Cardiology
This medication used in patients with PAD is contraindicated in patients who also have CHF
What is cilostazol?
This commonly prescribed medication is associated with the development of vitamin B12 deficiency
What is metformin?
These are 2 chemotherapeutic agents that require echocardiography q3months during treatment.
What are trastuzumab and anthracyclines (e.g. doxorubicin)?
A condition characterized by synovial fluid containing rhomboid-shaped crystals and + birefringence
What is calcium pyrophosphate/CPPD a.k.a. pseudogout?
USPSTF recommends this cervical cancer screening interval when performed with both cytology and HPV co-testing
What is 5 years?
This is the number of seconds that differentiates NSVT from VT.
What is 30 seconds?
This marker is elevated in hypercalcemia associated with granulomatous disease
What is 1,25-(OH)2-D Vitamin?
Patients on warfarin who develop life threatening bleeding should be given this
What is 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC)?
These antibody titers are correlated with active kidney disease in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
What is anti-double-stranded DNA antibody (anti-dsDNA)?
In addition to delirium and tremors, these are two other clinical symptoms seen in Delirium Tremens
What are fever, autonomic instability, visual hallucinations?
This is the only FDA approved medication for the treatment of cardiac amyloidosis
What is tafamidis?
Measurement of this hormone is the initial screening test for acromegaly
What is insulin-like growth factor-1?
Although anemia and thrombocytopenia can be associated with any acute leukemia, presentation with DIC is characteristic of this disease
What is acute promyelocytic leukemia
This condition can cause renal tubular acidosis in a patient with anti-Ro/SSA autoantibodies
What is Sjögren Syndrome?
This diagnosis can result in accumulation of ascites that has a high SAAG and high total protein
What is heart failure?
This common indication for an ICD in patients with heart failure has been shown to reduce patient mortality
What is NYHA class II to III heart failure and an LVEF < 35% on optimal medical therapy?
In a patient with a palpable thyroid nodule and undetectable TSH, this is the most appropriate next test.
What is thyroid scintigraphy, a.k.a. Radioactive Iodine Uptake (RAIU) scan?
Patients who develop neutropenic fever should receive this prophylactic medication with future rounds of chemotherapy
What is granulocyte colony-stimulating factor?
In a patient with elevated CK, proximal muscle weakness and a heliotrope rash, this test is recommended once diagnosis is confirmed.
What is a CT chest/abdomen/pelvis (to screen for malignancy)?
This measurement is most strongly correlated with severity of COPD
What is FEV1
This type of study can be used to differentiate between pseudosevere aortic stenosis and low-flow, low-gradient severe aortic stenosis
What is a dobutamine stress echo?
In a patient with new-onset hyperandrogenism, elevation of this hormone makes you suspect an adrenal source
What is dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS)?
When a patient who has undergone recent chemotherapy presents with new macrocytic anemia, suspect this diagnosis
What is myelodysplastic syndrome?
This is the preferred therapy to induce remission in this severe organ-threatening small-vessel vasculitis with antibodies against proteinase-3
What are high-dose glucocorticoids plus rituximab for the treatment of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)?
This is the next most appropriate step in management for a 57-year-old woman presenting with dull aching shoulder pain of 4 months duration, which occurs between 60 degrees and 120 degrees during passive abduction of the arm
What is physical therapy for rotator cuff tendinopathy?