uworld 10 Flashcards
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What is eosinophilic esophagitis?
uncommon, px w/ dysphagia, heartburn, refractory acid reflux. Commonly px w/ other atopic illnesses. Chronic and indolent.
What is tick born paralysis and how px?
Due to neurotoxin from tick feeding. Ascending paralysis that may be greater in 1 leg or arm. CSF and CBC nml, no fever usually present.
What does chronic GERD predispose to?
esoph adenocarcinoma and benign esoph strictures. Can differentiate the by barium — assym in adenocar, circumferential in esoph strictures. Still need biopsy despite barium findings.
Px of spinal epidural abscess?
fever, severe focal back pain, radiculopathy, motor and sensory deficits, bowel or bladder dysfxn and eventual paralysis.
How spinal epidural abscesses form?
hematog spread from distant source, contig tissue infxn, direct incoulation (steroid injxn, epidural anesth), also IV drug use and immunocomp st r rx fx
What is amarosis fugax make one concerned for?
It is a warning sign for impending stroke.
Sx of idiopathic intracranial htn?
HA, xsient visual loss, pulsatile tinnitus, diplopia
Drugs that incrs risk for intracranial htn?
growth hormone, tetracyclines, excessive Vit A and its deriv (isotretinoin).
What are nml heart changes with aging?
dcrsd resting and max CO, dcrsd max HR, incrsd cntrxn and incrsd relaxation time, incrsd stiffness of myocardium.
What are general sx in botulism?
DESCENDING paralysis w/ early CN involvement. Commonly get pupillary abnom.
Sx of asbestosis?
prog dyspnea, bibasilar end inspiratory fine crackles & clubbing.
PFT findings with asbestosis?
Restrictive pattern, dcrsd LV, incrsd FEV1/FVC, dcrsd DLCO.
What drugs can cause autoimmune hemolysis?
alpha methyldopa and penicillin.
When find “albumino-cytologic dissociation”
with GBS.
What is most common mechanism with PSVT? How treat?
Most commnly 2/2 reentry to AV node? Tx by incrs vagal stimulation which dcrs AV node conductivity.
What is steps in bilirubin metab in liver?
- uptake from blood, 2. storage w/in hepatocyte, 3. conjugation with glucuronic acid. 4. biliary excretion
What is pathogenesis for gilbert’s?
dcrsd prodxn of UDP glucuronyl xferase which leads to dcrsd bilirubin glucuronidation and dcrsd uptake of bili.
What is crigler najjar type 1?
AR dx of bili metab that leads to svr jaundice and kernicterus. Req liver xplant for survival.
What is crigler najjar type 2
milder AR w/ survival into adulthood, w/ no kernicterus.
Major causes of empyema?
Strep pneumo, Staph aureus, Klebs. Can progress to polymicrob pop.
How tx empyema?
Requires empyema AND drainage.
Best test to determine incidenc?
Cohort study not case control
When need immediate tx for hypercalcemia?
If symptomatic moderate (12-14) or when svr (>14)
How treat “significant” hypercalcemia?
IV hydration, calcitonin, bisphosphonates