Cardiology
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Nephrology
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Bedside Diagnosis
Visual Diagnosis
What's that smell?
Faculty Fun
Triads
100

This is the biggest risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease

Hyperlipidemia 

100

This tick is implicated in Lyme diseas

Ixodes tick

100

This BMI is classified as overweight

>25

100

This syndrome which mimics effects of Lasix is due to a defect in ascending loop of Henle

Bartter's syndrome

100

Patient with diffuse esophageal spasm not responding to PPI should be treated with this class of medication

Calcium Channel Blocker

100

Compression injury of this nerve results from falling asleep with one's arm over a hard surface, and leads to wrist drop. 

Radial Nerve

100
Painless periumbilical masses in 76-year old man with type 2 DM?

Insulin-induced lipohypertrophy 

100

Eructation can bring smells from this organ

Stomach

100

This subspecialty attending hails from Madison, WI

Sancia Ferguson 

100

Fever, RUQ pain, jaundice

Charcot's Triad

200

This range in the Pooled Cohort Equation classifies you as intermediate risk

What is 5 to 7.5%

200

This organism is commonly implicated in human bites

Eikenella corrodens

200

This is the main difference between alcoholic hallucinosis and delirium tremens

Vital signs 

200

This is the initial treatment of hyperkalemia with EKG changes

Calcium gluconate

200

Three indications for EGD in patient with GERD

not responding to treatment, GERD >5 years, weight loss, anemia, melena, dysphagia

200

These parallel lines named for French physician Joseph Beau, can be caused by what type of medical treatment?

Chemotherapy

200

1 month history of fatigue, SOB, and LBP, 30kg weight loss over last 10 months, conjunctiva and palms are pale. Labs show impaired kidney function and hypercalcemia. 

Multiple Myeloma 

200

These sweat glands are associated with body odor

Apocrine sweat glands 

200

This primary care attending was in a motorcycle group before medical school. 

Alex Diaz

200

Hypertension, bradycardia, irregular respiration

Cushing's triad

300

BNP levels can be falsely low in this type of patient

Obese patient

300

These oral abx can be used to treat community acquired MRSA, name two 

Clindamycin, Bactrim, or Doxycycline

300

This is the period of time between the detection of a medical condition by screening and when it ordinarily would have been diagnosed because patient had symptoms and went to see a doctor

 Lead time bias 

300

Fatty oval bodies in the urine are commonly associated with this disease

Nephrotic syndrome

300

Zollinger Ellison syndrome is associated with this endocrine disorder

MEN 1

300

The sign of metastatic visceral malignancy is the only commonly taught sign named after a nurse. 

Sister Mary Joseph nodule/node

300

Fever and excruciating hand pain developed 12 hours after eating raw seafood.  PMH type 2 DM, HTN, and ESRD. Causative organism identified on culture

Vibrio vulnificus 

300

Small stones on the tongue or tonsils that have a foul odor

Tonsoliths

300

This leader worked at Spaghetti Warehouse before medical school.  She consistently rounded up the most employees for the birthday serenades. 

Indhu Subramanian

300

Stasis, abnormal endothelium, hypercoagulability

Virchow's triad

400

Two indicaitons for ICD placement in a patient with HOCM

Prior cardiac arrest, family hx of sudden cardiac death, v tach, blunted BP response to exercise, unexplained syncope

400

This meningitis is associated with decreased reflexes and flaccid paralysis

West Nile Virus 

400

This OTC medication with the name Hypericum perforatum can lead to OCP failure

St. John's Wort 

400

Minimal change disease is associated with this malignancy

Hodgkin's lymphoma

400

Stool osmotic gap less than 50 usually indicates this type of diarrhea

Secretory

400

The explosive appearance of this sign may indicate an underlying visceral malignancy

Leser-Trelat sign 

400

Construction worker with non-pruritic lesions, 6 months ago with fever, cough, and vomiting.

Disseminated cutaneous blastmycosis. 

400

Name one of two progressive dementias that are associated with impaired olfaction

Parkinson's or Lewy body dementia

400

Who is this child?

Marina Trilesskaya 

400

Cholelithiasis, diverticular disease, hiatal hernia

Saint's triad 

500

This defines severe aortic stenosis

Vmax>4m/s, mean gradient >40 mmHg, size <1cm2

500

This is a benign recurring form of lyphocytic meningitis, and at least 84% of patients have evidence of HSV-2 in CSF. 

Mollaret meningitis

500

On the "timed up and go" (TUG) test, this time is associated with increased risk of falling

>14 seconds

500

Anion gap metabolic acidosis with low calcium, low potassium, low phosphate, decreased DTR, fruity breath, ataxia, and seizure is associated with toxicity of this chemical 

Toluene (glue sniffing) toxicity

500

In bacterial overgrowth you will see these B12 and Folate levels. 

low B12 and high Folate 

500

This sign, named after a syphilitic French poet whose head bobbed in synchrony with his heartbeat, is observed in what condition?

Extra 100 points for the name of the sign

Aortic insufficiency/regurgitation 


Musset's sign 

500

21 year old woman found to have large periosteal femoral mass and thrombus in right femoral vein, treated with anticoagulation.  Subsequently experienced dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. 

Chondroblastic osteosarcoma

500

This rare genetic disorder involves the inability to breakdown N-oxidase trimethylamine resulting in a fishy odor in sweat, saliva and urine 

Trimethylaminuria 

500

This attending learned to play mandolin for a flashmob bluegrass rendition of Wagon Wheel at her wedding. 

Jenny Cohen 

500

Elevated jugular venous pressure, diminished or absent heart sounds, hypotension 

Beck's Triad 

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