outpatient week 4 Flashcards
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pathophys of hereditary angioedema
unchecked activation of complement factors C1/2/4
drugs for acute treatment of hereditary angioedema
Cinryze, Berinert = c1 esterase inhibitors
hereditary angioedema =
AD
low plasma levels of C1 esterase
presentation of hereditary angioedema
- subq tissue
- abd organs
- upper airway
prophylaxis for hereditary angioedema attacks
danazol (androgen)
stimulated c1-inh synthesis
C1 inhibitors also inhibits
factor XII – hageman factor
PTA
kallikrein
hereditary angioedema mos tcommon symptom
nonpitting cutaneous edema
What symptoms distinguish hereditary angioedema from other forms of angioedema?
acute abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting
hereditary angioedema, what tests would point to something else
ESR, eosinophilia
measles genome
-ss RNA paramyxovirus
measles prodrome
4 C’s: conjunctivitis, cough, coryza, koplik’s spots
measles serious complication
immediate - encephalitis
7 years later - subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
koplik’s spots
bright red lesions with white central dot on buccal mucosa
progression of measles infection
koplik spots
1-2 later maculopapular rash starting at head
measles other complication
pneumonia, diarrhea, OM
What metabolic conversion is defective in homocysteine?
homocysteine is not remethylated to methionine
treatment for homocysteinemia
folate, B6, b12
homocysteinemia enzyme deficiencies
cystathionine B-synthase
methyltetrahydrofolate reductase
symptoms of hand-foot-and-mouth disease?
nonspecific, sore throat
vesicles on mucosa, tongue, hands, feets
hand-foot-and-mouth disease complications
CNS dz (aseptic meningitis)
myocarditis
pulm hemorrhage
hand-foot-and-mouth disease duration of infection
1-2 weeks
incubation for hand-foot-and-mouth disease?
4-6d
how does hand-foot-and-mouth disease spread
fecal-oral route
where does slipping occur in Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
cartilage in hypertrophic zone is weak point