Colorectal cancer screening US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Colorectal cancer screening with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Colorectal cancer screening Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: What procedure should be performed with S. bovis infection?_____
Answer: Colonoscopy (suspect colon cancer)
Flashcard 2: Screening for colorectal carcinoma in low-risk patients begins at _____ years of age (e.g. colonoscopy, fecal occult blood (stool guiaic test))
Answer: 50
Flashcard 3: Lynch syndrome was previously known as _____
Answer: hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)
Flashcard 4: Patients with acromegaly have an increased risk of _____ formation and cancer.
Answer: colorectal polyp
Flashcard 5: Is the CEA tumor marker useful for screening for colorectal carcinoma? _____
Answer: No
Flashcard 6: benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Answer:
Extra: nodular enlargement of the periurethral (lateral and middle) lobes of the prostate, compressing the urethra urinary frequency, nocturia, difficulty starting/stopping flos, dysuria increased: free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) α1-antagonists (terazosin, tamsulosin); finasteride men >50 y/o hyperplasia, NOT hypertrophy if untreated may lead to distention and hypertrophy of bladder, hydronephrosis, UTIs
Flashcard 7: vertigo
Answer: sensation of spinning while stationary; subtype of "dizziness" but distinct from "lightheadedness"
Flashcard 8: hypertriglyceridemia (hyperlipidemia type IV)
Answer:
Extra: defect in production of VLDL pancreatitis elevated VLDL and TG AD
Flashcard 9: Which parasitic infection can present with cysts in the brain?
_____
Answer: Neurocysticercosis (Taenia solium)
Extra:
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Flashcard 10: _____ is a cancer caused by HPV in HIV patients that often presents at the anus (in MSMs) or the cervix
Answer: Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Extra:
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