Uworld10 Flashcards
when do you give packed red blood cell transfusions
acute GI bleeding patients with Hb less than 7
unstable pt with Hb less than 9
what lobe is involved in Hemi-neglet syndrome
right (non-dominant) parietal lobe
difference in chronic mitral regurgitation and acute
chronic: change in left atrial or ventricular size and/or compliance
acute: excessive volume overload, elevated left atrial and ventricular filling pressures
penicillin treatment for syphlilis is someone is allergic to penicillin
- give doxycycline, if allergic reaction is life threatening (throat swelling up)
- desensitization to penicillin done in pregnancy or multiple treatment failures, or central nervous system syphilis
very very very first thing to do in infective endocarditits
blood cultures
Dilutional hyponatremia with appropriately suppressed ADH occurs in what syndrome
free water intake
psychogenic polydipsia
what are common but nonspecific findings for primary autoimmune adrenalitits
esosinophilia and hyperplasia of lymphoid tissue
An elderly patient with evidence of osteolytic lesions on X-ray indicate? screening test? diagnostic test?
- multiple myeloma
- Protein electrophoresis/ urine protein electrophoresis / free light chain analysis
- bone marrow biopsy
Type 1 MEN
Primary hyperparathyroidism
Pituitary tumors
Pancreatic tumors
Type2A MEN
Medullary thyroid cancer (calcitonin)
Pheochromocytoma
Parathyroid hyperplasia
Type 2B MEN
Medullary thyroid cancer (calcitonin)
Pheochromocytoma
Mucosal neuromas/marfanoid habitus
HIV retinopathy
cotton-wool retinal lesions
toxoplasmic chorioretinitis
eye pain and decreased vision
really the only treatment for septic embolic events in patients with native valve infective endocarditis
antibiotics
Surgery if really bad or not getting better
underlying histopathologic lesion for sarcoidosis
noncaseating granulomas on tissue biopsy
Chronic granulomatous inflammation
necrotizing pulmonary vasculitis
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Does Myxomatous valve degeneration cause systemic systems?
no
S. Bovis and S. gallolyticus
colon cancer
Strep. sanguinis
infective endocarditis
most common cause of abnormal hemostasis in patients with chronic renal failure?
platelet dysfunction
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
reactivation of JC virus AMS motor deficits ataxia vision abnormalities
HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder
chronic decline in multiple cognitive domains
mood and behavioral symptoms are common
Most common location for Ludwig anigna
mandibular molar
superficial unilateral hip pain that is exacerbated by external pressure to the upper lateral thigh (as when lying on the affected side in bed). Middle aged adult
trochanteric burisitis
role of femoral nerve
sensation to hip joint and skin of anterior and medial thigh and leg
What nerve gives sensation to the upper lateral thigh
lateral femoral cutaneous and/or iliohypogastric nerves
frist step in clavicular fracture
neuromuscular examination to rule out underlying bronchial plexus and subclavian artery
- get an angiogram
treatment for clavicular fracture
traditional: figure-of-eight device, wear sling
cosmetic reason: open reduction and internal fixation
triad of fat embolism
respiratory distress
neurologic dysfunction (confusion)
petechial rash
gamekeeper thumb
hyperextend the thumb
jersey finger
flexed finger is forcefully extended
Mallet finger
extended finger is forcefully flexed
felon
abscess in pulp of fingertip
bone locations where children may not have great bone remodeling
- supraconydlar fractures of humorous
2. fracture of any bone involving growth plate
Genu valgus
knock knee
normal between 4-8
Genu Varum
bow legs
normal up to age 3
Humoral mid-shaft fracture, what is likely injured
radial nerve
nerve damage at medial epicondyle
ulnar
nerve damage at supracodylar region of humorus
median nerve
electrolyte abnormality in Succinylcholine
hyperkalemia