Cardiology
The most common chronic cardiac dysrhtymia
What is Atrial Fibrillation
What does the name Dracula mean?
What is son of the Devil
One seizure after another without a period of recovery
What is status epilepticus?
Uric acid lowering medication of choice with an allopurinol allergy
What is febuxostat (uloric)?
In which country did Halloween originate?
What is Ireland
Excluding anti-platelent and anti-ischemic therapy, virtually all major studies support the use of this class of medications among all patients with ACS unless they have an absolute contraindication.
What is a beta-blocker
Out of which vegetable were Jack O’ Lanterns originally made?
What are turnips?
This type of dementia is associated with progressive non fluent aphasia, behavior and personality change.
What is Fronto Temporal dementia
False positives can be seen in chronic hepatitis
What is the rheumatoid factor?
What was Dracula’s real name?
Who is Vlad the Impaler
ASA is classically knon for its antiplatelet effects, however increasing studies also suggest this cardioprotective role
What is reducing inflammatory cytokines
What is the number one city for trick or treating in the United States?
What is San Francisco
In patients with gastric by-pass surgery this element deficiency can lead to progressive myeolpathy similar to VIT B12 deficiency
What is copper deficiency
Anti-SSA and Anti-SSB are commonly seen in these two disorders.
What is SLE and Sjogrens?
From which region in the world do pumpkins originate?
What is Central America
Four conditions that cause diastolic murmurs
What is mitral stenosis, tricuspid stenosis, aortic regurgitation, pulmonic regurgitation
What mammal is able to fly and is associated with Halloween?
What is a bat
This antidepressant medication can lower seizure threshold and should be avoided in patients with history of epilepsy
What is Bupropion
This is the most specific antibody when testing for RA.
What is anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide or anti-CCP?
Transylvania is a region in which country?
What is Romania
The following 3 classes of antihypertensive should be avoided in patients with heart failure?
What is nondihydropyridines CCBs (diltiazem, verapamil), clonidine, alpha-blockers
What is the most popular candy bought within the United States, including during the Halloween holidays?
What are M&Ms
Dopamine in substantia nigra is depleted
What is the pathogenesis of Parkinson Disease
Skin lesions, dactylitis, nail dystrophy
What is psoriatic arthritis?
Every Halloween, Charlie Brown helps his friend Linus wait for what character to appear?
What is The Great Pumpkin