Medicine #3 Flashcards
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Diagnosis of viral myocarditis?
MRI with late enhancement of myocaridum
Gold standard: biopsy with lymphocytic infiltration and Viral DNA/RNA
most effective therapy for parkinsonism is? early side effects?
levodopa/carbidopa (dopamine precursor)
SE: hallucinations, HA, agitation.
Late SE: involuntary movements
how can you differentiate bronchogenic cyst from thymoma on cxray and CT scan?
bronchogenic cysts: middle mediastinum
Thymoma: anterior mediastinum
rupture of bridging veins?
subdural hematoma
multiple lesions at grey white matter junction in patient with afib
cardioembolic stroke
thunderclap headache and loss of consciousness?
subarachnoid hemorrhage
What things increase TBG?
Estrogens, acute hepatitis, tamoxifen
What things decrease TBG?
cushings, glucocorticoids, nephrotic, starvation, niacin, high dose androgens
Who do you treat with PPD induration >5?
HIV, recent contacts with TB, changes on x-ray consistent with TB, organ transplant recipients
Who do you treat with PPD > 10
Immigrants < 5 years, IV drug users, residents of high risk settings, diabetes, long term steroid therapy, renal disease, kids less than 4
Patients with + PPD and no signs of active TB on chest x-ray are treated for latent TB with?
isoniazid and pyridoxine
If an HIV patient has CD4 < 200 and has a negative PPD what should you do?
recheck PPD after starting antiretroviral therapy
pseudoallergic reaction to NSAIDs?
aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease (Not IgE mediated)
When are steroids given for PCP pneumonia?
pulse ox <92, PaO2 < 70, A-a gradient > 35
endemic mycosis in bat and bird droppings in caves?
histoplasmosis
hilar lymphadenopathy, tissue showing granulomas with narrow based budding yeast?
histoplasmosis
Unilateral infiltrate with ipsilateral hilar LAD with biopsy showing spherules and endospores.
coccidioidomycosis
measures to prevent urinary calcium stone formation?
increase fluids low sodium diet low protein diet moderate calcium intake less oxalate more citrate (fruits and veggies) hydrocholrathiazides alkalinize urine
hyposthenuria
inability of kidney to concentrate urine found in patients with sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait
radiolucent stones?
uric acid stones
needle shaped crystals on urinalysis indicate?
uric acid stones
Acute exacerbations of MS with disabling neuro symptoms are typically treated with? Patients refractory to that therapy?
IV methylprednisolone
Plasmapharesis
Leukemoid reaction vs chronic myeloid leukemia?
leukemoid is response to severe infection leuk > 50,000 with high alk phos and a lack of absolute basophils
LAP score?
high leukocyte alkaline phos: suggest leukemoid reaction