Medicine in the Media
Medical Technology
BBH-isms
Anticoagulation
Diabetes
100
This medication was the initial experimental treatment in the Dallas Buyer's Club.
What is AZT?
100
The first xray was taken of this body part.
What is Mrs. Roentgen's hand?
100
What is Dr. Patel's birth city?
What is Birmingham, England?
100
Desired INR range is 2.5-3.5 for this condition.
What is either mechanical heart valve or antiphospholipid syndrome?
100
Diabetes medication safe to use in pregnancy.
What is insulin?
200
Sanjay Gupta practices this specialty of medicine.
What is neurosurgery?
200
This is the location of Epic Headquarters.
Where is Verona, Wisconsin?
200
What is Dr. Old's favorite non-medical pastime?
What is riding motorcycle?
200
Warfarin disrupts the liver's production of these clotting factors.
What are II, VII, IX and X?
200
Two classes of medications that renal function should be monitored.
What are metformin, sulfonylureas and insulin?
300
This author wrote the Checklist Manifesto, Better, and Complications.
Who is Atul Gawande
300
This is the best imaging study for diagnosing chronic venous thromboembolism disease.
What is a V/Q scan?
300
This attending is a huge Auburn Fan.
Who is Dr. Michael Moore?
300
Agent used to reverse the anticoagulant effect of heparin.
What is protamine?
300
Patients with CHF should not use these two classes of medications.
What are metformin and thiazolidinediones (avandia/actos)?
400
This is the name of the hospital on Grey's Anatomy.
What is Seattle Grace?
400
The most recent generation CT scanner is able to produce images with this many slices.
What is 256?
400
This faculty can sing, play piano, and speak Spanish.
Who is Dr. Erin Townsley?
400
Fondapainux (Arixtra) selectively inhibits the activity of this factor.
What is Factor Xa?
400
2009 trial that showed intensive glucose control increased mortality in ICU paients.
What is NICE-SUGAR trial?
500
This author wrote the book "House of God."
Who is Samuel Shem?
500
This is the most common substance injected into a patient prior to a PET scan.
What is fluorodeoxyglucose?
500
Funny accidents and crazy socks is this faculty's forte.
Who is Dr. David Ennis?
500
Normal dose for enoxaparin (lovenox) for treatment of DVT/PE.
What is 1mg/kg subQ q12hr?
500
The three classic symptoms of metabolic syndrome.
What are hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia?
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