Level 3 Flashcards
T score between -1.0 and -2.5
Osteopenia
Idiopathic avascular necrosis of the femoral head in a child; mild pain, limp, and Trendelenburg gait
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
Most common cause of osteomalacia
Vitamin D deficiency
Osteoporosis is diagnosed with a DEXA T score below
-2.5
Subarachnoid hemorrhage is treated with which medication?
Nimodipine (calcium channel blocker)
Drug of choice for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and severely elevated BP
Labetalol
The blue-dot sign is pathognomonic for this condition
Torsion of the appendix testis (remnant of the paramesonephric duct)
Adult polycystic kidney disease is associated with
berry aneurysms, hepatic cysts, and thoracic aortic aneurysms
Goals of tx of hyperkalemia
1) Membrane stabilization (calcium chloride or gluconate)
2) Shift of K into cells (beta-agonist, IV sodium bicarb, or insulin + glucose)
3) Excretion (furosemide, sodium polystyrene sulfonate)
Charcot’s triad
Fever, Jaundice, RUQ pain
Reynold’s pentad
Fever, Jaundice, RUQ pain, AMS, hypotension
Patient presents with jaundice and pruritis, and is associated with Ulcerative Colitis
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Inactivation of neutrophil elastase is associated with
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Primary ciliary dyskinesia and situs inversus
Kartagener syndrome
Most important and accurate test to make the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis
CT scan
Most common cause of acute pancreatitis
Gallstones
Presents as red, itchy, macerated plaques and erosions within the skin folds; a border of fine scale as well as satellitle papules and pustules
Candidal intertrigo
Most commonly presents with abdominal pain, neuropathy, and non-specific psych symptoms; no rash; Urine porphobilinogen and aminolevulinic acid will be elevated
Acute intermittent porphyria
Neuroendocrine tumor that typically arises in the midgut (appendix) and releases serotonin; flushing, abdominal pain, and diarrhea; urine levels of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) will be increased
Carcinoid tumor
Most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage
Uterine atony
Treatment of uterine atony starts with
uterine massage
Uterotonic drugs: oxytocin, carboprost, misopristol, and methylergonovine
Patients with pellagra commonly display
Dermatitis, Diarrhea, and Dementia (niacin deficiency)
The majority of renal calculi are
calcium stones
Used to treat ethylene glycol and methanol intoxication
Fomepizole (competitive inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase)