Preventative Med
This is the recommended age to begin colorectal cancer screening for the average-risk individuals.
What is 45 years old?
This antibiotic is the first-line treatment for otitis media.
What is amoxicillin?
These three medications reduce mortality in patients who have had a myocardial infarction.
What are beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and aspirin?
This thyroid medication is preferred during the first trimester of pregnancy due to a lower risk of teratogenic effects.
What is propylthiouracil (PTU)?
These rules determine the need for ankle XR after injury.
What are the Ottawa ankle rules?
Adults aged 50–80 with a ≥20 pack-year smoking history and who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years qualify for this annual screening.
What is low-dose CT for lung cancer screening?
This organism is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia.
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae?
This medication is the first-line treatment for a stable patient with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).
What is adenosine?
A patient with fatigue, hyperpigmentation, hyponatremia, and hyperkalemia may have this condition.
What is Addison’s disease (primary adrenal insufficiency)?
Low back pain that improves with sitting but worsens when walking downhill is characteristic of this condition.
What is lumbar spinal stenosis?
This is the frequency that a pap is done when it's done WITHOUT HPV co testing.
What is every 3 years?
This empiric treatment is used for aspiration pneumonia.
What is piperacillin-tazobactam or clindamycin?
This diastolic murmur with an opening snap is commonly caused by rheumatic fever.
What is mitral stenosis?
This medication is the first-line treatment for neuropathic pain in diabetic patients.
What is gabapentin or pregabalin?
This medication is the first-line treatment for gout in a patient with normal renal function.
This is the age that DEXA scanning begins for a healthy woman with no risk factors.
What is 65 years old?
This parasitic infection causes perianal itching and is diagnosed with the "tape test."
What is pinworm infection (Enterobiasis)?
This imaging study is the first step in evaluating acute stroke symptoms to rule out hemorrhage before administering tPA.
What is a non-contrast head CT?
For a thyroid nodule with normal or elevated TSH, this is the recommended diagnostic step if the nodule is larger than 1 cm.
What is fine-needle aspiration (FNA)?
Symmetric joint pain, morning stiffness, and systemic symptoms are features of this condition, which is treated with DMARDs like methotrexate.
What is rheumatoid arthritis?
This is the age that a male who had a father diagnosed with colon cancer at age 45 would get screened.
What is 35 years old?
Hydatid cysts in the liver are most commonly caused by this parasitic infection.
What is Echinococcus granulosis?
A patient presents with a diastolic decrescendo murmur at the left sternal border, widened pulse pressure, and head bobbing. What is the likely diagnosis?
What is aortic regurgitation?
This medication treats hyperthyroidism but can cause agranulocytosis, presenting with a fever and sore throat.
What is methimazole or PTU (propylthiouracil)?
This condition in young children presents with avascular necrosis of the femoral head and is treated with bracing or surgery.
What is Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?