Uworld Review Flashcards
What will an SPEP show with multiple myeloma?
M-spike
What bone marrow bx finding is diagnostic of multiple myeloma?
More than 10% clonal plasma cells
What are the bone marrow bx findings of aplastic anemia?
Hypoplastic fat-filled marrow
What are the six steps of asthma pharmacotherapy (increasing in severity)?
- SABA only
- SABA + low dose ICS
- LABA + low dose ICS
- LABA and medium dose ICS
- High dose ICS + LABA
- High dose ICS + LABA + oral corticosteroid
How many nighttime awakenings and daytime symptoms classify mild, intermittent asthma?
Less than 2 /day and 2 nights / month
What are the classic EEG findings of prion diseases?
Intermittent sharp waves
What are the classic s/sx of prion disease?
Rapidly progressing dementia with myoclonus
What is malignant otitis externa, and what is the treatment (drug and route)?
Severe infection of the external auditory canal, caused by pseudomonas.
IV ciprofloxacin
What is the pathophysiology of pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid?
Pemphigus vulgaris = abs against hemidesmosomes
BUllous pemphigoid = abs against desmosomes
What is the treatment for refractory ITP?
Splenectomy
When is IVIG indicated for the treatment of ITP?
Newly diagnosed with severe bleeding
What is the goal platelet count when treating ITP?
over 30,000
What is the MOA and route of Liraglutide?
Injectable GLP-1 agonist
What is the MOA and route of sitagliptin?
DPP-4 inhibitor
What drugs should be acoided in pts with a h/o intracranial hemorrhage?
Nitrates because may increased ICP and risk another rupture
What are the CSF findings of Guillain-barre syndrome? What is the term for this/what does it mean?
Elevation in CSF proteins, without elevation in WBC count
What are the two major side effects of cimetidine?
Pancytopenia and renal failure
When does autism screening begin?
at 18 months and 2 years
How many wet diapers a day is common in a neonate? Stools?
8 wet diapers
2 stools
Under what age should a child never receive straight cow’s milk? Why?
- Under 12 months
- Infants do not tolerate the protein mixture of unaltered cow’s milk and may develop colitis, causing microscopic bleeding and gradually worsening anemia.
Most babies lose a little weight right after birth, then may regain their birth weight as early as 1 week of age, but are definitely expected to have regained their birth weight by when?
2 weeks
What type of testicular cancer produces beta hCG?
Seminomas and choriocarcinomas
What type of testicular cancers produce afp?
Choriocarcinomas
embryonal cell carcinomas
What type of testicular cancers produces LDH?
Seminomas
Prolongation of life in pts with CHF has been documented with which 5 medications?
ACEIs ARBs Beta blockers Aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone) Hydralazine + nitrate
Strokes to the left superior middle cerebral artery lead to what language problems?
Brocas
Strokes to the left inferior middle cerebral artery lead to what language problems?
Wernicke’s
What happens to renin activity with diuretic use?
Increased since the kidney is seeing too much volume being wasted
What is the aldosterone escape seen in Conn syndrome?
Aldosterone initially induces sodium and water retention; this is followed within a few days by a spontaneous diuresis, which returns excretion to the level of intake and partially lowers the extracellular fluid volume toward normal.
What is the effect of beta blockers on bg levels?
Decreases, since blocks the breakdown of glycogen to glucose
Squamous cell bladder cancer in an immigrant means infection with what?
Schistosoma haematobium
What is the treatment for schistosoma?
Praziquantel and prednisone
Why is there pain at the end of urination with a schistosoma infection?
Extrusion of eggs
What is the PaO2 / FiO2 ratio for ards?
Less than or equal to 300
What are light’s criteria for diagnosing an exudative pleural effusion?
- if pleural fluid protein / serum protein is over 0.5
- If pleural LDH / serum LDH is over 0.6
- if pleural LDH is over 2/3 normal
What is the imaging test of choice to diagnose an aortic dissection in a hemodynamically unstable pt?
US
What is the treatment for symptomatic coccidioidomycosis localized to the lungs in an immunocompromised pt?
Oral fluconazole x 12 months
Which s/sx of Grave’s disease is not usually seen in young pts?
Pretibial myxedema
What is the recommended screening test for adrenal insufficiency?
Cosyntropin stimulation test
What is the first step in treatment of acute lung rejection after stabilization?
Bx of the bronchi to r/o CMV and/or other infectious causes of lung disease
What is the order of drugs that should be tried with symptomatic bradycardia?
Atropine Transcutaneous pacing Dopamine Epi Isoproterenol
(“All Trained Dogs Eat Iams”)
What drug should be avoided in pts with an inferior MI (RV)?
Nitro
What are the antibodies associated with primary biliary cirrhosis?
Antimitochondrial antibodies
What are the antibodies associated with autoimmune hepatitis?
Antismooth muscle antibodies
What are the antibodies associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis?
p-ANCA
With what comorbidities is indomethacin contraindicated for the treatment of an acute gout flare?What is used instead?
Renal failure of GI bleeds
Colchicine
What electrolyte abnormality is common with Amp B useage?
Hypokalemia (type I RTA)
How many weeks post tick bite are ELISA testing unreliable for Lyme disease?
2 weeks or less
What is the first line agent for treating cardiogenic shock in the setting of an acute MI?
Norepi
What is the metyrapone stimulation test?
Metyrapone blocks the last step in the synthesis of cortisol at the level of the adrenal gland, and induces a rapid fall of serum levels, which normally leads to increases in ACTH secretion. In pts with tertiary AI, metyrapone stimulation fails to produce a rise in ACTH levels
What is the most sensitive radiographic sign of hyperparathyroidism?
Subperiosteal bone resorption of the phalanges
What is the difference between hyperparathyroidism 2/2 primary disease vs renal disease in terms of phosphate levels?
Primary = depressed
Renal disease = elevated
What is the treatment for IgA nephropathy?
ACEIs
What is the treatment for Goodpasture syndrome?
Plasmapheresis to reduce abs
What are the muscle bx findings of inclusion body myositis?
beta-amyloid deposits
What is always true in polymyositis that is not always true of dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis?
CK is elevated in polymyositis
What is the drug of choice in treating cysteine renal stones?
Penicillamine
What are the amino acids that cannot be reabsorbed in cystinuria?
Cystine
Ornithine
Arginine
Lysine
What is the prophylactic treatment for preventing uric acid renal stones?
Allopurinol
What is the immunostaining pattern on renal bx associated with Alport syndrome?
Basketweave appearance (splitting of the lamina densa of the glomerular BM)
What is the inheritance pattern of Alport syndrome?
XLR
What is the classic triad of symptoms of Alport syndrome?
Sensorineural hearing loss
Nephritis
anterior lenticonus
What type of diuretics can increase the chances of uric acid stones?
Loop
What is the treatment for disseminated cryptococcus neoformans?
Amp B + 5FU
How often should pts with UC have a colonoscopy?
1-3 years
What is the marker for following recurrence of: colon cancer
CEA
What is the marker for following recurrence of: hepatocellular carcinoma
alpha-fetoprotein
What is the marker for following recurrence of: Ovarian cancer?
CA-125
What is the marker for following recurrence of: hCG
Gestational trophoblast disease and germ cell tumors
What is the drug for prophylaxis of cystinuria? MOA? Side effect?
potassium bicarb–alkalinization of the urine increases solubility of cystine
This, however, increases the risk for Ca stones
What comorbid condition may increase the likelihood of lactic acidosis in a pt taking metformin?
HF
What comorbidity increases the disease severity of RA?
Smoking
What is the amount of protein lost in the urine with nephrotic syndromes?
over 3 g / day
Loss of protein S and C with nephrotic syndrome leads to what hemodynamic change?
Hypercoagulability
What is the classic side effect of ethambutol?
Optic neuritis
What is the classic pentad of TTP?
- hemolytic anemia
- thrombocytopenic purpura
- neurological abnormalities
- Fever
- renal disease
What hemodynamic changes occur with OSA?
During apneic episodes, increased negative internal thoracic pressure increases LV afterload, and adversely affecting LV function
What are the two labs that are elevated with diamond blackfan anemia?
Hb F
Erythrocyte adenosine deaminase (eADA)
What is the inheritance pattern of diamond blackfan anemia?
AD
What type of anemia is Diamond blackfan anemia (macro/normo/microcytic)
Normocytic to macrocytic