Famous Docs
Trial by fire
Bugs and Drugs
A rose by any other name (generic->brand name)
Physical exam rounds
100
A trio of factors contributing to hemostasis is incorrectly named for this German physician, who did study pulmonary emboli, but also advocated against germ theory and antiseptic practices.
Rudolf Virchow
(In detailing the pathophysiology surrounding pulmonary embolism, he alluded to many of the factors known to contribute to venous thrombosis. While these factors had already been previously established in the medical literature by others for unclear reasons they ultimately became known as Virchow's triad. This eponym did not emerge in the literature until long after Virchow's death.)
100
Based on the NICE-SUGAR trial, this is the optimal range for blood glucose for patients admitted to the hospital.
145-180 mg/dL
100
This antibiotic should be used first line at NMH for pyelonephritis in the absence of a multi-drug-resistant organism (MDRO) history.
Cefazolin/Ancef (IV) or Cephalexin/Keflex (PO)
100
Ondansetron
Zofran
200
Though he is probably best known for his advisory role during the covid-19 pandemic, the majority of this physician's career has been dedicated to HIV research.
Anthony Fauci
200
Levothyroxine
Synthroid
200
This periumbilical finding can be found in patients with portal hypertension
Caput medusa
300
This famous physician who developed the polio vaccine was considered inferior by his future father-in-law: one of the conditions of marriage was that he 'improve his "rather pedestrian status" by giving himself a middle name".'
Jonas Salk
300
Carvedilol
Coreg
300
This is the most caudal physical exam finding indicating upper motor neuron lesion.
Abnormal Babinski reflex
400
This famous physician turned their name into an acronym to describe a newborn's health at the time of delivery, and was the first person to hold a faculty position in the field of teratology.
Virginia Apgar
400
Buprenorphine/Naloxone
Suboxone
500
This physician's name should ring a bell for Feinberg students - he was the first person to perform a successful heart surgery AND founded the first non-segregated hospital in the US.
Daniel Hale Williams
(DHW auditorium, anyone?)
500
If your gram stain shows gram positive cocci in pairs and chains, the first four generations of this drug cannot help you
Cephalosporins
(Fifth generation cephalosporins life Ceftaroline have activity against enterococcus)