Rosh Material #3 Flashcards
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primary PTX mc occurs in what pt pop
tall, thin boys
men aged 10-30 yo
what do you think when you see: abrupt onset of SOB, decreased chest excursion, diminished breath sounds, decreased tactile fremitus
PTX
what do you think when you see: hypotension, tachycardia, mediastinal/tracheal shift
tension PTX
what do you think when you see: visceral pleural line that can be seen only on expiratory films
PTX
increased radiolucent costophrenic sulcus on CXR
contralateral shift in the mediastinum
deep sulcus sign → PTX
order of tx for PTX based on severity
- obs and O2
- simple drainage w. small bore catheter
- small bore chest tube
- chest tube w. suction
which PTX require chest tube w. suction
large PTX
tension PTX
secondary PTX
severe sx
tx for recurrent PTX
thoracoscopy
OR
open thoracotomy
4 types of PTX
spontaneous → primary (tall, thin men) vs secondary (chronic dz)
iatrogenic
traumatic
catamenial → result of thoracic endometriosis
what drug is used for prevention of pneumocystis PNA
bactrim
what do you think when you see: HA, aquagenic pruritis, ruddy facial plethora, palpable splenomegaly, erythromalagia
polycythemia vera
leading cause of death in polycythemia vera pt
thrombosis
what gene mutation is associated w. polycythemia vera
JAK2
complications of polycythemia vera
malignancy
myelogibrosis
AML
myelodysplastic syndrome
tx for polycythemia vera
- phlebotomies to maintain Hct <45
- low dose ASA
- cytoreductive therapy for high risk → hydroxyurea or interferon
- anticoagulation
bone marrow bx findings of: hypercellularity for age w. trilineage growth (panmyelosis), prominent erythroid, granulocytic, and megakaryocytic proliferation w. pleomorphic mature megakaryocytes
polycythemia vera
pruritis following a warm bath or shower
polycythemia vera
what is Budd Chiari syndrome
disorder that occurs when the hepatic venous outflow is obstructed dt a thrombus w.in a hepatic vein
what do you think when you see: pallor, jaundice, dark urine, anemia, hepatosplenomegaly
beta thalassemia major
iron storage disorder in which iron absorption is increased and stored as hemosiderin in the liver, heart, pancreas, pituitary testes, kidneys and adrenals
hereditary hemochromatosis
sx of hereditary hemochromatosis
fatigue
arthralgia
arthropathy
hepatomegaly
skin pigmentation
hepatic dysfxn
cardiac enlargement/failure
DM
ED
liver bx showing Prussian blue stain
hereditary hemochromatosis
→ due to intense iron stores in the liver
how much etch intake/day increases risk of developing cirrhosis
>30 grams
how much etch intake/day increases risk of developing cirrhosis
>30 grams