What 5 conditions is carpal tunnel syndrome associated with?
1. Thyroid disease
2. Diabetes
3. pregnancy
4. alcoholism
5. Rheumatoid arthritis
What are your 5 condition in the differential for COPD exacerbation?
1. PNA
2. Penumothorax
3. Pleural effusion
4. PE
5. pulmonary edema
Insidious onset mild diarrhea and pain with skp lesions?
Crohn's Disease
How do you adjust meds and monitor pregnant patient with hypothyroidsm?
2. Check TSH q 4 weeks
Shooting foot pain with numbness, tingling or burning sensation that is provoked by subtalar pronation without tenderness over medial calcaneal tubercle?
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
(mimics plantar fasciitis)
How do we know if a COPD patient would benefit from an ICS?
if blood eosinophils >300
what are the 2 mcc of infectious diarrhea in children in the developed and developing countries?
1. Rotavirus
2. Norovirus
What is the most likely complication in the first 6 months after sleeve gastrectomy?
GERD
What is the most successful treatment of nursmaid's elbow?
Hyperpronation of the forearm (requires fewer attempts)
What are the spirometry findings to diagnose asthma?
FEV1 <80% predicted
TLC is normal to elevated
FRC is usually elevated
Increase of FEV1 > 12 % after bronchoconstriction
This GI cancer is the third mcc of cancer related death in the US
cancer of large intestine
What type of anemia can falsely elevate A1c?
Iron deficiency anemia
What are the main 3 things to manage vertebral compression fractions in the elderly?
1. Early mobilization to maintain strength and function.
2. Pain management (APAP, calcitonin nasal spray x 4 weeks)
3.DEXA to evaluate for osteoporosis
Single Maintenance And Reliever Therapy
-ICS/formoterol MDI for maintenance BID and prn for symptoms
Name the 7 alarm feature in dyspepsia
1. unintentional weight loss
2. dysphagia
3. odynophagia
4. unexplained iron def anemia
5. persistent vomiting
6. palpable mass or lymphadenopathy
7. Fmhx of upper GI cancer
ASVD: SGLT2 inh. (-flozin) or GLP1 agonists (-tide)
HF or CKD: SGLT2 inh. first (if counter indicated use GLP1 ag)
Name the Ottawa Ankle rules
1. Malleolar pain or pain in region of navicular or prox 5th metatarsal
AND
2. Unable to bear weight 4 steps at exam OR
3. Discrete bone tenderness at posterior margin of malleolus
What are the main 3 recommendations to manage asthma during pregnancy?
1. Monthly monitoring of symptoms
2. Do not step down treatment (No sotpicng ICS before or during pregnancy
3. treat exacerbations agressively
What are the main 4 risks associated with PPI use?
1. Vit B12 def
2. hypomagnesemia
3. inc risk fo C-diff infection
4. inc risk for CAP
What is the best indicator of the ability to heal in a diabetic foot ulcer?
- Patient's pulse