Osteoarthritis
Voltaren Gel Dosing.
What is 2-4g applied 4x daily (max: 32g/day)?
The maximum dose of APAP for healthy adults is ___ and ___ for alcohol drinkers (>/= 3 drinks/day), poor nutritional value, pre-existing liver disease.
What is 4g/day and </= 2g/day?
Oral glucocorticoids, oral NSAIDs, or Colchicine are examples of
What are 1st line acute treatment options?
Gold Standard preventative insect repellant.
What is DEET?
Strength for regular strength, extra strength and arthritis APAP.
What is regular strength 325 mg, extra strength 500 mg, arthritis 650 mg?
Radiologic diagnostic of osteoarthritis.
What is narrowed joint space from loss of cartilage?
The APAP dose for children 0 mo -12 yo:
What is 10-15 mg/kg/dose Q 4-6 hrs (NTE 5 doses/24hrs)?
Obesity, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease are examples of
What are modifiable risk factors?
2 Topical First Aid antibiotics used to prevent infection.
What is Neosporin & Polysporin?
NSAIDs vs. Aspirin. Role in platelet aggregation.
What is reversible vs. irreversible inhibitor of platelet aggregation? [must say NSAID is reversible and aspirin is irreversible]
Three commonly affected locations of osteoarthritis.
What is knee, hand, hip?
Rare, but deadly neurological disorder of ASA.
What is Reye’s Syndrome?
Goal of serum acid in chronic management of gout.
What is <6 mg/dL?
Presence of red clusters forming straight lines on the patient's arm.
What is Bedbugs?
In terms of the NSAIDs we learned, name the NSAID that has LOWER CV risk and moderate GI risk.
What is naproxen?
Name 3 risk factors for osteoarthritis.
What is genetics, older age >50 y/o, obesity, female, biomechanical factors -- over usage, injury, reduced muscle strength (can choose any 3)?
Rare, but deadly neurological disorder of ASA.
What is Reye’s Syndrome?
When using the clinical diagnostic rule for clinical presentation for gout, gout is likely with a score of ___
What is >/= 8?
Presence of burrow-like tracks on the patient’s lower buttocks.
What is Scabies?
Lice Treatment: For someone with ragweed allergy. Applied to shampooed damp hair.
What is Nix Cream Rinse?
2 non-pharmacological interventions for osteoarthritis.
What is exercise (aerobic and/or resistance/ aquatic exercise), weight loss (5-10%), acupuncture, manual therapy (massage, chiropractor), total joint replacement [can choose any 2]?
Exclusion for self treatment for fever:
> 3 mo with rectal Temp __________ ,
< 3 mo with rectal temp ______ and
fevers that persist greater than ______ days with or without treatment.
What is ≥ 104 F (40 C), ≥ 100.4 F (38 F), 3 days?
Most common drug used in clinical practice for gout.
What is prednisone?
Name 3 drugs that induce photosensitivity.
What is methotrexate, furosemide, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, tetracycline sulfamethoxazole w/ trimethoprim? [any 3]
ABCDE System of Melanoma Detection stands for
What is asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution?