UWorld Flashcards
(175 cards)
1
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Lyme disease tx in pregnant vs not?
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Regular-Doxy
Pregnant-Amoxicillin
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Common skin infections, 3 types and pathogens
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Erysipelas- strep pyogenes
Cellulitis-S. pyogenes, MSSA
Abscess- MSSA, MRSA
3
Q
Primary CNS lymphoma is seen w/ what? And strongly related to what?
Whats a good prognostic indicator?
A
HIV infections and strongly related to EBV
Best prognostic indicator is increase in CD4 or immunity getting better
4
Q
Emotional lability, irregular rapid jerking movements of the face, hands and feet, some murmur in 8yo.
Think?
A
Acute rheumatic fever
Sydenham chorea
From untreated Strep Pharyngitis
5
Q
Tx of uncomplicated pneumonia in children
- Preschool or focal lung findings, organism, tx?
- Older, w/ bilateral lung findings, organisms, tx?
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Preschool/focal lung
- Strep pneumo
- Amoxicillin
Older, w/ bilateral lung
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Azithromycin
6
Q
How to decrease risk of Cdiff?
A
PPI
PPI alter colonic flora
7
Q
Rabies prophylaxis guidelines for
- Pre-exposure
- Post-exposure previously unvaccinated
- *Post exposure previously vaccinated
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Pre-exposure
-Vaccine series
Post-exposure prophylaxis previously unvaccinated
-Vaccine and Immunoglobulin
Post-exposure previously vaccinated
*Rabies vaccine
8
Q
C dif tx for:
Initial
Recurrence:
Multiple recurrences:
Fulminant
A
Initial:
PO vanc
Recurrence:
PO vanc again, but prolonged
Multiple recurrences:
Fecal transplant
Fulminant (hypotension/shock/ileus/megacolon):
-Metronidazole IV +++ Vanc PO
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Fever, hypotension, swelling and erythema of left leg after puncture would w/ wood splinter. Leg more painful to palpation than expected after visual inspection.
Dx?
Cause?
Tx?
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Necrotizing fasciitis
Strep pyogenes
Surgical debridement
10
Q
Most serious complication of diphtheria?
A
Myocarditis
Erythromycin or penicillin
11
Q
Papules with central umbilication in untreated HIV pt?
How do you diagnose?
A
Cutaneous cryptococcosis
Biopsy lesion
12
Q
Cleaning fish tank, gets cut and rapidly progressive cellulitis w/ hemorrhagic bullous lesions, and septic shock.
Dx?
A
Vibro vulnificus
13
Q
Epiglotittis is a life threatening infection typically caused by
A
H. influenza
14
Q
Health care worker has +TB sin test, but -CXR, can they work?
A
They have latent TB
Latent TB is not infectious.
They can work w/o restrictions
Only tx latent TB if pt is immunocompromised, inmate or work at high risk places
15
Q
Cat scratch disease Tx?
A
Azithromycin
16
Q
Acute cystitis Tx first line?
How about in pregnancy?
4 options
A
TMP/SMX first line
Fofomycin
Nitrofurintoin
Cephalexin
Amoxicillin Calvulanate
17
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50 yo MALE with 3 mo, hx of urinary frequency, urgency, pelvic pain w/ urine leukocytes and bacteruria.
Dx?
Tx? for how long?
A
Bacterial prostatitis
Fluroquinolone or TMP/SMX
For 6 WEEKS
-has to be long course
18
Q
When do you give oseltamivir for influenza?
A
If symptoms started <48hrs ago
OR
Immunocompromised, or >65yo
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Pt w/ manifestations of meningitis, fever, headache, photophobia, nuchal rigidity, and/or signs of encephalitis, such as confusion, focal neurologic findings (hyperreflexia), in Aug after summer camp.
Dx?
What other organisms?
A
West Nile Virus
Its a viral meningoencephalitis picture:
Entero-coxsakie
Herpes
Arboviruses- west nile
20
Q
Most common cause of cellulitis
A
Strep pyogenes
21
Q
Varicella-zoster virus precautions in the hospital?
A
Localized- standard, cover lesion
Disseminated: contact and airborne precautions
22
Q
What is ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome?
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Serious complication of ovulation induction therapy for infertility
pts develop enlarged ovaries, ascites, hemoconcentration, and multi organ failure
23
Q
How to work up palpable breast mass in women?
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Age <30: u/s then mammogram
Age>30: mammogram +/- u/s
24
Q
What is associated with the highest risk for PID?
A
Having multiple sexual partners
25
What is associated with the highest risk for PID?
Having multiple sexual partners
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Tx for primary dysmenorrhea?
First try NSAIDs like naproxen (especially in non-sexually active) then try OCPs
27
Lobular carcinoma in situ
What is it?
What is the risk?
What do you do if you find it on needle biopsy?
NONmalignant lesion that's incidental finding on mammogram
- Having it may increase risk of other cancers, but its not malignant on its own
- Do excisional biopsy
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Pelvic pain, dyschezia (pain w/ BM), rectovaginal nodularity and ovarian mass?
Endometriosis
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Treatment of acute uterine bleeding?
OCPs w/ high dose estrogen
In D+C, the endometrium is surgically removed, only done when pt is unstable
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Most effective contraceptive?
Progestin subdermal implant, then IUDs
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Acute prostatitis vs chronic bacterial prostatitis vs chronic pelvic pain syndrome?
Acute: fever, dysuria, pain, warm tender prostate
Chronic bacterial prostatitis: >20 leuks in urine after prostate massage, w/ bacterial growth on culture
Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: >20leuks, but ASEPTIC culture
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Scrotal pain, swelling, tenderness, otherwise normal.
Dx?
Cause?
Tx?
Epididymitis
Gonorrhea or chlamydia
Tx w/ abx
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Pt was hit in the balls, has quite a bit of bruising and selling, otherwise normal.
Next step?
Get u/s just to make sure there's no vascular injury
34
CYP450 inducers can do what w/ OCPs?
Decrease their efficacy, accidental pregnancies
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Most common viral sexually transmitted disease?
How do you tx it?
Conddylomata acuminata by HPV
Tx w/ trichloroacetic acid (if internal) podophyllin if external
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Pt is drooling, afraid to drink water, fever, throat pain, went to a cave?
Dx?
Tx?
Rabies
Hydrophobia is pathognomonic for rabies-water triggers pharyngeal spasms
Once symptoms show, its palliative care; give Ig and vaccine prior
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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome?
Cause?
Tx?
Usually in pt w/ HIV and TB, being started on both meds.
The immunity comes back and pt has an overabundant inflammatory response, fever/chill etc
Symptomatic treatment only, don't stop AART or RIPE
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Acute HepB progression to chronic hepatitis risk?
What age range do you worry about?
Very low >5% in adults
20-50% in ages 1-5, so you vaccinate for Hep b
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Acute hepatitis B management
AST/ALT >1,200, positive for HepB antigen, hemodynamically stable.
What do you do?
Hep B hepatitis resolves spontaneously in most people
No need to start antiviral therapy.
Follow up with serial lab testing as outpatient
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When to give tetanus toxoid vs immunoglobulin?
Unimmunized, uncertain or <3 tetanus doses w/ clean or minor wounds get toxoid only
If wound is deep or dirty, give toxoid+immunoglobulin
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Most common adverse reaction that occurs with transfusion??
How do you prevent it?
Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction
1-6hrs after starting
Due to left over leuk derbis in donor red cell concentrate
Prevent by leukoreduction, when its washed out more
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What do you do if pt refuses testing for HIV after nurse accidentally sticks herself w/ needle?
HIV prophylaxis for nurse
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Pt w/ suspected PCP, how do you diagnose?
Sputum sample culture
If no growth, do BAL
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Pts with PCP pneumonia should receive corticosteroids in addition to antimicrobials if ABG shows....
Alvelolar arterial O2 gradient >35
or
Arterial oxygen tension<70
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Treatment of syphilis by stage
Primary
Secondary
Early latent <12mo
Late latent>12mo
Unknown duration
Neurosyphilis
Congenital
Primary, secondary: single dose IM penicillin G
Late latent/unknown: IM penicillin for 3 WEEKS
Neuro and congenital: Penicillin IV
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Patients with syphilis who have neurologic signs or symptoms require...
LP to r/o neurosyphillis
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Fever, HA, erythematous macular and/or petechial rash on wrists and ankles of child who went to NC for trip.
Dx?
Tx?
Rocky mountain spotted fever
Doxy
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Untreated Chlamydia trachomatis infection during pregnancy causes what for
Mom?
Baby?
Preterm/preterm rupture/labor
Neonatal pneumonia and blindness
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Lyme arthritis treatment?
| Prognosis?
Doxycycline or amoxicillin for 1 month
Will recover fully
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1st and second line for Otitis media?
Amoxicillin
if fails, do amoxicillin calvulanate
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Most common pathogens for otitis media in order (3)?
What about otitis conjunctivitis syndrome?
Strep pneumo
Non typeable H. flu
Moraxella
Otitis conjunctiviits is from H. flu
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Patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis who have abnormal chest imaging should get what test to confirm dx of active TB?
If that's positive or negative?
Sputum acid fast bacilli smear and culture
if positive= active TB
if neg= NAAT, mycobacterial cultures need to be done to r/o active TB
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Postexposure prophylaxis when do you start?
When is pcr test reliable?
Less than 74 hrs after exposure
After 1-4 wks pcr test is reliable
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Empiric tx for CAP?
Ceftriaxone and azithromycin
or
just levo
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Active TB treatment?
RIPE for 2 months, isoniazid+rifampin for 9-12months
if meningitis, steroid for 8 weeks
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30yo fever, nuchal rigidity, vomiting, yellow-white nodules near optic disc on fundoscopy, exposure to immigrant from asia and cats.
Dx?
Tuberculous meningitis
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Breastfeeding contraindications
For mom and baby?
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Mom:
Active TB
**HIV
Herpetic breast lesions
Active varicella
Chemo/radiation
Active substance use disorder
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Baby:
Galactosemia
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HIV management during pregnancy
Antepartum
Intra
Post
Breastfeeding?
Antepartum:
-Continue ART, 3 agents
Intra:
- ART+Zidovudine for c-section
- ART for vaginal
Post:
-Zidovudine or if viral load is really high, multidrug ART
DONT breastfeed during pregnancy. Not even on therapy regardless of viral load.
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Pt is exposed to person w/ meningococcal meningitis.
What's the next step?
What's the exception to this?
Rifampin
*If pt is taking OCP's give ciprofloxacin or ceftriaxone instead
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When do you give ciprofloxacin for meningococcal meningitis exposure?
If pt is on OCPs
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Urgency incontinence
Cause?
Tx?
-Lifestyle vs meds?
Sudden urge to urinate caused by detrusor muscle overactivity
- Bladder training
- Antimusccarinics like oxybutynin, tolterodine, solifenacin
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Pt has positive Hep C antibody but no symptoms what do you do next?
Need more testing to confirm diagnosis
Get HCV RNA in blood
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Centor criteria
- Used to predict likelihood of strep pharyngitis
- Criteria: tonsillar exudates, tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, fever, absence of cough
- <3, likely have viral, tx symptomatically
- >3, should get rapid antigen test for strep and tx w/ oral penicillin, cephalosporin if allergic
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How to define recurrent UTIs? How do you tx?
>2 in 6 months or >3 in 1 year
-Antibiotic prophylaxis postcital
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Emergency contraception meds?
Ulipristal
| Levonorgestrel (planB)
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Sexual assault victims should get what empiric abx?
Azithromycin, ceftriaxone, metronidazole,
HIV prophylaxis as well, up to 72 hrs after
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HCP needle stick from HIV positive pt, but patient's viral load is undetectable.
What do you do?
HIV prophylaxis w/ meds
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Single, rubbery, mobile breast mass in adolescents?
Fibroadenoma
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Pt calls on the phone w/ complains of 2 day hx burning w/ urination, cloudy urine. Hx of uncompliated cystitis a year ago No other sx.
What do you need to tell them?
Prescribe TMP/SMX, this history over the phone is enough.
No need for UA
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When does pap screening start? How about chlamydia and gonorrhea testing?
Pap for only >21 years
Gonorrhea/Chlamydia ANY AGE thats sexually active
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True or False:
| Administering antipyretics prior to vaccination prevents high fevers.
False,
Dont take tylenol before shots
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When do you need to do surgical tx for cryptorchidism?
If not descended after 6 months
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Tx for coxsackievirus viral meningeoencephalitis?
If you suspect viral meningitis, give empiric acyclovir
Steroids are only for pneumococcal meningitis
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Absolute contraindications for OCPs?
Migrane w/ aura
>15 cigs per day for age >35!!
Antiphospholipid-antibody
lots of other stuffs too
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First line therapy for premenstrual syndrome/premenstrual dysphoric disorder?
SSRIs
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Postmenopausal woman, new onset pelvic pressure/pain, uterine mass, ascites. Hx of tamoxifen use for breast cancer.
Dx?
Uterine sarcoma
Tamoxifien increases risk
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What do you give for any mammalian bites?
Amoxicillin calvulanate
-especially cat or human bites
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Months after a vaginal delivery, patient has abnormal vaginal bleeding, enlarged uterus, vascular lesion in vaginal and positive UPT.
Dx?
Pathology?
Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
aka
Choriocarcinoma
-Neoplasm that results form malignant transformation of the chorionic villi or trophoblast, can follow molar or normal pregnancies
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Sarcoma botryoides
Vaginal sarcoma present in infants with 'cluster of grapes' appearance
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When do mammograms start?
50
| then every 2 years
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What is the mid-urethral sling procedure used for vs pessary?
Mid-urethral sling is for stress incontinence
Pessary is for pelvic organ prolapse
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Vulvodynia
| What is it?
Chronic raw, burning vulvar pain in the absence of a specific disorder
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Prepubertal girl has intermittent vaginal bleeding, chronic malodorous vaginal discharge.
Dx?
Foreign body
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Thin, white, wrinkled skin over labia majora/minora, atrophic changes, excoriations, erosions, severe puritis
Dx?
Tx?
Lichen sclerosus
Topical corticosteroids
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Tx for priapism?
| 2
Aspiration of corpora cavernosa
Injection of alpha agonist like phenylephrine
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Pt w/ hx IVDU, has 10 day hx fatigue, now has fever, AMS, oral petechiae, holosystolic murmur, neck stiffness.
Dx?
Mycotic aneurysm
Septic embolization and localized vessel destruction caused an aneurysm that burst
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Homosexual women have increased risk of?
BV-its passed through vaginal fluid
And increased risk of cervical cancer---due to lack of vaccine/screening
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Pt had flu like illness, treated symptomatically, then develops fever, sinus pain, purulent discharge.
Dx?
Tx?
Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis
Amoxicillin-calvulanate
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Rectocele are caused by?
| Tx?
Pelvic organ prolapse
| Tx w/ pessary placement
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Most common complication of prostate resction?
Retrograde ejaculation
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What causes erysipelas?
Group A strep
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DKA pt, has fever, HA, purulent nasal discharge and necrosis of nasal turbinate.
Dx?
Tx?
Mucormycosis
Amphotericin B
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How does tamoxifen work?
Estrogen receptor agonist at endometrium and can lead to hyperplasia/cancer.
But antagonist at breast
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First step in evaluating postmenopausal bleeding?
Endometrial biopsy
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Pearly penil papules
| What do you do about them?
Normal variant. Reassurance
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How to dx condylomata acuminata?
Shave biopsy
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Pt moved to us from Ghana 2 yrs ago. Now has increased urgency, dysuria, blood in urine.
No help w/ abx
What's the next step?
What's the differential?
Urine sediment microscopy
Urinary schistosomiasis
-chronic infection causes bladder scarring and inflammation, can be anemic coz of chronic blood loss
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Postmenopausal F has bilateral clear yellow nipple discharge, only with manipulation. All labs, u/s and mammogram are negative. She takes soy and Vit E supplements.
Dx?
What do you do?
Benign and physiologic
Reassurance
Phytoestrogens (soy) and vit E DONT cause nipple discharge
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Serum sickness and HepB
-Mediated by?
Immune complex mediated hypersensitivity rxn
Circulating antibodies combine w/ antigen and overload normal clearance mechanism
Seen as prodrome in HepB
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Perinatal hepatitis B infection
| -What vaccines/immunoglobulins do you give and when?
Everyone gets HepB vaccine at birth
If baby has it already, they still get the vaccine AND Immunoglobulin
vaccines at 0,2,6months
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Young patient has a wide range of nonspecific symptoms
- Significant weight loss
- Fever
- Myalgias etc
What do you need to check first?
HIV
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What is herpangina?
| What causes it?
Vesicles/ulcer on posterior soft palate, usually kids
Caused by coxsakie A
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Functional constipation in toilet training child, keeps getting UTI's.
What do you do to tx?
Give laxatives
Fecal retention causes rectal distension, obstruction of bladder, stagnant urine, promotes microbial growth-->pyelo
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Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis
CD4?
LP?
Features?
Pt is treated but develops increasing nausea, headaches etc. What do you do?
How long should this pt be treated for?
CD4<100
Elevated opening pressure >250
Low leuks w/ lymphocytic predominance
May have papular lesions looking like molluscum contagiosum
Increasing nausea/HA due to fungus taking up too much space and increasing ICP. Do serial LPs
Pt w/ crypto has to be treated for a year on po fluconazole, while starting AART
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Staph aureus bacteremia pt being treated w/ vanc has intermittent back pain.
Think of?
How to dx?
Metastatic infections of spine like osteomyelitis or epidural abscess
Dx w/ spinal mri
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Pt is on cipro after UTI, now has C.diff. Tx?
Stop cipro
Start Vanc and TMP/SMX
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Fever, chest pain, hemoptysis in neutropenic pt on levo, tmp-smx, vanc and fluconazole.
Has cavitary nodules w/ surrounding ground glass opacities.
Dx?
Aspergillus
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Pt coming back from India has fever, muscle aches, petechiae, elevated liver enzymes.
Dx?
What are they at risk for?
Dengue hemorrhagic fever
At risk for circulatory collapse
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Empiric therapy for CF pt w/ pneumonia like sx?
Vanc and Cefepine+Amikacin
Staph and two to cover pseudomonas
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How to treat trichomoniasis in breastfeeding?
Metronidazole single dose
Express and discard milk for 24hrs after
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Pathophysiology of toxic shock syndrome vs septic shock?
TSS:
Wide spread activation of T cells by bacterial EOXtoxin leading to massive release of cytokines/ usually staph
Septic: Bacterial cell lysis and endotoxin circulation
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8yoM fever, tonsillar exudates, tender anterior cervical lymphadenopathy and palatal pettechiae.
Dx?
Tx?
Duration? Why is it this long?
Strep pharyngitis
Penicillin for 19 days to prevent acute rheumatic fever
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Infections due to human bites.
Organism?
Tx?
Eikenella corrodens
Amoxicillin/calvulanat
Gram neg, anerobe
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When is exercise contraindicated in pregnancy?
What exercise should be avoided in all cases
Placenta previa
Cerclage placement
Dont: Scuba dive, contact sports, skydiving, exercise with fall risk
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When to change antiepileptics in pregnancy?
Only change 6months PRIOR to conception.
Once pregnant, DO NOT change meds.
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How do you check for neural tube defects?
Alpha Fetoprotein and anatomy ultrasound
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What is the Kleihauer Betke test for ?
- Determines the amount of fetomaternal blood mixing
| - Determines the amount of Rho-Gam to be given
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What do you do for subchorionic hematomas? What are the patients at increased risk for?
Expectant management
Complications
- spontaneous abortion
- abruptio placentae
- PPROM
- preterm delivery
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What else can you treat BV w/ other than metronidazole?
Clindamycin
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What can BV increase risk of in pregnancy?
preterm, pprom, chorio, endometritis,
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First maneuver to do in shoulder dystocia?
Hyperflex maternal legs at the hip
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Scalp swelling after birth that crosses suture lines.
Dx?
Tx?
Caput succedaneum
| Resolves spontaneously
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Pregnant pts with sickle cell disease.
What are they at increased risk for?
Increased risk of vaso occlusive episodes during pregnancy
-Eg acute sickle hepatic crises
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Tx for pregnant patient that's acutely manic?
Haldol
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22yo comes in after elective termination of pregnancy at outside facility w/
- Fever, tachycardia, hypotension, lower abd pain, mucopurulent cervical discharge.
- U/s has echogenic mass in endometrial cavity
Dx?
Tx?
Septic abortion
IV Empiric abx
Suction and curettage
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Abx choice for postpartum endometritis?
Clindamycin plus gentamicin
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Common side effects of OCPs?
Breakthrough bleeding
Breast tenderness
Nausea
NOT weight gain.
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When do you give Rh-Gam?
What if the pt had a previous pregnancy when she got Rh-D-Gam?
At 28 weeks AND postpartum
Regardless
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Pt has a hx of preeclampsia, how do you prophylax and when?
Aspirin starting at 12 weeks
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Pt has a hx of preeclampsia, how do you prophylax and when?
Aspirin starting at 12 weeks
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Bariatric surgery and pregnancy?
Delay pregnancy for at least a year after sugery
-Surgery can cause some nutritional deficiencies
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Pregnancy pt has slightly elevated AFPs.
| Next step?
Obstetric transabdominal ultrasound
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Normal amniotic fluid index?
Causes for polyhydramnios?
24
GI atresia, anencephaly, diabetes, multiple gest etc
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Diabetes mellitus can do what to amniotic fluid index?
Polyhydramnios >24cm
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Prognosis for Cerclage placement in pt w/ prolapsing amniotic membrane?
poor
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Multiparus pt has increased vaginal bleeding 20min after vacuum assisted delivery. Intact placenta delivery.
Uterine fundus is soft and palpated 3cm above the umbilicus. Fist-sized clots extruding from vagina.
Dx?
Tx (2)?
Uterine atony
Uterine massage and oxytocin
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What is pemphigoid getationis?
Pregnancy related autoimmune disease, typically abdominal pruritis, rash around umbilicus
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Pregnant pt has focal abdominal pruritis, no rash, all labs normal.
Dx?
Pregnancy induced pruritis
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What's pylephlebitis? When does it occur?
Infective portal vein thrombosis
-Complication of untreated appendicitis or other intraabdominal/pelvic infections
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Third trimester painful vaginal bleeding, tender rigid uterus, late decelerations
Dx?
Abruptio placentae
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If pt got Rh-Gam, but ended up making antibodies for the next pregnancy. What happened?
Not enough Rh-Gam was given to begin with
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Pregnant pt has worsening headache, papiledema, right sided weakness/blurry vision..
Dx?
Tx?
Central venous sinus thrombosis
LMW heparin
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What is contraindicated in placenta previa? (2)
Digital cervical exam
| Vaginal delivery
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Immediately postpartum, pt has hypoxemia, hypotension, hematuria.
Dx?
Amniotic fluid embolism
Full blown DIC and everything
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Pt in 1st trimester w/ family hx of breast ca has complex ovarian mass w/ septations that has grown to >13cm in size.
What do you do?
Surgical removal at 2nd trimester
Mass>10 is at risk for torsion, description is likely ca
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Prenatal screening basics
Initial visit
24-28wks
36-38wks
Initial:
-All infections, pap, baseline cbc, RhD
24-28:
- Anemia
- Gestational diabetes
36-38:
-GBS
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What happens in gestational thrombocytopenia?
Benign
Asymptomatic thrombocytopenia during pregnancy that should resolve.
Expectant management
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14wks preg pt has urine culture that grew GBS. No UTI symptoms now.
What do you do?
Treat w/ ampicillin now
AND
treat again intrapartum
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Pt is getting HD and IV iron. Little into it, he is hypotensive, muffeled heart sounds, wheezing, tachycardic, flushed, pitting edema.
Dx?
Anaphylaxis from IV iron
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What are the severe features of preeclampsia?
When does this occur?
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SBP>160;DBP>110
Thrombocytopenia
Increasing creatinine
Increasing LFTs
Pulmonary edema
Visual or cerebral sx
```
From after 20wks gestation to 12 weeks postpartum
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When do you give oxytocin to aid active labor?
If no cervical change or inadequate contractions in 2hrs after cervix has dilated to 6cm
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Stimulant medications for ADHD and substance use/abuse?
Current research says stimulant meds for ADHD does NOT increase risk for substance use or abuse
even in pts with some social use
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Single item screening for alcohol?
How many times in the past year have you had 5 (4 for F) or more drinks in a day?
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Anorexic pt admitted for unstable vitals, gets IV nutrition, now has dyspnea, orthopnea, crackles at bases, and pitting edema.
Dx?
What do you do?
Refeeding syndrome
-Replace electrolytes like Phosphorous and potassium
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When is RhoGam given postpartum?
Up to 72 hrs after delivery
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Reversed or absent umbilical artery end diastolic flow suggests...?
Placental insufficiency and impending fetal hypoxia
---Indication for Delivery!
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What do you want to look for before giving varenicline?
Psych history
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Next step when you suspect preeclampsia or HELLP in postpartum like days after?
Mag
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Pyoderma grangrenosm
- vs ecthyma grangrenosum
- vs clostridial myonecrosis
Pyoderma grangrenosm-seen in IBD, painful
Ecthyma-with pseduomonas, PAINLESS, tx w/ iv abx
Clostridial myonecrosis aka as gangrene, painful, needs SURGERY
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Empiric tx for neonate presenting with fever, unspecified lethargy etc?
What do you cover?
Ampicillin plus gentamicin/cefotaxime
Listeria, E coli
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Ceftriaxone and sulfonamides should be avoided in neonates.
Why?
They can cause hyperbilirubinemia and kernicteris
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Asymptomatic bacteriuria is common in elderly women.
What do you do?
Nothing.
| Only tx if symptomatic
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Giardia
When do you tx?
Who has restrictions in activity?
Treat only symptomatic pts w/ metro, not anyone who tested +
All symptomatic pts should stay away from recreational water venues/bodies
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Pt is + for N.Gonorrheae and - for Chlamydia.
How do you treat?
Ceftriaxone+Azithromycin
- Azithromycin is to limit ceftriaxone abx resistance
- If pt only had chlamydia, you'd only give Azithromycin or doxy ONLY
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Young with history of
- Inconsistent condom use
- Painless pustules on distal extremities
- Swelling and pain w/ passive extension of hands
- Multiple joint pains
Dx?
Disseminated gonococcal infection
- Dermatitis
- Tenosynovitis
- Polyarthralgia
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Tx of Mono?
| When do you admit?
Supportive, some NSAIDs mostly
-If tonsils swell and pt can't breathe, admit, give IV steroid
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CT imaging findings in congenital CMV vs toxo?
What else can they have?
CMV-periventricular calcifications
Toxo-Intracerebral calcifications
They both can have hearing loss, lesions, hepatosplenomegaly
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Congenital sensorineural hearing loss, PDA, cataracts, low weight, microcephaly, purpuric lesions.
Dx?
Congenital Rubella
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What is HIV associated lipodystrophy?
Metabolic issues secondary to anti-retroviral therapy
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TB exposure at work.
Next step?
TB exposure at home, positive interferon, neg CXR, exposure strain resistant to isoniazid.
Next step?
1. Skin test, retest 8-10 weeks
| 2. Rifampin 4-6 months
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Most common cause of traveler's diarrhea?
Enterotoxigenic Ecoli
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Virologic failure in HIV?
Viral load should be <200w/in 6 months
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HIV associated thrombocytopenia (HIV-TP).
What is it?
What do you do?
Low platelets seen w/ HIV+, no real symptoms. Just tx w/ ART for HIV
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Isoniazid side effects (2)
Hepatotoxic-asymptomatic, self resolving
Neuropathy
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Gonococcal vs non gonococcal urethritis.
Organism?
Gram stain will show?
Treatment?
Gonococcal: Neisseria, purulent, stain has diplococci, tx w/ ceftriaxone and azithro
Non-gonococcal: chlamydia, trich; watery, stain has neutrophils/wbs no organisms, tx w/ azithromycin
