The Oncology Files
Anti-angiogenic antibody approved for first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Bevacizumab (do not accept Avastin)
Collection of squamous epithelium and infected debris in the middle ear
Cholesteatoma
Diagnosis of pain between metatarsal heads and sensation of walking on a pebble
Morton neuroma
Term for age-related hearing loss
Presbycusis
First U.S. state to authorize physician-assisted suicide
Oregon
Elevated lymphocyte count, smudge cells, lymphadenopathy
CLL
Cranial nerve most commonly injured during parotid surgery
Seventh (accept facial)
Uric acid breakdown enzyme present in most mammals but absent in humans
Uric acid oxidase,(accept uricase)
Mobility test involving observation of rising from a chair, walking a fixed distance, returning, and sitting again
Get Up and Go Test (or Timed Up and Go Test)
Term for withholding of information due to concern that the disclosure will cause the patient harm
Therapeutic privilege
Malignancy for which the Revised International Prognostic Index score is useful
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (accept aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
Condition that presents with the ENT features shown
Relapsing polychondritis
Laboratory measurement included in the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) for rheumatoid arthritis
C-reactive protein (accept CRP)
Term for gradual deterioration in immune function with advancing age
Immunosenescence
Principle of ethics in health care represented by the phrase 'primum non nocere'
Nonmaleficence
Erythroderma, circulating malignant T cells
Sézary syndrome
Nerve carrying general and taste sensation from the posterior 1/3 of the tongue
Glossopharyngeal nerve (accept cranial nerve IX or ninth cranial nerve)
Crystal associated with the Milwaukee Shoulder Syndrome
Basic calcium phosphate (accept calcium hydroxyapatite disease or deposition disease)
Age increases these two blood pressure measurement parameters
Systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure
Ethical principle of truth-telling
Veracity (accept honesty and truthfulness)
Eponym for autosomal dominant colonic polyposis syndrome associated with non-gastrointestinal tumors
Gardner syndrome (accept familial colorectal polyposis)
A physical diagnostic test used to elicit nystagmus in the evaluation of vertigo
Dix-Hallpike maneuver
Virus associated with multicentric Castleman disease
Human herpesvirus 8 (must indicate number)
Syndromic eponym for visual hallucinations occurring in patients with acquired visual loss
Charles Bonnet Syndrome (accept visual release hallucinations)
Federal law mandating hospitals provide a medical screening exam to patients regardless of ability to pay
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)