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18 Cards in this Set
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Signs of Child Abuse
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Delay in seeking care. Forceful immersion. Subdural hematoma and retinal hemorrhage.
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Steps for Suspected Child Abuse
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Radiograph. Report to child services. Admit the patient to ensure their safety.
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Treating Anorexia in Cancer
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Progesterone such as megestrol and medroxyprogesterone. Lower side effects then steroids.
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Foreign Body and Child Vagina
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Treated with warm irrigation. Most commonly toilet paper.
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Stress Fracture and Imaging
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Normal x-ray. Best seen with MRI and bone scan.
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Risk of Uterine Cancer Progression and Endometrial Hyperplasia Types
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Simple 1%. Complex 3%. Simple atypical 8%. Complex atypical 29%.
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Treatment of Endometrial Hyperplasia
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Progesterone cyclically.
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Immune Thrombocytopenia in Children
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Occurs between 2-6, presents with eptaxis, petichiea, pupura, and GI bleeding, preceded by a viral infection. No treatment necessary if platelet count is about 30,000.
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PTU and ADE
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Agranulocytosis. If patient presents with fever and cough, stop drug and take WBC.
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Most Common Causes of Bacterial Epiglotitis
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H. influenza. Strep pyogenes.
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Patient and Employer
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Do not confirm presence in hospital with out written confidentially wavier by patient.
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Most Common form of Hypercoagulation
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Factor V leiden.
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Treatment of Hepatic Encepholopathy
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Is treating underlying cause and lowering ammonia. Lowering ammonia is done by dissachirides such as lactulose. If this fails ornithine aspartate infusion. Oral Neomycin can destroy ammonia producers in the gut.
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Rotator Cuff Tear Diagnosis
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Weakness in rotation after lidocaine. COnfirm by MRI.
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Beta Blockers and Pulmonary Edema
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Beta blockers are contrindicated in pulmonary edema.
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Isoretinoin and Acne
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Used when patient has scars and has been resistant other treatment of nodulocystic acne.
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Meningitis Managment Adults vs. Children
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CT fist then LP in adults. LP first then cefriaxone and vancomyin.
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Differentiating Between ARDS and Pulmonary Edema
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Pulmonary Wedge pressure <18 suggests ARDS and >18 suggests pulmonary edema.
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