Journal club
Per the most recent ADA guidelines, this is how much insulin IV you would start on a DKA patient.
what is 0.1units per kg (real body weight)
This is how long an alcoholic typically must remain sober before they will be considered for a liver transplant
What is 6 months
This electrolyte must be corrected for hyperglycemia before any other work up.
What is sodium.
This american football quarterback has won the most superbowl rings in NFL history
Who is Tom Brady
Damage to this area of the brain leads to hemispatial neglect
What is the right parietal lobe
The EXTRA trial showed the efficacy of this medication in uncontrolled asthma exacerbations.
What is Omalizumab (pts were on inhaled steroids and LABA).
In renal transplant patients, these are the three drugs that have been shown to be most effective in long term decrease of acute rejection
what are Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate, and Prednisone
In older frail patients this electrolyte can be a warning of poor outcomes when they start eating
what is phospherous (refeeding syndrome)
This basketball team has the best win:loss percentage on NBA championships
Who are the Boston Celtics (17 wins 4 loss)(Lakers also won 17 but lost 15)
This parasite is found in freshwater and has a low survival probability for anyone who contracts it.
Nigleria Fowlri
This trial evaluated the risk reduction of asa/clopidogrel versus warfarin in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
What is the ACTIVE W trial
Blood transfusion patients are at risk of this condition when presenting with jvd and fluid overload.
What is Transfusion Associated Cardiac Overload (TACO)
A black female comes in with a painful nodular rash without signs of infection, a chest xray shows widened mediastinum. This electrolyte may also be elevated.
What is calcium (Sarcoidosis)
This team has won the most FIFA world cups
What is Brazil (5 wins)
This maneuver is used to dislodge crystals from the vestibular canal
what is the eply maneuver (not the dix-halpike)
This group recommends cervical cancer screening for women 30 to 65 every 3 years or 5 years with HPV testing ancy cervical cytology
What is the USPSTF
For patients in need of a heart transplant this is one of the six absolute contraindications
1. Multisystem disease with severe extracardiac organ dysfunction
2. Recurrent failure to comply with drug therapy
3. Active substance abuse (etoh, nicotine, RD)
4. Clinically severe cerebrovascular disease
5. Systemic illness with life expectancy <2 years
6. Irreversible pulmonary hypertension
These are the four labs that are used to diagnose tumor lysis syndrome.
What are uric acid, potassium, phosphorus, and calcium
This is the country where the first summer Olympics was held
What is greece
Tiotropium nebulizers can cause anisocoria by acting on these muscles of the eye.
What are the ciliary muscles
The RENAAL trial showed this medication decreased CKD4 progression to ESRD in diabetics with nephropathy but had no mortality benefit.
What is Losartan
This scoring system is used to determine the likely survival benefit of a lung transplant
lung Allocation Score (LAS)
For patient with a spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage causing mass effect we can use this electrolyte to improve mortality
what is sodium/hypernatremia
The Japanese game of Bo-Taoshi involves two teams attempting to do this?
Topple the opposing team's pole.
In a patient with progressive weakness and lid lag that worsens throughout the day and a negative AchR antibody assay, this would be the next antibody to evaluate.