Manali Patel - "I think I need antibiotics for my cold..."
Andrew Darkow Chronic One Pack a Day (COPD)
Andrew Chinnes - Too Hot to Clot
Marissa Kauffman - Heart, don't fail me now
Miguel Dela Cruz - Diabeetus
100
Drug of choice for most atypical infections
What is azithromycin
100
What is the only management strategy proven to slow the progression of COPD?
What is smoking cessation.
100
Group of anticoagulants with no reversal agents.
What is Xa inhibitors.
100
This is how fluid overload in heart failure may present.
What is edema or anasarca
100
First line treatment for a newly diagnosed type 2 DM patient that presents with an A1c of 7.5%.?
What is lifestyle modifications and metformin
200
Two cephalosporins that cover anaerobes
What is cefoxitin, cefotetan
200
What steroid, dose, and duration is recommended in the treatment of COPD exacerbation?
What is prednisone 40 mg QD x5 days.
200
Heparin (and to some degree LMWH) reversal agent.
What is protamine.
200
These three diuretics can be used to relieve congestion or fluid overload in the setting of acute heart failure, listed from most potent to least potent.
What are bumetanide, torsemide, and furosemide?
200
The A1c goal for a healthy patient with few coexisting chronic illnesses; cognitive, functional status intact
What is <7.5% (based of ADA diabetes guidelines)
300
Medication that covers MRSA & VRE that works by causing rapid depolarization of cells.
What is daptomycin
300
What criteria are used to determine if a patient with a COPD exacerbation requires antibiotic therapy?
What is increased sputum production, increased sputum purulence, and increased dyspnea.
300
Preferred anticoagulant in pregnancy.
What is LMWH.
300
This drug causes equal arterial and venous dilation, compared to a drug with a similar name that causes mostly venous dilation.
What is nitroprusside
300
One important lab to monitor in determining resolution of diabetic ketoacidosis DKA
Anion gap
400
This oral medication can sometimes be used to treat MDRO cystitis
What is fosfomycin
400
What long acting agents are preferred for chronic COPD management?
What is LAMA (preferred) or a LABA.
400
ADDITIONAL clotting factors that warfarin hits, that DOACs do not.
What is IIV and IX.
400
Though loss of both potassium and magnesium through diuresis may increase the risk of these, low magnesium can lead to this specific type.
What is a torsades de pointes arrhythmia
400
True or false, patients who are 18 to 59 years of age without major comorbidities, and in patients 60 years of age or older who have diabetes, CKD or both conditions have a blood pressure goal of <150/90
What is false (correct answer is <140/90)
500
Medication that has a wide spectrum of activity and often used to treat UTI or SSTI and works by inhibiting the sequential steps in folate synthesis
What is Bactrim (TMP/SMX)
500
What is the target oxygen saturation in a COPD exacerbation?
What is 88-92%.
500
DOAC with the shortest half-life (hint: weirdly, once daily dosing).
What is rivaroxaban (Xarelto).
500
This drug used for long term maintenance of heart failure is known to prevent hospitalizations in heart failure patients.
What is digoxin
500
How does metformin decrease glucose in the body? (3 ways)
What is decrease hepatic glucose production, decrease intestinal absorption of glucose, and improve insulin sensitivity by increasing peripheral glucose uptake.