Friday, September 26, 2008

Important One liners

  • Fulminant hepatitis -- More common with HBV and HDV coinfection
  • Chronicity - 80% with HCV maximum n all hepatovirueses
  • Association with transfusion of HBV- 5-10%
  • association of HCV with Blood transfusion----50%
  • No post exposure prophylaxis is effective for HCV
  • Association with Cirrhosis , HCC :- HBV,HCV,HDV.
  • HbcAb IgG along HbEAb indicates resultion of infection. in HBV.
  • Single dose for Gonorrhea: Ceftriaxone IM (or Cipro or Cefixime) PLUS Doxy for 7 days /or Azithromycin single dose
  • Type1 RTA cant have urine pH<5.4 bicarbonate="10
  • Type 2 RTA initially have basic pH because of inability to absorb bicarbonate and later on with decrease in bicarbonate load which is within limits for distal tubule to reabsorb it becomes acidic ; Serum bicarbonate=18-20 ; hypokalemia


2 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi,
Very glad that I ran into your Blog. I've heard Canadian med. students have particular study materials for QE-1 and that's why they do very well. Is that true?

Dr S.G. said...
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