PCM III Midterm Exam Material Flashcards
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What is the proper sequence of Abdominal examination?
Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, Palpation
IAPP
What is Cullen Sign and Grey Turner Sign?
CS: ecchymosis around umbilicus due to intraabdominal or retroperitoneal hemorrhage
GTS: flank ecchymosis from blood tracking subcutaneously from retroperitoneal/intraperitoneal source
pancreatitis
What are Striae and Caput Medusa?
S: stretch marks; associated with weight or muscle mass change and skin tension
CM: dilated veins from inc. pressure of PORTAL VEIN transmitted to collateral venous channels
- radiate from umbilicus to the ribs
What is the difference between Normal, Abnormal, and Decreased/Absent bowel sounds?
N: 5-34 clicks per minute
A: high-pitched; due to OBSTRUCTION
D: absent; due to ILEUS
What is the difference between Tympany and Dullness on percussion of the abdomen?
T: found in majority of abdomen; AIR-FILLED VISCERA
D: flat sound w/o echoes over ORGANS; liver/spleen/feces/FLUID
Visceral Pain vs Parietal Pain
V: due to distension, stretching, contracting of organs
- felt at midline at level of involved organ
- NOT localized
P: due to inflammation of parietal peritoneum
- constant and more severe than visceral
- LOCALIZED, aggro by movement/coughing
What are :
McBurney's Point Rovsing's Sign Iliopsoas Muscle Test Obturator Muscle Test Heel Strike (Markle's Sign)
MP: 2/3 distance from umbilicus to ASIS (Appendicitis)
RS: pain in RLQ w/palp in LLQ (Appendicitis)
IMT: pt. flex hip against resistance (Appendicitis)
- irritation of psoas muscle/inflammation of appendix
OBT: flex pt. right thigh and internally rotate hip (Appen)
- irritation of obturator muscle/appendix inflammation
HS: pt. supine, strike heel; abdominal pain = (+)
- appendicits or peritonitis
What are:
Murphy’s Sign
Courvoiser’s Sign
Lloyd’s Punch (CVA)
MS: pain/sudden stop to inspiration on deep palpation of right costal margin
(+) = acute cholecystitis or cholelithiasis
CS: enlarged non-tender gallbladder
(+) = pancreatic disease/cancer
LP: gently tap area of the back over the kidney
(+) = perinephric abscess, pyelonephritis, renal stone
Ascites
Shifting Dullness vs Fluid Wave
SD: fluid (dullness) moves to the lowest (gravity) point
- tympanic where air is, dull where fluid is
FW: have assistant place hands on pts. midline while doctor taps on one flank monitoring for impulse of wave on opposite side
What is Colicky Pain?
- pain that waxes and wanes in intensity
- pt. shifts frequently because they cannot find comfortable position
What is Acne Vulgaris?
What is the difference between Open and Closed Comedones?
- chronic inflammation of pilosebaceous follicles usually beginning around puberty (adolescent - 25 yo)
Open: black-heads; flat/elevated papule with black keratin plug
Closed: white-heads; 1-mm yellow papules
face, back, chest, shoulders
What is Atopic Dermatitis (eczema)?
What is important in making the diagnosis?
- chronic pruritic condition with allergic rhinitis and/or asthma (susceptible to staph infections - impetigo)
- usually in flexural surfaces, antecubital/popliteal fossas
- PMH of allergies and family history (since it typically runs in the family) are important for making diagnosis
What is Seborrheic Dermatitis?
- dandruff to fulminant rash w/dryness, pruritus, fine and greasy scaling lesions
- on scalp eyebrows, nasolabial folds, ears, eyelids
What is Seborrheic Keratosis?
- “stuck-on” appearance w/waxy scale; well-circumscribed tan to dark brown/black usually in older patients
- warty scaly lesion; with trauma: may fall off and regrow in same site
What is a Dermatofibroma?
What is the Fitzpatrick Sign?
- firm, smooth papule/nodule usually on legs; round-ovoid with well-defined borders
- squeezing margins = ‘dimple’ or ‘Fitzpatrick Sign’ = lesion will dimple
What is Rosacea?
What is a classic physical exam finding of this condition?
- chronic inflammatory condition with relapsing course; facial flushing, telangiectasias, and papules/pustules on nose/cheeks/brows/chin in 30-50 yos
- SPARES nasolabial folds
- rhinophyma (enlarged, cobblestoned appearance of nose due to edema and sebaceous hyperplasia)
What is a Sebaceous Cyst (Epidermoid Cyst)?
- squamous epi cyst containing macerated keratin and lipid-rich debris on that is asymptomatic unless infected; ALL AGES
- dome-shaped, firm, flesh-colored nodule that has pore-like opening (“central punctum”)
- contents have FOUL ODOR (distinct)
What is a Nevus (mole)?
- typically arise during childhood and may darken during pregnancy (new lesions less common after age 50)
- darkened skin lesion that can be macular (junctional) or papular (compound)
What is Eruptive Xanthoma?
- domed yellow-orange firm papules that appear abruptly with rapid onset and all lesions at same stage of development
- pruritus/pain may be present, redness
Dermatomyositis
What are 4 physical exam findings associated with this condition? (HR/ADP/NT/SS)
Heliotrope Rash: edematous periorbital edema
Atrophic Dermal Papules: red, scaly, flat-topped papules on dorsal MCP joints
Nail Telangiectasia: erythema/telangiectasias at base of nails
Shawl Sign: poikilodermatous erythema of upper back, posterior neck, and shoulders
What is Dermatomyositis?
- multiple skin changes with systemic manifestations and proximal muscle weakness
- dysphagia, pulmonary involvement, cardiac problems
- up to 40% of pts have occult malignancy or will develop it within 2-3 years
What is Actinic Keratosis (Solar Keratosis)?
- pre-cancerous lesion on sun-exposed surfaces that can progress to SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
- feels gritty, has white-yellow surface scale
- inc. in frequency of appearance with age and if on sun-exposed areas
What is Solar Lentigo?
- “senile lentigo”; age spot or liver spot
- benign pigmented macule related to UV radiation (sun-exposure) associated with multiple sun burns in fair-skinned individuals
- smooth/flat macules with hyperpigmented tan-brown color
What is Basal Cell Carcinoma?
- most common skin cancer, usually more likely in men
- inc. incidence with age and sun-exposed areas (MC on NOSE)
- smooth pearly papule/nodule with rolled borders and telangiectasias