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blood pressure for intracebreal bleed and subarachnoid?
<150
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moa of riluzole?
decrease glutamater
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rx for huntintons?
- dopamine agonists
- tetrabezanine
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rx for acute ms?
prevents frequency?
steroids
inf or glatiramer
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rx for syringomyelia?
surgical decompression
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dysarthia is due to what?
motor problem
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rx for bells palsy?
steroids
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what do depressed patients get in terms of sleep?
increased rem and decreased latency
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what part of the brain is involved when the
1- pupils are blown?
2- small and reactive
3- doll's eyes
4- no response to painful stimuli
5-decorticate posturing
6- decerebrate posturing
- 1-midbrain--uncal herniation
- 2-thalamus--transtentorial
- 3- intact brainstem
- 4--pontine/medulla--locked in syndrome
- 5- cortex or thalamus involved
- 6- midbrain involved
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rx for orbital cellulitis?
iv antibiotics
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word for eyelid swelling?
chalazion
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rx for acute angle closure glaucoma?
- idiotoomy is definitive
- but initial is timolo, pilocarpine, acetazolamide, mannitol
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difference betweeen loss of vision in central artery and central vein occlusion?
- central artery- is acute
- central vein---is more subacute
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what do you not give for corneal abrasion?
topical steroids or topical anesthetics
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can optic neuritis cause vision loss?
yes
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how does vit a defi present in the eye?
xeroopthalmia
bitots spots--keratinization and abnormal sqamous cell proliferation
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how is glaucoma diagnosed?
increased cup to disc ratio
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what is the difference between vestibular neuritis and labiryntitis?
- vestibular neuritis has vertigo, nystagmus but normal hearing where as
- labiryntitis has hearing loss
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2 causes of tinnitus, hearing loss, vertigo?
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rx for personality disorderS?
psychotherapy
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what meds might be helpful for cluster a personality disorder?
antipsychotics
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rx for alcoholism
- aa
- topiramate
- disulfiram
- acamprosate
- nalterxone
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what do you give for htn due to amphetamine/cocaine?
phentolamine....no bb
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rx for benzo intoxication? withdrawal?
- intoxication--flumazenil
- withdrawal--benzo
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agitated elderly, rx?
agitated teen?
haloperidol
benzo
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refeeding syndrome
- hypophosphamtemia
- cvs collapse
- rhabdomyolisis, confusion, seizures
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rx for hypochondriasis
regular scheduled doctor visits
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opiods that do not decrease pain, what is the dx?
pain disorder
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anorexia or bulima can be treated with ssri?
bulimia
anorexia only with comorbid depression
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delirium vs sundowning?
delirium is precipitated by drugs/uti with no history of dementia
sundowning has dementia
-
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what comorbidities are seen with adhd?
oppositional defiant disorder
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what can be used for adhd when normal meds fail?
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rx for tourettes?
- tetrabezanine--no risk of td
- haloperidol
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side effect of buproprion and nicotine replacement?
htn
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midline hand wringing?
ret disorder
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