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major depressive episode w/ hx manic episode. txt?
2nd gen antipsychtic (quetiapine, luraside_
anticonvulsant - lamotrigine
lithium, valproate
65 yo with tremor during rest and improves with activity, muscle rigidity - dx and txt?
early Parkinson’s disease
- trihexyphenidyl (anticholinergic)
> 60 yo, painless GI bleeding, pt w/ renal disease and vW disease, aortic stenosis. dx and test, txt?
Angiodysplasia
- usually R colon
- can be missed on colonoscopy
- test: endoscope
- txt: cautery
65 yo M in ER for sudden, painles loss of vision in R eye; transient vision loss before, exam: 20/60, subtle retinal whitening, R carotid bruit. dx and txt?
Central retinal artery occlusion
- txt: ocular massage and high flow O2
67 yo woman with sudden-onset R side numbness 4 wks ago, followed by transient burning pain in R UE and LE induced by light touch. Dx and where?
Lacunar stroke in thalamus - branches of PCA - contralateral sensory loss - thalamic pain syndrome (Dejerine-Roussy syndrome) w/ allodynia (light touch = pain)
23 yo at 39 wks gestation with 1day abdominal pain and persistent wetness. hx bladder infection, treated chlamydia. PE: F, diffuse uterine tenderness, nitrazine + clear fluid. Fetal HR - 165, moderate variability. Dx and txt?
Chorioamnionitis
- PROM >18 hrs
- polymicrobial
txt: - broad-spectrum Abx (amp/gent, clinda), antipyretic
- oxytocin to speed delivery
65 yo with chronic Foley and multiple UTI. UA - pH 8.5 +glucose and leuk esterase. dx? cause?
Proteus mirabilis UTI
- urease hydrolyzes urea to ammonia –> urinary alkalinization –> struvite stones that are sourve of bacteria
57 yo with 2 episodes of hematuria, fatigue, F, 50 yr smoking hx,, PE: L-sided varicocele that failes to empty when recumbent, UA >10 RBC. dx and test?
Renal cell CA
- L sided scrotal varicocele
- paraneoplastic (anemia, thrombocytosis, F, hyperCa
- test: CT abdomen
54 yo w/ hx hand tremors treated with medication. then w/ colicky abdominal pain, confusion, HA, hallucinations and dizziness. dx and cause?
Acute intermittent porphyria
- abdominal pain, neuro and psych
- caused by primidone (anticonvulsant)
14 yo with odd behavior, sore knees, headache, proteinuria. Dx and test?
SLE
- antinuclear Abs
- if + then anti-ds DNA, anti-Smith, anti-U1 ribonucloprotein
65 yo with 4 month of periodic pack pain radiating to buttocks and thighs, worse with walking or standing. biking is okay. tingling and numbness in bother LE. Dx, test and txt?
Lumbar spinal stenosis
- MRI
- PT and exercise
- surgery if severe
28 yo HIV w/ 7 days fatigue, headache, V, F, thrush. Bilateral papilledema. MRI normal. dx? test? txt?
Cryptococcal Ag testing of CSF
- CSF - high opening P, low glucose, high protein
- amphotericin B w/ flucytosine
- maintenance: fluconazole
AA girl with scaly erythematous patch on scalp, hair loss with residual black dot. dx, test, txt?
Tinea capitis
- KOH exam of hair shaft for spores
- txt: oral griseofulvin
54 yo with HIV p/w F, exertional dyspnea, nonproductive cough. F, satting 80% on RA. PaOw 54, PaCO2 44
CXR: diffuse bilateral interstitial infiltrates. LDH 400. dx and txt?
Pneumocystis pneumonia
- txt: TMP-SMX
- add steroids if PaO2 35 on RA
45 yo w/ months of watery diarrhea, leg cramps, tea colored stools, face flusihing. CT - 3cm mass in pancreatic tail. Dx? test? txt?
VIPoma
- watery diarrhea, hypoK, achlorhydria, - DX: VIP >75 w/ watery diarrhea, CT or MRI tumor in pancreatic tail
- txt: IVF, octreotide (dec diarrhea), resect hepatic mets