General Medicine Flashcards
(78 cards)
Icosapent ethyl and omega 3 fatty acid usage
Decrease triglyceride
Treatment chronic low back pain
Nonpharmacologic therapy, nsaid, duloxetine, and final is opioid but carefull
Chronic noncancer pain, which opioid
Short acting opioid
Opioid use in palliative care, manage pain from cancer or other conditions characterized by persistent pain or disabling pain with significant functional impairment
Extended release or long acting opioid
Hip osteoarthritis: FADIR positive, flexion, adduction, internal rotation
Sacroiliitis joint dysfunction: FABER positive, flexion, abduction and external rotation
Varenicline does not increase risk of cardiac event
Nicotin replacement therapy includes short acting and long acting nicotin
An abnormal result on any one of the three HINTS ( Head impulse, nystagmus, test of skew) examination component suggest a central vertigo
Window for thrombolytic therapy for stroke
3 hours
Olanzapine can cause weight gain, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia
Clozapine can cause agranulocytosis
Fluphenazine can increase liver enzymes
Treatment of binge eating
Cbt, ssri and lidexamfentamine
Absolute contraindication of compression therapy when abi is
0.5 or less
Acute rehab requirement
Participate 3 hours of therapy on 5 days a week
Treat nightmare related to ptsd
Prazosin
Cbt in premenstrual dysphoric disorder is very limited and variable
Risk factor for opioid overdose
More than 50 morphine mg equivalent per day and receiving opioid and benzo concurrently
Haloperidol can lower the seizure threshold in pt with withdrawal seizures
Treatment of vasovagal
Counterpressure measure, fludrocortisone, midodrine
Bupropion contrandicate in seizure and do not cause weight gain or sexual dysfucntion
Meclizine can cause fall in older adult
Time up and go test if more than 12 seconds should intervene to reduce risk of fall
Chronic cough causes step approach
Upper airway cough syndrome
Asthma
Non asthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis
Gerd with ppi
Then gerd with ph monitoring
Ct scan