UWorld Pass 2b Flashcards
Hypercalcemia in sarcoidosis, how?
1-alpha hydroxylase is produced in granulomatous activity -> increased 1.25-dihydroxyvitamin D
Tacrolimus side effects?
neurotoxicity, glucose intolerance,diarrhea
Treatment for pseudomonas?
gluoroquinolone
Causes of ACL injury? Signs?
Rapid deceleration, direction changes
Signs: “popping” sensation, significant swelling (effusion/hemarthrosis), joint instability
Primary biliary cholengitis- clinical findings?
fatigue, hepatomegaly, pruritis, icterus
Drugs that can cause pill esophagitis?
KCL, tetracyclines, bisphosphonates, NSAIDs
First step in anticoagulation with renal failure?
unfracitonalized herparin
Liver mass with central scar?
gocal nodular hyperplasia
Most common physical symptoms from pancoast tumor?
Shoulder pain
Diagnostic requirements for nacrolepsy
recurrent lapses in sleep or naps (3x/week for 3 months
plus 1 of the following:
- cataplexy (brief loss of muscle tone precipitated by strong emotion)
- low cerebrospinal fluid levels of hypocreit-1, shortened REM sleep latency
Thromboangitis obliterans Signs? AKA? Evaluation? Treatment:
AKA: buerger disease
Less than 45, smoking history, distal lumb ischemia, ulcerations due to nonatherosclerotic occlusion
Evaluation: ischemia on bascular studies (digital plethysmography), segmental occlusion of small and medium vessels on agiography
Treatment: smoking cessation
MCL tear cause? Signs
Cause: pivoting/twisting, lateral impacts
Signs-minimal swelling
Most common cause of spontaneous lobar hemorrhage over > 60?
amyloid angiopathy
Progressive loss of peripheral vision? Treatment?
open-angle glaucoma
Treatment: Mannitol
Abnormal thumbs, hypopigmented/hyperpigmented skin area, cafe au lait spots, middle ear abnormalities, aplastic anemia? Inheritance?
Ganconi anemia
Autosomal recessive or X-linked
Cardiac temponade is
rapid accumulation of blood in the pericardial sack
First step in management after exposure to infectious hep B?
Immunoglobulin and vaccinate
Affects of beta HCG on homrone levels?
total T4 increased,
free T4, unchanged/mildly increased
TSH decreased
Raynaud phenomenia- presentation
Bilateral upper hands
Signs of thyroid lympgoma?
hashimoto thyroiditis, rapidly enlarging, firm guiter with compressive symptoms and systemic B symptoms
Signs of secondary amyloidosis?
Extracellular deposits of polymeric protein, inflammatory arthritis, chronic infections, IBD, mmalignancy lymphona) vasculitis, aymptomatic proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome
Abdomianl pain with hip extension, think?
Appendicitis, psoas sign
Uncel herniation
dilation of the pupil ipsilateral, (oulomotor nerve compression) along with ipsilateral hemiparesis
Diagnosis?
Allergic conjunctavitis
associated with pruritus, nasal symptoms, no skin rash, watery discharge, URI signs
Signs of lead poisoning?
basophilic stippling, neurological deficits (foot/wrist drop, congitive dysfunction), GI pain, constipation, joint pain, muscle aches, microcytic hypochromatic anemia
common variable immunodeficiency? Treatment?
Presents in adolescence/adulthood, low levels of immunoglobulins from abnormal B-cell differentiation. Increased risk for respiratory infections from encapsulated organisms, giarfia lamblia
Treatment: immuniglobulin infusion
Chorionic villus sampling use? Time?
Use: definitive karyotupic diagnosis
Time 10-13
distented bowel loop in an inverted “U” shape? Cause?
dilated colon
Cause: Sigmoid volvulus
Lower abdominal tenderness, right upper quadrant tenderness, intermentral spotting?
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Bleedng disorder in antiphospholipid syndrome?
Prolonger partial thromboplastin time, nut not prothrombin time
Prothrombin time in normal due to binding of the lupus anticoagulant in vitro
Primary ciliary dyskinesia vs CF?
PCD has situs inversus, due to immobile spermatozoa, normal growth
CF- pacnreatic insuffiency, infertility due to absent vas deferens, failure to thrive
Treatment for severe hypercalcemia?
Aggressive hydration with normal saline, calcitonin to reduce serum calcium
Amikacin
aminoglycoside 0> can cause renal failure
Erysipelas? Diagnosis? Treatment?
Group A strep
infection of upper dermis and superfiscial lymphatic system
rapid development of symptoms due to inflammation, trauam, etc
rash is notable for raised, sharply demarcated borders
highly suggestive is involvement of outer ear
Diagnosis: blood cultures
Treatment: IB antibiotics (ceftriacone, cegazolin, amoxicillin (if not systemic)
Lorazapam vs chlordiazepoxide?
Chlordiazopoxide contraindivated in liver disease
Lorazapam-shorter acting, not metabolized by the liver
Mydruasus
Dilation of the pupil
chronic, watery diarrhea without eveidence of systemid symptoms and lactose deficiency? Signs? Pathology?
Microscopic colitis
Watery diarrhea, fecal urgency, incontinence, nocturnal diarrhea
Path: mononuclear infiltrate
What therapy can cause thickening and fibrosis of the pericardium?
Radiation therapy to the chest of rHodgkin lymphoma
Septic shock with elecated lvier enzymes?
Iscemic hepatic injury
Common causes of infective endocarditis?
Staphylococcal - healthcare-associated
stretococcal - community acquired
enterococci - nosocomial-acquired (Especially UTI)
Medications for colds that can cause hallucinations?
antihistamines
HIV patient with white matter lesions with no enhancement/edema? lumbar puncture findings? Treatment?
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (JC virus)
LP: CSF PCR for JC virus
Treamtne: antiretroviral therapy
Cardiac manifestations of COPD?
4th heart sound
Contraindications to copper IUD?
anemia, heavy menstral bleeding
Ascertainment bias?
results from atypical population are extrapolated to the entire population
Treatment for heparin induced thrombocytopenia?
D/C heparin, anticoagulate with non heparin medication (argatroban, hondaparinux)
Signs of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis?
Temp > 100, abdominal pain/tenderness, altered mental status, hypotension,paralytic ileus with severe infection
(no nausea/vomiting/etc)
Bicept tendor ruptor cause? signs?
Cause-forceful flexion of the arm
Signs: sudden pain with an audible pop and visiblee pulge, where the muscle retacts into the arm
shiny tongue and macrocytic anemia?
B12 deficiency
non-anion gap acidosis and preserved kidney function
rental tubular acidosisr
Signs of hip dysplasia?
Child was limp “trendelenburg gait” when learning to walk
soft, rounded, well-demarcated dwelling at the point of the elbow? ROM?
chronic olecranon bursitis, range of motion is normal
After starting amiodarone therapy, how long before pneumonitis can present?
Months
midline defects, polydactyly, curis aplasia?
Patau (trisomy 13)
Aflatoxin B1 association?
Hepatocellular carcinoma
X-rays in chronic gout?
punched-out erosions with an overhanging rim of cortical bone known as a “rat bite”
familial adenomatous polyposis
colorectal cancer, desmoids, osteomas, brain tumors
Congenital effect of carbomazepine? Treatment?
folic acid deficiency, supplement with 4mg of folic acid
Fever, chest pain, hemoptysis
pulmonary nodules with halo sign
in immunocompromised patient?
Invasive aspergillosis
Decrease active and passive ROM?
adhesive capsulitis
Signs of hemochromatosis?
diabetes, hyperpigmented skin (sun exposed), elevated liver enzymes
How to reduce risk of HIV infection?
Circumcision of the infection partner, postexposure prophylacis
Organism responsible for infections in deep puncture wounds? Time?
P. aeruginosa
Tinea cruris- sign? Diagnosis?
Sign: annular lesions with partial central clearing, scay raised border
Diagnosis: KOH prep with septated (segmented) hyphae
baby with irregular breathing at birth?
considere positive pressure ventilation
Babesiosis? Risks?
intraerythrocytic rings (maltese cross), glu-like symptoms, anemia, thrombocytopenia, NE US
Protozoal illness, Ixodes scapularis
Rosl? splenectomy
what is clobeasol?
high potency steroid
Papillary muscle rupture post MI?
2-7 days post
Acute, severe, MR (hypotension, pulmonary edema, cardiogenic shock), no persist ST changes
CNS findings in fetal alcohol syndrome?
ADHD, learning disabilities, mental retardation
Disultram candidate?
Abstinent and highly motivated
Ovarian torsion vs rupture, doppler?
Ovarian torsion-decreased
rupture-normal
Diagnosis?
Arthritis mutilans
Preferred deliver method in preeclampsia?
Vaginal delivery, c-sections reserved for failed induction, or nonreassuring fetal heart tones
What are the B vitamins?
B1- thiamine
B2 - riboflavin
B3 - niacin
B6 - pyridoxine
B9 - folate, folinic acid
B12 - cobalamin
C - ascorbic acid
Cause of ARDS?
lung injury -> fluid/cytokine leakage into alveoli -> impaired gas exchange -> decreased lung compliance, PHTN
RBC casts?
glomerular nephritis
Theophylline? toxicity?
Theophylline-bronchodilator, used in asthma
Toxicity- CNS stomulation *headahce, insomnia, seizures, HI) cardiac toxicity (arrhythmia)
Most common symptoms on bronchietasis?
mucopurulent sputum streaked with blood, fatigue, weight loss
Post-menopausal woman with new breast mass, first step? Signs of malignancy?
Mammorgram
Signs: calcification
Granulomatous inflammation in growth, think?
syphilis
CMV pneumonia
duspnea, nonproductive cough, low-grade feve, patchy or diffuse ground-glass opacities
Signs of lateral epicondylitis?
pain with resisted wrist extension, pain with passive wrist flexion
How often should infants be fed?
Every 2-3 hours
Cholangitis vs acalculous cholecystitis?
Cholangitis has juandice, caused by gallstone or malignancy, elevated alk phos
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Eczema, micriThrombocytopenia, recurrent infections
X-linked recessive defect in WAS protein
What bilirubin is elevated in hemolytic diseases?
Unconjugated (indirect)
Sertonin syndrome vs TCA
Serotonin has increased bowel sounds, hperreflexia, clonus
Risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis?
Prematurity, very low birth weigh, reduced mesenteric perfusion (congenital heart disease), enteral feeding (formula > breast milk)
Location of damage in alcoholic cerebellar degeneration?
Cerebellar vermis
UMN signs and sisolated symmetric lower-extremity sumptoms
spinal cord compression
Risk associated with infectious mononucleosis?
Acute airway obstruction
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
GI tract polyposis and mucocutaneous pigmentation, prococious puberty
bradycardia, AV block, hypotension, diffuse wheezing, overdose? Antidote?
Bet bloackers
Treatment: IV atropine, fluids -> glucagon (increased intracellular cAMP
What disease is associated with myasthenia gravis?
thymoma
c-section with severe abdominal pain, peritoneal signs, hemodynamic instability, vagnal bleeding?
Uterine dehiscence
igns of compartment syndrome
Pain out of proportion to injury, increased pain on passive stretch
Parasthesia in the first sign
Type of lesion in lung squamous cell carcinoma?
Cavitary
Cardiac manifestations of TCA toxicity?
QRS widening
Benztropine treatts?
dystonias and parkinsonism
INR target for heart valve replacement?
2.5-3.5 mitral, 2.0-3.0 aortic
saying for primary hyperaldosterism?
Aldosterone saves socium and pushes potassium out
What does an odds ratio less than 1 suggest?
negative association (decreased risk)
Why is serotonin syndrome increased when taking tramadol?
Tramadol is an analgeic medication with sertonergic activity
Diagnosis of walkenstrom macroglubulinemia?
serum protein electrophorisis (igM spike) and bone marrow biopsy
Affect of PE on the heart?
Decreased cardiac outpout to right ventricular dysfunction
In suspected pancreatic cancer, what is the first step in diagnosis?
US/CT, followed by ERCP
Mycophenolate side effects?
bone marrow suppression
Disease most commonly causing nephrotic syndrome in adults?
membranous glomerulopathy
Signs of CMV in AIDS patients?
CD4 < 50, frequency small volume diarrhea, hematochezia, abdominal pain
Amniocentesis Use?
Time?
Use Definitive karytupic diagnosis
Time: 15-20 weeks
Risks of herarin-induced thromocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia,
thrombus-HIT antobodies -> arterial and venous thrombus
Late diastolic murmur at cardiac apex?
Mitral stenosis
progressive confusion and lethargy over several hours and hyperdensity on head CT?
cerebral amyoid angiopathy
Signs of hypothalamic amenorrhea? Cause?
Cause: excessive weight loss, strenuous activity, chronic illness, eating disorder
Decreased FSH, LH, estrogen -> amenorrhea, bone loss
most commonca use of chronic renal insufficiency in children?
Posterior urethral valves
Cause of hyper IgM?
c-linked genetic defect in CD40 ligand
Management of esophageal perforation?
Antibiotics and supportive caure
surgical repair for significant leakage with systemic inflammatory response
sudden-onset neurological deficits with irregular heart beat?
Cardioembolic stroke
How to diagnose Borrelia burgdorferi?
- Clinical (if erythema migrans)
- serology (ELISA, then Western Blot)
Most common cause of renal disease in cirrhosis?
hypoprofusioin disease ue to hepatorenal sydrome
cause increased renin -> hyponatremia
Management of pimary biliary cholangitis?
Ursodeoxycholic acid, transplave if severe
> 40, chronic cough, significant tobacco use, progressive dyspnea?
COPD, evaluate with spirometry
IBD with crypt abscess?
Ulcerative colitis
indications for lung cancer screening?
Low-dose CT yearly in patients 55-80 with more than 30 pack-year histories and active smoking within the last 15 years
acalculous cholecustitis? population? Predispositions? Presentation
acute inflammation of the gallbladder without stones
Population-critically ill
Predisposures: surgery, severe trauma;
Presentation: unexplained fever, RUQ pain, leukyctosis
How to treat viral pleuritis?
Supportive and NSAIDs for pain
X-ray findings of gallstone ileus?
Pneumobilia and gallstones
Signs of mineralocorticoid deficiency?
orthostatic hypotension
Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis? Complications?
Acuteepigastric abdominal pain
increased amylase/lipase (3 times normal)
ComplicationsL Pleural effusion, Ileus, pancreatic pseudocyst/abscess/necrosis, ARDS
recurrent seizures and muscle spams in a newborn with cleft palate?
Hypocalcemia in DiGeorges syndrome
fever, night sweats, rapid enlarging medistinal mass?
Diffuse B cell lymphoma (an AIDS defining illness
Uncal herniation? Sign?
mass effect pushes part of the temporal lone laterally and downward agains the tentorium cerebeli
Compression of the third cranial nerce -> dilated, non-reactive ipsolateral pupil, contralateral extensor posturing, come, respiratory compromise
Greatest risk factor for TB?
Recent arrival from an edemic area
First line treatment of alcohol use disorder?
Naltrexone
Diagnosis of Sjogran syndrome
Schirmer test (fluid absorption onto a paper in 5 min)
Anti-Ro, Anti-La testing
What causes symptomatic hypocalcemia in patients with liver problems and blood transfusions
chelation of calcium by citrate
Alternative name for hear failure with preserved efection fraction? (HFpEF)? Cause?
Diastolic dysfunction
Cause: HTN, left ventricular hypertrophhy
Treatment for herpes?
Acyclovir, hamciclocir, valacyclovir
Rheumatic heart disease?
Mitral stenosis
Severe left atrial enlargement, concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, ejection fraction 65%?
diastolic heart failure
chronic fluctuating mood disturtabces? How long?
Cyclothymic disorder
More than 2 years (1 year in children)
macrocutic red blood cells, hypersegmented neutrophils, normal methylmalonic acid? Signs, if severe?
Folate deficiency
Severe can be pancytopenia
jaundice, tender hepatomegaly, mild elevation and AST:ALT 2:1, macrocytic anemia
heavy alcohol abuse
child, acute onset of ataxia with disturbances in gain and coordination, symmetric and staggaring fain? Diagnosis? Treatment?
Acute cerebellar ataxia (post-infectious)
Diagnosis-none
Treatment-supportive
oral succimer use?
moderate lead poisoning
What does a cross-sectional trial measure?
prevalence
Fatigue, anorexia, nausea, blurred visoin, disturbed color perception, caridac arrhythmias? Overdose?
Digoxin
Manifestations of sheehan syndrome?
hypotension, inability to breastfeed, amenorrhea
How is niacin synthesized?
From tryptophan
sudden onset of hypotension, tachycardia, flat neck veins after catheterization on heparin?
retroperitoneal hematoma
Action of dobutamine?
inotrophic agen that cause cause significant vasodilation, hypotension
diagnosis fo hiolain barre syndrome?
Lumbar puncture
How to confirm ovarian torsion?
pelvic ultrasound showing an adndexal mass with absent doppler flow
Significant hypoxia with chest pain?
Pulmonary embolism
Name? Cause?
Livedo reticularis
Cause: vasculic (polyarteritis nodosa, SLE) or vascocclusive (cholesterol emobolization, antiphospholipid syndrome, cyroglobulinemia)
Treatment for aactinomyces?
Penicillin or surgery in extreme cases
Signs of serum sickness? Treatment?
fever, urticaria, polyarthralgia without mucosal involvement, 1 week after exposure to beta lactams, acute hep. B
Treatment: stop offending agent
Cause of hypoxia in OSA? pCO2 level?
hypoventilation -> increased pCO2
HTN and cocaine use puts you at risk for what?
hypertensive vasculopathy -> spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage
advanced bone age in a child with high lutenizing hormone?
Brain MRI with contrast
Diagnosis?
Tophaceous gout
What is oxytocin structurally similar to?
ADH
Common trigger for bronchoconstriction in asthma patients?
Aspirin (most comone) beta blockers
Signs of retrosternal expansion of thyroid lymphoma?
facial plethora, raising arms above head causes head swelling
holosystolic murmur at cardiac apex after mitral valve replacement
paravalvular regurgitation due to valvular dysfunction
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia?
high IgM, hepatosplenomegaly, hyperviscosity syndrome, bleeding
Pulmonary hypertension
mean pulmonary aterial pressure more than25 at rest
Diabeted with protinuria, RBC casts, and hematuria, management?
kidney biopsy
Treatment for hoarding?
CBT, targeting hoarding behavior
Ludwig Angina?
cellulitis of the sublingual or submandibular space, caused from bacterial spread from adjacent spread of infection (dental abscess or tongue infection
What drugs significantly reduce the risk of acute arterial occlusion in thromboembolism in the setting of atrial fibrillation?
Apixaban, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, edoxaban, warfarin
osteolytic lesions, fractures, anemia are characteristic of what cancer?
Multiple myeloma
CMV esophagitis? CD4 count?
CD 4 <50
sever odynophagia, without trouble swallowing
long. linear lesions
Diastolic heart failure leads to pulomary arterial HTN, how?
pulmonary venous hypertension
How to calculate specificity from false positive rate?
1-specificity
Bupropion - MoA
norepinerphrine doapmine reuptake inhibitor
SLE vs post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis?
SLE has thrombocytopenia photosensitive skin (rash), PSGN does not
Emergent reversal of warfarin?
Fresh drozen plasma
Which SSRI is associated with what congenital malformation?
Paroxitine, cardiac malformation
*rubicine affects on the heart?
Oxidative damage to cellular membranes of cardiomyocyte -> fibrotic replacement
Treatment for adrenal crisis?
hydrocortisone, dexamethoasone
Pharmacotherapy for anal fissures?
topical anesthetics and vasodilators
Treatment for ingantile hemangiomas?
Monitor
Timolol if on face
What causes the warfarin skin nexrosis?
Protein C deficiency
Causes of lumbar stenosis?
defenerative arthritis, degernative disk disease, thickeing of the ligamentus glavum
Pellagra?
Rough skin, dermatitis, diarrhea, dementia
Caused by niacin deficiency,
Organisms that can cause bloody diarrhea?
E. Coli, shigella, campylobacter
Cause of spinder angiomas?
hyerestrinism due to impaired hepatic metabolism of circulating estrogens
Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
hemoglobin/hematocrit =hemoglobin conventration of each erythrocyte
Reversal for warfarin?
Vitamin K and prothrombin complex concentrate
Teenager that experiments with marijuana, alcohol, sexual curiosity, increasing need for privacy and transient oppositional behavior?
Normal
Turner syndrome karyotyoe?
45 XO
Polymyalgia rheumatica? Treatment?
Mornign stiffness (proximal joints), age >50, ESP >40,
Treatment: low-dose steroids
What does fish oil reduce?
Triglycerides
Tinea versicolor? Organism? KOH findings? Treatment
Malassezia
Salmon-colored, hypo/hyperpigmented macules (hypo after sun exposure)
KOH- blunt hphae and thick walled budding yeast
Treat with selenium sulfide or ketconazole
Hodgkin lymphoma
painless lympadenopathy and B symptoms (night sweats, fevers) with normal peripheral smear and CBC
When do galactoceles occur? Pathogenesis?
Weeks to months after cessation of breastfeeling
due to stagnaget milk
Caused by deposit proteins in the lactiferous duct forming a blockage
Chondrosarcoma?
50-60, signs of acial involvement (back pain)
Coinfections common with gonorrhea?
Chlamydia, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B