Vital FM 5 Flashcards
What are 4 nonpharmacologic treatments for vasovagal syncope?
Avoid triggers
Identify prodromes
Water & Salt
Protective maneuvers
What t medications do we give for vasovagal syncope?
Fludrocortisone Midrodine Beta Blockers > 42 years SSRIs Droxidopa
What vasovagal syncope would warrant a 1 month driving ban?
Unexplained
Frequent
No prodrome
Who do you screen for esophageal cancer?
Nobody.
What are two diabetic drugs that have reduced CV mortality even if the patient doesn’t have diabetes?
SGLT2 inhibitors (empagliflozin) GLP-1 Agonist (liraglutide)
What 4 management tests do you order for known pulmonary hypertension?
Annual Echo
Annual DLCO (diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide)
Cardiac MRI
Right heart catheterization
What are 3 types of pulmonary hypertension who need warfarin?
Idiopathic
Heritable
Drug/toxin-induced
What are three prescriptions for pulmonary HTN?
PDE5i
Endothelin receptor antagonist
Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators
What are 4 lifestyle management steps for patients with MS
Decrease smoking
Decrease weight
Increase exercise
Vitamin D
What would make you stop MS treatments?
Patient wanting to conceive!
What two pharmacologic treatments have some evidence in eating disorders?
SSRIs
Antipsychotics
Which medications have no evidence or are contraindicated in eating disorders?
SNRIs
Mood stabilizer
Bupropion
What medication can you start in ED for opioid use disorder?
Buprenorphine/Naloxone
Which children are at highest risk of food allergy?
Severe eczema
If sibling had an allergic reaction should you delay allergens?
No.
DELAY increases risk.
What are two alternatives to latex condoms?
Polyurothane
Polyisoprene
What sub-clinical hypothyroidism do you treat?
Wanting to conceive
>4 TSH
>4 weeks apart
List 5 things that would make you at moderate risk of neural tube defects?
Family history
Diabetes
Malabsortion (bypass, IBD, celiac)
Folate-inhibiting meds (cholestyramine
List 2 things that would put patients at high risk of neural tube defects
Personal history
Previous pregnancy
What are the doses of folic acid for neural tube defects?
How soon do you start it?
0.4
1
4
Start 3 months before
What additional imaging test do you order for moderate/high risk neural tube defects?
1st trimester U/S
What is the abnormal amount of fluid for urinary retention?
> 150 cc’s
What are 4 non-pharm medications for urinary incontinence
Pelvic floor muscle training
Pessary
Weight loss
Stop caffeine
What is the target uric acid level for gout?
None
What are the components of the fever pain score?
Fever > 24hr
Pus
Severly inflamed
No cough/coryza
What are the four types of fecal incontinence?
Urge
Passive
Involuntary
Seepage
What are 4 treatments for fecal incontinence?
Diet
Antimotility
Neuromodulation
Surgery
Who do you screen for dementia?
None.
What are 3 treatments for alopecia aerata
Steroids (topical, SC)
Minoxidil
Bimatoprost