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100
This type of cell, when seen under the microscope, is pathognomonic for Hodgkin's lymphoma
What is a Reed Sternberg cell?
100
The most common type of acyanotic left to right shunt
What is ventricular septal defect (VSD)? BONUS 50: Name two other possible defects
100
These patients are classically described as "pink puffers". Name the disease they have.
What is emphysema?
100
These classes of drugs are Sino Atrial (SA) node blockers.
What are: beta blockers (class II), verapamil and diltiazem (class IV)?
100
These hormones are made in the hypothalamus and transported to the neurohypophysis.
What are oxytocin and vasopressin?
200
This cytogenetic translocation is associated with Burkitt's lymphoma.
What is translocation (8;14)? Bonus 50: what does the numbers 8 and 14 mean?
200
The most common cyanotic congenital heart disease
What is Tetrology of Fallot?
200
At this lung volume, the tendency of the chest wall to expand is equal to the tendency of the alveoli in the lungs to collapse.
What is Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)?
200
Coumadin affects these coagulation factors.
What are factors 2, 7, 9, 10, protein C and S?
200
This tumor, when present, can cause impotence, amenorrhea, gynecomastia, galactorrhea, osteomalacia or osteopenia, and female virilization. Sometimes, vision problems abound.
What is a prolactinoma? Bonus 50: What must the level of prolactin be in order to suspect a prolactinoma?
300
Name the Cluster of Differentiation (CD) associated with T-cell lymphomas
What are CD 1-8?
300
Most common leukemia age >60 years
What is Chronic Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL)?
300
This scale measures the amount of daytime sleepiness and should be used in patients who complain about snoring and/or dyspnea.
What is the Epworth Sleepiness Scale? Bonus 300: What score is worrisome for excessive daytime sleepiness, prompting further investigation?
300
Name the 2 fetal cardiac-pulmonary shunts that occur in utero.
What are: 1) Foramen ovalis 2) Ductus arteriosus?
300
This can occur in the organs of Zuckerkandl. Most often, patients complain of palpitations, headche, paresthesias, blurry vision.
What is extra adrenal pheochromocytoma?
400
Auer rods, azurophillic granules, peroxidase positive, translocation (15;17)
What is Acute Myelogenous Leukemia?
400
Most common bone findings in chronic renal failure/insufficiency
What is osteomalacia (due to hypocalcemia), osteoporosis, and osteitis firbosa cystica (secondary hyperparathyroidism from hypocalcemia)?
400
Name the 5 mechanisms of hypoxemia
What are: 1) decreased FiO2 2) alveolar hypoventilation 3) diffusion defect 4) V/Q mismatch 5) Shunt
400
This describes the medical condition: intimal tear extending to the media, where a hematoma forms, creating a false lumen. Sometimes seen as a "double barrel" on scans.
What is aortic dissection? Bonus 400: Name the types and treatment.
400
This disease, in its extreme form, can present with high fever, dehydration, cardiac arrythmias, high output cardiac failure, and come with a 25% mortality rate.
What is a thyroid storm Bonus 400: Describe the treatment of this disease.
500
This lymphoma is associated with smudge cells and when it transforms into a more aggressive lymphoid cancer, is known by this syndrome
What is Richter's Syndrome? Bonus 500: Name the two more aggressive cancers it can transform into.
500
Most common cancers associated with the secretion of alpha fetal protein (AFP)
What is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)? Bonus 500: Name the other type of tumor also associated with AFP production
500
(Picture) Name the type of disease associated with flow-volume loop D
What is a fixed extrathoracic, upper airway obstruction? Bonus 500: Name all the other loops
500
(Picture) Name this rythm in a 47-yr-old female who is asymptomatic with the following ECG finding reportedly since birth.
What is complete heart block?
500
Elderly woman who presents with atrial fibrillation and intractable congestive heart failure
What is apathetic hyperthyroidism?
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