Edema and Fluid Retention — Flashcards

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According to the Van Nuys Prognostic Index (VNPI) for DCIS, what is the recommended management for a patient with a score of 7, 8, or 9?

If the PSA is found elevated (in a hard feeling prostate) and cancer is suspected, the next step would be to do a _____ followed by biopsy

_____ is almost always secondary to another disease, which may be remembered with "STOP Making Thrombi" S: Sepsis, Snake bite (rattlesnake) T: Trauma O: Obstetric complications P: Acute pancreatitis Making: Malignancy Thrombi: Transfusion

_____ disease is the abnormal curvature of the penis due to fibrous plaque within the tunica albuginea

In the **two-tier (Modified) Well's Criteria** for Pulmonary Embolism, a score of _____ points indicates that PE is **likely** or "probable".

McArdle disease is associated with painful _____ that occur with strenuous exercise

Vitamin _____ deficiency is characterized by sideroblastic anemia and peripheral neuropathy

Vitamin _____ deficiency (rare) presents with dermatitis, enteritis, alopecia, and adrenal insufficiency

Goodpasture syndrome presents with _____ and hemoptysis

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_____ syndrome is iron deficiency anemia with esophageal webs and atrophic glossitis and cheliosis

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Flashcard 1: According to the Van Nuys Prognostic Index (VNPI) for DCIS, what is the recommended management for a patient with a score of 7, 8, or 9?

Answer: Excision + Radiation therapy

Extra: The Van Nuys Prognostic Index (VNPI) is used to guide the management of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) based on the risk of local recurrence. **Parameters (scored 1-3 each):** 1. Tumor size 2. Margin width 3. Pathological classification (Nuclear grade & necrosis) 4. Age **Management based on score:** * **4, 5, 6:** Excision (Breast Conserving Surgery) alone * **7, 8, 9:** Excision + Radiation therapy * **10, 11, 12:** Mastectomy

Flashcard 2: If the PSA is found elevated (in a hard feeling prostate) and cancer is suspected, the next step would be to do a _____ followed by biopsy

Answer: MRI

Flashcard 3: _____ is almost always secondary to another disease, which may be remembered with "STOP Making Thrombi" S: Sepsis, Snake bite (rattlesnake) T: Trauma O: Obstetric complications P: Acute pancreatitis Making: Malignancy Thrombi: Transfusion

Answer: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

Flashcard 4: _____ disease is the abnormal curvature of the penis due to fibrous plaque within the tunica albuginea

Answer: Peyronie

Flashcard 5: In the two-tier (Modified) Well's Criteria for Pulmonary Embolism, a score of _____ points indicates that PE is likely or "probable".

Answer: > 4

Extra: The Modified (Two-tier) Well's Criteria is used to clinicaly assess the probability of Pulmonary Embolism (PE): - **Score > 4**: PE Likely (Directly proceed to imaging, typically CT Pulmonary Angiography). - **Score ≤ 4**: PE Unlikely (Proceed to high-sensitivity D-dimer testing to rule out PE).

Flashcard 6: McArdle disease is associated with painful _____ that occur with strenuous exercise

Answer: muscle cramps

Flashcard 7: Vitamin _____ deficiency is characterized by sideroblastic anemia and peripheral neuropathy

Answer: B6

Flashcard 8: Vitamin _____ deficiency (rare) presents with dermatitis, enteritis, alopecia, and adrenal insufficiency

Answer: B5

Flashcard 9: Goodpasture syndrome presents with _____ and hemoptysis

Answer: hematuria

Flashcard 10: _____ syndrome is iron deficiency anemia with esophageal webs and atrophic glossitis and cheliosis

Answer: Plummer-Vinson

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