wk2: AED - Intro to Therapeutics Flashcards
1
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What is a “Surgical Sieve”?
A
a thought process in medicine. It is a typical example of how to organise a structured examination answer for medical students and physicians when they are challenged with a question (often uses mnemonics)
2
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What does the classical surgical sieve mnemonic VITAMIN stand for?
A
Vascular Infective/inflammatory Trauma Auto-immune Metabolic Idiopathic/Iatrogenic Neoplastic
3
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What does the diagnostic sieve mnemonic LINDOCARF stand for?
A
Locations Intensity Nature Duration Ocurrence Concurrence Aggravating factors Relieving factors Features
4
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What does the pupils sieve mnemonic VISITDAN stand for?
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Virus - ciliary body Inflammation - anterior uveitis/vaculitis Stroke Iatrogenic (illness caused by med exam/tx) Trauma Drug Autoimmune Neoplasm
5
Q
List 5 causes of a central lesion horner’s syndrome
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pituitary tumour syphilis tumour of pons stroke multiple sclerosis
6
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List 5 causes of preganglionic horner’s syndrome
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pancost tumour tuberculosis aortic dissection carotid dissection lymphadeenopathy
7
Q
List 5 causes of postganglionic horner’s syndrome
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trauma aneurysm atherosclerosis herpes zoster sinusitis
8
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Define Horner’s syndrome. List 3 signs
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characterised by an interruption of the oculosympathetic nerve supply somewhere between its origin in the hypothalamus and the eye. Signs include: - ptosis (muller's) - miosis - anhydrosis
9
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What type of defect causes adie’s tonic pupil?
A
ciliary ganglion defect
