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It makes my head spin
100
This surgical emergency may present with colicky abdominal pain, vomiting and currant jelly stool
What is Intussusception
100
Deterioration in social and intellectual performance, withdrawal from important activities, extreme sadness, irritability, anxiety or excessive anger are common signs of this.
What is depression.
100
Two peripheral and two central causes of vertigo in children.
What is Peripheral- external ear impaction, ramsay hunt, cholesteatoma, vestibular neuronitits, benign paroxysmal vertigo, ingestions, menieres disease Central- tumor, meningitis, encephalitis, MS, trauma, seizure, migraine, stroke, motion sickness, paroxysmal torticollis of infancy
200
These lab abnormalities are found in HUS
What is anemia, thrombocytopenia, hematuria, azotemia
200
Fluctuating episodes of excitement, fearfulness, irritability, recurrent nightmares or flashbacks are symptoms of this.
What is PTSD
200
Throbbing occipital headache, vertigo, ataxia, tinnitus and dysarthria are all symptoms of this type of migraine
What is basilar migraine
300
The incidence of pseudomembranous colitis is highest after administration of this antibiotic
What is Clindamycin
300
5 medical conditions that may lead to psychosis.
What are CNS lesions-tumor, abscess, infection, CHI Metabolic/Endocrine disorders - hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia, thyroid disease, adrenal disease, uremia, DM, porphyria, reyes syndrome, Collagen-lupus, Infection-HIV, malaria, typhoid fever
300
This migraine variant is most common between the ages of 1 and 5 years old. Symptoms include sudden onset of emesis, pallor, sweating and nystagmus.
What is Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo
400
The WHO recommends that rehydration fluid has a sodium:carb ratio of this
What is 1:1
400
Three features that can help differentiate organic vs psychiatric psychosis are
What is Organic - acute onset, vital sign abnormalities, impaired memory and orientation, visual or tactile hallucinations Psychiatric - gradual onset, stable vitals, recent memory and orientation intact, hallucinations auditory and suspicious
400
Ramsey Hunt Syndrome is comprised of these two things.
What is Herpes zoster infection of the ear canal and facial palsy. (May also involve the 8th nerve.)
500
Three causes of protracted diarrhea of a presumed viral origin are
What are bacterial infection, secondary lactase deficiency, starvation stools (prolonged clear liquid diet)
500
6 of the major categories of the mental status exam
What are orientation, appearance, memory, cognition, behavior, relating ability, speech, affect, thought content and process, insight and judgment, strengths, synthesis of evaluation
500
The cold caloric test, which evaluates the integrity of the peripheral vestibular system, is performed by doing this
What is irrigation of the ear with 100ml of tap water or 10ml of cold water with patient lying recumbent at 60 degrees. Normal function would result in a slow movement of the eyes towards the stimulus and fast movement away.
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