• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/192

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

192 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
Dx
elderly woman with a history of cholelithiasis and recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting
gallstone ileus
60 yo woman who leaks urine when laughing or coughing
what are her nonsurgical options
Dx: stress incontinence

NONSURGICAL OPTIONS:
topical estrogen creams
kegel exercises
pessary
what is the late, life-threatening complication of CML
BLAST CRISIS
fever
bone pain
splenomegaly
what are the classic symptoms of carpel tunnel
WRIST PAIN
radiates up the arm
worsens with hand flexion/grasping

DECREASED HAND STRENGTH

NUMBNESS IN FIRST 3 1/2 DIGITS:
(i.e. thumb, index, middle & 1/2 of ring finger)

THENAR MUSCLE ATROPHY

TINNEL'S &/OR PHALEN'S SIGNS
what scenarios favor an anterior shoulder dislocation
blow to abducted, externally rotated, & extended arm (e.g. blocking a basketball shot)
what scenarios favor a posterior shoulder dislocation
blow to anterior shoulder

seizure --> fall & land on shoulder

electrocution
what nerve is damaged:
claw hand
ulnar
what nerve is damaged:
ape hand
median
what nerve is damaged:
wrist drop
radial
what nerve is damaged:
scapular winging
long thoracic
what nerve is damaged:
unable to wipe bottom
thoracodorsal
what nerve is damaged:
loss of forearm pronation
median
what nerve is damaged:
cannot abduct or adduct fingers
ulnar
what nerve is damaged:
loss of shoulder abduction
axillary
what nerve is damaged:
weak external rotation of arm
suprascapular/axillary
what nerve is damaged:
loss of elbow flexion & forearm supinaiton
musculocutaneous
what nerve is damaged:
loss of wrist extension
radial
what nerve is damaged:
trouble initiating shoulder abduction
suprascapular
what nerve is damaged:
unable to abduct beyond 10 degrees
axillary
what nerve is damaged:
unable to abduct beyond horizontal
long thoracic/ spinal accessory
what nerve may be injured:
fracture of shaft of humerus
radial
what nerve may be injured:
fracture of surgical neck of humerus
axillary
what nerve may be injured:
supracondylar humerus fracture
median
nerve most likely injured:
fracture of medial epicondyle
ulnar
what nerve may be injured:
anterior shoulder dislocation
axillary
what nerve may be injured:
injury to carpel tunnel
median
what nerve may be injured:
injury to distal radius
median
Rx for scaphoid fracture
THUMB SPICA SPLINT then CAST:
4-6 wks distal fxr
10-12 wks middle fxr
12-20 wks proximal fxr (highest risk of necrosis)

if displaced, OPEN-REDUCTION
what fractures are a/w ruptured thoracic aorta
RIB FRACTURES
(1st & 2nd ribs have high incidence of cervical spine & vascular injuries)

SCAPULAR FRACTURES

STERNAL FRACTURES
what is the difference between monteggia fracture and galeazzi fracture
MONTEGGIA
anterior dislocation of radial head with fracture of proximal ulnar diaphysis

GALEAZZIA
dislocation of distal radial-ulnar joint (DRUJ) with fracture of radial diaphysis
complication a/w fracture/injury:
fall of outstretched hand --> snuffbox tenderness
avascular necrosis (scaphoid fracture)
complication a/w fracture/injury:
anterior shoulder dislocation
axillary nerve and artery
complication a/w fracture/injury:
fracture of 5th metacarpal neck
abscess (i.e. "fight bite")
complication a/w fracture/injury:
humerus fracture
radial nerve
complication a/w fracture/injury:
hip fracture
DVT (short-term)

avascular necrosis (long-term)
complication a/w fracture/injury:
femur fracture
severe blood loss

fat emboli
complication a/w fracture/injury:
tibial fracture
compartment syndrome
complication a/w fracture/injury:
pelvic fracture
hypovolemic shock
What is the appropriate antibiotic coverage of an open fracture
GRADE I OR II:
Cefazolin (or other 1st gen Ceph's)

GRADE III (extensive soft tissue damage &/or high contamination):
Cefazolin + AMG

FARM INJURY:
Cefazolin + AMG + PCN (for anaerobic coverage)
infection a/w cold agglutinins
mycoplasma pneumonia

infectious mononucleosis (EBV)
cause of HTN a/w:
HTN in the arms; hypotension in the legs
coarctation of aorta
cause of HTN a/w:
proteinuria
renal disease
cause of HTN a/w:
hypokalemia
hyperaldosteronism
cause of HTN a/w:
tachycardia, diarrhea, heat intolerance
hyperthyroidism
cause of HTN a/w:
hyperkalemia
renal failure
cause of HTN a/w:
episodic sweating and tachycardia
pheochromocytoma
what is the cause of erythroblastosis fetalis
maternal antibodies against fetal Rh+ RBC's
what is grading system for sprained ankles
GRADE I:
overstretching of ankle muscles
microscopic tears
able to bear wt

GRADE II:
incomplete tear
painful to bear wt
swelling/tenderness/ecchymosis

GRADE III:
complete tear
significant joint instability
loss of function & motion
unable to bear wt
initial Rx for sprained ankle
RICE
rest
ice
compress
elevate

NSAIDS

ROM EXERCISES
knee injury a/w:
MC'ly injured knee ligament
MCL
knee injury a/w:
positive lachman test (i.e. anterior drawer sign)
ACL
knee injury a/w:
positive mcmurray test
meniscal tear
knee injury a/w:
dashboard knee injury in MVA
(i.e. positive drawer sign)
PCL
what is the earliest sign of compartment syndrome
pain in excess of what is expected

pain even with passive motion
what are the 6 Ps of compartment syndorme
pain
pallor
poikilothermia
pulselessness
parasthesia
paralysis
how is compartment syndrome dx'd & what is criteria for dx
dx'c test = needle manometry

dx'c criteria: pressures >/= 30 mmHg
Rx for compartment syndrome
emergent fasciotomy of ALL compartments of affected PORTION OF EXTREMITY
(NOT just the affected compartment)
MC compartments affected in compartment syndrome
volar compartment of forearm**

anterior compartment of leg

**FYI: "volar" means "relating to the palm of the hand or sole of the foot"....palm of the forearm, in this case
what study is used for ligamental tears
MRI
best imaging test for spinal cord compression
CT
best imaging test for spinal cord lesions (e.g. MS)
MRI
best imaging test for spinal disc herniation
MRI
imaging study used to visualise the brachial plexus
MRI
lower back pain a/w:
pain increases with passive straight leg raise
herniated disk
lower back pain a/w:
pain lessens with flexion of the hips
(e.g. bend over a shopping cart)
spinal stenosis
lower back pain a/w:
elderly, weight loss, pain that is worse when supine
spinal tumor
lower back pain a/w:
pain made worse by walking or standing
(aka pseudoclaudication)
lumbar spinal stenosis
lower back pain a/w:
loss of foot dorsiflexion and pain on crossed straight leg raise
disc herniation
lower back pain a/w:
pain limited to the paraspinal region
paraspinal muscle strain
lower back pain a/w:
acute urinary retention
cauda equine syndrome
what nerve root is lesioned:
parasthesia of lateral foot
S1
what nerve root is lesioned:
loss of foot dorsiflexion
L4
what nerve root is lesioned:
anterior shoulder numbness
C5
what nerve root is lesioned:
loss of ability to spread fingers
T1
parasthesia to posterior forearm
C7
type of vasculitis a/w
infants & young children involving the coronary arteries
kawasaki's
type of vasculitis a/w
MC type of vasculitis
temporal arteritis
type of vasculitis a/w
a/w hep B infection
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)
type of vasculitis a/w
opthlamic artery occlusion, can lead to blindness
temporal arteritis
type of vasculitis a/w
perforation of nasal septum
wegeners
type of vasculitis a/w
unilateral headache and jaw claudication
temporal arteritis
5 main causes of microcytic anemia
"A-LIST"

Anemia of chronic disease
lead poisoning
iron def
sideroblastic
thalassemia
metabolic etiologies of osteoporosis
hyperthyroidism
hyperparathyroidism
hypercortisolism
hypogonadism (low E2 or low T)
change in Ca2+, Phos, Alk Phos, & PTH:
pagets
Ca2+: normal
Phos: normal
Alk Phos: incr'd
PTH: normal
change in Ca2+, Phos, Alk Phos, & PTH:
osteomalacia/rickets
Ca2+: decr'd
Phos: decr'd
Alk Phos: nl/incr'd
PTH: incr'd
change in Ca2+, Phos, Alk Phos, & PTH:
chronic renal failure
Ca2+: decr'd
Phos: incr'd
Alk Phos: nl/incr'd
PTH: incr'd
change in Ca2+, Phos, Alk Phos, & PTH::
osteoporosis
Ca2+: normal
Phos: normal
Alk Phos: normal
PTH: normal
change in Ca2+, Phos, Alk Phos, & PTH:
osteopetrosis
Ca2+: normal
Phos: normal
Alk Phos: normal
PTH: normal
change in Ca2+, Phos, Alk Phos, & PTH:
primary hyperPTH
Ca2+: incr'd
Phos: decr'd
Alk Phos: incr'd
PTH: incr'd
change in Ca2+, Phos, Alk Phos, & PTH:
hypoPTH
Ca2+: decr'd
Phos: incr'd
Alk Phos: normal
PTH: decr'd
change in Ca2+, Phos, Alk Phos, & PTH:
pseudohypoPTH
Ca2+: decr'd
Phos: incr'd
Alk Phos: normal
PTH: incr'd
disease a/w:
knee x ray shows calcification of meniscus
pseudogout
disease a/w:
rhomboid-shaped, positive biferingent crystals
pseudogout
disease a/w:
need-shaped negative birefringent crystals
gout
disease a/w:
child with low trauma fracture
osteogenesis imperfecta
disease a/w:
narrow BM cavity results in low H&H
osteopetrosis
disease a/w:
55 yo woman who falls and fractures her distal radius
osteoporosis
Rx for gout
ACUTELY:
NSAIDS (e.g. indomethacin)
colchicine
steroids

CHRONICALLY:
allopurinol
probenicid
what is rx for ostegenesis imperfecta
bisphosphonates
Rx for osteoporosis
bisphosphonates
Ca2+ & Vit D supplementation
exercise
pulsatile PTH
what imaging study is most sensitive for pagets
radionuclide bone scan
signs sugestive of radial nerve lesion
wrist drop

loss of thumb abduction
MCC testicular cancer
seminoma
what are sx's of early stage Lyme's
erythema chronicum migrans

+/- constitutional sx's
(fatigue, HA, myalgias, arthralgias, etc)
Rx for early stage Lyme's disease
doxycycline

amoxicillin

cefuroxime
what are sx's of late stage Lyme's
carditis

encephalitis

arthritis
Rx for late stage Lyme's disease
ceftriaxone IV x 2-4 wks
Rx for rocky mountain spotted fever
doxycycline
chloramphenicol
emperic Rx for septic arthritis
IV vancomyocin (MRSA coverage)

IV ceftriaxone + doxycycline (Neisseria coverage)
radiologic appearance of osteosarcoma
sunbursts

+/- codman's triangle
radiologic appearance of ewings
onion skinning

+/- codman's triangle
Dx
px with bone tenderness, elevated WBC, CRP, ESR
osteomyelitis
MCC of osteomyelitis
S. Aureas
MCC's of osteomyelitis in SS pt
S. Aureus (#1)

Salmonella (#2)
MCC's of osteomyelitis in IVDA
S. Aureus (#1)

Pseudomonas (#2)
what are the MCC's of bony mets
prostate (typically blastic)
lung (typically lytic)
breast (blastic or lytic)
renal (RCC)
thyroid
lymphoma

(THINK: anything in "two's" --> 2 balls, 2 breasts, 2 lungs, 2 kidneys)
glomerular disease a/w:
MC nephrotic in children
minimal change disease
glomerular disease a/w:
MC nephrotic in adults
focal segmental glomerular sclerosis
glomerular disease a/w:
kimmestiel wilson lesion
(i.e. nodular glomerulosclerosis)
diabetic nephropathy
glomerular disease a/w:
LM: crescentic formations
rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
glomerular disease a/w:
LM: segmental sclerosis & hyalinosis
focal segmental glomerular sclerosis
glomerular disease a/w:
anti-GBM antibodies, hematuria, hemoptysis
Goodpasture's
glomerular disease a/w:
nephrotic syndrome a/w hep B
membranoproloferative glomerulonephritis
glomerular disease a/w:
nephrotic syndrome a/w HIV
focal segmental glomerular sclerosis
positive pANCA is a/w
microscopic polyangitis
PAN
pauci-immune glomerulonephritis
churg-strauss
ulcerative colitis
disease a/w:
DIP and PIP involvement
osteoarthritis
disease a/w:
PIP and MCP involvement (but not DIP)
RA
disease a/w:
isolated MCP joint (squared off bone ends and hook-like osteophytes of the MCP's)
hemochromatosis
deformaties a/w RA
swan neck

boutonniere

ulnar deviation

MCP hypertrophy
compare provocative/palliative features of RA vs OA
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS:
provocative: disuse
palliative: use/mvmt

OSTEOARTHRITIS:
provocative: use
palliative: rest
disease a/w antibodies against:
anti-histone
drug-induced lupus
disease a/w antibodies against:
rheumatoid factor
RA
disease a/w antibodies against:
anti-dsDNA
lupus nephropathy
disease a/w antibodies against:
anti-smith
SLE
disease a/w antibodies against:
HLA-DR4
RA
disease a/w antibodies against:
anti-mitochondria
PBC
4 skin findings a/w lupus
malar rash

discoid rash

photosensitivity

painless oral ulcers
7 diagnostic criteria for lupus
arthritis

serositis

positive ANA

renal disease

neuro problems

hematologic problems

immunologic problems
rx for RA
NSAIDS (sx'c relief)

TYLENOL/ULTRAM/OPIATES (pain relief)

DMARDS (slow/stop progression)
sulfasalazine
hydroxychloroquin
methotrexate
a-TNF agents (e.g. infliximab, entanercept)
cyclosporine
azothioprine
what test should be done before starting a-TNF agents & why
PPD

a-TNF agents can reactivate TB
platelet count, BT, PT, PTT in:
HUS/TTP
plt's: decr'd
BT: incr'd
PT: normal
PTT: normal
platelet count, BT, PT, PTT in:
hemophilia A or B
plt's: normal
BT: normal
PT: normal
PTT: incr'd
platelet count, BT, PT, PTT in:
vWD
plt's: normal
BT: incr'd
PT: normal
PTT: incr'd
platelet count, BT, PT, PTT in:
DIC
plt's: decr'd
BT: incr'd
PT: incr'd
PTT: incr'd
platelet count, BT, PT, PTT in:
warfarin
plt's: normal
BT: normal
PT: incr'd
PTT: incr'd
platelet count, BT, PT, PTT in:
end stage liver disease
plt's: nl/decr'd
BT: nl/incr'd
PT: incr'd
PTT: incr'd
platelet count, BT, PT, PTT in:
aspirin
plt's: normal
BT: incr'd
PT: normal
PTT: normal
type of renal failure in px with FENa <1%
prerenal
dx & initial lab w/u:
65 yo african americam female with weakness in her lower extremities, both are equally weak, rash on her chest
dx: dermatomyositis

Abnormal labs:
CK
aldolase
AST/ALT
LDH
ANA
anti-Jo-1
BMP, CBC
rash a/w dermatomyositis
HELIOTROPIC (periorbital) red-purple rash

SHAWL SIGN (shoulders, upper chest, & back)

GOTTRON'S PAPULES
(papular rash with scales on dorsum of hands at bony prominences; often mistaken for psoriasis)

MALAR RASH

MECHANIC'S HANDS
(roughened, cracking skin on the tips & lateral aspects of the fingers)
Dx and Rx
67 yo woman with pain in the extremities especially shoulders and hips, hard for her to get out of bed, elevated ESR
dx: PMR

rx: low-dose steroids
what other disease should you look for in a px with PMR
temporal arteritis
rheumatologic disease a/w:
proximal muscle weakness and facial rash
dermatomyositis
rheumatologic disease a/w:
pain and stiffness in the hips and shoulders
PMR
rheumatologic disease a/w:
muscle pain and tenderness in multiple distinct locations
fibromyalgia
rheumatologic disease a/w:
man in 20s with lower back pain that betters with exercise
ankylosing spondylitis
rheumatologic disease a/w:
jaw claudication and difficulty standing from chair
PMR & temporal arteritis
rheumatologic disease a/w:
pencil in cup deformity of the DIP and PIP joint
psoriatic arthritis
rheumatologic disease a/w:
bamboo spine
ankylosing spondylitis
rheumatologic disease a/w:
arthritis, oral ulcers, proteinuria
SLE
Rx for fibromyalgia
amitriptyline/nortriptylline
Tylenol
pregabalin
duloxetine
fluoxetine
milnacipran
disease a/w:
anti ro and la
sjogrens
disease a/w:
anti histone
drug indiced lupus
disease a/w:
anti jo 1
dermato/polymyositis
disease a/w:
anti RNP
mixed connective tissue disease
what are the autoimmune antibodies a/w CREST scleroderma (aka limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis)
anti-Scl-70
anti-RNA
anti-UI RNP
anti-centromere
features a/w CREST scleroderma
"CREST"
Calcinosis cutis
Raynoud's phenomenon
Esophageal dysmotility
Sclerodactyly
Telangiectasias
what labs, when increased, point to muscle inflammation
CPK
aldolase
AST/ALT
LDH
what are the seronegative HLA-B27 spondyloarthropathies
"PAIR"

Psoriatic arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
IBD (enteropathic arthritis)
Reactive arthritis
what are the 4 K+ sparing diuretics
"SEAT"
spironolactone
eplerenone
amiloride
triamterine
Dx
low urine specific gravity in the presence of high serum osmolarity
Diabetes Insipidus
Dx test for hereditary spherocytosis
osmotic fragility test
which infants should be screened for developmental dysplasia of the hip
breached females

Fhx of developmental dysplasia of the hip

+/- breached males
Rx for developmental dysplasia of hip in children
< 6 MONTHS:
pavlik harness

6 MONTHS - 2 Y/O:
closed or open reduction + spica cast

2 Y/O - 8 Y/O:
open reduction

> 8 Y/O:
no correction (not found to be beneficial > 8 y/o)
Rx for slipped capital femoral epiphysis
AVOID WT-BEARING (bedrest, crutches, wheelchair)

PROMPT SURGICAL PINNING of the head of femur
which infants should receive Vit D supplementation
All children (including breastfed infants)

starting the 1st few days of life

(according to the American Academy of Pediatrics)
Rx for juvenile idiopathic arthritis
NSAID

2nd NSAID

MTX/corticosteroids
characteristic feature of osgood schlatter disease
ANTERIOR KNEE PAIN
increases over time
worsens with quadriceps flexion (running/jumping)

SIGNS AT TIBIAL TUBEROSITY:
soft tissue swelling
palpable bony mass
pain upon quadriceps flexion (running, jumping)
Rx for osgood schlatter disease
stretch hamstrings/quadriceps
strengthen quadriceps
ice
NSAIDS
what should be done in a child born with a clavical fracture
evaulate for brachial plexus injury

not necessary to immobilize by pinning the shirt
Rx for mid-third clavical fracture in an adult
figure-of-8 strap &/or sling

until fracture site & ROM are painless (~4-8 wks)
Rx for legg calve perthes disease
non-wt bearing on affected side
(for extended period of time)

surgical pinning
classic presentation of childhood spondylolisthesis
anterior slip of vertabrae that is palpable "step off" on PE

back pain exacerbated by hyperextending

knee-flexed, hip-flexed gait (hip extension impaired)

neurologic disfunction including urinary incontinence
disease a/w with painful limp in a child and:
x ray shows femoral head sclerosis
legg calve perthes disease
disease a/w with painful limp in a child and:
x ray shows ice cream scoop falling off cone
slipped capital femoral epiphysis
disease a/w with painful limp in a child and:
obese male adolescent with dull hip pain and inability to bear weight
slipped capital femoral epiphysis
disease a/w with painful limp in a child and:
acute onset of tibial pain, fever, malaise, elevated ESR, no joint pain
osteomyelitis
disease a/w with painful limp in a child and:
acuet onset of knee pain, fever, increased ESR, leukocytosis
septic arthritis
disease a/w with painful limp in a child and:
7 yo with growth delay and inner thigh pain
legg calve perthes disease
disease a/w with painful limp in a child and:
13 yo boy with pain and swelling at the tibial tuberocity
Osgood-schlatter disease
Dx:
child presenting to the ER with parents is unable to bend his elbow after his father jerked him out of the steet an hour before presentation
Nursemaid's elbow
Rx for nursemaids elbow
MANNUAL REDUCTION:
gentle supination of forearm
flexion of the elbow