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The ABCD2 score evaluates this risk.
Conversion from TIA to stroke.
These three features are consistent with glomerulonephritis.
Hematuria w/ dysmorphic RBCs/RBC casts, HTN and decreased renal function.
This Olympian withdrew from several events during the 2021 Tokyo Olympics (for reasons which remain unclear).
Simone Biles
This drug is commonly associated with ANCA positive vasculitis.
Hydralazine
This RTA is associated with hyperkalemia
Hypoaldosteronism or RTA type 4
These were the two journal articles presented at journal club on Monday.
POINT and CHANCE
This much protein per 24 hour period is allowed in glomerulonephritis.
<3.5g
In 2021 Taylor Swift released her first Taylor's Version of this album.
Fearless
Pamidronate and interferons are two drugs associated with this disease.
Secondary FSGS
Anti-histone antibody
These are the 5 variables involved in calculating a ABCD2 score.
Age, BP (>140/90), Clinical features of the TIA (2+ for unilateral weakness/ 1+ for speech disturbance w/o weakness/0 for other symptoms), Duration of symptoms (0 <10 min/ +1 10-59/+2 for >60 min), and hx of diabetes
Nephrotic syndrome predisposes patients to these three things (Hint: not edema, proteinuria or low albumin).
Hyperlipidemia, Clotting, Infections
In 1953- utilizing technology created by Floyd Firestone (not flintstone)- Inge Edler a graduate of Lund University developed the first of this modality?
Echocardiogram
Its normal to see a 0.1- 0.2 increase in Cr when starting this medication and should not warrant stopping the medication.
SGLT-2 or ACEi
These are the three histological classifications for colon adenomas.
Tubular, villous and tubulovillous
As outlined in the CHANCE trial, this is the medication combination for secondary stroke prevention.
Plavix 300mg for loading dose within 24 hours along with aspirin.
Plavix 75mg along with aspirin for 21 days.
Plavix 75mg daily continued for 3 months as monotherapy.
This is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in Caucasians and its most common association is?
Membranous nephropathy and renal vein thrombosis
In 2021 this major organization made changes to their guidance regarding colon cancer screening and what was this change?
USPSTF; Dropped their recommended screening age to 45.
This is a common OTC drug that can cause secondary membranous nephropathy. These are three other causes of this disease?
NSAIDs.
Infections (hep B, syphillis, malaria), Autoimmune diseases (SLE), Cancers (lymphoma).
These are two 'poor man techniques' as described by Dr Patolia in 2021 on urine sample and what would they help diagnose?
Urobilinogen positivity- biliary obstruction
Nitrite Positivity- Enterobacteriaceae infection
These are the two main differences between CHANCE and POINT.
CHANCE was conducted on a Chinese population while POINT was conducted on an international population
and
POINT utilized a higher dosing regiment versus CHANCE.
This virus is associated with a nephritic syndrome. In such case, what happens to the compliment level?
Hep C and complement levels decrease
In this month of 2021 Baby James was born.
April
SGLT-2 inhibitors work by this mechanism (Must include what SGLT-2 stands for and where they work)
Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2; Inhibitors act in proximal tubules to block glucose reabsorption.
Sickle Cell Disease is to Malaria as this is to that.
APOL1 gene is to African Sleeping Sickness