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Post-operative fever causes
Six W's:
Wind: pulmonary system is primary source of fever first 48 hours, may
have pneumonia
Wound: infection at surgical site
Water: check IV for phlebitis
Walk: deep venous thrombosis, due to pelvic pooling or restricted
mobility related to pain and fatigue
Whiz: urinary tract infection if urinary catheterization
Wonder drugs: drug-induced fever
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Suicide risk screening
SAD PERSONS scale:

Sex (Male - Completion, Female - Attempt)
Age (Adolescent or Elderly)
Depression
Previous attempt
Ethanol abuse
Rational thinking loss
Social support problems
Organised plan
No spouse
Sickness (chronic illness)
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Methotrexate: This is the best-tolerated and most widely used DMARD
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Splenectomy is the best treatment For: Hereditary spherocytosis.
Clinical distinction between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis
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Antepartum hemorrhage (APH) differential:

Abruptio placentae
Placenta previa
Hemorrhage from the GU tract
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Herpes zoster medications:

Acyclovir
Asprin
Amitriptyline (low dose TCA to reduce neurlagia)
Antibiotics if needed for secondary infection.
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Oralpharangeal cancers etiology:
6 S's

Smoking
Spicy food
Syphilis
Spirits [booze]
Sore tooth
Sepsis
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Rheumatic fever
Jones 5 major criteria:

Subcutaneous nodules
Pancarditis
Arthritis
Chorea
Erythema Marginatum
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Femoral triangle boundaries:

Sartorius
Aductor longus
Inguinal Ligament
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Muscles of respiration:

Diaprahm
External intercostals
Internal intercostals
Quadratus
Which of the following is responsible of secreting the beta-hCG hormone:

Syncytiotrophoblast – 111
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Decidua basalis – 13
πŸ‘ 10%

Cytotrophoblast – 6
▫️ 4%

Yolk sac – 4
▫️ 3%

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Musculocutaneous nerve,
muscles supplied by it
β€œBBC”:


Biceps brachii
Brachialis
Coracobrachialis
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Ulcers edge types:


Flat (eg venous)
Punched-out (eg trophic, arterial)
Undetermined (eg pressure, TB)
Rolled (eg BCC)
Everted (eg SCC)
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Osteoporosis risk factors:
Alcohol
Corticosteroid
Calcium low
Estrogen low
Smoking
Sedentary lifestyle
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Anterior mediastinal masses 4 T's:

Teratoma
Thymoma
Testicular-type
T-cell / Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Male erectile dysfunction (MED): biological causes MED:
Medicines(propranalol, methyldopa, SSRI, etc.)
Ethanol
Diabetes mellitus
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Schizophrenia negative features 4 A's:
Ambivalence
Affective incongruence
Associative loosening
Autism