ENT
Viscous lidocaine
Name the 6 P's of acute arterial occlusion.
Pain, pallor, paralysis, pulselessness, poikilothermia, paresthesia
What is the most common pathogen to cause a URI?
Rhinovirus
What is Grey Turner sign?
Flank ecchymosis associated with hemorrhagic pancreatitis
What is the best splint for a scaphoid fracture?
Thumb spica splint
What is the triad associated with Meniere's Disease?
Tinnitus, vertigo, hearing loss
Name this murmur: holosystolic murmur heard best at left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
How can you tell on CXR whether an ingested foreign body (coin) is in the trachea vs esophagus?
Coin will be "en-face" if in the esophagus
What is the most common cause of rectal bleeding in adults?
Hemorrhoids
What are the four cardinal signs of inflammation? Bonus points for the classic names.
Redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor), pain (dolor)
Describe Weber and Rinne test findings in conductive hearing loss.
Weber: lateralizes to bad ear
Rinne: bone conduction > air conduction in bad ear
What is the first line drug treatment for sinus bradycardia?
Atropine
What are Kerley B lines and what condition are they associated with?
What condition is associated with hypoperfusion of "watershed" areas in the colon?
Bonus: what ARE the watershed areas?
Ischemic colitis
Splenic flexure: where circulation from SMA and IMA meet
Sigmoid colon: where circulation from IMA and rectal arteries meet
What class of medication can trigger gout?
Diuretics
also aspirin, cyclosporine, tacrolimus
Corneal abrasion in a contact lens user requires antibiotic coverage of what pathogen?
Pseudomonas
What TWO x-ray findings are associated with coarctation of the aorta?
3-sign, rib notching
Describe lung exam findings in pneumonia: transmitted voice sounds, percussion, tactile fremitus?
Increased transmitted voice sounds, dullness to percussion, increased tactile fremitus
Name 3 meds that can cause pill esophagitis.
Antibiotics (doxycycline, tetracycline, clindamycin)
Anti-inflammatories (NSAID's, aspirin)
Bisphosphonates
Iron supplements, vitamin C, KCl
What is the most common fracture to cause acute compartment syndrome?
Tibial fracture
What is Samter's Triad?
Asthma, nasal polyps, aspirin sensitivity
What genetic connective tissue disorder is associated with an increased risk of aortic dissection? Bonus: what historical figure is thought to have had this condition?
Marfan Syndrome
Abraham Lincoln
What is Pott's Puffy Tumor?
Frontal sinus osteomyelitis with subperiosteal abscess, rare complication of sinusitis
What class of antibiotic is clindamycin?
Lincosamide
Skier's / Gamekeeper's Thumb involves tear of which ligament?
Ulnar collateral ligament