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Ankylosing spondylitis: extra-articular manifestations⬇️

6 A's:
Atlanto-axial subluxation
Anterior uveitis
Apical lung fibrosis
Aortic incompetence
Amyloidosis (kidneys)
Autoimmune bowel disease (UC)
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causes of impalpable Apex beat:

COPD
Obesity
Pleural, Pericardial effusion
Dextrocardia
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Carcinomas having tendency to metastasize to bone:

Prostate
Thyroid
Lung
Kidney
Breast
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Appendicectomy complications:

Wound infection
Respiratory (atelectasis, pneumonia)
Abscess (pelvic)
Portal pyemia
Ileus (paralytic)
Fecal fistula
Hernia (r. inguinal)
Obstruction (intestinal due to adhesions)
Thrombus (DVT)
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Colon carcinoma: left vs right sided common characteristics⬇️

- Left:

Obstruction
Bowel habits altered
Encircling lesion


- Right:

Iron defiency anemia
Bleeding
Bulky
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Eye rotation by oblique muscles:

Inferior oblique: Lateral eye rotation (extortion).
Superior oblique: Medial eye rotation (intortion).
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Aortic stenosis characteristics:

Syncope
Angina
Dyspnoea
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Multi Drug Resistant Organisms:

E.coli
MRSA
Klebsiella (mainly carbapenems)
Acinetobacter bomani
Pseudomonas
Enterococcus
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Presentation of STDs
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There are 4 SIRS criteria; the presence of at 2 or more indicates SIRS.

1. Body temperature <36°C or >38°C

2. Heart rate >90 BPM

3. Tachypnea >20 breaths per minute, or PCO 2 <32 mm Hg

4. WBC <4,000 cells/mm³ or >12,000 cells/mm³
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The 6 signs of compartment syndrome are:


Pain: most commonly the first symptom
Pallor: lack of blood flow causes pale skin
Paresthesia: “pins and needles” sensation
Paralysis: inability to move the limb
Pulselessness: lack of distal pulses
Poikilothermia: cold to the touch
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Postoperative Fever Assessment
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Pulses⬇️

Pulsus alternans: sign of left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Pulsus bigeminus: sign of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

Pulsus bisferiens: in aortic regurgitation

Pulsus tardus et parvus: aortic stenosis

Pulsus paradoxus: cardiac tamponade and tension pneumothorax

Irregularly irregular: atrial fibrillation
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Mackler’s triad:


1. Emesis
2. Lower chest pain
3. Cervical emphysema (subQ air)
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Macular Degeneration:


- The most common cause of blindness in older persons in the United States.
- Far more common in older patients.
- Bilateral.
-Normal external appearance of the eye.
-Loss of central vision.
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One of the first signs of pregnancy that is seen on physical exam is the Goodell sign, softening of the cervix that is felt first at 4 weeks. Quickening is the first time the mother feels fetal movement.
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Prenatal care:

A thickened or enlarged nuchal translucency is an indication of Down syndrome.
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Target-shaped rash of Lyme disease or erythema migrans.
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1. tPA (thrombolytics) are beneficial only with ST elevation MI.

2. Heparin is best for non-ST elevation MI.

3. GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors are best for non-ST elevation MI and those undergoing PCI and stenting.
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The most common pattern of dyslipidemia in patients with type 2 diabetes is elevated triglyceride and decreased HDL cholesterol.