Clin Med Exam 6
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- very dry tongue, thirst, polyuria, dec'd BP, tachycardia, inc'd RR, vomitting, abd pain, diaphoresis
- DKA
- fatigue, weight loss, excessive urination, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia
- DM
- fingerstick, UA, CBC, C7, Ha1c, fasting lipids, EKG
- Dx of DM
- Malignant Otitis Externa, Emphysematousis pyelonephritis, retinopathy, foot complications, CAD, MI, CVA, PVD
- Manifestations of DM
- antiestrogens x 3 months or surgery
- Tx of gynecomastia
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serum LH, FSH, testosterone
semen analysis
dec'd testosterone
dec'd Gonadotropin
inc'd FSH
dec'd NL sperm - Dx of Testicular Feminization
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Phenotypic female
fetus- L-S folds don't fuse= short vagina
breat enlargement
inc'd LH - Testicular Feminization
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remains prepubital
small testes
rubbery testes
lack testosterone
see endocrinologist - Kallmas Syndrome
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XXY
gynecomastia
small firm testes
azoospermia
euchnoidal skeletal proportions
elevated FSH and LH - Kleinfelter Syndrome
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testosterone therapy
GnRH
surgery - Tx for infertililty
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surgical excision
alpha blockade by phentolamine
beta blockade
Epi= alpha and beta - Tx of Pheochromocytoma
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24 hr urinary catecholamines or metabolites
VMA
Plasma catechols inc'd during HTN
MRI or CT of adrenals - Dx of Pheochromocytoma
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HTN- not controlled by meds
flushing
anxiety
nausea
weakness
weight loss
looks like a thyroid problem - Pheochromocytoma
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correct electrolyte abNL
spirolactone
ACEi
Angioplasty in Renal Artery Stenosis - Tx of hyperaldosterone
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document HTN and hypokalemia
hypoMg
EKG changes
CT/MRI of adrenals
Serum/Urine Aldosterone Level
Plasma renin levels
Serum ACTH - Dx of hyperaldosteronism
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HTN
hypokalemia
absent or decreased DTR
proximal muscle weakness and fatigue
parasthesias - Hyperaldosteronism
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Exogenous- dec steroid dose
Endogenous- surgery for pit or lung Ca, Radiation of Chemo, unilateral adrenalectomy or radiation - Cushing's Syndrome
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24 hour UFC- 1st
serum cortisol
serum ACTH
high dose dexamethasone suppression test
MRI gadolinium of pituitary
MRI of adrenals
CXR
DEXA - Dx of Cushing's
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hyperglycemia
inc'd protien and muscle breakdown
central obesity
poor wound healing
virilizing of women
HTN
osteoporosis - Cushing's Syndrome
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prolactin secreting pit tumors
drugs effecting CNS
OCP and HRT
hypo/hyperthyroidism
breast stimulation
chest wall injury
spinal cord injury - Causes of Galactorrhea
- Pituitary Surgery
- Tx for acromegaly
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macroadenomas
metalstatic carcinoma
germinomas
craniopharyngiomas - Causes of Hypopituitarism
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h/a
bilateral visual fiels effects
dec'd GH
dec'd GnRH
dec'd libido - Mass Effects of Pituitary Tumors
- Transsphenoidal surgery or suppressio of prolactin by bromocroptine
- Tx for Prolactinoma
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most common secretory adenoma
commonly amenorrhea and galactorrhea
excess PRL
men--> dec libido, oligospermia, dec'd testosterone - Prolactinoma
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>1cm in diameter
endocrine inactive tumor
mass effect
sellar enlargement
deviation of the pituitary stalk
displace optic chiasm
bitemporal visual fiels cuts - Pituitary Macroadenoma
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<1cm
does not cause sellar enlargement, structural problems, hypopituitarism - Pituitary Microadenoma
- MRI w/ gadolinium
- Dx test done for pituitary tumor found before death
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Pituitary insufficiency
Nonfunctional adenomas
incidental finding on autopsy - Pituitary Tumor
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address dysrhythmias, seizures
IV Mg
ID cause - Tx of HypoMg
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GI loss
malnutrition
renal loss
Rx - Causes of HypoMg
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NM irritability
hyperreactive DTR
muscle cramps
muscle fibrillation
CNS hyperexcitability
irritability and combativeness
disorientation
psychodid
ataxia, vertigo, nystagmus, seizures
Cardia Arrhythmias - HypoMg
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Stop any exogenous source of Mg
IV fluids to dilute Mg
diuretics to increase excretion Mg
IV Ca - Tx for HyperMg
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N/V
weakness
skin flushing
lightheadedness
disappearance of DTR
hypotn
arrhythmia
Intraventriculat conduction delay
asystole
ventilatory failure
muscle weakness
vasodilation
heart block
st - HyperMg
- large doses of Vit D and Ca
- Tx for Hyperparathyroidism
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hypernatremia
hyperkalemia
eosinophilia
metabolic acidosis
cortisol and aldosterone levels
ACTH or corticotropin stim. tests
Adrenal Imaging on CT and MRI
Adrenal Ab - Dx of Addisons
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Vomitting
dehydration
hypoglycemia
hypotension - ACUTE Addisons Dz
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Fasting hypoglycemia
inc'd pigmentation
inability to respond to stress
aldosterone lack
weight loss
fatigue
vomitting
women- lack axillary and pubic hair and dec'd hair on extremities - Addisons Dz
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insufficient PTH produced
depressed reabsorption of Ca from bones
low serum Ca
tetany sxs
carpopedal spasm - Hypoparathyroidism
- Surgical removal by standard surgery or MIRP
- Tx of hyperparathyroidism
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inc'd parathyroid hormone
inc'd serum Ca - Dx of Hyperparathyroidism
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50% asx
renal stones
emotional disorders
renal insufficiency
pancreatitis
hypercalciuria
osteoporosis
PUD - Primary hyperparathyroidism
- After pt with CRF receives a renal transplant, the parathyoirs remain overactive even though new kidneys are fx well
- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
- compensatory inc in fx due to renal, GI or bone dz
- Secondary hyperparathyroidism
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unknown cause
benign or malignant
single or multiglandular involvement - Primary Hyperparathyroidism
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lack of cortisol, aldosterone and androgen
autoimmune
80-90% of gland has to be destroyed before sx occur - Addison's dz
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inc'd ACTH
hyperplasia of ZF and ZR
lack of cortisol or aldosterone
inc'd adrenal androgens
shunting to biosynthesis of androgens and 17 ketosteroids - Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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dec'd aldosterone
dec'd cortisone
inc'd 17-hydroxyprogesterone
inc'd progesterone
check plasma 17 hydroxyprogesterone excess - Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Androgens only- hirsutism and amenorrhea
- Virilizing of Adrenocortical or Ovarian Tumors
- Androgens + Cortisol secretions
- Mixed virilizing of Adrenocortical or Ovarian Tumors
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hirsutism
infertility
amenorrhea
obesity
enlarged ovaries - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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Fludrocortisone
Lasix - Tx of Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism
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dec'd renin
dec'd AT I
Dec'd ATII
dec'd Aldosterone
hyperkalemia
hyponatremia - Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism
- Lifeling replacement of glucose and mineralcorticoids
- Tx of Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
- Failure of Standing dehydration test
- Dx of Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
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exogenous steroids
infiltrative- sarcoidosis
tumors- pituitary/ hypothalmic
post partum pituitary necrosis
head trauma
pituitary surgery/ irradiation - Causes of Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
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Autoimmune- Addisons
Infectious- TB, HIV
Infiltrative Disorders- Sarcoid, Amyloid
Hemmorhage. thrombosis
Metastasis - Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
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panhypopituitarism or sudden withdrawal of steroids
dec'd ACTH
NL aldosterone - Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
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inc'd ACTH
inc'd renin
dec'd cortisol
dec'd aldosterone
dec'd urinary 17 hydroxycorticosteroids
unresponsive adrenals
IV infusion does not cause a rise in cortisol - Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
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usually found after metastasis
poor prognosis
fatal weeks--> months - Anaplastic Thyroid Carinoma
- Complete Thyroid removal PLUS a dissection to remove the lymph nodes of the front and side of the neck
- Tx for Medullary Ca
- most common and most curable type of thyroid ca
- Follicular and Papillary Ca
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complete removal of the lobe that harbors the ca PLUS almost all of the other lobe
SYNTHROID THERAPY - Tx of Follicaular and Papillary Ca
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Small- levothyroxine
Large- surgery - Tx of Goiters
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single
fixed
hard
associated with lyphadenopathy
cold on I123 scan - Criteria that makes a nodule seem Malignant
- Synthroid and monitoring
- Tx of hypothroidism
- dec'd T4 and inc'd TSH
- Primary Hypothyroidism
- dec'd T4 and dec'd TSH
- Secondary Hypothyroidism
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fatigue, weakness,
course dry hair
constipation
delayed DTR
dry rough pale skin
cold intolerance/hypothermia
depression
bradycardia
weight gain
myalgias
arthralgias
irritability
lethargy
p - Hypothyroidism
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poor feeding
hypotonia
inactivity
edema of hands and feet - Hypothyroid in Infants
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short stature
delayed puberty
MR
development delays - Hypothyroid in children
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hypothermia
stupor
extreme weakness
hypoventilation
hypoglycemia - Myxedema coma
- most common permanent tx of hyperthyroidism
- Radioactive I
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PTU/ Methimazole
Antithyroid Drugs
Radioactive Iodine
Surgery
Beta Blockers
Ablative therapy with RAI - Tx of Hyperthyroidism
- dec'd I uptake
- Dx of Thyroiditis
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TSH receptor Ab
inc'd I uptake
toxic adenoma - Dx of Graves Dz
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inc'd free T4
dec'd TSH - Dx of hyperthyroidism
- Ingestion of excessive amounts of thyoxine
- thyroxicosis factitia
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thyroid swells rapidly and is painful and tender
Gland is producing thyroid hormone but quits taking up I
resolves over a few weeks
NSAIDS and Bed Rest - DeQuervains Thyroiditis
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in late stages...
inc'd TSH
dec'd T4 and T3 - Hashimotos Thyroiditis
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inflammation of thyrois is always enlarged
Thyroid is inefficient in converting I into thyroid hormone and compensates by enlarging - Hashimotos Thyroiditis
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cause of hyperthyroid
thyrois nodules produce excess amounts of thyroid hormones
palpable goiter - Solitary Toxic Nodule
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Autoimmune
goiter
women 8:1
hyperthyroid eye dz
thyroid dermopathy
check for antithyroglobin and antihyroperoxidase Ab - Graves Dz
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Most common cause of hyperthyroid
autoAb attach to activating sites on the thyroid which stimulates hormone synthesis - Graves Dz
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precipitated by stressor--> surgery
acute infection, MI, uncontrolled DM, radioactive iodine therapy - Thyroid Storm
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coma
marked hyperpyrexia
diaphoresis
tachycardia
a-fib
cardiac failure
N/V
diarrhea
agitation
delerium - Thyroid Storm
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thyrotoxicosis
tachycardia
muscle weakness
hair loss
fine tremor
diaphoresis
staring gaze
weight loss
tactile temp
palpitations
a-fib
insomnia
light or absent menses
heat intolerance
b - Hyperthyroidism
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elevated circulating thyroid hormone
not increades thyroid activity
source either pit or hypothalmus - Hyperthyroidism
- loss of one, all or a combination of AP hormones
- Anterior Hypopituitarism
- hypogonadism and infertility
- LH and FSH deficiency
- central diabetes inspidis with polyuria and polydipsia, and hypernatremia
- ADH deficiency
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painless swelling in region of thyroid
TFT NL
irradiation to head and neck
+ thyroid needle aspirations - Thyroid Ca
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NL WBC
inc'd sed rate
+ RF- doesn't rule this out
Xray - OA
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APAP
NSAIDS
Capsaicin cream (Zostrix)
Oral Chondroitin sulfate or glucosamine
Intraarticular steroid injection
Intraarticular Hyaluronic acid derrivatives
Surgery - Tx of OA
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BC +
dec'd glu
inc'd protein and lactate
WBC count>10K - Septic Arthritis
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Treat empirically w/ abx against gonoccal, staph, pneumococcai and GN orgs
Rochephin
Naphcillin + Gent - Tx of Septic Arthritis
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no viable organisms
inc'd sed rate and CRP
turbid fluid
WBC count >5K
low viscosity
glu not greatly reduced - Reiter's Syndrome (Reactive Arthritis)
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NSAIDS and exercise
DMARDS - Tx of Reiter's Syndrome
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rare
inc'd chylomicrons
extremely increased TG
NL VLDL and LDL
risk of pancreatitis - Type 1 Lipoprotein Disorder
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xanthomas in homozygous
marked inc LDL
NL VLDL
Total Cholesterol >500
Vascular Dz in Children - Type 2a Lipoprotein Disorder
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Inc'd VLDL
inc'd LDL
mixed hyperlipidemia
inc'd TG
TC 250-500 - Type 2b Lipoprotein Disorder
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dysbetalipoproteinemia
inc'd VLDL
NL LDL
inc'd TG
inc'd TC - Type 3 Lipoprotein Disorders
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inc'd VLDL
inc'd TG
familial hypertriglyceridemia
NL LDL
inc'd risk of CAD - Type 4 Lipoprotein Disorders
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inc'd TC
NL LDL
Inc'd VLDL
TG>1000 - Type 5 Lipoprotein Disorders
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lifestyle change
smoking cessation
inc fiber
dec saturated fats
statings
bile acid sequest.
fibrates
niacin - Tx of Lipoprotein Disorders
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hyponatremia
hypotoxicity
euvolemia
NL renal, thyrois and adrenal fx
Uosm <100
inc'd Una - SIADH
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confusion
coma
N/V
h/a
weakness
psychosis
pitting edema
peripheral edema absent - SIADH
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Na>135
NL BG
Sosm <280
CXR
CBC
C7
Lytes
Amy
Lip
UA
CT-head - Dx of SIADH
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mild- mod--> HOH restriction and good workup
ABCs first
consider glu, narcan and thiamine
thypotension or hypovolemia--> NSS bolus
watch rate of Na--> pontine myelinosis - Tx of SIADH
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can't concentrate urine
dilute urine
dec'd Uosm
NL--> high plasma osm - Diabetes Inspidis
- HOH depletion test--> continue to make dilute urine
- Dx of DI
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Psychogenic--> tx psych dz
central or neuro--> synthetic ADH (DDAVP)
Nephrogenic--> tx renal dz - tx of DI
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malaise
weakness
polyuria
polydipsia
dehydration
nephrolithiasis
HTN
muscle weakness
hyporeflexia
EKG changes
hypotn
tremor
lethargy
confusion
stupor
coma - Hypercalcemia
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weight loss
loss of appetite
weakness
pain
easily fx bones
KIDS- deformities ar epi plates
ADULTS- softening- bending on long bones - Primary Osteoporosis
- inc'd alk phos
- Dx of Primary Osteoporosis
- Vit D x 6 weeks
- Tx of Primary Osteoporosis
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dec'd height
curved upper back
back pain
vertebral fx
wrist, tibial, hip and humoral fx - Secondary Osteoporosis
- XR- prominent vertebral end plates
- Dx of Secondary Osteoporosis
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Ca/Vit D supplements
Calcitonin
Weight bearing exercise - Tx of Osteroporosis
- dull ache pain, 1+ jts, worse w/ activity, AM, cold, improves with rest, stiffness
- OA
- PIP, DIP of hand and feet, crepitus, warm, red, effusion, swell, Heberden's DIP, Bouchard
- OA
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WBC 2000
no infx
ESR NL
CT/MRI- disc stenosis - Dx of OA
- Low exercise, weight loss, steroids, brace
- OA
- ulner deviation, hammer finger, boutonneire deformity, swam neck, vasculitis, sjogrens nodules, bakers cyst, CTS, symmetrical swelling
- RA
- wrist, hands, AM stiffness, 3+ jts (at least one jt: wrist, MCP, PIP, Boutonniere's, swan neck)
- RA
- RF+
- Dx of RA
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NSAIDS
ASA
methrotrexate
antimalarial
PCN
low dose steroids - Tx of RA
- inflammation of sacroilitis, sponylitis jts, adn uveitis, pencil in cup deformity, acro-osteolysis, Joint space loss
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Chlamydial infx
- Psoriatic Arthritis
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HLA B27 allele
XR- sacrilitis
osteophytes
bamboo spine - Psoriatic Arthritis
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very local spasm, neck, shoulder, intercapsular muscle, lower back, butt
reproducable on palpation - Mypcascial Trigger Points
- ACAP, ASA, NSAID, lidocaine/steroid injection
- Tx of Mypcascial Trigger Points
- low dose amitrip muscle relaxer, low exercise, SSRI, antidepressants
- Ts of a fake dz
- pain, siff, cervical , 10-20% temporal arteritis
- Poly Rheumatica
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inc'd ESR
anemia
inc'd LFT - Dx of Poly Rheumatica
- low dose steroids
- Tx of Poly Rheumatica
- ice, rest, remove agent, antiinflammatory, steroids
- Tx of -itises
- trauma, inflammation, pain, limited motion of biceps or supraspinatous tendon
- Capulitis, bursitis of shoulder
- pain over wrist extensor inserts on lateral epicondyle, tennis elbow
- epicondylitis
- extensor/abd tendon sheaths in wrist, inflamm disease or repetitive trauma
- Tenosynovitis
- pain in PM in wrist/hand--> numbness in thumb/index
- CTS
- ice, rest, remove agent, antiinflamm, steroids
- Tx of CTS, Dupuytren's contracture, IT band, Trochanteric bursitis, plantar fascitis
- fibrosis/shortening of 1+ flexor tendons of hand--> deformity
- Dupuytren's contracture
- fascial strain over extensor hip--> pain down side of leg
- IT Band
- Local Pain over great trochanter--> diff to walk
- Trochanteric bursitis
- S. Aureus, suspect cellulitis, erythema, fever, leukocytosis, crystal deposits in bursa
- Septic Bursitis
- Aspirate bursa fluid, cell count, cx, crystal exam
- Dx of Septic Bursitis
- drai, ABX
- Tx of Septic Bursitis
- overuse injury, subacromial shoulder, trochant
- Nonseptic bursitis
- rest, ice, NSAIDS, steroids, don't aspirate iliopsoas bursa
- Tx of Nonseptic Bursitis
- Low Back pain,
- Spinal Dz
- rapid, PM pain, podagra, skin inflamm, warm, hot jts, pain w. movement, hurts to put clothes on,
- GOUT
- Negative Birefringent needle shapped crystals
- GOUT
- knee, wrist, pubic sym.
- psuedogout
- positive birefringent rhomboid shaped crystals, athrocentesis
- Dx of pseudogout
- Colchicine, methyl/prednisone, intercrit, alopurinol
- Tx of Gout
- NSAIDS, Roids: intracrticular and oral
- Tx of Psuedogout
- h/a, scalp tenderness, visual disturbances, monocular blindness
- Giant cell arteritis
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inc'd ESR
anemia
fever - Dx of Giant cell arteritis
- hight dose steroids
- Tx for giant cell arteritis
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pulseless disease, claudication, leads to MI
Tx. Roids - Takayasu Arteritis
- associated with hep b/c, involves medium vessels, segmental nec lesion
- Polyarteritis Nodusa
- Biopsy/ Angiography of vessel
- Dx of Polyarteritis Nodusa
- asthma, pulm infiltrates, eosinophilia, skin, peripheral nerves, GI, allergic granulomatos adn angitis
- Churg- Straus
- fuliment alveolar hemm, rapid GN, tissue Bx, lung, kidney, sinuses
- Wegner Granulomatosis
- small children, young adults, palpable purpuram arthalgia, abd pain, fever, GN
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
- 100% mortal w/o tx
- Weg. Gran.
- Roids and immunosuppressant
- Tx of Weg Gran
- Roids and NSAIDS
- Tx. of H-S Pupura
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inc'd serum CPK-MM
inc'd aldolase
inc'd ALT and AST
inc'd LDH
inc'd sed rate
urine + for hemoglobin - Polymyositis
- Steroids and DMARDS
- Tx of Polymyositis
- 45 XO, short stature, hypogonadism, webbed neck, hypertension, reanl abNL,
- Turner's Syndrome
- daily injections of GH
- Tx of Turners
- surgery, parathyrois resection, bisphosphantes
- Tx of MEN 1 wermer's Syndrome