Tick Tok
Acronyms
Rhyme; Time
Foreign Bodies
Famous Physicians
200
Borrelia burgdorferi can cause first degree heart block defined as a PR interval greater this many miliseconds
> 200ms
200
The classic pattern seen on EKG associated with pulmonary embolism
The S1Q3T3 pattern—also known as the McGinn-White sign—reflects acute right ventricular strain or overload but possesses low sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing conditions like pulmonary embolism in isolation
200
Suffering from effects of lactose intolerance; the odor of ketones on breath
Tooty; Fruity
200
Tourists to Latin America may suffer "Montezuma's revenge", attributed to this species of E. coli that commonly causes traveler's diarrhea
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC)
200
This famous Greek continues to be remembered for the oath that medical students continue to recite to this day
Hippocrates
400
Doxycycline is a common medication used to treat Tick-borne illness that, like bisphosphonates or potassium supplements, can cause this unpleasant upper GI side effect
Pill Esophagitis
400
The AEIOU of dialysis indications includes uremia, specifically these three uremic complications
1. Pericarditis
2. Bleeding (impaired platelet function)
3. Encephalopathy
400
Bubble sign associated with trisomy 21; A conduct disorder problem
Double; Trouble
400
The name of this condition dubbed "The Viking Disease" for its predilection to Northern Europeans 
Dupuytren's Contracture
400
A trailblazing anesthesiologist who in 1952 developed a quick assessment method that remains a global standard for the delivery room that has dramatically reduced infant mortality
Dr. Virginia Apgar
600
Erlichiosis commonly causes a constellation of lab abnormalities including thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, elevated liver function tests, and this electrolyte abnormality
Hyponatremia
600
This 5-letter acrocnym is the cause of group 5 pulmonary hypertension
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
600
Type of gangrene with mummified black skin; Gender associated with Bruton agammaglobulinemia
Dry; Guy
600
Outside of the United States, Tuberculosis is a leading cause of this disease characterized by hypotension, hyponatremia, and hyperpigmentation
(Be specific!)
Primary adrenal insufficiency
600
Clara Barton was a hospital nurse in the civil war, credited with the founding of this humanitarian organization
American Red Cross (Red Cross)
800
The rash below is caused by this alliterative species found in Dermacentor ticks
Rickettsia rickettsii
800
The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) 2021 Guidelines for Ascites, SBP, and HRS state that SBP ppx be considered for an ascites protein level less than this threshold
<1.5 g/dL
800
One of the four cardinal signs of inflammation; the ICU technique for monitoring paralyzed patients using nerve stimulation in fours
Pain; Train
800
The incidence of this cancer is so much higher in Japan and South Korea that they have their own biennial screening guidelines for adults over 40
Gastric adenocarcinoma
800
Penicillin was discovered after this knighted, noble-prize winning Scottish Physician noticed some fungus on his petri dish
Sir Alexander Fleming
1000
Name of the "tick bite meat allergy" that develops after a bite from certain ticks (most commonly the Lone Star tick)
Alpha-Gal Syndrome
1000
This 3-letter acronym represents an ingredient used in many common inhalers that is unfortunately thousands of times more a potent greenhouse gas than CO2
Hydrofluoroalkanes (HFA)
1000
QTc Arrhythmia syndrome associated with sudden death and deafness; A certain saint's OTC herbal supplement infamous for drug-drug interactions
Long; John
1000
Clonorchis sinensis is a liver fluke endemic to East Asia that increases the risk for this cancer
Cholangiocarcinoma
1000
The epidemiological investigation published in JAMA after a 1907 study attributed an outbreak of a food-borne illness to this Irish-American woman working as a cook in New York
Typhoid Mary
