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Sawtooth" P waves - Classic ECG finding in atrial flutter. Angina is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest - Definition of unstable angina. ACEI - Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria. Hypotension, distant heart sounds, and JVD - Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade. β-blockers, digoxin, calcium channel blockers - Drugs that slow AV node transmission. Niacin - Hypercholesterolemia treatment that → flushing and pruritus. Anticoagulation, rate control, cardioversion - T...

patients blood smear shows that he has small hyper chromic red cells, without central pallor. this is called______ and what is another issue they will likely have? - speherocytes gallstones this HIV drug gives people bad dreams, dizzy, poor sleep, anxiety... - Efafirenz abacavir side effect - abacavir someone has urge incontinence. what is initial treatment? - frequent voluntary voiding pt on sumatriptan for migraine, what else should she NOT take - -ergots both are 5-ht agonists, risk of...

What is the dx criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder? - anxiety on most days (six or more months) and w/ three or more somatic sx (restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, disturbed sleep) How is GAD tx? - Lifestyle changes psychotherapy medication - SSRIs - Venlafaxine - buspirone - Benzos for immediate sx relief How does OCD present? - Obsessions: persistent, unwanted, and intrusive ideas, thoughts, impulses, or images that lead to marked an...

high-grade reflux in females that persists into adulthood with no clear secondary cause - surgical repair multiple 2nd trimester spontaneous abortions - cervical cerclage erythematous knee with effusion and fever - arthrocentesis [ need to tell apart gout from septic arthritis] spontaneous pneumothorax in a tall young man - supplemental oxygen clue cells seen in vaginal swab in a fertile woman - oral metronidazole acute open-angle glaucoma - 1)beta-2-antagonist eye drops i.e. timolol, bet...

Classic EKG finding in atrial flutter - "Sawtooth" p waves Definition of unstable angina - Angina that is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria - ACEI Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade - Hypotension, distant heart sounds, and JVD Drugs that slow heart rate - Beta-blockers, CCBs, digoxin, amiodarone Hypercholesterolemia treatment that leads to flushing and pruritus - Niacin Murmur - hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy - A systo...

Argatroban - Direct thrombin inhibitor Contraindicated in Renal Insuficiency Indicated in Liver Disease Fondaparinux - Factor Xa inhibitor Contraindicated in Liver failure Indicated in Kidney Failure Conditions associated to ITP - Lymphoma, leukemia, HIV, HCV, EBV, SLE, alcohol use, chemotherapy lead poisoning - Mild (5-44): no med, repeat levels & relocation Moderate (45-69): DMSA Severe (>70): Dimercaprol + EDTA if encephalopathy Sideroblastic anemia - Basophilic stippling in peri...

pregnant with active HBV - tx newborn with HBIG and HBV vaccine Beck's triad for tamponade - hypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds (also pulsus paradoxus). Electrical alternans subarachnoid hemorrhage - increased ADH and BNP --> hyponatremia. Tx - water restriction coccidioidomycosis - SW US, central/south America. Pulm infection - dry cough, weight loss, pleuritic chest pain, erythema multiforme/nodosum, arthralgias histoplasmosis - SE US, mid Atlantic, central US, caves. Acute PNA, ...

What gland is found in the muscular triangle of the neck? - Thyroid gland Is an afferent or efferent pupillary defect described as B/L pupillary constriction when light is shined in the unaffected eye and B/L paradoxical dilation when light is shined in the affected eye? - Afferent pupillary defect (CN II lesion); in an efferent pupillary defect (CN III), B/L constrict when light is shined in the unaffected eye and consentual pupil constriction occurs when light is shined in the affected ey...

What gland is found in the muscular triangle of the neck? - Thyroid gland Is an afferent or efferent pupillary defect described as B/L pupillary constriction when light is shined in the unaffected eye and B/L paradoxical dilation when light is shined in the affected eye? - Afferent pupillary defect (CN II lesion); in an efferent pupillary defect (CN III), B/L constrict when light is shined in the unaffected eye and consentual pupil constriction occurs when light is shined in the affected ey...