uworld test Flashcards
greatest risk to parenteral feeding
bloodstream infection
thready pulses that disappear with inspiration. think…
pulsus paradoxus- cardiac tamponade!
are lungs clear in cardiac tamponade?
yes
which meningitis has slow waves over fronto-temporal region?
HSV
which type of back pain relieved when walking uphill or sitting with legs up?
lumbar spinal stenosis
imaging for spinal stenosis
MRI
TB pleural fluid analysis
yellow exudative
low glucose
high lymphocytes
high protein
headaches worse when leaning forward
superior vena cava syndrome
most common cause of superior vena cava syn
malignancy (lung, lymphoma)
how to prevent lethargic patient from getting pneumonia?
sit upright- prevent aspiration
how does pneumothorax decrease venous return?
compressing vena cava
which type of seizures in adults looks like blank stares, lip smacking, and todd’s paralysis (leg dragging)
partial complex- temporal lobe epilepsy
fetuses are at risk of what wit diabetic moms
preterm
resp distress syn
macrosomia
does pancreatitis have to come with elevated lipase?
apparently not with chronic
thiazide + leg cramps. think…
hypokalemia
HTN + hypokalemia, think
primary hyperaldosteronism
reaaaaallly high Ca levels, think
PTH-related protein from cancer (larger Ca than primary PTH)
viral URI + heart dz
myocarditis –> dilated cardiomyopathy