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si/sx of a nasal polyp
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nasal congestion, altered taste sensation, altered sense of smell, postnasal drip
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who gets angiofibromas of the nasal cavity?
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adolescent males
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what type of electrolyte abnormality do pts with subarachnoid hemorrhage commonly get?
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hyponatremia--"cerebral salt wasting syndrome" They get an inappropriate secretion of ADH, and increased in BNP,
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what type of anemia do sickle cell pts have?
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hemolytic anemia!!!
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most common side effect of inhaled corticosteroids?
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thrush, also dysphonia
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usual presentation of Meckel's diverticulum
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painless rectal bleeding in a 2 year old
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usual presentation of intussusception
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in a 2 year old, current jelly stools, abd pain, sausage like mass in the belly.
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when should you use bicarb to treat metabolic acidosis?
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only if pH is less than 7.2, otherwise, hydrate and observe
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imaging of choice in suspected osteomyelitis?
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MRI
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what is MGUS?
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monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, pts have isolated elevation of an immunoglobulin, but on bone marrow exam, they show less than 10% plasma cells.
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when do you do nasotracheal intubation
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i'm not sure, looks like never because pt has to be breathing in order to get it
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when do you do needle cricothyroidotomy
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in children, needles aren't big enough for adults--it will make them retain CO2, which is bad in head trauma pts.
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what do you do if you need a long term airway
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tracheostomy. If pt has a cricothyroidectomy already, it needs to be convereted to a tracheostomy in 5-7 days to avoid tracheal steonsis.
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your pt is apneic and has head and neck injuries, what do you do?
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oratracheal intubation, benefits outweigh risks
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bug in tinea versicolor
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malessezzia furfur
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tx of tinea versicolor
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selenium sulfide shampoo, ketoconazole shampoo, tell pts that it takes a long time for pigment to come back
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how do you treat angina in aortic stenosis pts?
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NOT nitroglycerine!!! it reduces LV output
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most common cause of a white pupillary reflex in a child
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congenital cataract. Apparently these can show up later in life, don't have to be present at birth
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si/sx of drug induced nephritis
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arthralgias, rash, renal failure, UA shows eosinophilia.
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what drugs cause drug induced nephritis?
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NSAIDS, cephalosporins, penicillins, rifampin, phenytoin, allopurinol
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what is that infection called with group A strep, red inflamed patch on face
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erysipelas
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bugs in puerperal endometritis
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anaerobes
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most common cause of puerperal fever in the 2nd-3rd postpartum day?
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endometritis
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