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CO2 balance...Pco2 =?
Pco2= 0.863(Vco2/Va)
Alveolar air equation
PAo2 = PI02 - Pco2/R
PIo2 = FI02 ( Patm - Ph2o)
R = Vco2/Vo2
Normal A-a gradient
5-10 mm
5 Causes of Hypoxemia
Hypoventilation
V/Q Mismation (most common)
Shunt
Diffusion Impairment
Altitude
Diffusion capacity in bronchitis? emphysema?
bronchitis = normal DLco
emphysema = dec
Obstructive v. Restrictive?
Obstructive blocks airways and has DECREASED FEV-1.

Restrictive fibroses alveoli and has DECREASED TLC
Virchow's triad?
venous stasis, endothelial injury, alterations in coagulation
Reversible airway obstruction? Irreversible?
Asthma = reversible
COPD = irreversible
Obstructive v. central apnea?
cessation of breathing for >10 s with effort (obstructive) or without (central)
Sleep apnea syndrome?
>5 apneas/hr or 30/night
Lung function tests for interstitial lung disease?
Restrictive so decreased FEV-1, TLC, and FRC. Normal or inc FEV-1 %
Types of interstitial lung disease?
Sarcoidosis, aspestosis, Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis, Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP).
Typical v. atypical community acquired pneumonia?
Typical: high-grade fever, productive cough, lobar consolidation. S. pneumo, H. infl

Atypical: low-grade fever, non-productive cough, patchy infiltrates. Legionella, mycoplasma, Chlamydia
Hospital acquired pneumonia?
Gram - bacilli: pseudomonas, enterobactericacea
Nephritic syndromes?
Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Goodpasture's
IgA Nephropathy
Alport Syndrome
Nephrotic syndrome?
MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
Minimal Change Disease
Focal Segmental Glomerular Sclerosis
Diabetic Nephropathy
SLE
Amyloidosis
Cause of prerenal azotemia?
hypovolemia...restore volume
Renal azotemia?
Tubulointerstitial: Acute Tubular Necrosis, Acute Interstitial Nephritis

Glomerular: acute post-infections g-nephritis, lupus

Vascular: Wegener's, Henoch-Schlein, Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome, Malignant Hypertension
Post-renal azotemia?
Obstruction
How can you slow the progression of chronic renal failure?
Once GFR gets below 40 you start to see anemia (normochromic, normocytic) and osteodystrophy. At 30 you see acidosis and Na retention. At 10-15 uremia.

To prevent this control blood pressure, give ACE i's (dec vasoconstriction), and limit protein intake.
Most common cause of hypokalemia?
Diuretic use
U waves on EKG?
hypokalemia
Diagnosis of hyperkalemia? Manifestations? Treatment?
EKG (wide QRS, peak T wave),

CARDIOtoxicity, NEUROmuscular toxicity

CaCl2
What is the problem in hyponatremia? Hypernatremia?
NOT TOO little Na, but too much water.

HYPER, NOT too much Na, but too little water.
What's the problem in hyponatremia?
ADH
Anion Gap?
Na-Cl-HCl = 8-12 mEq/L
How does the body respond to metabolic acidosis?
Hyperventilation
How does the body respond to metabloic alkalosis?
Hypoventilation
Common cause of metabolic alkalosis?
vomitting and diarrhea...lose bicarb
Body's response to respiratory acidosis?
reabsorb bicarb
Body's response to respiratory alkalosis?
secrete bicarb
Why do women get UTI's?
proximity of rectum to urethra
short urethra (ascending infxn most common)
sex
OCP's
Most common cause of UTI's?
E. coli
HTN?
140/90, headache, blurred vision, epistaxis, fatigue, dizziness, chest pain.
Major causes of secondary HTN?
renal artery stenosis
hyperaldosteronism
pheochromocytoma
Migratory arthritis?
Gonorrhea
Pseudogout?
calcium pyrophosphate crystals, in kid = hemochromatosis
Bouteneir deformity? Swan neck?
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diagnose rheumatoid arthritis?
1. Morning Stiffness
2. Arthritis at 3+ joint areas
3. Rheumatoid nodules
4. Arthritis @ PIP, MCP, MTP
5. serum Rheumatoid Factor
6. symmetric arthritis
7. radiographic changes

4 of 7 for more than 6 weeks
Acute monoarthritis?
Septic
Symmetric arthritis?
Rheumatoid
HLA for seronegative spondyloarthropathies?
B27
symmetrical, bilateral inflammation of sacro-iliac and unusual gait?
ankylosing spondylitis
Heberden's nodes? Bouchard's?
DIP, PIP (BP)
Most common person with SLE?
african-american woman 15-35
also hispanic and asian
Malar rash?
SLE
Definitive diagnosis of vasculitis? Polyarteritis nodosa?
Biopsy, arteriogram
Most common vasculitis?
Giant cell (65 yr old caucasians)
c-ANCA?
Wegener's granulomatosis
granuloma's in lung, sinuses, upper respiratory tract, and kidney
Wegener's
CREST?
calcinosis, raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactaly, telangiectasia

Associated with scleroderma
Entrapment of median n.?
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tennis Elbow
lateral epicondylitis
Causes Scarlet Fever
Staph aureus erythrogenic toxin, see strawberry tongue
Causes toxic shock syndrome
Staph aureus, Group A Strep
Child comes in with thick, golden crusts in August. His mom says he scratches it.
Impetigo-staph aureus
Effect of ischemia to brain after 30 sec? 1 min? 5 min?
30 sec--> metabolism affected
1 min --> no neuronal function
5 min--->irreversible brain damage
Cause of intracerebral hemorrhage?
HTN
Most common presentation of MS? Others?
Relapsing remitting.
primary progressive, secondary progressive, progressive relapsing.
Optic neuritis + parasthesia + Rhomberg sign?
MS
Benign essential tremor versus Parkinson's tremor?
Benign essential: genetic, better w/alcohol, L-dopa doesn't help, worse with anxiety, not age related.
Most common type of peripheral neuropathy?
Distal symmetric polyneuropathy.
Where is the problem in radiculopathies?
Nerve root
Myotonic dystrophy exhibits proximal or distal weakness?
Distal.
Trinucleotide muscular dystrophy?
Myotonic dystrophy, AD, anticipation
stroke in pons causing occlusion of basilar artery?
Locked in syndrome
Weber's syndrome?
ipsi Oculomotor nerve + contralateral hemiparesis
5 levels of consiousness?
1. Alert
2. Lethargy: sleepy, but there
3. Obtunded: opens eyes only
4. Stupor: no eyes, withdraws to pain
5. Coma: no response to verbal or physical stimuli
Knife edge atrophy?
Pick's Disease, problems planning and with law
6 categories of Mini-Mental status exam?
Orientation
Memory
Attention/calculation
Language
Visiospacial
Multistep command
Seizure that starts from one side of the brain?
Partial seizure
Precursor to achalasia?
Diffuse Esophageal Spasm (of LES)
Precursor to adenocarcinoma in esophagus?
Barret's Esophagus
How does GERD occur?
relaxation of LES i.e. it's a motility problem.
Are peptic ulcers a motility problem?
No, secretory problem.
5 things that protect stomach from peptic ulcers (autodigestion)
1. Bicarb
2. Prostaglandins
3. Mucous
4. Cell turnover (~4d)
5. Blood flow (supplies bicarb)
2 types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Chrohns and UC
5 causes of non-infectious diarrhea?
Celiac Sprue
Lactase deficiency
Zollinger-Ellison
Carcinoid
Intestinal resection = bile acid diarrhea
Non-inflammatory versus inflammatory diarrhea (infectious)?
Non-inflammatory: In small bowel, large volume, watery stools, NO fever, NO wbc's, NO rbc's, with cramping and gas.

Inflammatory: Large bowel, small volume and frequent, FEVER, WBC, RBC, pain
Causes on non-inflammatory infectious diarrhea?
Food poisoning (ETEC, EPEC, Vibrio)

Viral (Roto, Norwalk)

Protazoa Giardia, Cryptosporidium
Causes on inflammatory infectious diarrhea?
Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, EIEC, EHEC, C. dificile

CMV

Entomeba histolytica
Cause of traveler's diarrhea?
ETEC, non-inflammatory.
What are functional bowel disorders?
Abnormality in digestive tract that has no histological or anatomical detected.

See Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Hirschprung's Disease?
Congenital megacolon, lack of myenteric ganglia causes constriction, megacolon occurs proximal to this.

No nerves = contriction = proximal dilation = megacolon
Most common tumor of GI tract?
Adenocarcinoma
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemias?
Gilbert's syndrome, Crigler-Najjal Syndrome
Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemias?
INTRAHEPATIC = Dubin-Johnson, hepatocellular disease (PBC)

EXTRAHEPATIC = obstruction
Most common cause of chronic hepatitis in US?
Hep C
Most common cause of chronic hepatitis in the world?
Hep B
Primary biliary cirrhosis?
Disease of small bile ductules, autoimmune, in middle aged women.
Primary sclerosing cholangitis?
Disease of large bile ducts, associated with UC
Budd-Chiari syndrome?
Occlusion of hepatic vein or IVC causing hepatomegaly, abdominal pain, and ascites.
Labs important for liver function?
Alk phos, AST/ALT, albumin, PT
High HbS Ag?
acute hep b infection
High HbE Ag?
acute infection and active replication
High HbsAb or HbeAb IgM?
Recent infection
High HbsAb or HbeAb IgG, no IgM?
past infection
Titers in chronic carrier hep b?
HbsAg, HbcAb +

NO HbsAb
Physiologic jaundice of newborn caused by?
Deficiency of glucoronyl transferase and deficiency of uptake of bilirubin.
2 most common causes of acute pancreatitis?
alcohol and gallstones