Thiago Shared "First Aid" - 831 Picmonics
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First Aid
Warfarin Antidotes
- Antidotes
- Vitamin K
- Fresh Frozen Plasma
59 secs
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome)
- Pathophysiology
- Granulomatous Vasculitis
- Signs and Symptoms
- Sinusitis
- Skin Lesions
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Asthma
- GI Disease
- Heart Disease
- Kidney Failure
- Diagnosis
- Eosinophilia
- p-ANCA
- Treatment
- Corticosteroids
4 mins
Benzodiazepine Antidote
- Antidote
- Flumazenil
40 secs
Kawasaki Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Prevalent in Asian Children
- Necrotizing Vasculitis
- Signs and Symptoms
- Fever
- Strawberry-Red Tongue and Mucosa
- Lymphadenopathy
- Desquamative Skin Rash
- Erythema and Edema of the Hands and Feet
- Conjunctivitis
- Coronary Aneurysm
- Treatment
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)
- Aspirin
2 mins
Isoniazid
- Indications
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Mechanism of Action
- Requires Catalase Peroxidase
- Decreases Mycolic Acid Synthesis
- Fast vs Slow Acetylators
- Side Effects
- B6 Deficiency
- Neurotoxicity
- Hepatotoxicity
- Drug-induced Lupus
1 min
Haemophilus ducreyi
- Characteristics
- Gram-Negative
- Coccobacillus
- Pleomorphic
- Parallel Short Chains
- School of Fish Appearance on Gram Stain
- Signs and Symptoms
- Chancroid
- Painful Genital Ulcer
- Buboes
- Treatment
- Azithromycin
- Ceftriaxone
2 mins
Fragile X
- Pathophysiology
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- CGG Repeats
- FMR1 Gene
- X-linked Dominant
- Signs and Symptoms
- Developmental Delay
- Autism
- Large Ears
- Large Jaw
- Long Face
- Macroorchidism
2 mins
Huntington's Disease
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Dominant
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- CAG Repeats
- Chromosome 4
- Anticipation
- Caudate
- Decrease of ACh
- Decrease of GABA
- Signs and Symptoms
- Chorea
- Dementia
- Depression
- Glutamate Toxicity
- Neuronal Death via NMDA Binding
3 mins
P450 Inhibitors
- Quinidine
- Ciprofloxacin
- Isoniazid
- Grapefruit Juice
- Acute Alcohol Use
- Erythromycin (Macrolide)
- Indinavir
- Cimetidine
- Sulfonamides
- Ketoconazole
- Amiodarone
2 mins
P450 Inducer
- Griseofulvin
- Phenytoin
- Carbamazepine
- Rifampin
- Barbiturates
- Chronic Alcohol Use
- St. John's Wort
51 secs
Microscopic Polyangiitis
- Pathophysiology
- Necrotizing Small Vessel Vasculitis
- Signs and Symptoms
- Lungs, Kidneys, and Skin Commonly Affected
- Palpable Purpura
- Rapidly Progressive Cresentic Glomerulonephritis
- Diagnosis
- Lesions are Same Age
- Non-granulomatous
- Minimal Nasopharyngeal Involvement
- P-ANCA
- Treatment
- Corticosteroids
- Cyclophosphamide
2 mins
Temporal Arteritis
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Granulomatous
- Old Females
- Clinical Features
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Unilateral Headache
- Jaw Claudication
- Blindness
- Lab Findings
- Increased ESR
- Normal Serum Creatine Kinase
- Treatment
- Steroids
2 mins
Vitamin E Deficiency
- Mechanism
- Antioxidant
- Protects Erythrocytes
- Protects from Free Radical Damage
- Deficiency Signs and Symptoms
- Hemolytic Anemia
- Posterior Column
- Spinocerebellar Tract
2 mins
Craniopharyngioma
- Hypopituitarism
- Remnants of Rathke's Pouch
- Tooth-enamel Like Calcification
- Cholesterol Crystals
- Yellow Viscous Fluid
- Headache
- Bitemporal Hemianopsia
1 min
Actinomyces Israelii
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Bacillus
- Anaerobe
- Branching
- Oral Flora
- Dental Work
- Oral Trauma
- Associated with IUDs
- Signs and Symptoms
- GU Infections
- Draining Sinus Tract
- Facial Abscess
- Yellow Sulfur Granules
- Treatment
- Penicillin
2 mins
Ependymoma
- Occur in Children
- Fourth Ventricle
- Hydrocephalus
- Perivascular Pseudorosettes
- Rod Shaped Blepharoplasts
- Cauda Equina in Adults
- Poor Prognosis
- Neurofibromatosis Type II
2 mins
Hyper IgM Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Deficient CD40 Ligand on Helper T-cells
- Defective CD40 Receptor on B-cells
- Inability to Class Switch
- Signs and Symptoms
- Pyogenic Abscess
- Decreased IgG, IgA, IgE
4 mins
Hunter Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- X-linked Recessive
- Mucopolysaccharidoses
- Iduronate Sulfatase Deficiency
- Increased Dermatan Sulfate
- Increased Heparan Sulfate
- Signs and Symptoms
- No Corneal Clouding
- Aggressive Behavior
1 min
Hurler Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Autosomal Recessive
- Mucopolysaccharidoses
- Alpha-L-Iduronidase Deficiency
- Increased Heparan Sulfate
- Increased Dermatan Sulfate
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Developmental Delay
- Gargoylism
- Corneal Clouding
- Airway Obstruction
2 mins
IL-12 Receptor Deficiency
- Pathophysiology
- IL-12 Secreted by Macrophages
- Decreased Th1 Response
- Decreased IFN Gamma
- Signs and Symptoms
- Mycobacterial Infections
- Salmonella
1 min
