IM Flashcards
(103 cards)
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acute bronchitis –> clinical presentation
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- 5day-3wk
- productive cough
- wheeze/rhonchi
- tender chest wall
- no systemic findings
2
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definition of resistant HTN
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persistent HTN despite >3 antiHTN agents
3
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systolic-diastolic abd bruit –> condition?
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renal A stenosis –> renovasc HTN
4
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HBV infect –> how dx?
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- HBsAg
- IgM anti-HBc
5
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pleural effusion –> findings?
- breath sounds
- tactile fremitus
- percussion
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- decreased breath sounds
- decreased tactile fremitus
- dull to percussion
6
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nonsmoker w/out pulm dz –> chronic cough –> 3 MC causes?
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- postnasal drip
- GERD
- asthma
7
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suspect postnasal drip (upper airway cough synd) –> dx?
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dx by empiric tx:
- oral 1st gen antihist (chlorpheniramine)
- combined antihist-decong (brompheniramine + pseudoephedrine)
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gout d/t increased urate production –> cause (4)?
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- 1ary gout
- myeloprolif/lymphoprolif dz
- tumor lysis synd
- hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase def
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polycythemia vera –> ssx
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- aquagenic pruritis
- HA
- HSM
10
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S4 –> represents what? indicates?
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blood hit stiff/hypertrophic LV
LVH
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ischemic stroke w no prior antiplatelet tx–> tx?
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ASA w/in 24hr to reduce recur
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stroke on ASA tx –> tx?
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ASA + dipyridamole/clopidogrel
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common variable immunodef –> pathophys?
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- impaired B cell diff
- hypogammaglobulin
- -> increased susceptibility to bact infect
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CVID –> clinical manifestation
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- recurrent infect: resp, GI
- autoimmune dz
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CVID –> dx?
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- quantitative measurement of Ig level –> sig decreased IgG, decreased IgA/IgM
- no response to vaccine
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adult –> recurrent bact infect –> condition?
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common variable immunodef
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warfarin –> excess anticoag –> tx?
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- IV vitK
- prothrombin complex concentrate
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situational syncope –> pathophys
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reflex or neurally-med syncope:
trigger –> micturition, defecation, cough –> alter autonomic response –> cardioinh/vasodepressor/mixed response
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acute bact prostatitis –> ssx
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- UTI ssx
- perineal pain
- pronounced systemic ssx (fever, chills, acute illness)
- tender, boggy prostate
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acute bact prostatitis –> dx
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mid-stream urine sample
21
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acute bact prostatitis –> empiric tx
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- TMP/SMX
- fluoroquinolones
22
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acute bact prostatitis –> trt for how long?
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4-6wk
23
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mult sclerosis –> acute exacerbation –> tx?
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- high dose IV glucocorticoids
- plasma exchange if not response to steroid
24
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pit microadenoma –> galactorrhea –> tx?
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symptomatic prolactinoma –> dopaminergic agonist (cabergoline, bromocriptine) –> lower prolactin level, reduce tumor size
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RBC transfusion --> 2hr later --> chills, malaise --> condition?
febrile nonhemolytic transfusion rxn
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febrile nonhemolytic transfusion rxn --> how long after RBC transfusion?
1-6hr
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febrile nonhemolytic transfusion rxn --> what could have prevented this?
leukoreduction
28
S3 --> indicates?
heart fail
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invasive pulm aspergillosis --> clinical presentation
classic triad:
- fever
- pleuritic chest pain
- hemoptysis
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invasive pulm aspergillosis --> CT finding
halo sign: nodules w surrounding ground glass opacity
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invasive pulm aspergillosis --> tx
voriconazole + echinocandin (caspofungin)
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invasive pulm aspergillosis --> RF?
immunocomp:
- neutropenia
- glucocorticoids
- HIV
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curtain came down over eye --> condition?
retinal detach
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retinal detach --> ssx
- photopsia (flashes of light)
- floaters (spots in visual light)
- curtain coming down over eye
- gray retina
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1st deg AV heart block --> EKG finding
prolonged PR interval
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abd aortic aneurysm --> RF assoc w aneurysm expansion & rupture (3)
- lrg diameter
- rate of expansion
- current cigarette smoke
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abd aortic aneurysm --> when endovasc repair?
- aneurysm size >5.5cm
- rapid rate of aneurysm expansion
- presence of ssx: abd/back/flank pain, limb ischemia
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MC drug that cause priapism
prazosin
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appearance: squamous cell carcinoma vs basal cell carcinoma
SCC: nodule --> keratinized (thick, rough) or ulcerate w crusting/bleeding
BCC: pearly flesh/pink nodule w telangiectatic vessels
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organ transplant --> chronic immunosupp tx --> #1 skin malig?
SCC
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asplenia --> why at risk for infect w encapsulated bact?
deficit in:
- Ab-med phagocytosis
- Ab-med complement activation
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raise cutoff level of dx test --> what happens to:
- false neg
- true pos
- true neg
- false pos
- sens
- specificity
```
FN: increase
TP: decrease
sens: decrease
TN: increase
FP: decrease
spec: increase
```
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young F --> ant knee pain --> condition?
patellofemoral pain synd
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patellofemoral pain synd --> cause
- chronic overuse
| - malalignment
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patellofemoral pain synd --> tx
- activity modification
- NSAID
- stretch, strengthen exercise: quad, knee extensor, hip abductor
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patellofemoral pain synd --> positive for what test?
patellofemoral compression test
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vasospastic angina --> tx?
- smoking cessation
| - CCB (diltiazem)
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common abx options for anaerobe coverage (3)
- metronidazole w amoxicillin
- amoxi-clavulanate
- clindamycin
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solid organ transplant --> systemic illness involving mult organ systems --> pneumonitis, hepatitis, gastroenteritis --> condition?
CMV viremia
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CMV --> dx?
PCR
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brain death: charact findings
- absent cortical & brainstem fxs
| - spinal cord may still be fxing --> normal DTR
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when? 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine. 23-valent?
>65yo: 13-valent 1x --> then 23-valent
If <65yo --> current smoke, chronic med condition --> 23-valent
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recurrent nose bleed + oral lesions --> must think of what vasc condition?
hereditary telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu synd)
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hereditary telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu synd) --> characteristics (3)
- diffuse telangiectasia
- recur epistaxis
- widespread AVM
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hereditary telangiectasia (Osler-Weber-Rendu synd) --> pulm AVM --> manifests as?
- hemoptysis (can be fatal)
| - R to L shunt --> chronic hypoxemia --> reactive polycythemia
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external hordeolum --> MC org?
staph aureus (but can be sterile)
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external hordeolum --> tx?
warm compress
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adult --> #1 cause of gross lower GI bleed
diverticulosis
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HIV --> fever, HA, bilat papilledema --> condition?
cryptococcal meningitis
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cryptococcal meningitis --> how dx?
CSF:
- cryptococcal antigen
- org isolation
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cushing synd --> 3 main charact
- wt gain
- muscle weak
- HTN
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cushing synd --> catabolic effect on connective tissue --> leads to what ssx (3)?
- easy bruise
- dermal atrophy
- striae
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cushing synd --> hyperandrogenism --> why?
co-secretion of adrenal androgens w cortisol
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cushing synd --> co-secrete adrenal androgens --> leads to what ssx (3)?
hyperandrogenism:
- menstrual irreg
- acne
- hirsutism
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what is severe hyperCa?
>14mg/dL
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severe or symptomatic hyperCa --> immed tx?
aggressive NS hydration + calcitonin
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severe or symptomatic hyperCa --> longterm tx?
bisphosphonate (zoledronate)
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severe hyperCa --> vol depletion --> why?
- hyperCa induced nephrogenic DI --> polyuria
| - GI distress --> decreased oral intake
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hyperCa --> main charact (3)?
- weak
- GI distress
- neuropsych ssx
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indications for cystoscopy (6)
- gross hematuria --> but no glomerular dz/infect
- microscopic hematuria + bladder CA RF
- recurrent UTI
- obstruct ssx --> suspect stricture, stone
- irritative ssx --> but no urinary infect
- abnormal bladder image, urine cytology
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thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura --> classic pentad
- thrombocytopenia
- microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
- renal insuff
- neuro change
- fever
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thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura --> pathophys
hereditary or acq (autoAb) --> low ADAMTS13 --> lrg vWF multimers --> small vessel thrombi --> shear RBC, end organ damage (renal, CNS)
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thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura --> tx
emergent plasma exchange
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bronchiectasis --> pathophys
infect + impaired bact clearance --> recurrent infect, inflamm, tissue damage --> bronchial wall damage --> airway thicken & dilation
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bronchiectasis --> ssx
similar to chronic bronchitis:
- cough
- daily mucopurulent sputum
- rhinosinusitis
- dyspnea
- hemoptysis
- crackles, wheeze
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bronchiectasis --> how dx?
high res chest CT
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acyclovir --> can cause what kind of renal AE?
crystalluria --> renal tubular obstruct --> crystal induced acute kidney injury
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modified wells criteria --> likely PE --> next step?
1) anticoag (LMW or unfract hep)
| 2) confirmatory diag test
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neurofibromatosis type 1 --> eye complication?
optic glioma
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immunocomp --> bact meningitis --> common org (4)
- S pneumo
- N meningitidis
- Listeria
- G- rods
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immunocomp --> bact meningitis --> tx?
empiric abx + dexamethasone
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immunocomp --> bact meningitis --> empiric abx
vancomycin + ampicillin + cefepime
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immunocomp --> bact meningitis --> trt w dexamethasone --> why?
prevent neurologic comp of S pneumo meningitis (deaf, focal deficit) --> d/c when r/o pneumococcal meningitis
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bact meningitis --> empiric abx --> vancomycin + cephalosporin --> why vancomycin?
cover cephalosporin-resistant pneumococci
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SLE --> renal comp?
- glomerulonephritis --> nephritic synd
| - membranous glomerulonephritis --> nephrotic synd
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SLE --> glomerulonephritis --> pathophys? significant lab result?
ds-DNA/Ab immune complex --> deposit in mesangium/subendo space --> intense inflamm rxn --> activate complement --> low C3, C4
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fever, back pain, focal spinous tenderness --> condition?
vertebral osteomyelitis
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vertebral osteomyelitis --> workup?
- blood culture
- ESR/CRP
- XR
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vertebral osteomyelitis --> how dx? how confirm dx?
MRI --> CT-guided bone bx
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adult --> parvovirus B19 --> arthritis --> where?
symm polyarticular: hand, wrist, knee, feet
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mult myeloma --> renal involvement --> pathophys?
excessive monoclonal protein --> deposit in renal tubule --> renal insuff
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myasthenia gravis --> pyridostigmine --> still symptomatic --> next step?
add chronic immunosupp therapy (corticosteroid, azathioprine, mycophenalate mofetil)
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61yo --> low back pain --> nocturnal pain, wt loss --> next step?
XR
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LBP --> when do XR (3)?
- osteoporosis/compression fx
- suspected malig
- ankylosing spondylitis
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ankylosing spondylitis --> LBP charact (3)?
- insidious onset
- nocturnal pain
- better w mvmt
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LBP --> when do MRI (3)?
- sensory/motor deficit
- cauda equina synd
- suspected epidural abscess/infect
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chikungunya fever --> presentation
- flu-like illness
- symm polyarthralgia
- limb & trunk --> macular or maculopapular rash
- peripheral edema
- cervical LAD
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chikungunya fever --> lab results
- lymphopenia
- thrombocytopenia
- elevated LFT
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chikungunya fever --> transmission?
mosquito-borne viral illness
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aging adult --> small, red, cutaneous papule --> condition?
cherry hemangioma
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what produces early decrescendo diastolic murmur?
AR
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bicuspid aortic valve --> can lead to what in young pt? old pt?
young: AR
old: AS
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how can bicuspid aortic valve lead to sudden death?
bicuspid aortic valve --> aortic root or ascending aorta dilation --> aortic aneurysm --> dissection --> sudden death
