1. Other tests for acl include
-anterior and posterior drawer tests
2. What is the treatment for gout and what would be the medication instructions for a flare?
- Colchicine and take 1.2 mg at the first sign of flare, followed in 1 hour with a single dose of 0.6 mg.
3. What is a sign of colchicine toxicity?
- Diarrhea
4. What is a common cause of posterior knee pain?
-Baker’s cyst
5. Cotton wool spots, neovascularization and microaneurysms are all Eye exam findings in what
condition? -Diabetes
6. And what about AV nicking and what it is?
- HTN, when an artery crosses over a vein
7. How many sets of Kegels should be done each day to help with urinary incontinence?
-Three sets of 10 a day
8. What is the first line treatment for allergic rhinitis?
-intranasalcorticosteroid—ie: Flonase.
9. What is the term used for the loss of high-pitched tones in geriatrics?
-Presbycusis
10. What type of hearing loss does cerumen impaction cause?
- Conductive hearing loss
11. You see an older woman bending over leaving on her shopping cart at the grocery store. What is the
likely diagnosis?
, -Spinal stenosis
12. Multiple myeloma is disease of what?
-Plasma cells
13. What test in the office can you use to help diagnose sciatica?
- Straight leg test (Always pick the cheapest, most noninvasive tests first!!)
14. I have heel pain that is worse in the morning. What is my likely diagnosis?
- Plantar fasciitis
15. The Lachman test is used to help diagnose what?
- ACL
16. What is the treatment for bacterial sinusitis?
-Augmentin
17. I’m tired, have a sore throat and swollen posterior cervical nodes on exam. What is the likely
diagnosis?
-Mono--The best thing I can say to help differentiate those two for memory is that P in posterior is
closer to M in mono in the alphabet so that’s how I remember!
18. Recall that swollen ANTERIOR cervical nodes are seen in
- strep.
19. What is a common side effect of Pyridium, an anti-spasmodic for dysuria?
-Orange colored urine
20. What would be included in your list of differentials for hematuria?
-Bladder cancer, kidney stones, exercise induced, trauma, medications, infection, and BPH are the most
common reasons
21. What is the medication treatment for MRSA?