Pharmacology
This medication is a first-line treatment for Parkinson's disease
What is Levodopa-carbidopa
This organism is the most common cause of meningitis in young adults
What is Neisseria meningitidis
This cell type produces CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
What is Ependymal cells
This hormone is responsible for stimulating milk production in lactating females
What is Prolactin
An S3 heart sound associated with this cardiac pathology
What is dilated left ventricle (early-diastolic reverberation caused by dilated left ventricle; dilated cardiomyopathy)
This medication is used to treat acute gout attacks
What is Colchicine
This organism causes meningitis in HIV patients
What is Cryptococcus neoformans
This is the most common site for cerebral berry aneurysms to occur
What is Anterior Communicating Artery
This hormone is responsible for milk letdown
What is Oxytocin
People with turner syndrome are at increased risk for these 2 cardiac malformations
What is Coarctation of aorta or Bicuspid aortic valve
This medication class is the first-line treatment for generalized anxiety disorder
What is SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; sertraline, fluoxetine)
This organism is the most common cause of meningitis, otitis media, pneumonia and sinusitis in adults
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae
This is the first line treatment for narcolepsy
What is Good Sleep Hygiene
This is the most common type of thyroid cancer
What is Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
This cardiac pathology is commonly associated with a palpable parasternal heave
What is RVH (right ventricular hypertrophy; palpable along left sternal border)
This medication class is frequently used to treat withdrawal symptoms
What is Benzodiazepines (diazepam or lorazepam)
This organism is the most common cause of viral encephalitis
What is Herpes Simplex Virus
This defect arises when cerebral hemispheres do not separate across midline
What is Holoprosencephaly
This type of thyroiditis presents with a tender and painful thyroid
What is De Quervain Thyroiditis or Subacute Thyroiditis
These 2 heart conditions have murmurs that increase with decreased preload
What is/are HOCM & MVP (hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy & mitral valve prolapse)
This diuretic is used to treat increased ICP (intracranial pressure)
What is Mannitol
This parasite is associated with cholangiocarcinoma
What is Clonorchis sinensis
The triad of cerebellar ataxia, telangiectasias, and increased risk of sinopulmonary infections describe this disorder
What is Ataxia Telangiectasia
This syndrome is characterized by adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, and DIC
What is Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
This gene is mutated in AD HOCM (autosomal dominant hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy)
What is Beta-Myosin heavy-chain gene