Its wonderful time of the year
You think you know it!
You can "score" by scoring
Phenomenons
Fun Facts
100
Christmas tree pattern rash
Pityriasis Rosea
100
What does "ACLS" stand for?
Advanced Cardiovascular life support
100
TIMI score
Thrombolyis in MI
age>65. 3 risk factors, Use of ASA, known CAD, ST segment, Cardiac markers, 2 chest pain in 24 hours
Max score 7
100
Rayanud's
acute discoloration of fingers due to vasospasms of the arteries in extremities.
100
EKG was first recorded by me
Willen Einthoven
200
Infection associated with undercooked turkey
Salmonella
200
BCG vaccine - BCG stands for?
Bacillus Calmette -Guerin
200
HAS BLED score
Hypertension,Abnormal liver/renal,Stroke, Bleeding, Labile INR, Elderly >65,Drugs/alcohol
Max score 9
200
Medical student phenomenon
Acondition frequently reported in medical students, who perceive themselves to be experiencing the symptoms of a disease that they are studying.
200
Last country to eradicate Small pox
Somalia In 1977
300
What is festival flu?
Nonspecific illness due to lack of sleep, lack of nutrition, screaming, shouting and dehydration after gathering esp music concert!
300
What does NPH stand for when you say NPH insulin?
Neutral Protamine Hagedorn
300
Child Pugh score -
Predicts mortality in liver cirrhosis (A, B, C)
bilirubin, Albumin, INR +- Ascites
300
paradoxical zone phenomenon
AKA- Eagle effect
Paradoxically reduced antibacterial effect of penicillin.
Penicillin is cidal by inhibiting cell wall synthesis. But cell wall synthesis happens only if bacteria is replicating. strep a- high burden can be in stationary growth. Add Clindamycin
300
Name 2 diseases which are eradicated from world!
Small pox and Rinderpest
400
What is holiday heart syndrome?
it is actually alcohol-induced atrial arrhythmia in the normal heart!
400
What does TED stand for in TED Hose?
Thrombo embolus Deterrent
400
4Ts scoring
Thrombocytopenia. Timing of thrombocytopenia, thrombosis, Other causes of thrombocytopenia
400
Lazarus phenomenon
spontaneous return of a normal cardiac rhythm after failed attempts at resuscitation. It is also the spontaneous return of cardiac activity after being pronounced dead.
38 times since 1982
400
Polio vaccine and Small pox vaccine founders
Jonas Salk and Edward Jenner
500
What does ELISA stand for?
Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay
500
BISAP scoring
500
Wolff Chaikoff phenomenon
It is a presumed reduction in thyroid hormone levels caused by the ingestion of a large amount of iodine.
autoregulatory mechanism.
this is the treatment principle against hyperthyroidism by infusing a large amount of iodine.
500
Penicillin was found by whom?
Alexander Fleming
Fun story - Staph petri dish did not grow when it was contaminated with Mould Pencillium
600
What is "Christmas disease"
Hemophilia B!
first patient was Stephen Christmas!
600
What does CIWA stand for?
Clinical Institue withdrawal Assessment - Tool
600
Geneva score
Used for PE
600
Jod Basedow phenomenon
Jod-Basedow phenomenon (JBP) is a rare thyrotoxic condition due to increased exogenous iodine exposure, also known as iodine-induced hyperthyroidism.
600
A disease that is believed to be associated with Columbus's Voyages in 1492!
Syphillis