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First AID Classic Presentations Rapid Review
Rapid Review of Classic Presentations from First AID 2011
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04/02/2011

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Term
Budd-Chiari Syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombis)
Definition
Abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly
Term
Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Definition
Achilles tendon xanthoma
Term
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia)
Definition
Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC
Term
Marfan's syndrome (fibrillin defect)
Definition
Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints
Term
Erythropoietin injection
Definition
Athlete with polycythemia
Term
Pott's disease (vertebral tuberculosis)
Definition
Back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss
Term
Sarcoidosis (non-caseating granulomas)
Definition
Bilateral hilar adenopathy, uveitis
Term
Osteogenesis imperfecta (collagen defect)
Definition
Blue sclera
Term
Burton's line (lead poisoning)
Definition
bluish line on gingiva
Term
Paget's disease of bone (↑ osteoblastic and osteoclastic activity)
Definition
Bone pain, bone enlargement, arthritis, ↑alk phos
Term
Neurofibromatosis type I
Definition
Café-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma), pheochromocytoma, optic gliomas
Term
Neurofibromatosis type II
Definition
Café-au-lait spots, Lisch nodules (iris hamartoma), bilateral acoustic neuromas
Term
McCune-Albright syndrome (mosaic G-protein signaling mutation)
Definition
Café-au-lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, precocious puberty
Term
Aortic regurgitation
Definition
Bounding pulses, diastolic murmur, head bobbing
Term
Muscular dystrophy (most commonly Duchenne's)
Definition
Calf pseudohypertrophy (actually fatty infiltration)
Term

Tay-Sachs (ganglioside accumulation)

Niemann-Pick (sphingomyelin accumulation)

Central Retinal Artery occlusion

Definition
"Cherry-red spot" on macula
Term
Dressler's syndrome (autoimmune-mediated post MI fibrinous pericarditis, 1-12 weeks after acute episode)
Definition
chest pain, pericardial effusion/friction rub, persistent fever following MI
Term
Gower's sign (Duchenne's Muscular dystrophy: X-linked recessive deleted dystrophin gene)
Definition
Child uses arms to stand up from squat
Term
"Slapped cheeks" (erythema infectiosum/fifth disease:parvovirus B19)
Definition
Child with fever develops red rash on fave that spreads to body
Term
Huntington's disease (autosomal-dominant CAG repeat expansion)
Definition
Chorea, dementia, caudate degeneration
Term
McArdle's disease (muscle phosphorylase deficiency)
Definition
Chronic exercise intolerance with myalgia, fatigue, painful cramps
Term
Hypothyroidism
Definition
Cold intolerance
Term
Internuclear opthalmoplegia (damage to MLF; bilateral [multiple sclerosis], unilateral [stroke]
Definition
Conjugate lateral gaze palsy, horizontal diplopia
Term
PDA (close with indomethacin; open with misoprostol)
Definition
Continuous "machine" heart murmur
Term
Myxedema (hypothyroidism, Grave's disease)
Definition
Cutaneous/dermal edema due to connective tissue deposition
Term
Kaposi's sarcoma (usually AIDS patients: associated with HHV-8)
Definition
Dark purple skin/mouth nodules
Term
Kussmaul breathing (DKA)
Definition
Deep, labored breathing/hyperventilation
Term
Pellagra (niacin [vitamin B3] deficiency)
Definition
Dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea
Term
Wet beriberi (thiamine [vitamin B1] deficiency)
Definition
Dilated cardiomyopathy, edema, polyneuropathy
Term
Pasteurella multocida (cellulitis at inoculation site)
Definition
Dog or cat bite resulting in infection
Term
Sjögren's syndrome (autoimmune destruction of exocrine glands)
Definition
Dry eyes, dry mouth, arthritis
Term
Plummer-Vinson syndrome (may progress to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma)
Definition
Dysphagia (esophageal webs), glossitis, iron deficiency anemia
Term
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (collagen defect, usually type III)
Definition
Elastic skin, hypermobility of joints
Term
Virchow's node (abdominal metastasis)
Definition
Enlarged, hard left supraclavicular node
Term
Sézary syndrome (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) or mycosis fungoides
Definition
Erythroderma, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, atypical T cells
Term
Chvostek's sign (hypocalcemia)
Definition
Facial muscle spasm upon tapping
Term
Gallstones (cholelithiasis)- bile duct blockage
Definition
Fat, female, forty, fertile
Term
Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (rapid lysis of spirochetes results in toxin release)
Definition
Fever, chills, headache, myalgia following antibiotic treatment for syphilis
Term
Measles (Morbillivirus)
Definition
Fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, diffuse rash
Term
B symptoms (lymphoma)
Definition
Fever, night sweats, weight loss
Term
Peyronie's disease (connective tissue disorder)
Definition
Fibrous plaques in soft tissue of penis
Term
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (HGPRT deficiency, X-linked recessive)
Definition
Gout, mental retardation, self-mutilating behavior in a boy
Term
Kayser-Fleischer rings (copper accumulation from Wilson's disease)
Definition
Green-yellow rings around peripheral cornea
Term
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (genetic benign polyposis can cause bowel obstruction; ↑ cancer risk)
Definition
Hamartomatous GI polyps, hyper-pigmentation of mouth/feet/hands
Term
Gaucher's disease (glucocerebrosidase deficiency)
Definition
Hepatosplenomegaly, osteoporosis, neurologic symptoms
Term
Alport's syndrome (Type IV collagen mutation)
Definition
Hereditary nephritis, sensorineural hearing loss, cataracts
Term
Trousseau's sign (adenocarcinoma of pancreas or lung)
Definition
Hyper-coagulability (leading to migrating DVTs and vasculitis)
Term
Klüver-Bucy syndrome (bilateral amygdala lesion)
Definition
Hyperphagia, hypersexuality, hyperorality, hyperdocility
Term
Conn's syndrome (1º hyperaldosteronism)
Definition
Hypertension, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis
Term
"Blue Bloater" (chronic bronchitis: hyperplasia of mucus cells)
Definition
Hypoxemia, polycythemia, hypercapnia
Term

Nonpainful chancre (1º syphilis, Treponema pallidum)

Painful with exudate: chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)

Definition
Indurated, ulcerated genital lesion
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