Uworld review 5 Flashcards
What are the most common sites of cerebral hemorrhage 2/2 cerebral amyloid angiopathy?
occipital and parietal lobes
Who usually gets cerebral amyloid angiopathy?
Elderly pts with alzheimers
What are the presenting s/sx of cerebral hemorrhage 2/2 amyloid angiopathy?
Progressive confusion and lethargy over several hours
How does a cerebral hemorrhage appear on a head CT?
White hyperdensity
True or false: cerebral amyloid angiopathy is associated with systemic amyloidosis
False–just with alzheimers
How does a cardioembolic stroke appear on head CT?
Multiple infarcts, particularly at the gray=white matter junction
How does an ischemic stroke appear on non-contrast head CT?
Area of hypodensity
How does a subarachnoid hemorrhage appear on non-contrast head CT?
Areas of hyperintensity throughout the brain, particularly around the ventricles
What might an x-ray of the lumbosacral spine show with ankylosing spondylitis? (2)
Arthritic changes at the sacrolumbar junction
Bamboo spine
What eye symptoms are pts with ankylosing spondylitis at risk of developing?
Anterior uveitis
What are the components of the uveal eye tract?
Iris
Ciliary body
Choroid
What are the s/sx of anterior uveitis?
Conjunctival injection
Photophobia
Pain
What is episcleritis?
INflammation of the white part of the eye, away from the iris
Episcleritis is associated with which systemic disease?
RA and IBDs
What are the s/sx of cutaneous larval migrans?
- Hookworm shape in the skin of affected area (usually feet)
- Intensely pruritic
Where is cutaneous larval migrans most commonly acquired?
Sandy beach where dogs play
What is the treatment for cutaneous larval migrans?
Will self resolve, but ivermectin will help
What are the lesions like with a brown recluse spider bite?
Red plaque or papule with a central clearing, sometime developing into a necrotic eschar
What is the name of the irritant contained within poison ivy?
Urushiol
What are the s/sx of sporotrichosis?
Rose scrape leads to nodule that usually ulcerates and drains an odorless, non-purulent fluid
What is the timeframe goal for cathing an STEMI?
- Within 12 hours of symptom onset
- Within 90 minutes of arriving at the door
- Within 120 minutes if needed to transfer
Type A aortic dissections can lead to what sort of MI?
Dissection can lead to a flap covering the RCA, leading to an inferior MI
What are the EKG findings of acute pericarditis?
ST-elevation in ALL leads
PR segment depression
How can you differentiate between polymyositis vs polymyalgia rheumatica clinically and via labs?
Polymyositis is proximal muscle weakness with mild to absent pain. CK,AST are elevated from muscle breakdown
PR is stiffness in shoulder/hip girdle (not weak), and has systemic s/sx. ESR and CRP elevated.