PCM 2 Exam 2 Flashcards
What should you ALWAYS do before taking a radiograph?
- verify the name on the study is your patient<br></br>- verify date and time of the study<br></br>- verify you have the correct study/radiograph<br></br>- try to get na older study or record to compare with current study
What are the commonly ordered view for a chest x-ray?
- PA or AP<br></br>- lateral<br></br>- portable
What are the commonly ordered view for an upper or lower extremity x-ray?
- AP<br></br>- Lateral <br></br>- Oblique
What are the commonly ordered view for an abdominal x-ray?
- supine<br></br>- upright<br></br>- decubitus<br></br>- AAS
What are the commonly ordered view for a pelvic x-ray?
- AP (inlet/outlet)<br></br>- Lateral<br></br>- Frog-leg
What are the commonly ordered view for a skull/facial bone x-ray?
- Frontal<br></br>- Lateral<br></br>- Upright water’s <br></br>- Nasal views
What are the commonly ordered view for a cervical spine x-ray?
- AP<br></br>- Lateral<br></br>- Oblique<br></br>- Flexion/extension<br></br>- open-mouth
What are the commonly ordered view for a thoracic or lumbar x-ray?
- AP<br></br>- Lateral<br></br>- Oblique
What are the commonly ordered view for a sacral x-ray?
- AP pelvis views<br></br>- CT is ideal modality<br></br>- MRI if neurologic injuries
What are the 5 different radiodensities?
- air<br></br>- fat<br></br>- soft tissue<br></br>- bone<br></br>- metal
Which CXR view does NOT magnify the cardiac silhouette?
PA view
What are abdominal x-rays commonly used for?
- evaluate intestines for any foreign objects, bowel obstruction, etc<br></br>- kidney stones can also be seen on abdominal x-rays
What are the patterns of plain old misdiagnosis?
- normal anatomy and variants
pattern recognition failure
associated pathology
suboptimal positioning and number of projections
What clue on a plain film radiograph of an extremity indicates that it is a child?
presence of a growth plate
What can x-rays of bones be useful for?
- fracture<br></br>- tumors<br></br>- infections of joint spaces<br></br>- arthritis<br></br>- dislocations
How does computed tomography work?
- Passes thin x-ray beam through the body of the patient in the axial plane as the tube movies in a continuous arc<br></br>- opposite side of the X-ray tube is a line of electronic detectors, which convert x-rays into electronic signals<br></br>- signals are sent to a computer and calculated into x-ray absorption values and arranged into an image
What are hounsfield units?
- absorption value of x-ray beam assigned to the tissue imaged<br></br>- fluid = 0-20, acute blood 40-60 HU<br></br>- dense values like bone and metal = 800+<br></br>- less dense values like fat to air = -70 to -800
What is CT windowing?
- allows evaluation of each organ within a single image<br></br>- i.e. subdural window, brain window (parenchyma), bone window, etc
What is important for the clinician to know on a CT scan?
- slice thickness<br></br>- location of first and last slices<br></br>- type of contrast agent
How is the view of the CT read?
looking up from the feet
How can CT images be reformatted?
can make coronal, saggital, oblique, or 3D images
What is CT angiography?
- similar to conventional angiography<br></br>- same information, but much less invasive <br></br>- similar use of radiation and IV contrast
What color is water on T1 MRI images?
black
What color is water on T2 MRI images?
”- white<br></br>- ““WWII = white water on 2”””
- acquire in any plane
- can get vascular study w/out IV contrast (TOF imaging)
- motion artifact is VERY sensitive (respiration and cardiac in chest and abdomen imaging)
- can be acquired in any plane
- less expensive
- performed at bedside of very sick patients
- provide real time imaging of the heart, fetus, and other structures
- takes more time than CT
- quality and accuracy HIGHLY variable on operator skills
- structures such as bone and lung not well examined
- MRI due to potential for fetal and amniotic fluid heating
- iodinated contrast crosses placenta and is FDA category B
- oral contrast
- gadolinium is not recommended in pregnant women
- or proteinuria, abnormal urinary sediment, abnormal kidney biopsy, abnormal renal imaging, electrolyte abnormalities from tubular disorders for ≥3 months
- History of kidney transplantation
- in the absence of evidence of kidney damage, this does not fulfill the criteria for CKD alone
- in the absence of evidence of kidney damage, this does not fulfill the criteria for CKD alone
- 3b is a GFR 30-44 (moderate to severe decrease)
- A2 is 30 - 300 mg/g or 3 - 30 mg/mmol (moderately increased)
- A3 is >300 mg/g or >30 mg/mmol (severely increased)
- G3a GFR with A1 albuminuria category
- G3a GFR with A2 albuminuria category
- G1 or G2 GFR with A3 albuminuria category
- G3b GFR with A2 or A3 albuminuria category
- G3a GFR with A3 albuminuria category
- HTN (26%)
- CVD
- AKI
- several others including FMH, obesity/metabolic syndrome, high cholesterol, smoking, etc
- Edema
- HTN
- decreased urine output
- foamy urine (proteinuria)
- Hematuria
- Uremia
- Pericardial friction rub
- Asterixis (tremor of wrist while wrist is extended)
- Uremic frost (white skin due to urea crystals as sweat evaporates)
- Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio or urine protein-to-creatinine ratio
- urinalysis
- cortical thinning
- increased echogenicity
- elevated resistive indices
- CKD-Mineral and Bone Disease (secondary hyperparathyroidism)
- Anemia of CKD (decreased EPO)
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- metabolic acidosis
- Volume overload
- Uremia
- HTN
- Severe Acidosis
- Electrolyte disturbance
- Ingestion
- Volume overload
- Uremia
OR
- <0.5 ml/kg/h for 6-12 hours
Staged based on which is worse for all three stages
OR
- <0.5 ml/kg/h for ≥12 hours
OR
- Anuria for ≥12 hours
- Proteinuria
- CKD
- HTN
- DM
- CVD
- exposure to nephrotoxins
- Cardiac surgery
- Fluid overload
- Sepsis
- NSAIDs
- PPI's
- progression of CKD
- ESRD
- CVD
- Urina albumin/cr ratio or urine protein/cr ratio
- Renal U/S
- Oliguria is <400 to 500 ml/day
- Polyuria is >3000 ml/day
- thus if the patient is non-oliguric, then they cannot be prerenal by definition
- Pyelonephritis or UTI
- atheroembolic renal disease
- various glomerulonephritides
- CKD
- ATN patients need supportive care
- Glomerulonephritis could need immunosuppression or plasmapheresis
- AIN needs discontinuation of offending agent and/or steroids
- Most supportive care
- Hgb
- Hct
- MCH
- MCHC
- MCV
- RDW
- RBC
- Plt
- BUN
- Creatinine
- BUN:Creatinine ratio
- K+
- Na+
- Cl-
- CO2
- eFGR
- Albumin:Globulin ratio
- Albumin
- Alkaline phosphatase
- AST
- ALT
- Bilirubin
- Ca2+
- Globulin, total
- Protein, total
- Bottom of the X is Hct
- Left side is WBC
- Right side are Platelets
- Bottom three values from left to right are K, CO2, and Creatinine, respectively
- The top of the ""- The middle of the ""- The bottom of the ""
- Renal azotemia: kidney is not excreting urea properly (BUN/Cr <10)
- Post-renal azotemia: (BUN/Cr >>10) typically due to an obstructive uropathy
- dilution states (SIADH, third trimester pregnancy)
- normal is < 10 mmol/L
- If it is > 10 mmol/L, this indicates presence or other osmotic reactive substances (EtOH, methanol, mannitol, glucose, etc)
- Euvolemic (SIADH from meds, pulmonary, or neuro etiologies)
- Hypervolemic (typically in CHF, cirrhosis, CKI)
- diarrhea
- loss from excessive sweating, insensible losses from skin and respiratory tract
- renal losses (osmotic and loop diuretics), diabetes insipidus (lithium, demeclocycline), hypercalcemia, and hypokalemia
- reduced excretion
- Cellular shifts
- Medications that decrease RAAS
- GI and Skin loss
- Renal loss
- Cellular shifts
- Medications (loop and thiazide diuretics), carbenicillin, ticarcillin
- catecholamine excess
- licorice
- may also be caused by CKI, vit-D deficiency, acute pancreatitis, rhabdomyolysis
- neuromuscular irritability
- patients taking medications causing electrolyte abnormalities (loop and thiazide diuretics, digitalis, aminoglycosides, pentamidine, cyclosporine, cisplatin)
- lipase 5X the normal upper limits
- Lipase: cholecystitis, perforated peptic ulcer
- Amylase: intestinal perforation, ischemia, obstruction, DKA, rupture ectopic pregnancy
- earlier tests included CK, CK-MB, LDH, AST, and myoglobin
- Peaks at 12-16 hours and remain elevated for 5-9 days
- cardiac surgery
- angina
- unstable angina
- CHF
- renal failure
- pulmonary embolism
- increased in MI, a-fib, PE, Pulmonary HTN, DKI, sepsis, age, etc
- PTT tests function of the intrinsic pathway
- ketones
- specific gravity
- protein
- myoglobin
- RBCs, WBCs
- casts
- leukocyte esterase
- WBCs
- bacteria
- provides critical information about acid/base status
- early respiratory alkalosis followed by an elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis and possibly late respiratory acidosis
- elevated in some carcinomas, pregnancy, MI, and stroke
- High-sensitivity CRP is used as a cardiac risk factor to help stratify cardiac risk
- rates >100 mm/hr are strongly associated with serious underlying disease
- vaccination is the process of getting a vaccine into the body
- herd immunity
- people who may not have been fully immunized are somewhat protected
- Even if you are fully immunized, no vaccine is 100% effective
- targets 17 preventable diseases
- most are given in first 2 years of life
- For each birth cohort or generation vaccinated, 33,000 lives are saved, 14 million cases of disease are prevented, direct healthcare costs are reduced by $9.9 billion, and indirect by $33.4 billion
- may utilize inactivated or killed materials as well as live attenuated agents
- prevention of disease post-exposure
- treatment of diseases usually prevented by immunization
- treatment for conditions for which active immunization is unavailable or impractical
- must test for hypersensitivity to animal serum prior to administration
- ACIP (advisory committee on immunization practices)
- AAP (American academy of pediatrics)
- AAFP (American academy of Family Physicians)
- ACOG (American college of obstetricians and gynecologists)
- AAFP
- ACOG
- ACP (American college of physicians)
- ACNM (American college of nurse-midwives)
- in conjugated vaccines, pathogens are surrounded by a polysaccharide capsule and are immunogenic since bacterial polysaccharides are poorly immunogenic in children
- stronger mucosal immunity develops
- do not give if immunocompromised or have received blood products in the past 11 months
- immunogenicity is retained, though
- the toxin can be inactivated, but the bacteria remains immunogenic
- pneumococcal
- Hib
- Hepatitis B
- Influenza (injection)
- HPV
- Polio
- Rabies
- Varicella
- Rotavirus
- Influenza (nasal spray)
- Zoster
- diphtheria
- People with egg allergy cannot get the influenza vaccine... they can
- Vaccines cause the disease... actually, they don't
- Not getting immunization decreases overall lifetime risk for the child... false
- UK had to declare measles an endemic disease after having reach elimination status due to globalization and vaccine hesitancy
- a booster vaccination creates a secondary immune response, further strengthening your immune response in the event that you were to be exposed to the pathogenic antigen
- include a full social history
- include an in depth family medical history
- Editorials, expert opinion
- case series, case reports
- case-control studies
- cohort studies
- RCT
- Systematic reviews
- helps physician use good evidence through published data (systematic reviews) of outcomes
- immunizations
- general health guidance
- counseling to reduce risk
- vaccines
- diet counseling, tobacco counseling etc
- BP checks w/each visit
- Labs
- mammograms, etc
- Medication for HTN or DM
- Chemotherapy for breast cancer
- diet and other counseling can still be beneficial here
- every 1 year for >50 years old without chronic medical problems
- varies, and can start as early as 40 based on the organization recommending,
- smoking
- physical activity
- HTN
- dyslypidemia
- DM
- Obesity
- more frequently if Patience's has risk factors
- Affirmations that foster positive feelings
- Reflections that indicate clinician has heard and accurately understood the patient
- Summarizing whole conversation
- therapy counseled on can include severe therapeutic interventions
- take inventory of nutrition and exercise/activity
- discuss what patient is willing to do and able to do
- start with small changes and have short term goals for each subsequent visit
- small steps for a longer time = bigger impact on patient's behavioral change
- goal-directed
- non-confrontational
- no scare tactics, persuasion, or threats
- Affirmations
- Reflective listening
- Summaries
- will usually state that their spouse or someone made them come to the visit, but they don't want to do it
- establish rapport
- ask permission to talk about underlying issue
- build trust
- offer facts (lab values, vitals showing elevated BP, etc)
- examine discrepancies b/w patient's perceptions and other's perceptions of behavior
- express concern
- acknowledge everyone is uncomfortable with change
- weigh pros and cons of current behavior and making a change
- reinforce patient's ability to make the choir themself/free choice
- offer advice and expertise regarding treatment options
- consider barriers and brainstorm steps in overcoming barriers
- discuss what has worked in the past for the patient or people they know
- encourage patient to let friends and family know of plans for a change
- acknowledge difficulties
- identify high-risk situations
- identify new reinforcers of positive change
- give affirmations
- develop a plan for any regression
- Assessment should include the issue (i.e. tobacco abuse)
- Plan should include what was completed during the visit and what next steps will be
- Step 2: IgE cross-linking on mast cell/basophil surfaces
- Step 3: histamine, leukotriene, prostaglandin, and tryptase release
- Step 4: Sx of urticaria, rhinitis, wheezing, diarrhea, vomiting, hypotension, and anaphylaxis within minutes of exposure
- may have return of Sx 4-8 hours after exposure
- dust mite allergies
- bee sting
- opsonization
- complement-mediated lysis
- or antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity
- Grave's disease
- Myasthenia gravis
- Step 2: Complexes activate complement and neutrophil infiltration of tissue
- Step 3: Tissue inflammation leading to Sx of fever, urticaria, generalized lymphadenopathy, arthritis, glomerulonephritis, vasculitis
- RA
- Farmer's lung
- Step 2: T-cell activation leads to tissue inflammation 48-96 hours after exposure to antigen
- PPD testing for TB
- granulation tissue develops in joint spaces and erodes into articular cartilage and bone
- Occurs in females more than males and has a genetic component
- Morning stiffness >1 hour
- PIP, MCP, wrist, knees, and ankles are most commonly affected
- Boutonniere deformities
- OA has heberden's nodes
- RA joints are soft, warm, and tender OA joints are hard and bony
- RA stiffens is worse after resting OA is worse after effort
- RA is RA factor positive, anti-CCP Ab positive, and elevated ESR and CRP
- NSAIDs
- Steroids
- PT
- Two-fold increase in incidence and mortality from leukemia or lymphoma
- increased risk of CVD
- onset at 1-3 years old
- Female > males
- Polyarticular (large and small joints, asymmetric)
- Systemic still's disease (recurrent high fevers, myalgia, pericarditis, lymphadenopathy, anemia, leukocytosis)
- ESR
- RF/ANA
- X-rays
- synovial fluid shows leukocytosis and elevated protein
- Steroids
- Methotrexate
- anti-TNF therapy
- stretching
- morning baths
- weight-bearing exercises
- Females > males; AA women at especially high risk
- Recurrent exacerbations and remissions secondary to autoantibody formation and immune complex deposition (Type III hypersensitivity)
- Genetic component, HLA-DR2 and -DR3
- Oral aphthous ulcers
- arthritis
- photosensitivity
- hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, lymphopenia
- proteinuria or urinary cellular casts
- positiva ANA
- Positive anti-dsDNA, anti-SM, antiphospholipid
- lupus cerebritis, seizures, psychosis
- molar rash
- discoid rash
- SLE has morning stiffness for minutes, RA for hours
- SLE does NOT have deforming arthritis
- DMARDs
- Survival with treatment is 90-95% at 2 years, 75% at 20 years
- mortality usually from end-organ damage or opportunistic infections secondary to immunosuppression
- same in males and females
- salmon-pink plaques with silver-white scale
- extensor surface involvement
- bilateral
- nail pitting
- auspitz sign (pinpoint bleeding after removal of scale)
- topical vitamin D analogs
- UV light
- systemic immunosuppression
- higher frequency or CVD, malignancy, DM, HTN, metabolic syndrome, IBD, serious infections, other autoimmune disorders
- females > males
- peak incidence 20-40 years old
- vertigo
- weakness
- numbness/tingling and/or pain
- urinary incontinence
- Lhermitte's sign (electrical sensation running down spine and LE w/neck flexion)
- Diagnosed with MRI and CSF
- immunosuppression
- IV steroids for acute exacerbations
- PT
- 70% are limited or unable to perform major ADLs
- 75% are unemployed
- Disseminated intracellular diseases
- DiGeorge syndrome 22q11 deletion, thymic aplasia, hypoparathyroidism, hypocalcemia, tetany, seizures, treat with thymus transplant
- sinopulmonary and GI infections
- CVID: defect in b-cell maturation, presents with lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly. Treat with IVIG if IgG is <400
- onset at 3 months of age
- diarrhea, pneumonia, otitis, sepsis, failure to thrive
- treat with antibiotics, recombinant adenosine deaminase, and BMT
- defect in micro tubular function, decreased phagocytosis
- partial oculocutaneous albinism, progressive neuropathy
- treat with antibiotics, BMT1
- flu-like Sx
- myalgias
- fever
- anorexia
- HA
- fatigue
- pharyngitis
- Western blot confirmation
- HIV RNA viral load
- prophylaxis of opportunistic infections
or
- Presence of an AIDS-defining illness like cytomegalovirus, mycobacterium aviumintracullulare, candidal esophagitis, etc
- dark green and yellow vegetables, and tomatoes
- mushrooms
- sunflower seeds, almonds, peanuts, sunflower oil. abalone, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout
- intestinal microbiota
- legumes
- wheat germ, leafy vegetables
- legumes, wheat
- none in plants
- dark leafy green vegetables, tofu, broccoli, cauliflower
- Dark leafy vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower, lentils, tofu
- maintenance of epithelia
- cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation
- synthesis of neurotransmitters, sphingolipids, and heme
- choline synthesis of AA
- synthesis of purines and pyrimidine (thymine)
- cell transport
- bone metabolism
- myoglobin
- cytochromes a, b, and c
- focus on variety, nutrient density, and amount of food/serving sizes
- limit calories from added sugars and saturated fats, reduce sodium intake
- limit highly processed foods and fast foods
- whole grains
- low fat cooking methods
- choose an activity you like
- start slow and increase over time
- build up to 150 minutes/week
- Inflamed gingiva
- petechiae, hemorrhage
- impaired wound healing
- hyperkeratosis
- bleeding into body cavities
- fruits = 2 cups per day
- grains = 6 oz per day
- dairy = 3 cups per day
- protein = 5.5 oz per day
- oils = 27 grams per day
- eggs, dairy, poultry and fish several times/week in small portions
- minimal intake of red meat, refined sugar, flour, butter, and fats
- 1-2 glasses of red wine/day
- very low means less than 35 mg per serving
- low means less than 140 mg per serving
- regular check-in with provider
- integrate family/friends into changes for a support system