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Joint Pain Evaluation Morning Tenderness & Inflammation |
Poly: inflamed = ra; not inflamed = bursitis if point tenderness, arthritis otherwise Mono: trauma = fracture; not inflamed = bursitis if pt tenderness, arthritis otherwise; inflamed = ra or gout, infectious Morning tenderness >1hr = inflammatory |
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Arthrocentesis indication |
monoarticular & inflamed |
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Thyroid Evaluation MC Hyperthyroid Treatment |
high TSH = image pit; normal = not thyroid low TSH = T4 & Radioactive Imaging [diffuse = graves, focal = TNG, none = thyroiditis] MC treatment = RadioIodine |
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Adrenal Insufficiency Diagnosis Distinguish primary & secondary AI AI treatment |
D: no Adrenal hormone rise after ACTH stim 1 vs 2: 1 = ACTH increased in morning Treat: Dexa |
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Hypercortisol Eval |
24 hr cortisol excretion elevation if ACTH up = pituitary issue ACTH normal/down = adrenal or ectopic tumor |
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Diagnose & Treat Pheochromocytoma |
Sensitive: Plasma Specific: Urine |
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4 Reasons to Screen for Diabetes 2 ways to diagnose Treat Diabetes |
Screen: HTN, dyslipidemia, Obese, over 45 Diagnose: random gluc over 200 or HbA1C > 6.5 Treat: Metformin, Sulfa, GAP, Glita, Insulin |
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DKA vs HHS |
DKA = T1, high ketones, acidosis HHS = T2, high glucose |
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Painful Genital Lesion Non-painful genital lesion Discharge |
Herpes (H ducreyi) Syphilis Gonrrhea or Chlamidya |
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syncope diagnostic procedures |
ekg & echo |
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Low back pain with: morning stiffness osteoporosis old & radiating to leg Urinary Retention Wt loss |
AS compression fracture stenosis Cauda Equina Cancer |