Gastroentorology
General IM
Cardiology
Infectious disease
Heme/Onc
100

New onset dyspepsia (early satiety, post-prandial fullness and epigastric pain) 

Patient >60 years with GERD s/s

Next test

What is an upper endoscopy?


100

Achy sharp pain around patella with "locking", "giving way"

Worse with prolonged sitting, activities like squatting, running

O/E: Normal ROM, mild crepitus in retropatellar region

What is patellofemoral pain syndrome?

Pain typically occurs on direct compression of the patella during knee extension

T/t: PT, Quadriceps and hip abductor strengthening

100

Earliest and most sensitive echocardiographic finding of cardiac tamponade

What is R atrial collapse?


100

Ground glass attenuation surrounding nodule on lung CT

Name of sign and organism

What is "Halo sign"

Associated with angioinvasive fungi like aspergillosis-usually seen in patients with profound and prolonged neutropenia and stem cell and solid organ transplantation. 

Halo sign: wedge-shaped densities


100

Primary CV Side effect of Bevacizumab

What is hypertension?

200

With a greater amount of gastric mucosal changes in the gastric antrum than the fundus, this condition occurs due to exposure to dietary carcinogens and H.pylori

HINT: also increases risk of gastric cancer

What is EMAG (Environmental Atrophic Gastritis)?

The other one is AMAG (AI Metaplastic Atrophic Gastritis): typically associated with other AI conditions like vitiligo and thyroid disease. These patients are more prone to developing pernicious anemia

200

This pharmacotherapy can be administered for patients with moderate to severe Alcohol use disorder

What is Naltrexone?

-helps to reduce cravings and heavy drinking. Can initiate in people still drinking and no significant liver disease

Other medications:

-Chlordiazepoxide

-Disulfiram

200

Drug treatment of HF related cardiogenic shock

What is Dobutamine or Milrinone?

Cardiogenic shock is defined by persistent symptomatic hypotension and end-organ dysfunction

Patients present with:

-AKI

-Evidence of liver dysfunction with elevated LFTs

-Poor peripheral perfusion with cool extremities and impaired mental status

Inotropes can improve cardiac function and perfusion. AVOID milrinone in those with impaired renal function as milrinone is excreted through kidneys and can accumulate

200

Prophylactic therapy in HIV + patients with CD4 <200

What is TMP-SMX?

Alternate therapies: -Dapsone

-Atovaquone

PCP is the main organism for CD 4<200

In CD4 <150: Histoplasma

In CD4 <100: T.gondii


200

Basophilic leukocytosis  +/- eosinophilia with hepatosplenomegaly and fatigue is suspicious for this condition

What is CML?

Nearly 90-95% patients will have Philadelphia chromosome. The resulting BCR-ABL fusion can be detected in peripheral blood

300

Painless obstructive jaundice with 'sausage-shaped' pancreatic enlargement on imaging

Responds to steroids

BONUS (100): What serum level will be increased?

What is AI pancreatitis?

Type 1: Older men commonly associated with pancreatitis, Sjogren's syndrome, PSC, bile duct strictures.

Type 2: Chronic pancreatitis and IBD

BONUS (100): Type 1 will often have elevated serum IgG4 (Type 2 may not)

300

Episodic vertigo (20 mins-several hours)

SNHL

low frequency tinnitus with a fullness in the affected ear

Diagnosis

BONUS 100: Treatment

What is Meniere's disease?

Inner ear disorder c/terised by increased volume and pressure of endolymph

BONUS (100): Salt restriction, reducing caffeine and alcohol use and diuretics

300

4 Indications for exercise stress testing with imaging

-LBBB 

-LV hypertrophy

-Patient on digitalis

-Pre-excitation

-Paced beats

*Keep note that if a resting EKG demonstrates LV hypertrophy with significant repolarization abnormalities (ST segment depression >0.5mm), it limits the ability to interpret the EKG during exercise. So you need adjunctive imaging either an echo or a NM scan

300

In females with recurrent genital HSV, daily suppressive therapy with this medication is the most effective strategy to reduce HSV transmission

What is valacyclovir?

Will accept Acyclovir and Famciclovir

*Note: Condom use is beneficial to reduce male to female transmission but doesn't reduce female to male transmission

300

Treatment of choice for TTP

What is Plasma exchange?


Do NOT order platelet transfusion use it can exacerbate microvascular occlusion

REMEMBER: Coagulation studies will be normal in TTP but there will be hemolytic anemia (Increased LDH, reduced haptoglobin), reduced PC

400

Chronic diarrhea with fever, cardiac disease, ocular symptoms and neurological symptoms

Diagnosis

BONUS (100): Duration of antibiotics

What is Whipple disease?

Diagnosis requires small bowel biopsy and PCR for Tropheryma whippleii

BONUS (100): Antibiotics for 12 months

400

Reduced sensation to pinprick and light touch over antero-lateral upper thigh in this disorder

BONUS (100): What is the nerve involved

What is Meralgia parasthetica

BONUS (100): Lateral cutaneous nerve

DIFFERENTIATE from Trochanteric bursitis: causes lateral hip pain over outer thigh WORSE with flexion (climbing stairs, getting out of a car)

400

Diagnostic test for PAD if ankle-brachial index is >1.4

What is toe-brachial index?

ABI of <0.9: PAD

ABI >1.4: calcified, noncompressible arteries. In this case, a toe-brachial index is measured

Toe-brachial index <0.7 is indicative of  PAD

400

Cause of swimming pool diarrhea

What is Cryptosporidium?

Protozoal infection with Cryptosporidium is the most common cause of swimming pool related outbreaks of diarrhea

Diagnosis: stool Ag testing and stool microscopy

400
Early initiation of this reduces the likelihood of acute chest syndrome in sickle cell anemia patients in crisis

What is incentive spirometry?

Also start hydroxyurea

500

A 29 year old patient was diagnosed with hepatitis B infection (HBV) 10 years prior with likely vertical transmission (at birth)

Patient feels well. No other PMH

Labs: Positive HbeAg, HbsAg and serum HBV DNA level is 20,000, 000 IU/ml with normal LFTs

This is the next best step

A: Entecavir

B: Hepatic U/S

C: IFN

D: Repeat LFTs in 6 months

E: Tenofovir

What is

D: Repeat liver chemistry in 6 months

Manage immune tolerant phase of Hep B

There are 4 phases of HBV infection:

1. Immune tolerant

2. Immune active

3. Immune control

4. Reactivation

Not all patients go through each phase but patients in immune tolerant phase do not have significant inflammation, no fibrosis and don't require treatment

However, it can progress so serial LFTs need to be done

500

Sildenafil use can be associated with these ocular S/E

What is:
-Bluish discoloration of vision

-Non- arteritic Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

500

Think of this condition in patients with R sided HF and a history of radiation

EKG: low voltage QRS

Echo: pericardial thickening and biatrial enlargement

What is Constrictive pericarditis?

Characterized by adherent pericardium that restrains ventricular diastolic expansion causing impaired filling

CAUSES: Cardiac surgery, TB, Radiation and post-acute pericarditis

O/E: Kussmaul's sign, pericardial knock and a friction rub

CXR: calcified pericardium


500

Treatment regimen of Cryptococcal meningitis

Amphotericin B and Flucytosine x 2 weeks

Followed by Fluconazole 800mg daily x 8 weeks

Followed by Fluconazole 200mg daily x1 year

*NOTE: Steroids are of no use here. The aim is to reduce ICP not reduce vasogenic edema

Patient needs serial lumbar punctures to reduce ICP

500
45 year old woman with abdominal pain and constipation, dark reddish urine, low sodium with painful flaccid paralysis

Diagnosis

BONUS (200): Treatment

What is acute intermittent porphyria

Typically triggered by starvation, drugs (sulfa drugs), stress and infection

BONUS (200): Symptomatic therapy

-glucose loading

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