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When do you use allopurinol and colchione |
allo- maintenance to keep uric acid down col- acute gout attack |
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Dysdiadochokinesia refers to |
neuro triad of symptoms with gait, memory, and speech - common in MS |
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What are the differences of symptoms that show in a TIA of ANTERIOR cerebral circulation vs POSTERIOR? |
anterior- behavioral and cognition posterior- vision disturbances with diplopia, dyarthria, motor and sensory |
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AST > ALT causes |
alcohol, statins, and tylenol use |
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ALT > AST causes |
infectious hepatitis |
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When can a child with Fifth's disease go back to school |
after rash appears |
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Where does Roseola and Rubella start |
Roseola- starts on trunk after fever spreads to extremeties Rubella- starts on face and goes down trunk |
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Motor function of L4 |
foot dorsilexion knee jerk reflex |
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Motor function of L5 |
great toe dorsiflexion |
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Motor function of S1 |
foot eversion |
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What drug can cause hyperflycemia |
corticosteroids, niacin, thaizide diuretics |
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What drug can precipitate a gout attack |
niacin, thiazides, ASA, cyclosporine |
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What drug can cause acute pancreatitis |
corticosterioids, thiazides, alcohol |
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Three causes of sendary hypertriglyceridemia |
excessive alcohol consumption uncontrolled DM untreated or untertreated huperthyroidism |
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Non-controlled substance used to treat ADHD |
strattera |
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Parasytolic murmur that is heard best at the apex, radiates to axilla and is a loud- blowiing and high pitched murmur |
mitral regurgitation |
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complete resolution of Osgood- schlatter disease takes how long |
12- 24 months |
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Oral iron therapy antacid interaction |
decreases iron absorption |
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Oral iron therapy levodopa interaction |
decreases iron effects and levodopa |
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Ectopic pregnancy symptoms |
hypotension and tachycardia with blood loss abdominal tenderness |
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Raised and yellow soft plaques that are located below browns on upper and lower lids of eyes, usually on nasal side. Maybe a sign of hyperlipidemia if person <40 |
xanthelasma |
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What is target dose of an adult patient on Zoloft? |
50-200 mg q daily |
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What is a target dose of Prozac in an adult patient? |
20-80 mg q Day |
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What is the target dose of Celexa in an adult patient? |
40 - 60 mg / day |
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What is the target dose of Lexapro in an adult patient? |
10-20 mg / da |
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What do you always prescribe to patients with systolic dysfunction in CHF |
ACE inhibitors-- decreases mortality and prolongs survival |
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What drug can cause contraceptive failure |
Carbamazepine |
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Lipitor lab effects |
LDL reduced by 20 - 60 % HDL increased by 5 - 15 % TRIG reduced by 10 - 40 % |
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Gemifibrozil lab effects |
LDL reduced by 5-15 % HDL increased by 14- 20 % TRIG reduced by 20- 50 % |
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Nicotinic Acid lab effects |
LDL reduced by 10 - 25% HDL increased by 15 - 35 % TRIG reduced by 20 - 50 % |
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Colestipol |
LDL reduced by 10 - 20 % HDL increased by 3-5% TRIG: may reduce |
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Patient with latex allergy is usually also allergic to what |
kiwi avocado bananas |
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Lipid panel findings in a person with chronic renal insufficiency |
increased total cholesterol and triglycerides |
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Elevated triglycerides, HDL and LDL |
alcohol abuse |
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Elevated total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL |
untreatead/ undertreated hypothyroidism |
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Physical findings associate with eating disorders |
orthostatic hypotension yellow skin brittle nails pruritus halitosis decreased temperature bradycardia arrythmias |
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Decreases and control hirsutism in PCOs |
Spironolactone |
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Antidepressant used for neuropathic pain treatment |
Elavil |
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The Chvostek sign |
clinical sign of existing nerve hyperexcitability seen in hypocalcemia.It refers to an abnormal reaction to the stimulation of the facial nerve. When the facial nerve is tapped at the angle of the jaw (i.e. masseter muscle), the facial muscles on the same side of the face will contract momentarily (typically a twitch of the nose or lips) because of hypocalcemia |
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Drugs used to treat ADHD |
Ritalin, Mehylin, Metadate, Concerta, Daytrana- methylphenidate) Adderall (dextroamphetamine and amphetamine) Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate Focalin (dexmethylphenidat Strattera (atomoxetine |
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Lyme disease treatment for pregnant and lactating women and children <8 years |
amoxicillin 250-500mg tid x 10-21 days |
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High purine foods |
certian seafoods (scallops, mussels) organ and game meat beans spinach asparagus bakers yeast supplements |
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Hearing loss Values |
mild hearing loss: 26- 40 dB moderate loss: 41- 55 dB profound loss: > 91 dB |
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Brachial Pulse Index |
Normal : > 0.9 Moderate: 0.6 - 0.8 Severe: 0.5 |
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First line treatment for essential tremors |
betablockers propanolol |
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bethamethasone side effects (corticosteroid) |
increased appetite weight gain difficulty sleeping headache dizziness changes in menstration |
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What test is used to test for colorblindness? |
ishihara chart |
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Most common form of urinary incontinence in the elderly |
urge incontinence |
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Adam Position Test |
diagnostic procedure to test for scoliosis child bends forward withhead and hands down in this position assess for rib hump prominence |
