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How can false negatives/positives occur with at home pregnancy tests?
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- waiting too long to read the test
- doing the test too soon - insufficient contact with strip |
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When should you start testing LH levels for ovulation?
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3 days before the middle of your cycle (14th day)
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How to use ColoCARE kit?
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- Flush toilet twice
- poop; don't throw toilet paper in - perform test within 5 min of poop - put test pad print side up into toilet bowl - observe for 30 sec, looking for blue-green color development - small section will turn blue-green; if large reaction site is blue or green contact MD |
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What is the most reliable bone density test?
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dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)
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What are the characteristics of true colic?
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3 hours of crying per episode for 3 days a week for > 3 week.... baby is inconsolable.. usually in the evening
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Theories to cause of colic
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- trapped gas
-emotional upset - food allergy/intolerance - gut spasm - maternal smoking |
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simethicone
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- aka Ovol drops
- drug of choice! - defoaming agent.. give after each feeding - effectiveness is questioned |
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dicyclomine (Behtyol)
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- antispasmatic
- indicated for IBS... NOT for color - CI <6months of age - antiChE s/e |
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gripe water
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- 2nd to ovol drops
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Drug-induced leg cramps?? Which drugs?
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- diuretics, antipsychotics, estrogens, Li, oral steroids
- statins (mild) |
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Peripheral neuropathy and leg cramps?
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- diabetics
- painful tingling/burning in hands and feet - inability to sense vibrations - pain often worse at night and aggravated by touch |
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Peripheral vascular disease and leg cramps?
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- via atherosclerotic plaques in leg arteries
- intermittent claudication - numbess or continuous pain in toes or feet - symptoms usually occur with exertion and is relieved with rest |
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Deep vein thrombosis and leg cramps?
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- unilateral leg swelling, warm to touch, erythema, tenderness...
- brought on by exertion and relieved with rest |
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Tell me about the incidence, characteristics and etiology of nocturnal leg cramps. And treatment.
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1) usually old people.. but has been seen in kids
2) sudden, involuntary contraction of calf muscle during night .. lasting a few seconds up to 10 min 3) cause is unknown.. flat feet? prolonged sitting, dehydration, etc |
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Sorry.. treatment of nocturnal leg cramps? Non-med.
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Stretching!!
walk on or jiggle affected leg, then elevate it Take a shower/bath or apply ice |
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What is quinine?
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DRUGS - quinine.. decreases response of skeletal muscle to contraction by increasing refractory period. May decrease freq, not severity.
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What else can be used for leg cramps?? (drug)
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magnesium is worth a try! Mylanta 200mg (not elemental)
use 300-350mg elemental Mg Why not try a Cal-Mag prep? Most people need calcium anyway |
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What is RLS?
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- neurological disorder with circadian pattern of onset.. symptoms get worse at night and can cause sleep disturbance
- compelling urge to move legs.. creepy crawlie sensations |
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What are secondary causes of RLS?
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- iron deficiency, peripheral neuropathy, mag deficiency, folate deficiency, thyroid high or low
- worsened by stress, alcohol, smoking |
