PEARLS/key EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
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use eye drops with this condition or will cause ___ with eye - CORRECT ANSWER-corneal
abrasion. use eye drops with bells palsy.
presbyopia - CORRECT ANSWER-impaired vision as a result of aging- reading glasses
condition with difficulty driving at night/glare (first sign) . blurred central vision. clouding of
eye's lens - CORRECT ANSWER-cataracts
b/l draining in conjunctivitis in what type - CORRECT ANSWER-b/l initially is allergies. bacterial
and viral is always one side
absent red reflux - CORRECT ANSWER-cataracts
PEARL: grey halo around iris is - CORRECT ANSWER-high cholesterol
,* Koplick's spots are with 3 s/s - CORRECT ANSWER-red spots with blue center characteristic of
PRODROMAL stage of Measles.
Usually in mouth. 3C's with cough, conjunctivitis, and congestion
Conductive vs sensorineural hearing loss - CORRECT ANSWER-Conductive
-Weber: Lateralizes toward affected side (conduction louder to affected side)
-Rinne: BC is > AC (negative)
-Caused by cereneum impaction, perf'd TM, cholesteatoma
Sensorineural
-Weber: Lateralizes away from affected side (conduction louder to normal side)
-Rinne: AC is > BC (or normal)
-Caused by acoustic neuroma, meniere's disease
Positive test of bone/air conduction is and what does it indicate - CORRECT ANSWER-Air
conduction is louder than bone conduction and it means sensorineural hearing loss.
Menieres disease s/s and tx - CORRECT ANSWER-Extreme vertigo, tinnitus. and imbalance. tx-
antihistamine
otitis media treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-amoxicillin 7 - 10 days; longer for younger patients
and shorter for older patients
otitis media with effusion treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-■ Oral DECONGESTANTS
(pseudoephedrine or phenylalanine).
■ STEROID NASAL SPRAY BID to TID × few weeks or saline nasal spray (OCEAN spray) PRN.
, ■ Allergic rhinitis, STEROID nasal sprays with long-acting oral antihistamine (ZYRTEC).
otitis external treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-- Antibiotic/Steroid combination drops
- NSAIDs - pain control
Xanthelasma treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-high lipid levels s/s. fat deposits on eye lids
mono sports recommendation - CORRECT ANSWER-once spleen is not enlarged on US: 4-6
weeks
Pearl: Pulsating abdominal mass - CORRECT ANSWER-abdominal aortic aneurysm. DO NOT
PALPATE. ER!
statins look out for what s/s to stop. can cause - CORRECT ANSWER-if dark urine or muscle pain
= STOP. can cause Rhabdomylosis.
BP meds safe in pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER-New little mama- Nifedipine, Labetalol,
Methyldopa
S3 - CORRECT ANSWER-heart failure or pregnancy
s4 - CORRECT ANSWER-hypertrophy of the ventricle or HTN
s3 normal in - CORRECT ANSWER-athletics, pregnancy and children
Heart murmurs locations and name - CORRECT ANSWER-All people take money. Aortic right ICS
2nd
pulmonary ICS left 2nd. Tricuspid 4/5th ICS. Mitral 5th ICS