Study Tips for BOARDS Haley Updated 2023.

Study Tips for BOARDS Haley Updated 2023. Some study tips Cardiac  Know S3 what does it mean.  Know S4 it is a sign of what? They describe a patient. Sounds like Tennessee.  A murmur that is loud and heard with your scope plus thrill is 4. A loud murmur that you don’t need a scope for is 6  They tell you a systolic murmur one that radiates to the neck and one the radiates to the axilla- what are they called  How do you rule out AAA -US gold standard in 65 and older especially if they smoke  You have a pt with HTN and osteoporosis what medication do you put them on for HTNthiazides  HTN drug for DM with neuropathy- ACE or ARB  You have a patient that on eye exam you notice copper and silver artioles AV nicking what else do you assess them for – HTN  You have an elderly patient with ISH BP log what medication do you start? CCB  PAD pt what is treatment- exercise  PAD what test- brachial index  Know chronic venous insuff- edema, thick skin discolored  Test you do for stable angina – stress test.  Know Systolic and Diastolic Murmur was asked about heart murmur with high pitch holosystolic and the other one is mid systolic.  Question about Grade III/VI Murmur: (Loud murmur easily heard)  Know the difference between Peripheral Arterial Disease and Chronic Venous Insufficiency.  Question about JVD causes?  Know Bacterial endocarditis (There was a pt. with gradual onset of fever, hemorrhages on nail beds, painful raised red nodules) Osler’s nodes  Questions about carotid bruit signs can signifies what- narrowing of the carotid GI  High triglycerides increase the risk of – pancreatitis  You have a pt with chronic Hep C what will be high the AST or ALT or Both  First line tx GERD H2 blocker  Hep serology you have to tell them what they have see Hollier notes  You have a positive psoas maneuver and it is positive. What does this mean?  Rovsing sign  Pt. with GERD and Barrett’s esophagus: Refer to Oncologist  Question about Hepatitis B active Immunology.  Question about pyloric stenosis (Hint is non bilious vomiting, olive like firm mass palpated on right upper quadrant)  Common causes of GERD. Options are (Histamine blocker, BB, CCB, cant remember the last one)  Increase in triglyceride can cause pancreatitis.