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10-25-2004, 09:28 PM
20:17:39 [hutals] so, should we get started for tonight. we can start with GI till about 9 and then go onto hepato/pancreas....sound good?

20:18:18 [Roxanita] good

20:18:48 [hutals] what is the most common cause of sqaumous caner in mouth?

20:19:03 [Roxanita] Lorena I put a CT Scan for chronic pancreatitis, check it I like imagens

20:19:13 [Lorena] smoking

20:19:21 [Lorena] yes i saw it, thanks

20:19:47 [Lorena] i am so bad to interpret CT scans

20:19:52 [hutals] smoking is MCC, then alcohol.....very good lorena

20:20:17 [Roxanita] so modest Lorena

20:20:38 [Lorena] if cancer above upper lip then it is basal, right?

20:20:42 [hutals] what type of cancer is most common on upper lip? what about lower lip?

20:20:54 [Roxanita] yes, first cause is smoking and then OH

20:21:01 [hutals] you read my mind lor

20:21:26 [Roxanita] right Lorena

20:21:26 [Lorena] it is true but they say many times you can guess withput looking at the images because of the clinical background...i really hops that will be the case in my exam

20:22:28 [hutals] upper lip = basal and lower lip = squamous. "** comes from your lips" (top to bottom)

20:23:00 [Lorena] lol

20:23:24 [Roxanita] so the base (basal) is on the top (upper)

20:24:18 [hutals] how can you tell if dyspagia is due to mechanical obstruction vs peristalsis problem?

20:25:05 [Lorena] mechanical is dysphagia to solids ....and a peristalsis problem is to both

20:25:54 [Roxanita] right

20:26:06 [hutals] dysphagia for solids NOT liquids is mechanical obstruction whereas dysphagia for solids AND liquids is peristalsis problem......very good lor! what is most common cause if dyspagia to solids and liquids?

20:27:03 [ninadnashua] achalasia

20:27:20 [Lorena] achalasia

20:27:39 [hutals] achalasia is most common cause, then comes things like progressive systemic sclerosis, MG, etc.....good job lor and nina

20:27:43 [jwls29] agree

20:28:01 [hutals] and jwls

20:28:50 [hutals] how to distinguish achalasia from hisrchprungs?

20:28:51 [Roxanita] where do we see the "bird beak" sign?

20:28:57 [Lorena] patient from suth america and has achalasia?

20:29:18 [jwls29] chaga's disease for pt from south america

20:29:23 [Roxanita] CHAGAS

20:29:33 [Lorena] when Lower esophageal sphincter doesnt relax

20:29:51 [jwls29] achalasia is bird beak

20:29:55 [Roxanita] Achalasia

20:30:07 [hutals] chagas

20:30:13 [Lorena] yes, very good ...name oF THE BUG?

20:30:16 [Roxanita] what is the cause for achalasia?

20:30:23 [jwls29] reduvid bug

20:30:47 [hutals] in hirschprungs the proximal bowel is dialated, but there is peristalisis

20:31:05 [hutals] failure of relaxation of the LES sphincter

20:31:06 [jwls29] failure of relaxation of LES due to absent myenteric ganglion cells

20:31:27 [Roxanita] Trypanosoma Cruzi

20:31:48 [hutals] Trypanasoma cruzi

20:32:38 [Lorena] yes, you are all right , reduviv bug is the vector and the causal is T cruzi

20:32:44 [ninadnashua] leishmania

20:32:48 [Roxanita] the insect who spread belongs to the family of Reduviidae

20:33:06 [hutals] what can cause espophagitis in AIDS?

20:33:24 [Lorena] candida

20:33:31 [ninadnashua] fungus candida

20:33:34 [jwls29] candida

20:33:50 [hutals] Candida is MCC, others include Herpes and CMV...very good everyone

20:34:43 [hutals] what vessels are involved with esophageal varices?

20:35:04 [ninadnashua] left gastric vein

20:35:10 [jwls29] left gastric and azygous vein

20:35:17 [Lorena] left gastric vein and azygous

20:35:22 [ninadnashua] azygous vein

20:35:30 [hutals] left gastric and azygous vein....excellent!

20:36:47 [Lorena] MCC of hematemesis?

20:37:19 [ninadnashua] varices

20:37:45 acestep1 enters this room

20:37:56 [jwls29] hi ace

20:38:01 [hutals] hey ace

20:38:02 [ninadnashua] oh duodenal ulcer

20:38:13 [Lorena] hi ace

20:38:21 [hutals] ulcer

20:38:27 [jwls29] mc primary cancer of the esophagus?

20:38:41 [acestep1] hi lor , jwls n hutals

20:38:49 [hutals] duodenal ulcer most common than gastric

20:38:52 [Lorena] yes, duodenal ulcer then gastric ulcer and third is esophageal varices

20:39:07 [hutals] adenocarcinoma

20:39:13 [Lorena] adenocarcinoma

20:39:13 [ninadnashua] ya

20:39:22 [jwls29] yes

20:39:30 [jwls29] and in third world countries?

20:39:31 [hutals] pyloric stenosis vs duodenal atresia....which has bile stained fluid? which assoc with downs? which occurs at birth? which 2-4 weeks after birth? which has double bubble sign? which has polydyramnios?

20:39:46 [hutals] 3rd world would be squamous

20:40:01 [jwls29] yes hutals

20:40:04 [acestep1] k

20:40:27 [Lorena] duodenal atresia associated with downs ocuur right after birth , it has polyhidramnios

20:40:44 [acestep1] i think duodenalk atresia has bile stained

20:40:50 [jwls29] duodenal atresia is associated with down's, double bubble sign and has bile stained fluid and the mother had polyhydramnios

20:40:50 [Lorena] it has double bubble sign

20:41:01 [acestep1] agree with lor

20:41:11 [ninadnashua] agree

20:41:21 [Lorena] pyloric stenosis is soe weeks after birth , non bile stain

20:41:28 [jwls29] congenital pyloric stenosis is 2-4 wks after birth and is non bile stained with an epigastric mass

20:41:32 [acestep1] wht si double bubble sign

20:41:35 [hutals] D-uodenal atresia = D-ouble bubble, D-owns, "D-o have bile". it also happens at birth and causes polyhydramnios.....very good

20:42:01 [jwls29] good mnemonic,hutals...ty

20:42:04 [Lorena] great nemonic hutals

20:42:10 [hutals] double bubble sign on xray means air in stomach

20:42:36 [acestep1] oh yes! thnx hutals

20:42:36 [Lorena] and duodenum

20:42:38 [hutals] also air in prox duodenum....both air bubbles cause double bubble

20:43:01 [ninadnashua] air looks like bubbles

20:43:05 [acestep1] ok

20:43:50 [ninadnashua] pyloroplasty is treatment

20:44:27 [hutals] which should be biopsied....gastric or duodenal ulcer.....or both?

20:44:32 [Lorena] ok

20:44:33 [hutals] or neither

20:44:39 [Lorena] just gastric

20:44:49 [jwls29] gastric

20:45:00 [jwls29] duodenal doesn't need to be biopsied b/c not malignant

20:45:19 [Roxanita] Mallory Weiss syndrome mcc?

20:45:20 [hutals] very good....all correct!

20:45:36 [hutals] alcoholics

20:45:58 [Lorena] bulimia and alcoholics

20:46:02 [hutals] from vomitting

20:46:15 [jwls29] agree

20:46:28 [acestep1] agree

20:46:36 [Roxanita] MWS where is the lession located?

20:46:39 [hutals] an interesting one is the MCC of Boerhaave's?

20:46:56 [hutals] distal esophagus

20:47:09 [acestep1] sgree

20:47:12 [jwls29] tear of distal esophagus

20:47:13 [Lorena] yes, endoscopy ...yikes

20:47:22 [acestep1] agree imean

20:47:41 [hutals] some causes also include alcoholics and bulemia, but MCC is endoscopy....wow. good job

20:48:03 [acestep1] ic

20:48:31 [Roxanita] Boerhaave's, is in distal or proximal esophagus?

20:48:42 [jwls29] distal

20:48:46 [hutals] i think also distal

20:48:52 [acestep1] distal

20:48:53 [Lorena] distal

20:49:10 [Roxanita] I know Mallory Weiss is at the gastro-esophag junction

20:49:24 [hutals] mallor weis is a tear vs a rupture (worse) in boerhave's (lots of blood in latter)

20:49:45 [jwls29] thanks hutals

20:50:09 [acestep1] rox any forced vomit- inc pressure on bvs so they rupture

20:51:55 [Roxanita] yeah, I was just confused with k-aplan book vs <a target=new HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=valuetheplace-20&keyword=Goljan&mode=books>Goljan</A>

20:52:27 [acestep1] k .np

20:52:28 [Roxanita] sorry

20:52:54 [acestep1] np

20:53:08 [hutals] another interesting tid bit is that first step in management of duodenal ulcer is a flat plate xray which can detect air that escapes....can cause referred pain to shoulder from air that irritates nerve......this would mean its perforated

20:53:56 [hutals] sorry, couldnt think of a good question with that info, but thought it was kinda cool

20:54:05 [Lorena] thanks hutals

20:54:21 [Lorena] causes of hypergastrinemia?

20:54:23 [Roxanita] Adenocarcinomas of the distal esophagus are mostly due to what condition?

20:54:31 [acestep1] yes. v gd hutals i think its air under teh diaphargm

20:54:44 [acestep1] gerd?

20:54:51 [hutals] barrets esophagus

20:54:52 [ninadnashua] barrets

20:55:15 [Lorena] secondary to barrets which is a comlication of GERD

20:55:26 [acestep1] pancreatic ca- lor ?

20:55:49 [acestep1] agree

20:56:49 [hutals] what is the most common cancer in Japan? why?

20:56:56 [Lorena] yes , thats one cause ace very good (zollinger ellison sx)

20:57:09 [Lorena] stomach because of smoked food

20:57:11 [acestep1] stomach ca?

20:57:40 [ninadnashua] stomach due to smoked foods

20:57:42 [acestep1] ty lor can u tell em teh other causes

20:57:48 [hutals] yep, stomach ca due to smoked foods (from preservatives).....good

20:58:02 [Roxanita] Clinically how do you differentiate duodenal peptic ulcer vs gastric peptic ulcer?

20:58:54 [Lorena] gastric it hurts after eating so fear to eat, they lose weight - in contrast duodenal the pain is reloeved with food -they dont loose weight

20:58:55 [acestep1] i think gastric pain inc on eating n opp in duedenal

20:59:10 [acestep1] agree with lor

20:59:40 [Roxanita] acestep1> yes that's how we can differentiate clinically

20:59:49 [hutals] lose weight with gastric, but do not with duod

21:00:20 [acestep1] ok plz coorect me if im wrong other causes of gastric ca r cigrettes , alcohol gastric ulcer , etc

21:00:26 [Lorena] duodenal wakes up the patient at night (because no food for hours)

21:00:36 [acestep1] k

21:01:10 [hutals] dont forget about K pylori as a cause of gastric ca

21:01:28 [hutals] oops, H pylori

21:02:00 [Lorena] yes thanks

21:02:46 [hutals] you know, now that i think about it....that doesnt seem right because H pylori is associated with >90% of duodenal ulcers, but they are not assoc with malignancy??

21:03:51 [acestep1] nono hutals they r with ca

21:04:11 [hutals] duodenal ulcers you mean??

21:04:32 [acestep1] no i think also gastric

21:05:11 [acestep1] cuz gastric ulcers r one of teh causesof ca n ulcer is caused by h.pylori

21:05:22 [Lorena] for gastric ulcers you do biopsy because cancer may be there too , to rule out cancer

21:06:07 [Lorena] they can be together , but ulcer wont turn into cancer if i understood correctly

21:06:10 [jwls29] what you are saying makes sense, hutals

21:06:12 [hutals] if i understand this correctly, duodenal ulcers are not malignant. but they are assoc with H pylori >90% of time. H pylori causes stomach ca. something doesnt add up??

21:06:32 [Lorena] cancer can look like an ulcer

21:07:47 [hutals] i guess h pylori doesnt actually cause the cancer, but they are an indicator because often associated with gastric ulcers which can cause gastric ca.....does that sound right?

21:07:55 [Lorena] yes

21:08:23 [Lorena] H pyloru can cause gastric cancer , not duodenal cancer so no need to byopsy a duodenal ulcer

21:08:26 [hutals] ok, sorry about that....thanks for your patience, we can move on now

21:08:26 [jwls29] yes

21:08:41 [jwls29] that was a good point

21:08:52 [Lorena] yes, very good

21:09:25 [acestep1] ya agree wqith with lor - i just checked

21:09:46 [Lorena] thanks ace

21:09:47 [jwls29] what is the best screening test for malabsorption?

21:09:57 [acestep1] sorry for the typing error

21:10:19 [acestep1] ue welcome - lor . anytime

21:10:29 [ninadnashua] stool for fat.

21:10:31 [Lorena] fat in stool?

21:10:34 [hutals] fat in the stool

21:10:41 [jwls29] yes

21:10:54 [hutals] what is the MCC of bowel obstruction?

21:11:28 [Lorena] stricture?

21:11:32 [jwls29] adhesions from a previous surgery

21:11:51 [ninadnashua] ya

21:12:11 [hutals] adhesions from previous surgery is MCC. if no previous surgery, pick indirect inguinal hernia

21:12:24 [Lorena] ok thanx

21:12:31 [acestep1] k . ty

21:13:31 [hutals] traveler to mexico who 1 week later develops watery diarreah with mucus and blood and colicky bowel movements....diagnosis?

21:13:33 [acestep1] hey guys i gtg now . ill see u guys tom . its ramadan here so i cant study for a long time

21:13:34 [jwls29] what is obstipation?

21:13:47 [acestep1] must go n study

21:13:53 [jwls29] bye ace

21:14:14 [Lorena] take care, see you tomorrow ace

21:14:24 [hutals] chronic constipation leading to blockage

21:14:39 [hutals] bye ace

21:14:56 [jwls29] obstipation is constipation and no gas

21:15:05 [Lorena] when no gas

21:15:20 [Lorena] ok

21:15:21 [jwls29] one of the signs of bowel obstruction

21:15:46 [Lorena] step ladder sign

21:15:46 [jwls29] that and colicky pain with pain free intervals

21:15:47 [hutals] oh yes, reminds me of the funny gas story golijan mentions in his audios

21:16:16 [jwls29] lol

21:16:18 [acestep1] dysentry?

21:17:00 [Lorena] step laddrer because air and liquid levels due to edema and dilation of bowel

21:17:01 [jwls29] enterotoxigenic e coli?

21:17:47 [hutals] what sign will differentiate small bowel obstruction from ischemic colitis (on presentation, not from labs, etc)?

21:18:09 [Lorena] it is amebiasis

21:18:09 [acestep1] byee guys really sorry my comp freezes . came back 2 know huatls ans

21:18:43 [hutals] oops, forgot about that one. the answer was amebiasis

21:19:10 [acestep1] np n thnx tc all of u

21:19:55 [ninadnashua] small bowel clinical is diffuse painabdomen, in ischemic it is only in splenic flexure

21:19:56 [hutals] nite ace

21:20:29 [hutals] travelors on the other hand would be secretory without blood and mucus

21:20:30 [jwls29] is it entamoeba hystolitica?

21:20:55 [hutals] yes jwls....very good

21:21:22 [hutals] and yes nina, that is right. easiest way to differentiate and a giveaway for the exam....very good

21:21:49 [ninadnashua] thanku

21:22:47 [jwls29] difference between crohn's and ulcerative colitis?

21:23:15 [Lorena] ulcerative doesn skip, chron does,

21:23:35 [hutals] chrons has skip lesions, fistulas, right lower quadrant

21:23:42 [Lorena] ulcerative is mucosal and submucosal and chrons is transmural.....

21:24:29 [Lorena] Roxanita> take care

21:24:30 kmonica26 enters this room

21:24:49 [hutals] what are the rule of 2;s for meckels diverticulum?

21:24:58 [Roxanita] guys could u please post the transcript

21:25:01 [hutals] hey mon

21:25:07 [kmonica26] hi guys

21:25:08 [Roxanita] I will see u tomorrow

21:25:17 [jwls29] bye roxanita

21:25:21 [hutals] nite rox

21:25:24 [jwls29] hi monica

21:25:33 [Lorena] hi monika

21:25:41 [Lorena] bye rox, take care

21:25:50 [kmonica26] hi everyone

21:25:58 [Roxanita] tomorrow is: Renal/ lower urinary/STD/Gynecology

21:26:16 [Roxanita] bye guys, you really rock in patho

21:26:17 [Lorena] 2% of the population, 2cm from ileocecal valve and 2cm long

21:26:21 [jwls29] 2 ft from ileocecal valve

21:26:25 [hutals] rule of 2's are 2% children, 2 ft from ileocecal valve, 2 types of tissue, 2 year of age

21:26:28 [jwls29] thanks lore

21:26:39 [hutals] very good

21:27:07 [hutals] we should probably move onto hepato/pancrease because running outta time

21:27:16 [Lorena] ok

21:27:26 [jwls29] ok

21:27:43 [hutals] AST vs ALT. which one associated with alcohol?

21:27:55 [jwls29] AST

21:27:57 [Lorena] AST

21:28:09 [hutals] or i should say MORE associated with alcohol since both will be affected

21:28:13 [jwls29] the s stands for sambuca (which is a liqueor)

21:28:20 [Lorena] because it is mithocondrial , and ALT is cytoplasmic

21:28:26 [hutals] yes, AST

21:28:40 [hutals] good one jwls

21:28:42 [Lorena] very good jwls

21:28:54 [jwls29] ty

21:29:02 [hutals] thanks lor

21:29:55 [hutals] in obstructed liver disease, what enzymes would be elevated? Alk phos, GGT, both, neither?

21:30:09 [Lorena] so remember we were wondering in one of the last chats why LDH was increasd in hemolytic anemias?

21:30:39 [Lorena] both

21:30:57 [jwls29] both

21:31:12 [kmonica26] agree both

21:31:34 [hutals] yes, both correct. alk phos is not very specific, but both together are specific to liver

21:32:29 [hutals] yes lor, we never figured that one out from what i remember

21:33:30 [hutals] Which hep is the most common?

21:33:38 [hutals] overall that is

21:33:43 [jwls29] hep a

21:33:44 [Lorena] LDH is increasd in cell necrosis :liver damage , Myocardial Infarction , hemolytic anemias

21:34:01 [Lorena] agre with jwls

21:34:13 [hutals] it goes in order....A, B, C, D, E

21:34:46 [hutals] which hep MCC from accidental needle stick?

21:34:59 [Lorena] B

21:35:00 [jwls29] Hep B

21:35:18 [hutals] yep Hep B

21:35:29 [hutals] which hep is never chronic?

21:35:45 [kmonica26] A

21:35:49 [ninadnashua] hep a

21:36:02 [jwls29] agree

21:36:10 [Lorena] agree

21:36:15 [hutals] yep hep a. what about E...is this ever chronic (trick question)

21:37:01 [Lorena] no

21:37:10 [jwls29] i think no

21:37:16 [ninadnashua] no

21:37:28 [hutals] E is only chronic in pregnant women....and they will have 20% mortality....so boards love to ask about it.....its not in his notes, but golijan mentioned in audios

21:38:23 [jwls29] thanks hutals

21:38:26 [hutals] which is MCC in day cares?

21:38:43 [jwls29] hep a

21:38:46 [Lorena] a

21:39:00 [hutals] hep A, so vaccine is recommended for children in day cares

21:39:31 [hutals] which are non-parenternal route of transmission?

21:39:57 [kmonica26] feco oral

21:40:00 [jwls29] a and e

21:40:14 [Lorena] a, e

21:40:19 [hutals] yep A and E

21:40:26 [ninadnashua] close contact, blood saliva semen

21:41:00 [hutals] hep B nina?

21:41:29 [ninadnashua] ya

21:41:57 [ninadnashua] im sorry i confuse

21:42:47 [hutals] thats ok, they are all confusing....takes repetition to get them right

21:43:10 [hutals] regarding Hep B.....what is present in window period?

21:43:11 [jwls29] can we go over the markers for hepatitis b?

21:43:12 [Lorena] parasite that may cause cholangiocarcinoma?

21:43:23 [ninadnashua] ya

21:43:39 [ninadnashua] liver fluke

21:43:51 [jwls29] HbCAb?

21:44:04 [hutals] i agree with nina

21:44:06 [Lorena] HBcore antibody

21:44:15 [Lorena] yes ninad and hutals

21:44:42 [hutals] antibody HBc IgM (not IgG)

21:45:27 [hutals] this is tricky, but golijan stresses it.....is the person infective during the window period based on the lab you just gave

21:45:29 [hutals] ?

21:45:44 [jwls29] what about for acute infection?

21:46:17 [Lorena] no infective because only DNA HB and HBeAg are infective

21:46:49 [hutals] acute infection would have surface Ag, IgM Ab, HBeAg and HBV DNA

21:47:25 [Lorena] agree

21:47:33 [hutals] thats right, they would NOT be infective during window period....that one is a bit tricky, but important

21:48:09 [jwls29] and what do we find in someone who is recovered?

21:48:16 [Lorena] which ab are protective?

21:48:19 [hutals] what if the person only has antibody to HBs?

21:48:29 [jwls29] vaccine

21:48:49 [Lorena] yes

21:48:55 [hutals] recoved would be anti HBc IgG and Ati HBs

21:49:14 [Lorena] very good

21:49:18 [hutals] HBs Ab is protective

21:49:19 [jwls29] yup

21:49:58 [hutals] yes, vaccine would cause someone to have only antibody to HBs and nothing else

21:50:36 [jwls29] and what about a chronic carrier?

21:50:46 [Lorena] no HBcore IgG in vaccinated people then

21:50:53 [hutals] what if HBs Ag for >6mo, but no HBV DNA or HBeAg?

21:51:15 [jwls29] healthy carrier?

21:51:32 [Lorena] HB surface ag for more than 6 months means chonicity

21:52:04 [Lorena] agreewith jwls

21:52:07 [hutals] thats right Lor, no HBcore IgG in vaccinated.....the core IgG would indicate recovery

21:52:34 [jwls29] i thought chronicity was HBsAg, HbEag,and HBV DNA

21:53:07 [hutals] yes, it would be "healthy" chronic carrier, not because pt is healthy (they have hepatitis so not healthy), but because they are not infective....good job

21:53:42 [Lorena] thanks hutals

21:54:57 [hutals] infective chronicity would have the HBeAg and HBV DNA which would make them infective. the "chronicity" is simply from the time of HBs Ag of >6 mo. The infective vs health refers to the infectivity of the chronic carrier

21:54:58 [kmonica26] A 12-year-old girl has had recurrent episodes of scleral icterus, particularly following viral illnesses. She is otherwise well and is taking no medications. Laboratory studies reveal an indirect bilirubin of 58.1 mcmol/L (3.4 mg/dL) and direct bilirubin of 5.13 mcmol/L (0.3 mg/dL). Serum transamin

21:55:19 [kmonica26] Serum transaminase concentrations, prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, and serum ammonia levels all are within normal limits.

21:55:34 [kmonica26] Of the following, the MOST likely etiology of this girl's hyperbilirubinemia is

21:56:26 docak enters this room

21:56:54 [hutals] hey docak

21:57:14 [docak] hi guys

21:57:28 [Lorena] hi docak

21:57:39 [jwls29] hi docak

21:57:48 [docak] i'm sorry i did'nt check the schedule

21:58:05 [docak] what's the topic today?

21:58:05 [Lorena] what are the choices monika?

21:58:37 [kmonica26] chronic active hepatitis

21:58:49 [kmonica26] B. Dubin-Johnson syndrome

21:59:00 [hutals] docak, we discussed GI earlier (you can check the transript later) and now discussing hepatic path

21:59:14 [docak] thanks hutals

21:59:17 [kmonica26] gilbert

21:59:27 [kmonica26] hepatitis A infection

21:59:38 [kmonica26] infectious mononucleosis

22:00:11 [Lorena] i would go for Gilbert

22:00:15 [hutals] gilberts disease??

22:00:27 [kmonica26] yep

22:00:28 [jwls29] me too

22:00:34 [jwls29] oh good

22:01:04 [kmonica26] Gilbert syndrome is a benign form of familial hyperbilirubinemia that occurs in 3% to 10% of the population. It is an autosomal dominant disorder, but the hyperbilirubinemia usually is not recognized until after puberty. Bilirubin concentrations are generally below 51 mcmol/L (3 mg/dL), but they ma

22:02:29 [Lorena] thanx monika

22:02:57 [kmonica26] A 16-year-old girl is referred to you for evaluation of right shoulder pain and nausea. Her previous medical history is remarkable for recent treatment of Lyme disease with ceftriaxone. Findings on physical examination of the shoulder are normal.

22:03:13 [kmonica26] the best INITIAL evaluation is

22:03:17 [hutals] the giveaways on that were the very low conjugated bilirubin mixed with jaundice. there is no Rx and you will see the bilirubin double after fasting....thanks mon, great question

22:03:38 [kmonica26] np

22:05:47 [hutals] any choices for the last question?

22:06:36 [kmonica26] A. abdominal ultrasonography to determine whether gallstones are present

22:06:47 [kmonica26] B. bone scan to identify osteomyelitis

22:06:57 [kmonica26] C. magnetic resonance imaging to identify bursitis

22:07:06 [kmonica26] D. radiography to identify a subclinical clavicular fracture

22:07:15 [kmonica26] E. Western blot testing to determine whether recurrent Lyme disease is present

22:08:01 [Lorena] A?

22:08:37 [jwls29] a?

22:08:47 [kmonica26] why?

22:08:47 [docak] Is it E?

22:09:02 [kmonica26] answer is A

22:09:07 [kmonica26] But why?

22:09:07 [hutals] E?

22:10:10 [hutals] wow, i'm stumped on that one....cant put it together....a 16 yo with gallstones

22:10:11 [docak] why A?

22:10:18 [hutals] maybe she has sickle cell?

22:10:43 [kmonica26] The association between the administration of ceftriaxone and the development of cholecystitis in children and adolescents is well recognized. Right shoulder pain, as described in the vignette, is characteristic of referred pain resulting from gallbladder disease.

22:10:44 [jwls29] does she have intrahepatic cholestasis b/c of the ceftriaxone?

22:11:51 [Lorena] great question and explanation

22:13:08 [kmonica26] A 25-year-old woman with sickle cell anemia complains of steady pain

22:13:21 [hutals] didnt know about 16 year olds although children under 8 are known to get that from ceftriaxone binds to albumin causing jaundice leading to gallstone formation

22:13:26 [kmonica26] in her right upper quadrant with radiation to the right shoulder

22:13:49 [kmonica26] especially after large or fatty meals. Her physician diagnoses gallstones.

22:13:54 [hutals] great question mon....a real thinker

22:14:07 [kmonica26] which of the following compounds are these stones most likely composed?

22:14:27 [kmonica26] Np

22:14:48 [hutals] calcium bilirubinate

22:14:56 [kmonica26] Yep

22:15:35 [Lorena] ok

22:16:00 [hutals] i only knew that because that was the connection i was trying to make with the last question....sickle cell patients and gallstones

22:16:10 [kmonica26]

22:16:23 [kmonica26] Thats why I put this question

22:16:37 [kmonica26] so that all of us can remember

22:16:42 [Lorena] these type of stiones are present in all he olytic anemias, right?

22:16:50 [kmonica26]

22:17:22 [hutals] extravascular hemolytic anemias....yep

22:17:23 [kmonica26] I think so..makes sense as there is hemolysis

22:17:24 [Lorena] i mean may be present in all hemolytic anemias :thalasemias, etc

22:18:27 [hutals] i think you're right lor

22:18:53 [Lorena] ok

22:19:37 [hutals] bronze diabetes refers to what?

22:19:50 [Lorena] hemochromatosis

22:19:59 [docak] in wilson's disease

22:20:23 [docak] deposition of cu in liver, destroys beta cells

22:20:42 [hutals] yep, hemochromatosis.....seen in diabetic pts who have skin hyperpigmentation

22:21:09 [docak] and decreased insulin, therefore diabetes.

22:21:42 [hutals] thats true docak, but what about the bronze part?

22:22:04 [docak] so its hemochromatosis?

22:22:27 [Lorena] yes

22:23:10 [jwls29] i have to go

22:23:22 [hutals] yes, although you were onto something with wilsons. but the buzz word of bronze diabetes is know for hemochromatosis

22:23:26 [jwls29] see you guys tomorrow....thanks for the chat...it was really good

22:23:27 [Lorena] i have to go tto guys

22:23:28 [kmonica26] bye jwls

22:23:48 [jwls29] goodnite

22:23:54 [Lorena] thank you all , see you tomorrow

22:24:00 [hutals] yes, i have to go as well. lor, will u post transcript?

22:24:02 [docak] thanks lorena, hutals

22:24:18 [docak] bye jwls

22:24:18 [kmonica26] are we done?

22:24:26 [kmonica26] bye guys

22:24:27 [Lorena] please you post the transcript hutals because i had to refresh the oage many times so i lost the beginning

22:24:51 [hutals] no prob lor, i'll post it

22:24:52 [ninadnashua] bye

22:25:04 [kmonica26] what is the topic for tomorrow?

22:25:06 [Lorena] thank you, byeeeeee

22:25:13 [hutals] nite all, c you all tomorrow

22:25:38 [docak] good nite guys.

22:26:08 [hutals] Renal/ Lower Urinary STD / Gynecology for tomorrow