UWorld Pass 2b Flashcards
(500 cards)
Hypercalcemia in sarcoidosis, how?
1-alpha hydroxylase is produced in granulomatous activity -> increased 1.25-dihydroxyvitamin D
Tacrolimus side effects?
neurotoxicity, glucose intolerance,diarrhea
Treatment for pseudomonas?
gluoroquinolone
Causes of ACL injury? Signs?
Rapid deceleration, direction changes
Signs: “popping” sensation, significant swelling (effusion/hemarthrosis), joint instability
Primary biliary cholengitis- clinical findings?
fatigue, hepatomegaly, pruritis, icterus
Drugs that can cause pill esophagitis?
KCL, tetracyclines, bisphosphonates, NSAIDs
First step in anticoagulation with renal failure?
unfracitonalized herparin
Liver mass with central scar?
gocal nodular hyperplasia
Most common physical symptoms from pancoast tumor?
Shoulder pain
Diagnostic requirements for nacrolepsy
recurrent lapses in sleep or naps (3x/week for 3 months
plus 1 of the following:
- cataplexy (brief loss of muscle tone precipitated by strong emotion)
- low cerebrospinal fluid levels of hypocreit-1, shortened REM sleep latency
Thromboangitis obliterans Signs? AKA? Evaluation? Treatment:
AKA: buerger disease
Less than 45, smoking history, distal lumb ischemia, ulcerations due to nonatherosclerotic occlusion
Evaluation: ischemia on bascular studies (digital plethysmography), segmental occlusion of small and medium vessels on agiography
Treatment: smoking cessation
MCL tear cause? Signs
Cause: pivoting/twisting, lateral impacts
Signs-minimal swelling
Most common cause of spontaneous lobar hemorrhage over > 60?
amyloid angiopathy
Progressive loss of peripheral vision? Treatment?
open-angle glaucoma
Treatment: Mannitol
Abnormal thumbs, hypopigmented/hyperpigmented skin area, cafe au lait spots, middle ear abnormalities, aplastic anemia? Inheritance?
Ganconi anemia
Autosomal recessive or X-linked
Cardiac temponade is
rapid accumulation of blood in the pericardial sack
First step in management after exposure to infectious hep B?
Immunoglobulin and vaccinate
Affects of beta HCG on homrone levels?
total T4 increased,
free T4, unchanged/mildly increased
TSH decreased
Raynaud phenomenia- presentation
Bilateral upper hands
Signs of thyroid lympgoma?
hashimoto thyroiditis, rapidly enlarging, firm guiter with compressive symptoms and systemic B symptoms
Signs of secondary amyloidosis?
Extracellular deposits of polymeric protein, inflammatory arthritis, chronic infections, IBD, mmalignancy lymphona) vasculitis, aymptomatic proteinuria, nephrotic syndrome
Abdomianl pain with hip extension, think?
Appendicitis, psoas sign
Uncel herniation
dilation of the pupil ipsilateral, (oulomotor nerve compression) along with ipsilateral hemiparesis
Diagnosis?

Allergic conjunctavitis
associated with pruritus, nasal symptoms, no skin rash, watery discharge, URI signs












