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Abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly (nutmeg liver & absent JVD)
Budd-Chiari syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombosis)
Jugular Venous Pressure
A measure of central venous pressure (superior vena cava). Not elevated in Budd Chiari
Achilles tendon xanthoma
Familial hypercholesterolemia (Auto Dom + 2a) (decrease LDL receptor signaling)
Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC
Acute Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia)
Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic insufficiency/dissection, hyperflexible joints
Marfan's syndrome (fibrillin defect)
Athlete with polycythemia
2° to erythropoietin injection
Back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss
Pott's disease (vertebral tuberculosis)
Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis, Elevated Vitamin D
Sarcoidosis (noncaseating granulomas)
Blue sclera
Osteogenesis imperfecta (type I collagen defect). Choroidal veins show through. (Aut Dom)
Bluish line on gingiva
Burton's line (lead poisoning) (M: LLEEAADD)
Lead Lines, Encephalopathy & Erythrocyte basophilic stippling, Abdominal colic, sideroblastic Anemia, wrist/foot Drop, Dimercaperal and eDta are 1st line treatments
Lead poisoning (mnemonic LLEEAADD)
Bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis
Paget's disease of bone (Increase osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity) woven bone pattern
Bounding pulses, diastolic heart murmur (Left sternal border), head bobbing
Aortic regurgitation
Butterfly facial rash and Raynaud 's phenomenon in a young female
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Cafe-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma)
Neurofibromatosis type I (+ pheochromocytoma , optic gliomas) (RAS GTPase activating protein)
Cafe-au-la it spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty, multiple endocrine abnormalities, multiple unilateral bone lesions
McCune-Albright syndrome (mosaic G -protein signaling mutation)
Bone replaced by fibroblasts, collagen, and irregular bony trabeculae.
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
Calf pseudohypertrophy
Muscular dystrophy (most commonly Duchenne's) : X-linked recessive deletion of dystrophin gene (anchors sarcolemma to actin)
Adolescent onset fibrofatty muscle replacement
Becker's = X linked mutation in dystrophin gene. More mild than Duchenne's
Cherry-red spot on macula + Progressive Neurodegeneration
Tay- Sachs (GM2 ganglioside accumulation) or Niemann-Pick (sphingomyelin accumulation), central retinal artery occlusion
Mutated enzymes Tay-Sachs and Niemann Pick
Tay-saX lacks heXosaminidase A. No man picks his nose with his Sphinger (sphingomyelinase)
Chest pain on exertion
Angina (stable : with moderate exertion; unstable : with minimal exertion)
Chest pain, pericardial effusion/friction rub, persistent fever following MI (>1wk later)
Dressler's syndrome (autoimmune-mediated post- MI fibrinous pericarditis, 1-12 weeks after acute episode)
Child uses arms to stand up from squat
Gowers' sign (Duchenne muscular dystrophy)
Child with fever later develops red rash on face that spreads to body
Slapped cheeks (erythema infectiosum/fifth disease: parvovirus B19)
Chorea, dementia, caudate degeneration (pathophys?)
Huntington's disease (autosomal-dominant CAG repeat expansion). Neuronal death via NMDA-R binding and glutamate toxicity
Chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps, myoglobinuria
McArdle's disease (muscle glycogen phosphorylase deficiency)
Lysosomal alpha 1,4 glucosidase deficency
Type 2 - Pompe's disease (Pump trasher - heart)
Cold intolerance
Hypothyroidism
Conjugate lateral gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia
Internuclear ophthalmoplegia (damage to MLF; bilateral [multiple sclerosis], unilateral [stroke])
Eye muscles and innvervations
LR6 SO4 R3
Nerve damage resulting Down and Out
CN3 (ptosis, mydriasis, loss accomodation)
Medially directed eye w/ loss abduction, diplopia
CN6
Continuous "machinery" heart murmur
PDA (close with indomethacin ; open or maintain with misoprostol). Heard over L 2nd interspace.
MOA of Indomethacin & Misoprostol
ENDomethacin (ENDs patentcy) via blocking PGE2. Misoprostol - is a PGE1 mimetic
Cutaneous/dermal edema due to connective tissue deposition
Myxedema (periorbital/facial) (caused by hypothyroidism, Graves' disease [pretibial])
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
DIAGNOSIS/DISEASE
Dark purple skin/mouth nodules
Kaposi's sarcoma (usually AIDS patients [MSM]: associated with HHV- 8 ). Malignant proliferation superficial vasculature.
IFN-alpha treatment and MOA
HBV, HCV, Kaposi sarcoma, leukemia, Melanoma. MOA - inhibit viral synthesis
Deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation
Kussmaul breathing (diabetic ketoacidosis). Attempts to blowoff CO2/acid (respiratory alkalosis)
Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea (DEATH)
Pellagra (niacin [vitamin B3] deficiency). Hartnup disease
PVT TIM HALL
Essential Amino Acids: Phe, Val, Trp - Thr, Ile, Met - His, (a), Leu, Lys
Tryptophan excretion in urine, less GI absorption, eventually pellagra
Hartnup disease - Autosomal recessive defective renal/GI neutral amino acid transporter.
Dilated cardiomyopathy, edema, alcoholism or malnutrition
(High output failure) Wet Ber1Ber1 (thiamine [Vit B1 deficiency). (Dry is neuro/muscle based)
Dog or cat bite resulting in infection
Pasteurella multocida (cellulitis at inoculation site) May lead to osteomyelitis.
Dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis
Sjogren's syndrome (autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands). Parotid enlargement w/ lymphocytic infiltrate. Anti-RibOnucleoprotein (Anti RO/la)
Dysphagia (esophageal webs) , glossitis, microcytic anemia
Iron deficiency leading to Plummer-Vinson syndrome (may progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma)
Glossitis, macrocytic anemia
Folate, VitB12, Orotic Aciduria deficiency (see orotic aciduria)
Elastic skin , hypermobility of joints
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type thrEE D collagen defect)
Mnemonic for collagen types/properties
BSTCRB or Strong, Slippery, Bloody, BM. Reticulin (blood vessels, uterus, fetal tissue, granulation tissue)
Enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node
Virchow's node (abdominal metastasis). Thoracid duct drains Left/lower lymph nodes.
2 major divisions lymphatic flow
RUQ of body (head, chest, arm) via R lymphatic duct & Remainder of body (RLQ/LLQ/LUQ) via Thoracic duct
Erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells
Sezary syndrome (cutaneous CD4+ T-cell lymphoma) or mycosis fungiodes. Indolent course
Facial muscle spasm upon tapping
Chvostek's sign (hypocalcemia). Seen in Hypoparathyroidism
Fat, female, forty, and fertile
Cholelithiasis (gallstones). MC cholesterol MC are radiolucent. Calcification may lead to radioopaque.
Fever, chills, headache, myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphillis
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (rapid lysis of spirochetes results in toxin release) (Penicillin = Bactericidal = Beta lactam = block cell wall synthesis)
Fever, cough , conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash, Coplik Spots, Very contagious.
Measles (Morbillivirus under the paramyxoviruses).
Fever, night sweats, weight loss
B symptoms (staging in hodgkin's) of lymphoma. Suggests systemic disease. Less helpful in non-hodgkins
Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis
Peyronie's disease (connective tissue disorder of tunica albuginea)
Tunica Albuginea
Surrounds Corpous caverosa (excludes spongiosum), surrounds testicles, covers ovaries
Gout, mental retardation, self-mutilating behavior in a boy
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome ( HGPRT deficiency, X-linked recessive)
He Got Purine Recovery Problems
HGPRT for Purine slavage pathway - deficeincy results in excess uric aciduria + Need for De Novo purine synthesis
Green-yellow rings around peripheral cornea
Kayser-Fleischer rings (copper - Wilson's disease) (Copper is Hella BAD)
Copper is Hella BAD
Ceruloplasmin low, Cirrhosis, Corneal deposits, hcCarcinoma, Hemolytic anemia, Basal ganglia degeneration, Asterixes, Dementia, Dyskinesia, Dysarthria
Hamartomatous GI polyps, hyperpigmentation of mouth/feet/hands
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (Auto Dom, benign polyposis can cause bowel obstruction ; Increase CRC risk, mainly GI)
Hepatosplenomegaly, osteoporosis, neurologic symptoms
Gaucher's disease (lysosomal glucocerebrosidase deficiency). MC sphingolipidoses. Like majority of these dzs Auto Recessive.
Hereditary nephritis, sensorineural hearing loss, cataracts
Alport syndrome (mutation in a chain of collagen IV) "Can't pee, can't see, can't hear me"
Hyperphagia, hypersexuality, hyperorality, hyperdoctily
Kluver-Bucy syndrome (bilateral amygdala lesion). May occur post HSV1 encephalitis
Hyperreflexia, hypertonia, Babinski sign present
UMN damage (Everything UP - tone/DTR/toes)
Hyporeflexia, hypotonia, atrophy, fasciculations
LMN damage (Everything lowered - muscle mass/muscle tone/reflexes/toes)
Toes go down
Babinski reflex is absent (normal)
Hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia
Blue bloater (type of COPD = chronic bronchitis: hyperplasia of mucous cells = thick bronchial wall)
Indurated, ulcerated genital lesion
Nonpainful: chancre ( 1y syphilis , Treponema pallidum) Painful , with exudate : chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)
Infant with cleft lip/palate, microcephaly or holoprosencephaly, polydactyly, cutis aplasia
Patau's syndrome (trisomy 13 ) "Puberty at age 13" & "PED in numerical order"
Congenital absence of skin
Cutis Aplasia - absence of epidermis
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
DIAGNOSIS/DISEASE
Infant with failure to thrive, hepatosplenomegaly, and neurodegeneration
Niemann-Pick disease (genetic sphingomyelinase deficiency). Hepatosplenomegaly differentiates it from Tay-Sachs.
Infant with hypoglycemia, failure to thrive, and hepatomegaly
Cori's disease (debranching (1,6glucosidase) enzyme def). Gluconeogenesis remains intact (G6Pase present) and ability to use Cori cycle
Infant with microcephaly, rocker-bottom feet, clenched hands, and structural heart defect
Edwards' syndrome (trisomy 18) "Election age 18" "PED in numerical order"
Jaundice, palpable distended non-tender gallbladder
Courvoisier's sign (distal obstruction of biliary tree). Commonly from pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Large rash with bull's-eye appearance
Erythema chronicum migrans from Ixodes tick bite Lyme disease: Borrelia (Stage 1- Rash) (Stage 2-Neuro/heart) & (Stage 3-Msk/Vessel/Skin)
Lucid interval after traumatic brain injury
Epidural hematoma (middle meningeal artery rupture).Temporal bone fracture. Period before transtentorial herniation occurs from hematoma.
Describe a lucid interval and etiology
Knocked unconsiouss. Regain it. Then lose conciouness again (hematoma causing transtentorial herniation). Occurs from high pressure epidural (imaging shows lentiform shape)
Male child, recurrent infections after 6mo, no mature B cells
Bruton's disease (X-Iinked agammaglobulinemia). BTK tyrosinase defect that does not allow B cell maturation
What is the B based immunodeficiency and what are the B's?
Bruttons agammagloBulinemia. a B-cell maturation disorder. mc in Boys. Btk tyrosinase defect that slows maturation.
Mucosal bleeding and prolonged bleeding time
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (defect in platelet aggregation due to lack of Gpllb/IIIa) Mimics ticlodipine/clopidogrel.
Gp2b/3a drugs and diseases
Abciximab inhibits expressed Gp2b/3a receptors. Ticlopidine & clopidogrel bind ADP receptor to block expression of these receptors. Receptor is deficient in Glanzmann thrombasthenia
Muffled heart sounds, distended neck veins, hypotension
Beck's triad of cardiac tamponade
Decrease in systolic BP by 10mmHg during inspiration
Pulsus paradoxus - Seen in cardiac tamponade, asthma, OSA, pericarditis, croup
Multiple colon polyps, osteomas/soft tissue tumors, impacted/ supernumerary teeth
Gardner's syndrome (subtype of FAP that has osseous + soft tissue tumors) "a garden of symptoms similar to teratomas"
Multiple colon polyps, malignant CNS tumor
Turcot syndrome (subtype of FAP that has malignant CNS tumors) "TURban that goes on your head"
Myopathy (infantile hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), exercise intolerance
Pompe's disease (lysosomal a-1,4-glucosidase deficiency). Cardiomegaly may lead to early death.
Neonate with arm paralysis following difficult birth
Erb-Duchenne palsy (superior trunk [C5-C6] brachial plexus injury: "waiter's tip")
Unopposed finger extensors at MCP (radial n.) & finger flexors at PIP/DIP (median n.)
Klumpke's claw - Lower trunk (C8-T1) injury. Loss function lumbricals (ulnar and part median nerve).
No lactation postpartum, absent menstruation, cold intolerance
Sheehan's syndrome (pituitary ischemic infarct from INCREASED blood demand during pregnancy & its watershed location making it susceptible to ischemia w/ the blood loss of pregnancy)
Nystagmus, Intention tremor, Scanning speech, bilateral Internuclear ophthalmoplegia
Multiple sclerosis - Charcot's Triad NOT the cholelithiasis triad!
What is Charcot's traid for and name the symptoms (5 total)
Myasthenia Gravis "SIIIN - Scanning speech, Intention tremor, Incontinence, Internuclear opthalamplegia, Nystagmus"
What disease is the other Charcot triad in the GI realm for & its findings?
Cholangitis - Jaundice, Fever, RUQ pain. Could confrim w/ a Murphy's sign.
What else does Charcot refer to?
.+++ Charcot-Bouchard microaneurysm from chronic HTN +++ Charcot-Marie Tooth - Heriditary motor and sensory neuropathy due to defective proteins in peripheral myelin/nerves. +++ Charcot joint - seen in 3y syphillis. +++ Charcot Leyden crystals of eosinophil breakdown seen in asthma
Oscillating slow/fast breathing
Cheyne-Stokes respirations (central apnea in CHF or increased intracranial pressure).
Oscillating pO2 and pCO2 levels
Poor feedback from chemoreceptors to respiratory drive center resulting in cyclical pO2 and pCO2 levels.
Painful blue fingers/toes, hemolytic anemia
Cold agglutinin disease (hence peripheral findings) (autoimmune hemolytic anemia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, infectious mononucleosis). Frequently (+) on direct coombs test.
Painful, pale, cold fingers/toes
Raynaud's phenomenon (vasospasm in extremities) (Often seen in Mixed CT disease, SLE, CREST or Raynaud's disease if idiopathic)
Buerger's Disease
Medium vessel vasculitis seen in heavy smokers >40yo. Raynaud's is often present and may lead to severe autoamputation of the digits. Tx is smoking cessation.
Painful, raised red lesions on pad of fingers/toes
Osler's node (infective endocarditis, immune complex deposition Type 3 HPY) "frOm jane"
Painless erythematous lesions on palms and soles
JANEway lesions (infective endocarditis, septic emboli/ micro abscesses) "from Jane"
Painless jaundice
Cancer of the pancreatic head obstructing bile duct (Courvoisier's sign)
Palpable purpura on buttocks/legs, joint pain, abdominal pain (child), hematuria
Henoch-Schonlein purpura (IgA vasculitis affecting skin and kidneys) often follows URI and has self-limiting disease course.
what diseases cause palpable purpura?
Palpable suggests small vessel vasculitis. Where the palpable componet is from extravasation of RBC/WBC/PMNs.
Pancreatic, pituitary, parathyroid tumors
MEN l (autosomal dominant) - 3P's and diamond shape
Zollinger Ellison syndrome
A specific type of tumor of pancreas/duodenum that secretes gastrin. Stomach rugae thicken 2y to the increased gastrin levels. Recurrent ulcers are 2y to acid hypersecretion.
Periorbital and/or peripheral edema, proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hypercholesterolemia
Nephrotic syndrome (>3.5g/day prothrogenic state since AT3 is lost)
What are the causes of Nephrotic syndrome?
FSGS, Membranous Nephropathy, MCD, Amyloidosis, MembranoProliferativeGN, Diabetic glomerulonephropathy
Pink complexion, dyspnea, hyperventilation
Pink Puffer" (COPD subtype - emPhysema: centriacinar [smoking], panacinar [alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency))
Pathophys emphysema type COPD
Overactive elastase which leads to increase in lung compliance and no recoil due to destruction of alveolar walls.