uworld week of 7/27 Flashcards
Lynch syndrome cancers
colorectal
endometrial
ovarian
FAP cancers
colorectal
desmoids and osteomas
brain tumors
Von Hippel Lindau cancers
hemangioblatomas
clear rcc
pheo
MEN 1 cancers
Parathyroid
pituitary
pancreatic
when to start endometrial biopsy with Lynch?
when to hysterectomy?
30
40
RV failure signs
elevated jvp right ventricle 3rd heart sound tricuspid regurgitate murmur hepatomegaly with pulsatile liver edema and acsities pleural effusion
what dysfunction causes swelling in Cor pulmonate
pulmonary artery systolic pressure cause RV dysfunction
TX for asymptomatic PAC’s
nothing but stop drinking, smoking,and caffeine, give BB if symptomatic
Bacillary angiomatosis cause manifestation and tx
Bartonella henslae, cats or home less lice), vascular cutaneous lesions(papular, nodular, pedunculate)
organ involvement
fever, night sweats, fatigue
tx: doxy or erythromycin
Addisons labs
hyperK, hypoNa, eiosiophillia
high ACTH, low morning cortisol
patients with smoke inhalation injury imperically treated with_____ for ____
hydroxycoalbumin or sodiumthiosulfate to tx cyanide toxicity
why does cyanide cause met acidosis
reduces oxygen utilization by tissues by binding FE3+ stops ATP
why are multiple myeloma patients at increased risk for infection
impaired antibody production after bone marrow infiltrated
vitamin deficiency with long term metformin
B12
initial tx for hyperventilation syndrome
breathing retraining and reassurance
idiopathic transverse myelitis pathophys
immune destruction of spinal cord, often post infectious