Friday, June 18, 2010

Hypertension~

5 risk factor for hypertension
1) Hypertension
2) Cigarette smoking
3) Physical inactivity
4) Diabetes Mellitus
5) Dyslipidaemia


5 fundoscopic changes in severe hypertension
1) Hemorrhages
2) Exudates
3) Papilloedema
4) Arteriolar narrowing
5) Swollen optic nerve


5 causes of secondary hypertension
1) Sleep apnoea
2) Acromegaly
3) Coarctation of aorta
4) Chronic kidney disease
5) Thyroid or parathyroid disease


5 classes of antihypertensive medication
1) ACE inhibitors
2) Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
3) Beta-blockers
4) Calcium Channel Blockers
5) Diuretics


5 features of malignant hypertension
1) Numbness of the arms, legs, face or other areas
2) Changes in mental status – confusion, decreased alertness
3) Seizure
4) Shortness of breath
5) Blurred vision

5 investigations in primary hypertension with reason
1) ECG – left ventricular hypertrophy ( target organ damage)
2) Fasting blood sugar – diabetes (risk factor)
3) Renal function test – chronic kidney disease ( target organ damage)
4) Lipid profile – Dyslipidaemia (risk factor)
5) Chest X ray – heart failure ( target organ damage)

List 2 medication that is preferred in
1) Hypertension + diabetes – ACEi & ARB
2) Hypertension + ischemic heart disease – ACEi & Beta-blockers
3) Hypertension + congestive heart failure – diuretic & ACEi
4) Hypertension + chronic renal failure – ACEi & ARB
5) Hypertension + hypertensive crisis – CCB & Beta-blockers


5 complications of hypertension
1) Left ventricular hypertrophy
2) Angina or myocardial infarction
3) Heart failure
4) Chronic kidney disease
5) Stroke/ transient ischemic attack


5 pathophysiological changes that increase blood pressure

5 advices to patient with hypertension on discharge
1) If you are overweight, try to lose weight
2) Reduce salt intake
3) Exercise regularly
4) Moderate alcohol intake
5) Stop smoking


5 common side effect of hypertension and which class it associated with
1) Diuretics – hypokalemia
2) Beta-blockers – erectile dysfunction
3) Calcium channel blocker – ankle oedema
4) ACEi - cough
5) Alpha-1-adrenergic blockers – postural hypotension


5 drugs to prevent recurrent stroke
1) ACEi
2) Diuretic
3) ARB
4) Warfarin
5) Aspirin


5 different types of cerebrovascular accident
1) Subarachnoid hemorrhage
2) Subdural hemorrhage
3) Intraparenchymal hemorrhage
4) Epidural hemorrhage
5) Ischemic stroke


5 signs of overdose antihypertensive
1) Bradycardia
2) Hypotension
3) Altered mental status
4) Seizures
5) Angioedema (ACEi)

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Nursemaid's elbow~


  • sudden traction
  • radial head sublaxation

Osgood-Schlatter disease~


  • tibial tubercle apophyseal traction injury
  • rupture of the growth plate at the tibial tuberosity
  • tibial tubercle hurt
  • caused by overuse

Baker's cyst~


  • popliteal cyst
  • non-pulsatile swelling
  • posterior aspect of the knee
  • Ddx - lipoma, aneurysm, neuroma & rarely tumor

Pes planus~


  • flat feet

Scoliosis~



  • physical examination - Adams test (forward bending)

SCFE~


  • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (also known as "Slipped upper femoral epiphysis")
  • referring to a fracture through the physis (the growth plate), which results in slippage of the overlying epiphysis
  • a/w obesity, deficient gonadal development & hypothyroidism

DDH~


  • developmental dysplasia of the hip
  • patients who are born with dislocation or instability of the hip, which may then result in hip dysplasia

Legg-Calve-Perthes~



  • avascular necrosis of femoral head
  • X-ray - wide articular surface, then necrosis - flattened femoral head - later becomes spherical

Talipes~

Moro Reflex~


Thursday, June 3, 2010

Caput succedaneum~


  • swelling of the scalp
  • involves presenting part
  • caused by the pressure exerted on the part during labor and delivery
  • involving the scalp only
  • crosses suture lines
  • resolves quickly over several days

Cephalhematoma~



  • subperiosteal bleed
  • limited to bone
  • does not cross suture line
  • a/w overlying non-depressed skull fracture
  • slow bleeders - not present at birth
  • increase in size in few days
  • a rim can be felt around the edge
  • resolve spontaneously over several months
  • can be fooled by bilateral cephalhematomas
  • common cause of jaundice

Cafe-au-lait spots~


  • tan or light brown lesions
  • can occur anywhere
  • vary in size
  • sharply demarcated

Nevus sebaceus (of Jodassohn)~


  • seen in infancy
  • yellow-orange plaques resembling flat warts
  • located on scalp
  • have potential to become malignant
  • usually removed

Capillary (Strawberry) hemangiomas~


  • macular lesions
  • quickly grow in the 1st year of life
  • occur anywhere
  • bright red, reminiscent of a strawberry
  • tx not necessary
  • regress spontaneously
  • + stridor - subglottic hemangioma

Salmon Patch~


  • seen over the eyelids, glabella, nuchal area
  • flat vascular lesion
  • disappear with time
  • DDx - Port wine stains (permanent & unilateral)
  • becomes darker red when cries

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Neonatal Acne~


  • response to circulating androgenic hormones
  • rarely require therapy

Cutis marmorata~


  • vasomotor response to cold stress
  • lacy pattern - cobblestone
  • seen in trisomy 21, trisomy 18

Milia~


  • small inclusion cyst and are pearly white
  • in mouth - known as Epstein's pearls

Erythema Toxicum~


  • small papules / pustules
  • NOT in 1st day of life
  • if scraped - fulls with eosinophil
  • DDx: SSSS (stapylococcal scalded skin syndrome)
  • How to differentiate? SSSS - if scraped, full with neutrophil, infant looks very ill, Nikolsky sign (gentle stroking of the skin causes the skin to separate at the epidermis)

Mongolian Spot~


  • Usually at presacral area
  • Ddx: bruise
  • How to differentiate? Bruise - fade into surrounding skin, Mongolian spot - obvious different colour