uworld 10 Flashcards
What is eosinophilic esophagitis?
uncommon, px w/ dysphagia, heartburn, refractory acid reflux. Commonly px w/ other atopic illnesses. Chronic and indolent.
What is tick born paralysis and how px?
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.
What does chronic GERD predispose to?
esoph adenocarcinoma and benign esoph strictures. Can differentiate the by barium — assym in adenocar, circumferential in esoph strictures. Still need biopsy despite barium findings.
Px of spinal epidural abscess?
fever, severe focal back pain, radiculopathy, motor and sensory deficits, bowel or bladder dysfxn and eventual paralysis.
How spinal epidural abscesses form?
hematog spread from distant source, contig tissue infxn, direct incoulation (steroid injxn, epidural anesth), also IV drug use and immunocomp st r rx fx
What is amarosis fugax make one concerned for?
It is a warning sign for impending stroke.
Sx of idiopathic intracranial htn?
HA, xsient visual loss, pulsatile tinnitus, diplopia
Drugs that incrs risk for intracranial htn?
growth hormone, tetracyclines, excessive Vit A and its deriv (isotretinoin).
What are nml heart changes with aging?
dcrsd resting and max CO, dcrsd max HR, incrsd cntrxn and incrsd relaxation time, incrsd stiffness of myocardium.
What are general sx in botulism?
DESCENDING paralysis w/ early CN involvement. Commonly get pupillary abnom.
Sx of asbestosis?
prog dyspnea, bibasilar end inspiratory fine crackles & clubbing.
PFT findings with asbestosis?
Restrictive pattern, dcrsd LV, incrsd FEV1/FVC, dcrsd DLCO.
What drugs can cause autoimmune hemolysis?
alpha methyldopa and penicillin.
When find “albumino-cytologic dissociation”
with GBS.
What is most common mechanism with PSVT? How treat?
Most commnly 2/2 reentry to AV node? Tx by incrs vagal stimulation which dcrs AV node conductivity.
What is steps in bilirubin metab in liver?
- uptake from blood, 2. storage w/in hepatocyte, 3. conjugation with glucuronic acid. 4. biliary excretion
What is pathogenesis for gilbert’s?
dcrsd prodxn of UDP glucuronyl xferase which leads to dcrsd bilirubin glucuronidation and dcrsd uptake of bili.
What is crigler najjar type 1?
AR dx of bili metab that leads to svr jaundice and kernicterus. Req liver xplant for survival.
What is crigler najjar type 2
milder AR w/ survival into adulthood, w/ no kernicterus.
Major causes of empyema?
Strep pneumo, Staph aureus, Klebs. Can progress to polymicrob pop.
How tx empyema?
Requires empyema AND drainage.
Best test to determine incidenc?
Cohort study not case control
When need immediate tx for hypercalcemia?
If symptomatic moderate (12-14) or when svr (>14)
How treat “significant” hypercalcemia?
IV hydration, calcitonin, bisphosphonates
Most common causes of ectopic ACTH prodxn?
Small cell lung cancer, carcinoid syndromes (bronchial, pancreatic, thymus)
High ectopic ACTH presentation?
signif htn and hypokalemia (excess cortisol has mineralocortic act.), metab alkalosis, hyperpigmentation, no other si/sx of cushings
When how ppx against histo with HIV?
If CD4<100, and in endemic areas, ppx w/ itraconazole
How Kaposi’s sarcoma px? What causes?
reddish purple, dark vascular plaques or nodules on cutaneous or mucosal surfaces. Caused by HHV8
How tx peripheral arterial embolism?
Intra-arterial thrombolysis or mechanical embolectomy or surgical embolectomy. Do intraarterial fibrinolytic agent otherwise.
What is danger zone of pharynx?
between alar and prevertebral fascia, can drain into posterior mediastinum and cause necrotizing mediastinitis
What is ludwig’s angina?
infxn in submandibular space which begins in floor of mouth and extends thru.
Possible cause of htn in young women of childbearing age?
Think about meds, espec OCPs
How leukemia/ lymphoma cause anemia?
RBC progenitor cells replaced w/ cancer cells, lose ability to produce new RBCs.
How does embolic ischemic stroke px?
abrupt onset, maximal sx from start, occurs w/ afib, endocarditis, or carotid bruit. Commonly have infarcts in multiple vasc regions.
Cause of nephrotic syndrome in Hodgkins Lymphoma?
Minimal change most common, also FSGS possible. 2/2 IL 13 and other interleukin prodxn.
What carries corneal reflex sx?
V1 (opthalmic) branch, also provides sensation to scalp, forehead, eyelid, nose, sinuses.
What is role of facial nerve CN VII?
facial movement, taste in ant 2/3 of tongue, lacrimation, salivation, eyelid closing.
Sx of mixed essential cryoglobulinema?
palpable purpura, GMN, arthralgias, HSM, periph neuropathy, hypocomplementemia.
What is nl anion gap?
6 to 12, but increases with age
What is first line tx w/ OA?
first tx w/ acetominophen
What is one complication of aortic dissection? How does it px?
Can get aortic regurg due to aortic root dilatation –> px w/ rumbling diastolic murmur
How infective endocarditis commonly px in IV drug use?
Can get systemic manifestations such as septic pulmonary emboli, murmur often absent, heart failure rare
How do pulmonary septic emboli commonly present?
Get pulmo infilitrates, abscesses, infxns, pulmo gangrene, cavities on cxr
First step in eval of hyperbilirubinemia. How follow up?
First determine if conjugated or unconjugated. If unconjugated then either due to overprodxn (hemolysis, conjugation defect) or underexcretion (reduced uptake)
How workup elevated conjugated bilirubin?
look at liver enz, if all nml then likely dubin-johnson or Rotor syndrome, if elev AST/ALT — hepatitis, hemochromatosis, others on ddx
If incrsd conj w/ incrsd alk phos and nml AST/ALT?
ddx: cholestasis, obstrxn, PBC, PSC, choledocholithiasis. W/u w/ abd U/S and antimitochondrial AB. CT if U/S equivalent.
Pulmonary causes of hemopytsis?
bronchitis, PE, bronchiectasis, lung cancer, TB, lung abscesses, wegener’s goodpastures, SLE
What is measure in case control study?
exposure odds ratio
What is used in cohort studies?
look at relative risk, relative rate
What is effect of chronic renal failure on anion gap?
produces anion gap of hypochloremic metabolic acidosis
Si/sx of papilledema?
swelling of optic nerve head — enlargement of blind spot. Momentary visual loss depending on head position, rapid to permanent vision loss.
What is amarosis fugax?
Transient (few sec) loss of vision usually 2/2 vasc causes.
How manage hypovolemic hypernatremia?
IV NS until intravasc volume replaced. DO not correct faster than 0.5 meg Na/hr
How tx uremic pericarditis?
hemodialysis
Where is zinc primarily absorbed? How deficiency px?
Absorb in jejunum, defic px w/ alopecia, abnormal taste, pustules, bullae around bony orifices
Who at risk for zinc deficiency?
pt on TPN and IBD
When necessary to determine GI cause of iron deficiency anemia?
In adult male or post menopausal woman, start w/u w/ FOBT
What is lung histo change in alpha 1 antitrypsin defiency?
Panacinar emphysema
DDx for obstructive pattern PFTs?
low DLCO — emphysema; nl DLCO – chronic bronch; incrsd DLCO – asthma
How do emphysematous COPD px?
thin pts w/ svr dyspnea, hyperinflated chest, dcrsd vasc markings, dcrsd DLCO & mod O2 desat