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What is anchoring?

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latching onto 1 diagnosis

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What is confirmation bias?

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determine diagnosis and everything else done, confirms diagnosis

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What is outcome bias?

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choose a diagnosis because it has better prognosis
- ex: saying its a facet arthropathy vs a fx

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What is overconfidence bias?

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thinking you are better than you are; thinking you can perform a specific testing procedure better than another clinician

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What is premature closure?

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disregard diagnosis too quickly

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What is search satisfying?

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once something is found, you stop searching for other things

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What is commission bias?

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I have to do something or something bad will happen to the patient

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What is omission bias?

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not doing anything because it may make them worse

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What is base-rate neglect?

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ignoring the true prevalence of the condition

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What is playing the odds?

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more likely to be something benign than something serious

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What is ascertainment bias?

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stereotyping based on prior experience

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What is availability bias?

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talks about something, fresh on mind, so think everyone has it

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What is representativeness restraint?

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overgeneralized script
- ex: if it flies and makes noise out of its beak then its a duck

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What is a red flag for a menopause patient?

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bleeding after menopause

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_______ can lead to diminished bone mineral density in females

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Amenorrhea – absence of menstruation

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What is CAGE questionnaire? What population is it used on?

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substance/alcohol abuse

C: Have you ever though you should cut down your drinking?
A: Have you ever been annoyed by criticism of your drinking?
G: Have you ever felt guilty about your drinking?
E: Do you ever have an eye-opener (drink in the morning)?

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What does 1 yes and/or 2 or more yesses to the CAGE questionnaire mean?

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1 yes - suggests need for discussion and follow-up on alcohol

2 or more yesses - indicate a problem with alcohol

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2 or more yes answers to which questions is a red flag for substance/alcohol abuse

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  • Have you had any fractures or dislocations to your bones or joints?
  • Have you been injured in a road traffic accident?
  • Have you ever injured your head?
  • Have you been in a fight or been hit or punched in the last 6 months?
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What is the leading cause of TBI in the US?

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falls

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What type of pain is well localized and can result in trophic changes?

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cutaneous

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How is somatic pain produced? What are common descriptors?

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  • stimulation of nerve endings in somatic structures

common descriptors - dull, aching, gnawing, diffuse, pressure
- named by the source

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What type of pain is poorly localized, may refer to body surface (cutaneous), and associated with autonomic phenomenon (diaphoresis, pallor, changes in BP/pulse, nausea, and faintness)?

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deep somatic
- periosteum, cancellous bone, nerves, muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, deep fasciae, joint capsules

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What type of pain refers to the mind-body connection? How does this occur?

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psychosomatic
- occur when emotional or psychologic distress produces physical symptoms

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What is the difference between viscero-somatic pain and somatovisceral pain?

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viscero-somatic (response) - visceral structures affect the somatic musculature
- abdominal muscles rigidity response to acute appendicitis

somatovisceral - occurs when myalgic conditions cause disturbance of underlying viscera
- trigger points of abdominal muscles causing diarrhea, vomiting, excessive burping

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________ includes all body organs located in the trunk/abdomen
visceral - respiratory, digestive, uropgenital, endocrine systems - spleen - heart - great vessels
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T/F: Visceral pain is poorly localized/diffuse.
true
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Does visceral pain refer? If so, where
visceral pain can produce referred pain that corresponds to dermatomes from which the organ receives innervation
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What is visceral pain accompanied by?
ANS response - often visceral pain is not felt until the organ is inflamed or distended to impinge on nearby structures b/c the viscera have few nerve endings
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What type of pain is caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system?
neuropathic
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Neuropathic pain results from what?
damage or pathophysiologic changes to PNS or CNS
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T/F: Neuropathic pain is alleviated with opiates or narcotics
false - it is not alleviated with opiates or narcotics
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______ pain is localized, though with poorly defined borders.
referred
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What is referred pain?
perceived in area far from the site of the lesion but supplied by the same or adjacent neural segments
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What type of pain is typically not better after rest or recumbency?
visceral pain
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What is nociception?
the neural process of encoding noxious stimuli
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What is nociceptive pain? Examples?
pain that arises from actual or threatened damage to non-neural tissue and is due to the activation of nociceptors ex: osteoarthritis, ankle sprain, RA
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What is neuropathic pain? Examples
pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system - central (coming from CNS) and peripheral (coming from PNS) ex: diabetic neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome
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What is nociplastic pain? Examples
pain that arises from altered nociception despite no clear evidence of actual tissue damage - causes activation of peripheral nociceptors ex: fibromyalgia, Temporomandibular disorder, nonspecific low back pain
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What is a red flag of cancer or neurologic impairment in regards to muscles?
proximal muscle weakness with change in one or more DTRs
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What 3 things are needed for a trigger point?
- focal tenderness - referred regional pain - local twitch response
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SxS of Infectious Arthritis
- fever - recurrent sore throat - persistant joint pain - single and multiple joint pain - pain during weight bearing - skin lesions - conjunctivitis - other MSK symptoms - myalgias, tenosynoviits, elevated c-reactive protein and sedimentation rate
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What should be done if pt has joint pain of unknown origin, genital lesions, and recent hx of infection?
refer - red flag
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T/F: Radicular pain can not occur with radiculopathy
false - can occur with or without radiculopathy
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What type of pain alters CNS and PNS through neural plasticity and central sensitization?
chronic pain
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increased pain from a stimulus that normally provokes pain
hyperalgesia
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increased sensitivity to stimulation, excluding the special senses
hyperesthesia
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Increased responsiveness of nociceptive neurons to their normal input, and/or recruitment of a response to normally subthreshold inputs
sensitzation - central and peripheral
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waddell's nonorganic signs
Tenderness - superficial - tender to touch - nonanatomic - deep tenderness felt over a wide area Simulation tests - axial loading - acetabular rotation Distraction Tests - single leg raise discrepancy - worse in supine than sitting - less double leg raise than single leg raise Regional Disturbance - weakness - sensory disturbance (stocking distribution) Overreaction - guarding, bracing, rubbing, sighing
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What signs and symptoms of palpitations require medical evaluation?
palpations lasting for hours with pain, SOB, fainting or severe lightheadednes - medical referral if observed with a family hx of unexplained sudden death
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What signs and symptoms of dyspnea require medical evaluation?
- cannot climb a single flight of stairs w/o feeling winded - reports waking at night or observes SOB when lying down
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What signs and symptoms of syncope require medical evaluation?
syncope without warning of lightheadness, dizziness, or nausea - potential sign for heart valve or arrythmia problems
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edema red flag
>/= 3 lb weight gain or gradual, continuous gain over several days without swellling in ankles, abdomen and hands
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side effects of statins
- myopathy - unexplained fever - N/V - liver impairment
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risk factors for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease
- hypercholesteremia - elevated LDL - elevated triglycerides - decreased HDL
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prinzmetal's angina
angina that doesn't have plaque build up - caused by abnormal coronary artery spasm
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when are medical services needed after angina
- pain not relieved with rest - after 3 nitroglycerin tablets (5 min apart for each) ~15 minutes
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signs and symptoms of pericaditis
- substernal pain (may radiate) and moving hurts - pain relieved by leaning forward or sitting upright, holding breath - pain aggravated by movement associated with deep breathing and trunk movements
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Which side of HF has cyanosis of nail beds?
right sided HF
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What is diastolic HF? Signs and symptoms?
- when the LV stiffens and hypertrophies - fatigue/dyspnea after mild exercise - orthopnea - edema and weight gain - JVD
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What type of pain occurs with an ascending aorta aneurysm?
upper back and chest pain
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What type of pain occurs with an descending aorta aneurysm?
abdominal and low back pain
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abnormal findings of palpation of abdominal aortic aneurism?
width > 3 cm between hands
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What is the most common symptoms of rheumatic fever? What are other symptoms?
fever and joint pain - flat, painless skin rash - chorea - jerky involuntary movements - weakness, malaise, weight loss, and anorexia - aquired valvular disease
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What causes inflammation of cardiac endothelium and damages the tricuspid, aortic or mitral valve?
endocarditis
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endocarditis signs and symptoms
- arthralgia - low back pain - myalgia - petechiae/splinter hemorrhage - cold and pain in extremities - dyspnea, chest pain
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What does a TIA warrent? Signs and symptoms
immediate medical referral - slurred speech - sudden confusion - dizziness - severe HA - paralysis usually affecting 1 side - imbalance
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How much does BP have to change to be considered orthostatic hypotension?
systolic - drop of 15 or more mmHg OR diastolic - drop of 7 mmHg or more
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superficial venous thrombosis signs and symptoms
- subcutaneous venous distention - palpable cord - warmth, redness - indurated (hard)
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DVT signs and symptoms
- unilateral tenderness or leg pain - unilateral swelling (> 3 cm difference) - warmth - discoloration
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Wells Criteria scale scoring for DVT
= 0: low probability of DVT 1-2: intermediate probability of DVT >/= 3: high probability of DVT
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6 Ps of associated symptoms
- pain - pallor - pulselessness - paresthesia - poikilothermia - coldness - paralysis
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lymphedema is usually _______
unilateral
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rust-colored sputum could be a sign of _______
pneumonia
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What type of pulmonary pain is referred to the neck and anterior chest at the same levels?
tracheobronchial pain
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What is respiratory acidosis? Signs and symptoms
any condition that decreases pulmonary ventilation and increases retention and concentration of CO2 - decreased ventilation/shallow breathing - confusion - sleepiness - diaphoresis - cyanosis
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What is respiratory alkalosis? What usually causes it?
results from increased respiratory rate and depth that decreases the amount of available CO2 and hydrogen - usually caused by hyperventilation
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signs and symptoms of respiratory alkalosis
- hyperventilation - light-headedness/dizziness - numbness and tingling of the face, fingers, an toes - syncope
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What is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for smokers?
COPD - obstruction of air exiting and entering the lungs
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What constitutes chronic bronchitis?
anyone who coughs for at least 3 months/year for 2 consecutive years without having had a precipitating disease
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chronic bronchitis signs and symptoms
- persistent cough with production of sputum (worse in AM and evening) - reduced chest expansion - wheezing - fever - dyspnea - cyanosis - decreased exercise tolerance
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What is bronchiectasis? signs and symptoms
- permanent dilation of bronchi and destruction of bronchial walls - chronic wet cough and abundant foul-smelling secretions - hemoptysis - weight loss - recurrent fever and chills
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signs and symptoms of emphysema
- SOB - barrel chest - chronic cough - weight loss - wheezing - pursed-lip breathing - peripheral cyanosis
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pneumonia risk factors
- age (very old, very young) - smoking - endotracheal intubation, nasogastric tube - recent chest surgery - prolonged immobility - immunosuppressive therapy - aspiration of oral/gastric material, foreign materials
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signs and symptoms of scleroderma
- dyspnea on exertion - nonproductive cough - peripheral edema - shiny skin and tightness in hands is first sign
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cystic fibrosis signs and symptoms
- salty skin/sweat - bulky, foul smelling stools - recurrent pneumonia - persistent coughing and wheezing - excessive appetite, but poor weight gain
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What side will referred pain be on during pleurisy?
ipsilateral
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What is a common sign of pneumothorax?
abrupt onset of dyspnea in a healthy individual
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What are some causes of pneumothorax?
- pulmonary disease - trauma (with perforation of chest wall)/surgery - scuba diving - overexertion
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signs and symptoms of pneumothorax. What is the most comfortable posiition?
- sudden, sharp chest pain - increased neck distention - weak and rapid pulse (>100 bpm) - fall in blood pressure - dry, hacking cough - shoulder pain - sitting upright is most comfortable

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