Special MSK Tests
This test is most commonly used to diagnose DeQuervain's Disease.
What is Finkelstein's test
Have patient make a fist around their thumb and perform ulnar deviation. Positive if pain in the first compartment.
This type of study design is the gold standard.
This antibody is most sensitive for Lupus.
What is ANA
This medication class is most commonly used in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
What are benzodiazepines
This medication is the first line treatment for Diabetes Insipidus.
What is Desmopressin (DDAVP)
Name 3 physical exam tests for carpal tunnel syndrome.
What are Tinel's, Phalen's, Reverse Phalen's, or Carpal Compression Test
This p-value is typically deemed as statically significant.
What is less than or equal to 0.05
This antibody is most specific for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
What is Anti-CCP
This medication treats benzo overdose.
What is Flumazenil.
This cancer is associated most famously with SIADH.
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
This set of rules is used to determine if you need imaging when evaluating an ankle injury.
What is Ottawa Ankle Rules
This type of bias describes when disease is identified earlier, giving the impression of improved survival time.
What is Lead Time Bias
This antibody is most specific for drug-induced lupus.
What is Anti-Histone Antibodies
This medication is used to reverse beta blocker toxicity.
A patient was incidentally found to have an Empty Sella on MRI. What should you do?
Reassure patient, nothing to do as it's a normal variant.
This test places the patient's arm shoulder in 90 degrees of shoulder flexion with the elbow flexed to 90 degrees and then internally rotates the arm. It is positive if there is pain with internal rotation.
What is Hawkins-Kennedy test.
What type of observational study is Prospective?
What is cohort study (starts with exposure and tracks oucomes)
What disease is most strongly associated with positive anti-mitochondrial antibodies?
What is Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
This medication treats Acetaminophen overdose.
What is N-acetylcysteine
This cancer is the most common thyroid cancer.
What is Papillary Thyroid Cancer
The Rhomberg test is used to test balance. What neural pathway is being tested? (Hint: think spinal cord columns)
What is the Dorsal Column Medial Lemniscal Pathway
This type of study uses Odds Ratio to measure association
What is Case-Control study
What disease is associated with anti-centromere antibodies?
What is scleroderma (CREST syndrome)
Leucovorin reverses the effects of this medication.
What is methotrexate
Patient presents with galactorrhea and amenorrhea. During their evaluation, you should obtain these 3 labs.
TSH
Free T4
Prolactin level