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Larsen's Black Box of Medicine
100
This is the new target LDL for patients post MI
LDL < 55
100
Who is the head coach for the UGA Football Team?
Kirby Smart
100
This is the only standard TTE window where the probe indicator is pointed towards the patient's right shoulder
Parasternal Long Axis
100
This event was held in Atlanta in the Summer of 1996
The Olympics
100
Nintedanib and Perfenidone are used for which disease process?
ILD
200
These two antiplatelet medications are recommended over plavix in most patients post MI (in addition to Aspirin)
Prasugrel and Ticragelor
200
The Winnipeg Jets used to be in Atlanta. What was their name? Hint -> National Hockey League
Atlanta Thrashers
200
The "D Sign" for high risk pulmonary embolism / RV Failure is best seen in what echo window?
Parasternal Short Axis
200
This race in Atlanta is considered the largest 10k in the world, with over 60,000 runners annually
Peachtree Road Race on July 4
200
Anti U1-RNP Antibodies are a hallmark of what disease?
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
300
What was the conclusion of the REDUCE-AMI Trial?
Beta blockers did not improve mortality post MI in patients with preserved LVEF (over a median follow up of 3.5 years)
300
Who did the Falcons lose to in the Super Bowl in 2017?
New England Patriots and Tom Brady
300
What is this Apical 4 chamber view on TTE showing?
Mitral Regurgitation during ventricular systole (Severe)
300
Delbar is the Persian restaurant on the Michelin List in Atlanta, however Larsen's favorite Persian Restaurant is this, located in Sandy Springs and Midtown
Yalda
300
This RTA is the only one with an elevated urine pH
Type 1 / Distal
400
In someone with Secondary MR, what must a patient have tried and failed before you consider valve intervention?
GDMT
400
Who does USA open with in this year's World Cup?
Paraguay
400
One way to assess LV systolic function, this is the name for the distance between anterior mitral valve leaflet and interventricular septum during ventricular diastole.
EPSS (E Point Septal Separation)
400
Margaret Mitchell and Kenny Rogers are both buried in this famous Atlanta Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery
400
What is the preferred treatment regimen for neurosyphilis?
IV Penicillin every 4 hours for 10-14 days
500
This is the first small interfering RNA medication used for LDL lowering
Inclisiran
500
Yesterday UGA Baseball advanced to the college baseball world series for the first time since what year?
2008
500
What is this view?
Mid Esophageal 4 chamber view on TEE
500
The plan for this was developed in 1999 as a Master's Thesis by Georgia Tech student Ryan Gravel, and is still in construction today
Atlanta BeltLine
500
What is the difference between FFP and Cryo?
FFP contains all clotting factors and albumin, whereas Cryo contains factors VIII and XIII plus VWF and Fibrinogen