INTERNAL MEDICINE BOARDS - PART 7 pot

... Kasper DL et al. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005: 979 .) 4 67 INFECTIOUS DISEASES ■ Systemic symptoms include low-grade fever, malaise, pharyngitis, laryngitis, ... serologies are rarely needed. ■ Anti-VCA IgM is ᮍ at presentation; anti-EBNA and anti-S antibodies are ᮍ in 3–4 weeks. Anti-VCA IgG antibodies are ᮍ if patients were previ- ous...

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... PHYSICIANS 74 FUTILE CARE 74 RESOURCE ALLOCATION 74 Gay and Lesbian Health 75 RISKS 75 SCREENING 75 Evidence-Based Medicine 75 MAJOR STUDY TYPES 75 TEST PARAMETERS 75 THREATS TO VALIDITY 79 HYPOTHESIS ... 21 5-3 8 6-9 196 www.ecfmg.org Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) P.O. Box 619850 Dallas, TX 75 26 1-9 850 81 7- 8 6 8-4 000 Fax: 81 7- 8 6 8-4 09...

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... accepted futile con- ditions are: ■ CPR in a patient who fails maximal life-support measures (e.g., a pa- tient who suffers cardiac arrest due to hypotension refractory to multi- ple vasopressors). ■ An ... Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th ed. New York: McGraw- Hill, 2005: 1445, as adapted from Braunwald E et al. Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 6th ed. Philadel-...

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... Infections 1 67 IMPETIGO 1 67 ERYSIPELAS 168 ANTHRAX 168 DERMATOPHYTOSIS (TINEA)169 PITYRIASIS (TINEA) VERSICOLOR 170 CANDIDIASIS 171 HERPES SIMPLEX 171 HERPES ZOSTER 173 SMALLPOX 174 SCABIES 175 Dermatologic ... 175 Dermatologic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases 176 CARDIOVASCULAR 176 GASTROINTESTINAL 177 HEMATOLOGIC 177 ONCOLOGIC 178 ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC 179 RENAL 180 HI...

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... ergocalciferol (D 2 ) 7- dehydrocholesterol UV light Cholecalciferol (D 3 ) 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-HD) 25-hydroxylase 1α-hydroxylase 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (1,25-DHD) s k i n l i v e r k i d n e y TABLE ... 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-HD) in the liver. 25-HD is the pri- mary storage form. 25-HD is converted to 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (1,25-DHD) in the kid- ney under PT...

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... transplant: Arte- rial blood pH < 7. 3 or hepatic encephalopathy grade 3 or 4 with INR > 6.5 and serum creatinine > 3.4 mg/dL. ■ Tx: ■ N-acetylcysteine 140 mg/kg PO; then 70 mg/kg q 4 h × 17 doses. ■ Liver ... the macro-ovalocytes and prominent hypersegmented neutrophil. (Reproduced, with per- mission, from Kasper DL et al. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th ed. N...

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... (PEF) PEF > 50% PEF > 70 % PEF 50 70 % PEF 50 70 % PEF < 50%, rising pCO 2 , or altered mentation PEF < 50% Treat in emergency department Treat in emergency department Admit to ICU Home Individualize disposition Mild/moderate ... include the following: ■ Extended-spectrum fluoroquinolones (e.g., moxifloxacin, levofloxacin). ■ A third-generation cephalosporin plus a macrolide. ■ A β-...

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... Associated with neonatal lupus. Anticentromere 50 Anti-SCL -7 0 33 20 Non-ANA tests: RF 70 –80 20 75 25 25 33 50 CCP 47 76 ANCA 1–5 93–96 Anti-Jo-1 20–30 a SS = Sjögren’s syndrome; DS = diffuse scleroderma; ... disease. Anti-SSA (Ro) 0–5 15–20 60 70 Associated with neonatal lupus and subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Anti-SSB (La) 0–2 5–20 60 70 Associated with neonatal lupus....

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... ethics, 73 75 confidentiality, 74 decision making, 73 74 error reporting, 74 futile care, 74 guiding principles in, 73 impaired physicians, 74 resource allocation, 74 75 Mediterranean spotted fever, ... glomerulonephritis GnRH gonadotropin-releasing hormone G6PD glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase 70 0 Chickenpox, 477 , 478 Child-Turcotte-Pugh classification, 308 Child-Turcotte-...

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