Cross-Cultural Medicine — Flashcards

Encapsulated bacterial infections are a(n) _____ cause of post-HSCT infection

_____ score assesses the severity and mortality risk in alcoholic hepatitis

Alcoholic patients with cirrhosis require a _____ month abstinence before being considered for liver transplant

The characteristics of SLE may be remembered with the mnemonic "RASH OR PAIN":R: _____A: Arthritis (usually involving > 2 joints)S: Serositis (pleuritis and pericarditis)H: Hematologic disorders (e.g. cytopenias)O: Oral or nasopharyngeal ulcers (usually painless)R: Renal diseaseP: PhotosensitivityA: Antinuclear antibodiesI: Immunologic disorder (anti-dsDNA, anti-Sm, antiphospholipid) N: Neurologic disorder (seizures, psychosis)

_____ classification is used for classifying the endoscopic appearance of bleeding peptic ulcers.

_____ ml of transient loss/insensible loss per day would have to be accounted for in the calculation for giving daily IV fluids to a patient.

Chronic tropical (nutritional) pancreatitis is common in patients consuming _____

Metabolic complications related to decreased or increased feeding (hypo/hyperglycemia) is commonly seen in _____enteral nutrition.