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Flashcards in CCS 2/16/15 Deck (14)
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1
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Good initial HAART regimen

A

emtricitabine, efavirenz, tenofovir

2
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= Positive likelihood ratio

A

sensitivity/(1-specificity)

3
Q

= Negative likelihood ratio

A

specificity / (1 - sensitivity)

4
Q

What is the main advantage of likelihood ratios?

A

they do not depend on disease prevalence

5
Q

What is the most common primary tumor location of brain mets?

A

lung

6
Q

Which PE pts get fibrinolytic therapy?

A

hemodynamically unstable ones

7
Q

What is the first test in suspected polymyalgia rheumatica?

A

ESR

8
Q

Tx for polymyalgia rheumatica

A

steroids

9
Q

What is the primary clinical manifestation of polymyositis?

A

WEAKNESS of proximal muscles (not pain)

10
Q

Definitive diagnostic test for polymyositis?

A

muscle biopsy

11
Q

What is the primary complaint of pts w/ PMR?

A

pain (pelvic, shoulder girdles)

12
Q

What are these lesions?

A

actinic keratoses (AK)

13
Q

What is the appropriate next step in mgmt of isolated, small actinic keratoses?

A

destruction w/ cryotherapy, 5-FU, imiquimod, excision

14
Q

What is the appropriate next step for actinic keratoses that are >1cm, indurated, ulcerated, tender, or growing rapidly?

A

biopsy