Internal Med
This cardiac biomarker is the most common lab test ordered when evaluating a patient for myocardial infarction.
What is troponin?
This is the most common chronic condition managed by family physicians in the outpatient setting, affecting nearly 1 in 3 adults worldwide.
What is Hypertension?
This scoring system is used to assess a newborn’s health immediately after birth, focusing on color, heart rate, and respiratory effort.
What is the Apgar score?
Your primary care provider will tell you that this is the most important meal of the day, even though many people tend to skip it.
What is breakfast?
This non-pharmacological intervention, frequently recommended by primary care providers, is essential for patients with osteoarthritis to maintain joint function and reduce pain.
What is physical therapy?
Elevated creatine kinase in a trauma patient may indicate this emergency condition of muscle breakdown.
What is rhabdomyolysis?
Family physicians frequently recommend this lifestyle intervention as first-line therapy for patients with newly diagnosed Stage 1 hypertension.
What is the DASH diet or lifestyle modification?
This nonlethal cyanotic congenital heart defect results in the mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood due to a right-to-left shunt.
What is tetralogy of Fallot?
Primary care doctors often remind you to eat these crunchy snacks to "keep the doctor away," according to the famous saying.
What are apples?
This first-line medication class is often prescribed by primary care physicians to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension.
What are ACE inhibitors (or ARBs)?
This part of the nephron, located between the Bowman’s capsule and the loop of Henle, is responsible for reabsorbing the majority of filtered sodium, water, and glucose.
What is the proximal convoluted tubule?
In family medicine, the first-line pharmacologic treatment for depression, often initiated in primary care settings, is this class of medications.
What are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)?
This is the most common cause of respiratory distress in premature infants, due to a lack of surfactant production.
What is respiratory distress syndrome?
If you’re ever out of antiseptic, your primary care doctor might surprise you by suggesting this sticky kitchen staple, which can naturally fight infections and heal wounds.
What is honey?
This preventive test, offered to men and women over 65 years of age in primary care, evaluates bone density to assess the risk of osteoporosis.
What is a DEXA scan (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry)?
Glucagon, insulin, and this regulatory hormone are secreted by the alpha, beta, and delta cells of the pancreas, respectively.
What is somatostatin?
A family physician evaluating a 2-month-old infant looks for this primitive reflex, characterized by an automatic extension of the arms when the baby is startled.
What is the Moro reflex?
This vaccine, given in infancy, protects against severe gastroenteritis caused by a virus commonly transmitted via the fecal-oral route.
What is the rotavirus vaccine?
In medieval times, some physicians believed that this common household item could cure everything from asthma to tuberculosis—talk about a clean bill of health!Struggling with winter blues? Primary care doctors sometimes recommend basking in this treatment, which helps lift your mood and combats seasonal affective disorder.
What is urine?
Primary care providers offer this vaccine to prevent infection from a virus that can cause painful rashes and postherpetic neuralgia, typically in patients over 50.
What is the shingles vaccine (herpes zoster vaccine)?
Current guidelines for patients of average risk (no family history) of colorectal cancer recommend starting colonoscopy screenings at this age.
What is 45?
This tool, commonly used by family physicians, assesses a patient's level of independence in activities such as bathing, dressing, and toileting.
What is the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)?
This condition in babies is characterized by yellow-orange discoloration of the skin, most commonly on the palms and soles, and is caused by excessive intake of orange vegetables.
What is carotenemia?
This term describes a condition in which people literally can’t stop laughing, and it’s not just a reaction to a great stand-up comedian!
What is uncontrollable laughter (or gelastic seizure)?
Primary care physicians recommend exclusive breastfeeding for infants for this minimum number of months to ensure optimal growth and development.
What is 6 months?