Don't go breaking my heart
This medication, commonly used in the setting of MI (along with O2, ASA, and Morphine) should not be used in STEMI with ST elevations in Lead II, III, and AFV.
What is Nitroglycerin
In Pulmonary function testing, this ratio is useful for differentiating obstructive vs restrictive lung diseases.
What is FEV1/FVC
After a sporting event, your patient reports hearing a pop when changing direction. This was followed by pain, instability, and knee effusion. Lachman test positive. This is most concerning for
What is an ACL tear
In a patient with Cirrhosis presenting with Altered mental status, you expect this lab abnormality to be present when there is asterixis on the physical exam.
What is serum ammonia
In 1941, Huntsville tripled in population from 13,000 due to the construction by the US Army of...
What is the Arsenal, or Redstone arsenal.
Previously known as Redstone Ordnance plant
AAA should be repaired if the expand more than 0.5 cm/ year, or at this size
what is a 5.5 cm aneurysm
Based on the GOLD criteria for class C and D patients, this class medication should be the initial maintenance inhaler and has been shown to reduce exacerbations.
What is a LAMA or anticholinergic
An active teenage boy presents for knee tenderness and swelling. You note a prominent anterior tibial tuberosity which is spiculated with heterotopic ossification on XR. This is indicative of
What is Osgood-Schlatter disease
A patient with chronic diarrhea, weight loss, steatorrhea, and gastroparesis, has undergone extensive workup. Their Jejunal aspirate has grown greater than 100,000 mixed flora. This condition is known as
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth
Known as "The Mountain" locally, this area involves Nature preserves and Burritt on the Mount.
What is Monte Sano
An otherwise healthy patient with a known history of Aortic Stenosis presents to your office with new onset syncope multiple times over the last month. Otherwise, a workup is negative so your next step is
Referral for Aortic Valve replacement
Life expectancy for the onset of symptoms for Aortic valve replacement is 2 years for dyspnea, 3 years for syncope, and 5 for angina
This criterion is useful in the diagnosis of pleural effusion based on the LDH and total protein.
What are Light's criteria
A child presents after a fall from a tall slide with arm pain. XR shows a fracture that starts at the Distal medial condyle of the humerus and transverses the growth plate to end at the mid-shaft. Based on its involvement in the growth plate, this is a
What is a Salter-Harris Type IV
The diagnosis of Diabetic gastroparesis is best established with this imaging modality.
what is gastric scintigraphy or gastric emptying study.
One of the 57 parks in Huntsville, This downtown park is home to an art museum, a waterfall, and fish for feeding.
What is Big Spring Park
Childhood Kawasaki disease has this long-term complication that may still threaten them into adulthood.
What is a Coronary Artery aneurysm?
In patient's with COPD, these two vaccines may reduce morbidity and mortality
what are influenza and Pneumococcal vaccines
In pediatric patients with back pain following a sporting event and increased Lumbar lordosis, an XR was positive for a Scottie dog deformity. This is indicative of
What is spondylolisthesis
This condition is characterized by dysphagia caused by decreased lower Esophageal sphincter motility and is visualized by a dilated upper esophagus and "birds beak" on Barium swallow
What is achalasia
This downtown historic district is named after Alexander Pope's English home, and it's homes are styled in the Federal and Greek Revival archetecture which have the densest concentration of Antebellum homes in Alabama.
The 3 main causes of holosystolic murmurs
What is Tricuspid regurgitation, Mitral regurgitation and VSD
A 16-year-old Caucasian immigrant with a PMH of meconium ileus at birth presents to your office for acute on chronic respiratory difficulties and you diagnose them with Pneumonia. Sputum cultures later return with Pseudomonas. This is suspicious for undiagnosed
What is Cystic Fibrosis
The rotator cuff is made of these 4 muscles
What are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis (sits)
The 4 components of Quadruple therapy in H Pylori Are...
PPI, Tetracycline, Metronidazole, and bismuth salt
Huntsville's Marshall Space Flight Center had a large part in the production of this Rocket system used in the Apollo Program. One is now visible from the highway as you drive by the NASA Center.
What is the Saturn V.