Week 3 Flashcards

1
Q

Diseases associated with nocturnal cough?

A

Asthma
Heart failure

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2
Q

Investigations for tuberculosis ?

A

Sputum M/c/s

Gene x-pat
Tuberculin test
Chest X-ray
Sputum acid-fast bacilli

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3
Q

Findings for chest X-ray in a tuberculosis patient ?

A

Ghon focus
Pleural effusion
Caseating granuloma cavity

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4
Q

Caseating granuloma:

Non-Caseating granuloma cavity:

A

Tuberculosis

Sarcoidosis

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5
Q

Investigations for cough

A

Fbc
ESR
Sputum mcs
Chest X-ray
Pulmonary function tests
Echo
ECG
Natriuetic peptides

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6
Q

Liquid swallowing issues: ________ problem

Solid swallowing issues : ______ problem

A

Nerve

Mechanical

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7
Q

If closing one eye removes double vision, _________ problem, ____________ diplopia

If after closing one eye, double vision persists, _________ problem , _________ diplopia

A

Nerve; Binocular

Opthalmic; monocular

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8
Q

Proximal weakness: _____ or _______

Distal weakness : ___________

A

Muscle or NMJ

NERVE

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9
Q

Fasciculations

Upper or Lower motor neuron symptom

A

Lower

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10
Q

Main muscle enzyme is????

A

Creatine kinase

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11
Q

Thunderclap headache = ???

A

Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

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12
Q

Variable airways obstruction due to ———— is very often worse at night and in the early morning.

A

asthma

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13
Q

Tuberculosis can lead to bronchiectasis

T/F

A

T

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14
Q

Pseudobulbar palsy, also known as ______________________ disorder, is a condition that affects your ability to ______________________(__________) .

A

involuntary emotional expression

control of the muscles in your face (including your jaw)

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15
Q

In pseudobulbar palsy, The tongue and your throat are not affected

T/F

A

F

They can be

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16
Q

Bulbar palsy vs pseudobulbar palsy

Unlike _______ motor neuron bulbar palsy, in pseudobulbar palsy, there is _____________________ of the affected muscles. Moreover, in bulbar palsy, _________ are not affected.

A

lower

No atrophy or fasciculations

emotions

17
Q

Cerebrovascular disease

This is the commonest cause of pseudobulbar palsy, involving ___________. Typically there is a history of a ________, that is _________ or ________ in one cerebral hemisphere followed by recovery and later a __________affecting the other cerebral hemisphere.

A

both cerebral hemispheres

stroke

infarction ; haemorrhage

second stroke

18
Q

Bulbar palsy involves problems with function of the _________,_____,______,_________ nerves

A

glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX), the vagus nerve (CN X), the accessory nerve (CN XI), and the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII).

19
Q

Pseudobulbar palsy is due to ________ motor lesion caused by ____lateral disturbance of the __________ tracts.

A

an upper ; bi

corticobulbar

20
Q

Pseudobulbar palsy is characterized by ________,_________,__________, and ________ lability.

A

dysarthria, dysphagia, facial and tongue weakness, and emotional

21
Q

________________________ (NOACs) include ___________ , which inhibits _________, and ________,________,________,_________ , which inhibit __________

A

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants

dabigatran; thrombin

apixaban, betrixaban, edoxaban and rivaroxaban

factor Xa

22
Q

List the cranial nerves

A

Olfactory nerve (CN I), optic nerve (CN II), oculomotor nerve (CN III), trochlear nerve (CN IV), trigeminal nerve (CN V), abducens nerve (CN VI), facial nerve (CN VII), vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII),

glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
vagus nerve (CN X)
accessory nerve (CN XI)
hypoglossal nerve (CN XII).

23
Q

__________________________ tube ( PEG tube)

A

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

24
Q

Types of spirometers

A

Basic incentive
Professional
Digital peak flow meter

25
Q

Types of prophylaxis?

A

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quartenary

26
Q

Primary Prophylaxis – In this process , ___________ or ____________ to diseases happen. These diseases ____________________ in the individual.

A

prevention or increasing resistance

have not yet occurred

27
Q

Secondary Prophylaxis – This is done to _____________________________________ in a patient.

A

prevent the recurrence of a disease that has already occurred

28
Q

Tertiary Prophylaxis – This prophylaxis is done to ________________________ . Such diseases might induce ____-lasting effects.

A

reduce the impact of chronic diseases

long

29
Q

Quaternary Prophylaxis – The main idea of this prophylaxis is that __________________ should be avoided for patients who ______________________________________.

A

excessive medical treatment

do not seem to benefit from medical treatments.

30
Q

Therapies in stroke rehabs

???
List 4

A

Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Mental/cognitive therapy
Speech therapy

31
Q

Rosuvastatin and atorvastatin

VS

Simvastatin

Mention 2

A

When used at a higher dose, rosuvastatin and atorvastatin produce a bigger reduction in cholesterol than the other statins.

nother advantage to rosuvastatin is that it has far fewer negative interactions with other medications than simvastatin, or most other statins, for that matter.

32
Q

List the high intensity statins

A

Rosuvastatins

Atorvastatins

33
Q

With recognition that neprilysin inhibition by itself is __________ and that the combination of neprilysin and ACE inhibition is _______________, the combination of ———————- and neprilysin inhibition was proposed as a safer and more effective option because ARBs do not

A

ineffective

associated with an increased risk of angioedema

angiotensin receptor

34
Q

When using ACEi, you need to observe ________ period of ________ before starting neprilysin /Angiotensin inhibitors

A

wash out

36houre