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BasalgCellgCarcinomag-gCORRECTgANSWER--
painless,gpearly,gulceratedgnodulegwithgoverlyinggtelangiectasis
-foundgongsungareas
ActinicgKeratosesg-gCORRECTgANSWER--slightlygrough,gpinkgorgflesh-
coloredglesiongingsun-exposedgarea
-pharmacologicalgtreatment:g5-fluorouracilg(topicalgchemotherapy)
-non-pharmacologicalgtreatment:gchemicalgpeel,gcryotherapy,glasergresurfacing
Tuberculosisg-gCORRECTgANSWER-I.gTransmission
A. Mycobacteriumgtuberculosisgcarriedgingairbornegdroplets
B. ActivegPulmonarygorgLaryngealgTuberculosisgtransmitted
1.gSneeze,gcough,gspeak,gorgsing
II. Symptoms
A. LatentgTuberculosisgisgasymptomatic
B. ActivegTuberculosisgpresentationgoftengmimicsgcancergpresentation
1. Non-specificgpresentationg(mostgcommon)
a. Fatigue
b. Weightgloss
c. Cachexia
d. NightgSweats
C. PulmonarygTuberculosisgsymptoms
1. Productivegcoughg(typicallyg2-3gweeks)
2. Hemoptysisg(uncommon)
3. PleuriticgChestgPain
4. Dyspnea
III. Signs
A. SitesgofgInvolvement
1. Primaryginfection:glungginvolvement
B. DisseminatedgDisease
IV. Management
A. LatentgTuberculosis
,1. PositivegPPDgwithoutgsignsgofgActivegTb
2. TreatmentgindicatedgifgriskgofgTbgProgressiongfromglatentgtogactivegdisease
B. ActivegTuberculosis
Goutg-gCORRECTgANSWER-I.gPathophysiology
A. *GoutgoccursgwhengUricgAcidglevelsgexceedgsolubilityglimits*
1. Monosodiumgurategcrystalsgdepositgingjoints,gKidney,gandgsoftgtissues
2. CrystalgdepositiongtriggersgaginflammatorygresponsegfromgcytokinesgandgNeutrophils
3. Jointgspacegisgirreversiblyginjuredgwithgongoinggattacks
II. RiskgFactors
A. Mostgcommon
1. Obesity
2. Alcoholguseg(especiallygbeer)
3. Highgpurinegdietg(redgmeats,gturkeygandgwildggame,gorgangmeats,gseafood)
4. Drinksgsweetenedgwithghighgfructosegcorngsyrup
5. DiureticgtherapygincludinggThiazidegDiuretics
6. Othergrisks
a. DiabetesgMellitus
b. Hyperlipidemia
c. Hypertension
d. Atherosclerosis
e. RenalgInsufficiency
f. Myeloproliferativegdisease
III. Symptoms
A. AssociatedgSymptoms
1. Chills
2. Fevergasghighgasg104gFg(40gC)
3. Severity:gVerygseveregpain
a. Unablegtogbeargweight
b. Toogpainfulgtogputgongsocks
c. Intollerantgtoglightgtouchgfromgblankets
B. RegionsgLowergextremities
1. *FirstgMetatarsophalangealgjointgofggreatgtoe*g(mostgcommon)
a. Knowngasg*Podagra*
i.gAffectedging50%gofgfirstggoutgattack
sgMid-tarsalgjoints
2. AnklegJoints
3. KneegJoints
C. Regionsguppergextremities
1. Fingers
2. Wrists
3. Elbows
D. Characteristics:gJointgPain
1. Excruciating,gcrushinggtypegpain
,2. Timing:gJointgPain
3. AcutegonsetgofglowergextremitygJointgPain
4. Wakensgpatientgfromgsleep
IV. Signs
A. Acute
1. JointgInflammation
2. Erythema,gtendernessgandgswellinggatgaffectedgjoint
a. Paingextendsgwellgbeyondgjoint
b. Entiregfootginvolvedgingsomegcases
3. Asymmetricgjointginvolvement
a. Maygonlyginvolvegonegsidegwithgthegfirstgattack
4. Skingovergjointgisgtensegandgshiny
B. Chronic
1. GoutygTophig(developgafterg10gyears)
a.gSubcutaneousgNodulesgofgmonosodiumgurategcrystalsgandglipids,gproteinsgandgmucopoly
saccharides
C. ChronicgArthritis
1. Chronicgdepositiongoccursgwithgrecurrentgattacks
Dix-HallpikegManeuverg-gCORRECTgANSWER-
CentralgVertigog-gCORRECTgANSWER-I.gFindings:gSuggestivegofgcentralgcauses
A. Nystagmus
1. VerticalgorgtorsionalgNystagmusg(puregHorizontalgNystagmusgmaygoccurgwithgeithe
rgperipheralgorgcentralgcause)
2. NogNystagmusgongHorizontalgHeadgImpulsegTest
3. Persistsg<6gsecondsgaftergDix-HallpikegManeuver
4. FixationgofgeyesgongobjectgdoesgnotginhibitgNystagmus
5. Requiresgweeksgtogmonthsgtogresolve
B. Episodesglastghoursgtogdays
C. Severegimbalancegimpairsgstandinggandgwalking
D. NogHearinggLossgorgTinnitusgingmostgcentralgcases
E. AcutegVestibulargSyndromeg(PosteriorgCirculationging25%gofgcases)
1. Rapidgonsetg(<1ghour)gofgacute,gpersistent,gcontinuousgVertigogorgDizziness
2. AssociatedgwithgNystagmus,gNauseagorgVomiting,gheadgmotiongintolerance,gandggai
tgunsteadiness
F. PositivegHiNTsgExamgCriteriag(atgleastg1gofg3gpositive)garegsuggestivegofgcerebell
argCVAgorgBrainstemgCVAg(100%gsensitive,g96%gspecific)
1. NormalgHorizontalgHeadgImpulsegTestg(nogsaccade/correctiongongheadgrotation)gOR
2. Nystagmusgthatgchangesgdirectiong(orgVerticalgNystagmusgorgtorsionalgNystagmus
)gOR
3. SkewgDeviationgongAlternategEyegCovergTestgingwhichguncoveredgeyegdemonstrate
sgquickgverticalggazegcorrections
III.gCauses:gCentralgVertigo
, A. Non-VasculargCentralgCausesgofgVertigog(CNg8gorgCNS)
1. Tumor
a. AcousticgNeuromag(VestibulargSchwannoma)
b. Infratentorialgependymoma
c. Brainstemgglioma
d. Medulloblastoma
e. Neurofibromatosis
2. MigrainegHeadache
3. MultiplegSclerosis
B. Vasculargdiseasegrelatedgtransientgcerebralganoxia
1. Specificganoxiagtogvertebrobasilargsystem
a. Vesselgspecific
i. BrainstemgInfarctg(associatedgwithgHearinggLoss)
1. AnteriorgInferiorgCerebellargArterygInfarction
2. AnteriorgVestibulargArterygInfarction
ii. BrainstemgInfarctg(nogHearinggLoss)
1. PosteriorgInferiorgCerebellargArteryginfarction
2. LabyrinthinegArterygInfarction
b. Precipitatinggconditions
i. Arteriosclerosis
ii. Hypertension
iii. Anemia
iv. AtrialgFibrillation
C. OthergCauses
1. PosturalgHypotension
2. Syncope
PeripheralgVertigog-gCORRECTgANSWER-I.gFindings:gSuggestivegofgperipheralgcauses
A. Pathognomonicgforgperipheralgcause
1. Suddengonsetgwithgbriefgepisodesgoftengongawakening
2. RotarygIllusiongwithgNausea,gVomiting
B. Nystagmus
1. CombinedghorizontalgandgtorsionalgNystagmus
2. Persistsg5-20gsecondsgaftergDix-HallpikegManeuver
3. FixationgofgeyesgongobjectginhibitsgNystagmus
C. Moderategimbalance
D. NauseagorgVomiting
E. Associatedgfindings
1. HearinggLoss
2. Tinnitus
F. Tullio'sgPhenomenon
1. NystagmusgandgVertigogprovokedgbygloudgsounds
II.gCauses:gCommong(PeripheralgVertigo)
A. AcutegVestibulargNeuronitis
B. BenigngParoxysmalgPositionalgVertigo