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Congenital cardiac condition that may cause platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome
What is patent foramen ovale?
Maneuver to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
What is the Epley maneuver?
Management of significant smoke inhalation with stridor
What is endotracheal intubation?
Serum antibody levels that correlate with disease activity, particularly kidney involvement, in systemic lupus erythematosus
What are anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies?
Diagnosis associated with hyperkalemia, a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis, and a urine pH <5.5
Diagnostic study indicated for evaluation of possible ischemic heart disease in most patients with an intermediate probability and normal ST segments or resting EKG
What is an EKG exercise stress test?
Minimum life expectancy (number of years) required to benefit from screening mammography
What is 10 years?
FEV1/FVC ratio consistent with airflow obstruction
What is < 70%?
Indicated therapy for treatment of scleroderma renal crisis
What is captopril?
Diuretic choice for resistant hypertension in patients with stage 4/5 CKD
What is a loop diuretic?
Diagnostic test for acute limb ischemia
What is angiography?
Recommended management of medically unexplained symptoms
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
Potential therapy in patient with severe COPD with predominantly upper-lobe emphysema and low post-rehab exercise capacity
What is lung volume reduction surgery?
Patients treated with cyclophosphamide are at increased risk for this genitourinary malignancy
What is bladder cancer?
Acid-base disorder associated with laxative abuse
What is normal anion gap metabolic acidosis?
Prophylactic intervention for patients at high risk for sudden death from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
What is ICD placement?
Quality improvement model that focuses on eliminating non-value-added activities or waste within a system
What is the Lean model?
Radiographic finding confirming asbestos exposure
What are pleural plaques?
Formula for estimating the maximal expected ESR based on age
What is (Age in years + 10)/2?
Fractional excretion test to diagnose prerenal acute kidney injury in a patient taking diuretics
What is fractional excretion of urea?
Minimum duration of antiplatelet therapy following placement of a bare metal coronary stent
What is at least 4 weeks?
What is none?
Preferred diagnostic test for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
What is a V/Q scan?
What is pericarditis?
Obesity drug treatment associated with acute oxalate nephropathy
What is Orlistat?