Uworld Set 3 Flashcards
what are the 4 main causes of diarrhea in an HIV patient
cryptosporidium
mycobacterium avium complex
microsporidia
giardia
elevated ratio of alpha TSH subunit to beta suggests
pituitary adenoma
patient with known pituitary adenoma that has sudden acute headache visual field defects and decreased visual acuity
pituitary apoplexy
screening tool for ovarian mass in a postmenopausal patient
CA-125
why is needle aspiration of adnexal masses not recommended in postmenopausal patients
potential seeding of tumor cells
dilated gas filled loops of bowel with no transition point nausea vomiting abdominal distension failure to pass flatus or stool hypoactive or absent bowel sounds
paralytic ileus
distended stomach with succession splash
gastric outlet obstruction
common obstruction sdecondary to abdominal surgery but can be seen in retroperitoneal abdominal hemorrhage or inflammation intestinal ischemia and electrolyte abnormalities
paralytic ileus
precocious puberty
cafe au lait spots
multiple bone defects
McCune Albright syndrome
protein affected in mcCune Albright syndrome
G-protein cAMP kinase
cafe au lait spots with regular borders
axillary and genital freckles
von recklinhausen syndrome (NF1)
gastrointestinal tract polyposis and mucocutaneous pigmentation
peutz jeghers syndrome
sporadic phakomatosis characterized by mental retardation seizures visual impairment and port wine stain over trigeminal nerve
sturge weber
T/F McCune albright syndrome is associated with hjypercortisolism
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two bugs testable in acute lymphadenitis
staph and strep
drug of choice for acute lymphadenitis
clinda
acute bilateral lymphadenitis
adenovirus (other URI bugs)
subacute unilateral lymphadenitis
non-TB mycobacterium (MAC)
acute LAD in the setting of poor dentition and caries
prevotella sp
LOW CO and BP in the context of increased PCWP
cardiogenic shock