti- HBc . IgM anti-hbc signals acute infxn and IgG HbC signals recovery

116
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How tx withdrawal sx in opioid dependent patients?

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methadone either PO or IM

117
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When induration of >5 mm suggest TB infxn?

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If HIV infctd, recent contact w/ TB infected, signs of TB on cxr, organ xplants pts or immunosuppressed

118
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When ppd >10 suggest positive test?

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individual who recently immigrated, IV drug users, high risk setting employee, pts w/ DM, CKD, hematol probs, teens exposed to high risk adults

119
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What is hospice model?

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focus on QOL, not prolongation, sx control services provided @ non-acute center

120
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What is requirement to enter hospice?

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prognosis of </= 6 mo w/ irreversible decline in clinical/fxnl state, NO DNR/DNI req

121
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How manage cryptococcal meninigits?

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IV ampho plus oral flucytosine, once see clinical improvement, switch to PO fluconazole. Do HIV w/u if not already dx.

122
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Signs of TCA OD?

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hyperthermia, seizures, hypotension, dilated pupils, flushed/dry skin, intestinal ileus (anticholinergic sx), get QRS widening w/ risk of ventric arryth

123
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How manage TCA OD?

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sodium bicarb — narrows QRS complex

124
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What measure determines severity of TCA OD?

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degree of QRS widening

125
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What tests are specific for disc herniation?

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straight leg raise and crossed straight leg test

126
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How does disc herniation px?

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low back pain radiating down buttock and below knee in dermatomal pattern

127
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How does spinal stenosis px?

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low back pain worse with activity and relieved w/ rest

128
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What is typical px of metastatic bone pain?

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typically constant and worse @ night/w/ rest

129
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what is vitiligo?

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autoimmune destxn of melanocytes with predilection for extremities, around body orifices.

130
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How remember cyp induces?

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“ALL MOVE FAST” Grizzly-ofulvin (griseofulvin) quickidine (quinidine) PHEN-PHEN (phenytoin, phenobarbital), CARbamazapine goes vroom vroom, RifAMPin

131
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How remember inhibitors?

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inhibit yourself from drinking ETOH from a KEG, It will make you a SICCO. (ETOH, ketoconaz, erythromycin/macrolides, grapefruit, sulfon, isoniazid, cimetidine, chloramphen, omeprazol

132
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What r si/sx of theophylline toxicity?

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CNS sx: HA, insomnia, seizures, GI probs (N/V), arryth,

133
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Concern w/ verapamil?

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decreases renal clearance of other drugs

134
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What are side effects of digoxin toxicity?

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anorexia, N/V, arrythm — vtach, accel jxn rhythm

135
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Xray findings w/ osteomalacia?

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dcrsd bone density, thinning cortex, eventual codfish vertebral bodies (concave shape), pseudo fx

136
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Typical description of AK?

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red papules w/ central scaly sandpaper texture, fewer than 1% become SCC

137
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How tx amebic abscess of liver?

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oral flagyl x 1 week

138
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What is px of spinal epidural abscess?

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triad of fvr, severe focal back pain + neuro deficits, also get progressive radiculop, motor and sensory deficits, bowel or bladder dysfxn, eventual paraylsis

139
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What are risk fx for spinal epidural abscess?

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IV drug use, immunocomp state, spread from contig distant source, spinal trauma or surgery

140
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Most common form of skin cancer?

A

Basal cell carcinoma

141
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How tx drug induced AIN?

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discontinue offending agent

142
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What are tx for Dresslers?

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NSAIDS are 1st line, if those fail then steroids

143
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Most common nephropathy cause in AA?

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FSGS.

144
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What other associatons exists w/ FSGS?

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obesity, HIV, IV drug use

145
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most common nephropathy in non-blacks/?

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membranous nephropathy

146
Q

How w/u and tx primary hyperPTH?

A

1st do sestamibi scan, then do paraythroidectomy if primarily 2/2 hyperplasia.

147
Q

When parathyroidectomy indicated in asx pt?

A

IF Ca>/= 11.5, age <2.5 any site, reduced renal fxn

148
Q

What should be calculated if ABG given w/ metab acidosis?

A

winters formula to determine pCO2 response

149
Q

Cause of hypoxemia in PCP pneumonia?

A

incrsd alveolar-arterial O2 gradient 2/2 alveolar and interstitial inflamm.

150
Q

What is common cause of incrsd left atrial pressure?

A

LV failure or mitral valve problem.

151
Q

DDX of spherocytes on smear?

A

hereditary or AIHA

152
Q

How dx AIHA?

A

Direct coombs test positive w/ extravasc hemolysis, neg family hx