Triad and Pentads

  1. Triad of heat stroke
    • Exposure to heat stress
    • CNS dysfunction
    • Temperature >40.5°C
    • [Not RF]
  2. Triad of familial hypertriglyceridemia
    • Elevated TG >250 mg/dl (250-1000)
    • Normal or Mildly elevated total Cholesterol <250 mg/dl
    • Reduce HDL
  3. Triad of ruptured ectopic pregnancy
    • Abdominal pain
    • History of amenorrhea
    • Vaginal bleeding
  4. Feature of Acrodermatitis enteropathica
    • Low serum zinc level
    • Mutation of SLC39A4 gene
    • Reverse with zinc supplement
    • AR
    • Defect in intestinal zinc transport
    • Alopecia, diarrhoea, lethargy, acute eczematous and erosive dermatitis favouring perioral , periocular , anogenital and acral areas.
  5. Portal triad
    • Hepatic artery
    • Bile duct
    • Portal vein
  6. Triad of hemobilia
    • Bleeding into biliary tract from an abnormal ethernal source to intrahepatic biliary fistula.
    • ▪GI bleeding (melena)
    • ▪Jaundice (obstructive)
    • ▪Pain (Biliary colic)
    • [NOT fever]

    ☆ Quincke's triad / Sandbloom triad : GI haemorrhage + Biliary colic + Jaundice
  7. Pringle maneuver is clamping in
    Portal triad

    If manual compression of the liver fails control hemorrhage, pringle maneuver is required to control bleeding.

    Placing on crossing vascular clamp across the sutures in the porta hepatis to control bleeding.
  8. Triad of alopecia, neuropathy and diarrhoea results from which poisoning



    A. Thalium
  9. Charcot neurological triad
    Seen in Multiple sclerosis

    • Triad :
    • ▪Nystagmus
    • ▪Intentional tremor
    • ▪Scanning speech
    • [NOT Rigidity]
  10. Triad of Biotin deficiency
    • Dermatitis
    • Glossitis
    • Alpoecia

    • Symptoms of Biotin deficiency :
    • ▪Dermatitis "Spectacle eyed" appearance d/t circumocular alopecia.
    • ▪Pallor of skin and membrane
    • ▪Depression, lassitude, somnolence
    • ▪Anaemia
    • ▪Hypercholesterolemia
  11. Triad of Hematuria, HTN & Edema is seen in
    Acute Glomerulonephritis
  12. Triad of Miller fisher syndrome
    • Ataxia
    • Ophthalmoplegia
    • Areflexia

    • It is a variant of GBS described by Fischer.
    • In MFS, first affected is head, resulting in difficulty controlling eye muscles and balance.
    • Anti GQ1b antibodies, activated by certain students of campylobacter jejuni have a relatively high specificity and sensitivity for MFS.
  13. Cognitive triad of depression
    • Experience the world as demanding
    • Perceive self as negative
    • Expectation of future
    • [Not Ambivalance about future]
  14. Acoustic neuroma triad
    • Tinnitus
    • Progressive deafness
    • Vertigo along with facial weakness
  15. Lead poisoining
    • Triad of
    • ▪Saturnine gout
    • ▪Hypertension
    • ▪Renal Insufficiency
  16. Sampters triad
    • Asthma
    • Aspirin sensitivity
    • Nasal/Ethmoidal polyposis

    First symptoms is Rhinitis.
  17. Triad of Balint's syndrome
    • Optic Ataxia
    • Simultagnosia
    • Ocular apraxia
    • [Not Opsoclonus]

    • It is a classical human dorsal pathway syndrome.
    • It is a/w lesion in B/L angular gyrus located in inferior parietal lobule.
  18. Cushing triad
    • Hypertension
    • Bradycardia
    • Irregular respiration
  19. Rigler's triad
    Indicates Gallstone ileus.

    • Ectopic gall stone
    • Gas in bile duct
    • Intestinal Obstruction
  20. Triad for diagnosis in PID
    • Lower Abdominal pain
    • Cervical motion tenderness
    • Bilateral adnexal tenderness

    • Note :
    • Cervicitis is not included in PID.
  21. Earliest symptom showing improvement from classical triad of Wernicke's encephalopathy to thiamine therapy is



    B. Ophthalmoplegia

    Improves within hours. However horizontal nystagmus may persist.

    Then ataxia > Encephalopathy
  22. Triad of fat embolism
    • Thrombocytopenia
    • PaO2 <60
    • Rashes
    • [NOT Fat globules in urine]
  23. Anderson triad
    • Bronchiectasis
    • Cystic fibrosis
    • Vitamin A deficiency
  24. ZE Syndrome
    • M/c site : duodenum (50-70%)
    • Pancreas (20-40%)
    • Most common hormone to be secreted beside gastrin is ACTH
    • most common site of peptic ulcer produced is first part of duodenum
    • Basal acid output is greater than 60% of output induced by maximal Stimulation.
  25. Triad of RCC
    • Loin mass
    • Hematuria
    • Loin pain
  26. Classic triad of Symptoms of DM
    • Polyuria
    • Polydipsia
    • Wt loss
    • [Not Polyphagia , it is a feature of DM but not a triad]
  27. WES triad is Diagnostic of
    Gall stones

    Wall-echo-shadow or double arch shadow sign (WES) may be seen as two echogenic curvilinear Parallel lines separated by sonolucent line.
  28. Triad of Kwashiorkor
    • Edema (d/t hypoalbuminemia)
    • Markedly retarded growth
    • Psychomotor (mental) changes
    • (Not hypoglycemia)
  29. Triad of Fuch's Heterochromic iridocyclitis
    • Heterochromia
    • Posterior subcapsular Cataract
    • Keratic precipitates
  30. Chrug struss syndrome triad
    • Skin lesion
    • Mononeuritis Multiplex
    • Eosinophilia
  31. Triad of Symptoms of Endometriosis
    • Infertility
    • Dysmenorrhea
    • Dyspareunia
    • [NOT cyclical hematuria]

    • M/C site in order of frequency :
    • Ovaries > POD > Uterosacral ligaments.
  32. Triad of Chorea
    • Abnormal movement
    • Hypotonia
    • Emotional liability
  33. Triad of Familial Hypercholesterolemia
    • Elevated TG >250 mg/dl (250-1000)
    • Mildly elevated total cholesterol <250 mg/dl
    • Reduced HDL
    • [Not elevated LDL >300 mg/dl]
  34. All are components of Virchow's triad except



    B. Increased protein C
  35. Triad of Autism
    • Impaired social development
    • Disturbed communication and language
    • Presence of stereotypes
  36. Triad of ZE syndrome
    • Peptic ulceration
    • Gastric hypersecretion
    • Non beta cell tumour

    • M/C site of Gastrinoma : Duodenum (50-70%) , Pancreas (20-40%)
    • M/C hormone to be secreted besides gastrin : ACTH
    • M/C site of peptic ulcer produced : 1st part of Duodenum
    • Basal acid output is greater than 60% of output induced by maximal stimulation (BAO>MAO)
  37. Hand Schuller Christain disease (Multifocal langerhans cells)
    • Triad of
    • Multiple bony defects (Predominantly calvarial)
    • DI
    • Exopthalmos
  38. Components of Virchow's triad except



    C. Increased protein C
  39. Classic Hyperglycemic triad
    • Polyuria
    • Polyphasia
    • Polydipsia
    • [Not weight loss]
  40. Triad of drug hypersensitivity
    • Rash
    • Fever
    • Internal organ involvement
  41. Classic triad of symptoms of depression
    • Depressed mood
    • Slowed thinking
    • Psychomotor retardation
    • [Not Distractibility] Q
  42. Triad of Fabrey's disease
    • Episodic peripheral neuropathy
    • Angiokeratomas
    • Hypohidrosis

    • Late :
    • Progressive renal failure
    • Cardiovascular disease

    • Deficient enzyme : α-galactosidase A
    • XR
  43. Tetrad of Narcolepsy
    • Excessive day time somnolence
    • Cataplexy
    • Hypnagogic hallucination
    • Muscle paralysis upon awakening
  44. Dieulafoy's triad
    • Seen in acute appendicitis
    • Hypersensitiveness of skin
    • Reflex muscular contraction
    • Tenderness at mcburney's point
  45. Borchardt's triad
    • Seen in Gastric volvulus
    • Epigastric pain
    • Inability to vomit
    • Inability to pass NG tube
  46. Tillaux's triad
    • Seen in Mesenteric cyst
    • Soft fluctuant swelling in umbilical region
    • Freely mobile perpendicular to mesentery
    • Zone of resonance all around
  47. Mackler's triad
    • Seen in Boerhaave's syndrome
    • Thoracic pain
    • Vomiting
    • Cervical subcutaneous emphysema
  48. Rigler's triad
    • Seen in Gall stone ileus
    • Small bowel obstruction
    • Pneumobilia
    • Ectopic gall stone
  49. Classic triad of Pulmonary hemosiderosis
    • Hemoptysis
    • IDA
    • Multiple alveolar infiltrates on chest radiograph
Author
Animesh
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Card Set
Triad and Pentads
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