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21 Cards in this Set
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What is the classic ECG appearance in atrial flutter?
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Saw tooth of P waves
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A 60-yr old obease patient presents with dirty, velvety patches on the back of the neck ---> what is the diagnosis and what is the initial workup?
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Acanthosis niagricans
fingerstick blood glucose test for DM and thourough H&P for signs of a visceral malignancy |
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What is the MCC of hypothyroidism
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Hashimotos
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Which type of bias is introduced when screening detects a disease earlier and thus lengthens the time from diagnosis to death?
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Lead time bias
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A 19 yr old man presents with a palpable flank mass and hematuria and U/S shows bilateral enlarged kidney's with cysts ---> what brain abnormality is a/w this condition?
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease = berry aneuryisms
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What are the four main causes of microcytic anemia?
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iron deficiency, thallasemis, ACOD, lead posioning
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What are four signs and symptoms of streptococcal pharyngitis?
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1. fever
2. phyrengeal erythema 3. tonsillar exudates 4. lack of rhiniorea and cough |
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In which region of the US is Lyme disease endemic?
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north-eastern
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Which joints in the hand are affected by rheumatoid arthritis?
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MCP and PIP
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Xerostomia + parotid enlargement + xerophthalmia + anti-La antibodies?
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Shogren's syndrome
elderly females |
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What are the exceptions to informed consent?
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Emergency, pt does not have capacity to inform, and pt has already signed a waiver of concent
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What are the MCC's of seizures in young adults (18-35)
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Trauma, alcohol withdrawal, brain tumors
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What is the MCC of non-obstetric post partum death?
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thromboembolic dz
like DVTs that become PE |
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Uterine bleeding at 18 wks gestation + no products expelled + cervical os closed ---> what is the dx?
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Threatened abortion
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Which immunodeficiency presents with excema, thrombocutopenia, and high levels of IgA?
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Wiscott-Aldrich
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Which defense mech is displayed when a woman calmy describes a gory murder in great detail?
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Isolation
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what is tx for mild, persistant asthma?
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Inhaled low dose Beta-Agonists, and Inhaled corticosteroids
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EKG with peaked T waves and widend QRS?
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hperkalemia
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What is the tx for iron overdose?
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deferoxime
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What is the acceptable minimum urine output in a stable pt?
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30cc / hr
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What are the two measures of how severe the hypotension is in shock?
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urine output
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