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21 Cards in this Set
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CD4 in AIDS |
< 200 |
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Dx for HIV |
ELISA for screening Western Blot is confirmation |
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leading cause of death in AIDS ? |
Pneumocystis preumonia Tx with Bactrim |
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When to start Active Antiretroviral Therapy? |
CDC Says when CD4 reaches 350 |
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OA vS RA patho |
OA=degenerative disease and asymmetrical of weight bearing joints RA = autoimmune of connective tissue. Symmetrical |
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OA S&S |
swelling & edema but no redress Heberdens nodes in distal joints (H is distal) Bouchards nodes in proximal joints (B is proximal) Better in the am |
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RA S&S |
swelling, edema, redness worse in AM Autoimmune also see fatigue, weakness, malaise, anorexia, Wt. loss |
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Aspirate in OA |
Clear Or yellow, Normal |
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Aspirate in RA |
Inflammatory signs and WBC |
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Tx OA |
ASA Tylenol NSAIDS Cox-2 Inhibitors |
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Tx RA |
ASA NSAIDS DMARDS (disease modifying antirheumatic drugs)= corticosteroids, methotrexate, antimalarial, gold salts |
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Lupus tx |
Rest sunscreen NSAIDS glucocorticoids |
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Normal cup to disk ratio |
Cup no more than 1/2 size of disk |
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Cup to disk ratio in glaucoma |
Cup more than 1/2 size of disk |
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Eye exam in dM retinopathy |
Microaneurysms = cotton wool spots, flame hemorrhages, blot or dot hemorrhages |
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HTN sign eye exam |
AV nicking |
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Bacterial conjunctivitis s&s and tx |
Purulent discharge self-limiting Abx drops : levofloxacin, Cipro, gentamycin |
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Glaucoma vs Cataract |
Glaucoma is increased IOP (open angle= chronic closed= acute) Cataract= Clouding of lense |
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Closed angle glaucoma S&S and tx |
Pain, blurred vision, dilated pupil Tx: Diamox Osmotic diuretics surgery |
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Open angle glaucoma s&s and tx |
Asymptomatic Tx: Beta blockers (timolol), Miotic agents (pilocarpine), Alpha adrenergic agonists |
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Cataract s&S |
Painless Diplopia Halos |
