Common Conditions Flashcards
(110 cards)
DVT
ECG, troponin
ED
Endocarditis
ECG, CRP, ESR, Chest x-ray, Echo
ED, antibiotics
HTN
albumin, CMP, ECG, lipids, HgA1C
antihypertensives, low sodium
MI
ECG, troponin,
ED
pericarditis
ECG, CXR, needle aspiration, echocardiogram
ED, NSAIDs, steroids, colchicine,
PE
ECG, CBC, CMP, ferritin, CXR, echo, troponin
ED
Syncope
ECG, CMP, CBC, ferritin, stress test, tilt test
compression socks, increase water/Na, cardiologist, ID cause
Valve Disease
ECG, echo, CXR
antihypertensives, surgery, anticoagulants, cardiologist
Cushing’s disease
salivary cortisol, urine cortisol, fasting blood glucose
refer to endo, surgery, adrenal enzyme inhibitors, glucocorticoid antagonist, D2 agonists
DM 1
UA, serum glucose, hga1c
glucose monitor, metformin, insulin
DM 2
UA, fasting glucose, hgA1C, CMP
insulin, metformin, diet
Hyperthyroidism
TSH, T3/T4, autoantibodies, thyroid US
antithyroid drugs, radioiodine, surgery, refer to endo
Hypoglycemia
blood glucose
ED
Hypothyroidism
TSH, T3/T4, autoantibodies, thyroid US
T3/T4, levothyroxine
Hypopituitarism (Sheehan’s)
ACTH, cortisol, TSH, LH, FSH,
corticosteroids. levothyroxine, testosterone, estrogen, endo
Pre-diabetes
UA, serum glucose, hgA1C, insulin
diet
Acute gastroenteritis
CMP
hydration, antiemetics, antimotility agents
Acute intestinal obstruction
CT, US
ED
Appendicitis
CBC, US, CT, MRI
ED
Biliary obstruction
CBC with differential, US, X-ray, serum amylase and lipase
ED
Candida Albicans Overgrowth
KOH prep
antifungals
Colon Cancer
colonoscopy, CBC, FOBT, FIIT
oncology
Crohn’s
CBC, colonoscopy, barium enema
glucocorticoids, budesonide
Gastritis
endoscopy, H. pylori testing
PPI