NYT News Quiz 12/4/20
COVID-19
Eponymous
Syndromes
Syndromes
Olive View History
Pulmonary
100
A crowdfunding campaign is seeking to raise at least $5.3 million to buy — and convert into a museum — the longtime home of this fantasy author?
Who is J.R.R. Tolkein?
100
This country granted emergency approval to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, becoming the first Western country to allow its health service to begin mass inoculations?
What is Britain?
100
A 25-year-old graduate student is evaluated “yellow eyes” found by his professor. The patient has no symptoms, no history of previous medical problems, and takes no medications. His lab work showed a total bilirubin of 2.9, otherwise negative.
What is Gilbert syndrome?
100
Olive View's original purpose when opened in 1920.
What is TB sanitorium?
(opened to relieve crowding at County General)
100
The right lung has ___ lobes, and the left lung has ___.
What are 3 ; 2
200
Tens of thousands of people have blocked highways around New Delhi, protesting this.
What is farm policy?
200
In patients hospitalized with Covid-19, the use of this medication resulted in lower 28-day mortality among those who were receiving either invasive mechanical ventilation or oxygen alone.
What is dexamethasone?
(RECOVERY trial)
200
A middle-aged female with dry eyes and dry mouth and joint pain. Laboratory findings include positive rheumatoid factor, ANA, anti-Ro/SSA, and anti-La/SSB antibodies and hypergammaglobulinemia.
What is Sjögren syndrome?
200
In 1962, Olive View Hospital performed the first of this type of procedure successfully in the San Fernando Valley, and one of the first in Southern California.
What is open-heart surgery?
200
What physiologic type of hypoxemia is seen in Pulmonary Embolism?
What is V/Q mismatch?
300
A so-called "BTS Law" was passed in South Korea, much to the excitement of fans, which allows top K-pop stars to do what?
What is postpone military service?
300
This medication is FDA-approved for the treatment of COVID-19 in all hospitalized patients age 12+, though it has not been shown to have a mortality benefit.
What is Remdesivir?
300
An elderly man started on Allopurinol for gout 3 weeks ago presents with diffuse maculopapular rash, lymphadenopathy, malaise, fatigue, peripheral eosinophilia and elevated liver enzymes.
What is Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome?
300
The year a major earthquake shut down Olive View Medical Center (just six weeks after it reopened as an 888-bed acute care hospital!)
What is 1973?
300
The spirometric definition of obstruction.
What is FEV1/FVC <0.7?
400
The Arecibo radio telescope, featured in movies like “Goldeneye” and “Contact,” collapsed unexpectedly on Tuesday morning. It was located here.
Where is Puerto Rico?
400
This is the most common laboratory abnormality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, occurring in up to 90% of patients.
What is lymphopenia?
400
Patient with depression on Sertraline and chronic pain recently started on Tramadol presents with fever, agitation, and confusion with an excessive startle reflex, tremors, tachycardia, hyperreflexia and myoclonus.
What is Serotonin Syndrome?
400
Olive View served as the set for a nuclear war-damaged futuristic jail facility in this TV series.
Mission Impossible (1966-1973)
400
The lobe consolidated on this PA/Lat CXR.
What is RML?
500
A mysterious 12 foot tall metal structure of unknown origin was found in the desert of this state.
What is Utah?
500
The primary receptor for SARS-CoV-2.
What is ACE2?
500
What is the autosomal dominant, gain-of-function mutation in epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) leads to hereditary hypokalemia and hypertension?
What is Liddle's syndrome?
500
Olive View was a location for this 1987 Sylvester Stallone arm-wrestling movie?
What is Over the Top?
500
This artist had a hit "Take My Breath Away" on the Top Gun soundtrack in 1986.
Who is Berlin?
