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what is the Rx for acute dystonia
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Anticholinergics
(e.g. diphenhydramine or benztropine) |
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what is the Rx for tardive dyskinesia
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d/c or change neuroleptic
(e.g. atypical or low-potency neuroleptic) |
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what EEG pattern is seen in absence seizures
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generalized
3 cycles per second "spike and wave" pattern |
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what are the MC primary cancers that metastasize to the brain
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"Lots of Bad Stuff Kill Glia"
Lungs Breasts Skin (melanoma) Kidneys (RCC) GI tract tumors (colon cancer) |
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what neurological anomalies are a/w arnold chiari malformation
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hydrocephaly
syringomyelia myelomeningocele |
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Rx for febrile seizures
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acetomenophen
ibuprofen |
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NTD a/w:
incomplete closure of the dorsal vertebral arches |
spinabifida
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NTD a/w:
herniation of the meninges |
meningocele
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NTD a/w:
spinal cord and meninges herniate through |
myelomenignocele
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NTD a/w:
failure of closure of the anterior portion of neural tube |
anencephaly
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what is the definitive Rx for persistant hydrocephalus
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VP shunt
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how can retinoblastoma be Dx on PE
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leukocoria (i.e. absent of red light reflex)
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what is the next step if retinoblastoma is suspected on PE
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US and CT (to detect size & extent)
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what does cerebral palsy look like in a neonate
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SIGNS OF ENCEPHALOPATHY:
lethargy decr'd spontaneous movements hypotonia supressed primitive reflexes |
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Rx for spasticity in cerebral palsy
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botulinum toxin (i.e. botox)
baclofen benzos dantrolene |
