Be a liver not a hater
This value, ranging from 6-40, was initially used as a post-TIPS procedure prognostic tool. It takes into consideration INR, Creatinine, Bilirubin, and serum sodium
What is a MELD score?
Elavil
What is amitriptyline
I'm the most common bacteria to cause meningitis in the average resident age group.
What is neisseria meningitidis
Ebola is endemic to this area of the world
What is Central Africa?
The length of time recommended for patients to be P2Y12 inhibitor after acute MI
What is one year?
This is the confirmatory test after anti-HCV is positive to check for active infection
What is HCV RNA
Lunesta
This bacteria lives in saltwater, higher risk of infection in patients with cirrhosis and causes hemorrhagic bullae
What is Vibrio Vulnificus
Postexposure prophylaxis of HIV includes 3 drugs: name one of them
Tenofovir emtricitabine and raltegravir
This blood pressure support agent should be avoided in patient's with cardiogenic shock
What is vasopressin?
Double JEOPARDY
This primary liver disease is most common to present as erectile dysfunciton, fatigue, and distinctive hook-like osteophytes with OA involving unusual joints (like the shoulders)What is the most appropriate test?
Hemochromatosis
Double JEOPARDY: for 300 points: name the most appropriate test
Xopenex
This is the most common organism infecting alcoholics with pneumonia
What is strep pneumo!
(2 part answer) HINT! This is indicated for postexposure prophylaxis after needle-stick injury and for sexual and household contacts of patients with HBV.
What is the Hepatitis B vaccine and HBIG
First line therapy for patients with symptomatic wolf-parkinson-white syndrome
What is ablation?
The treatment for primary biliary cholangitis
What is ursodeoxycholic acid
Prograf
What is tacrolimus?
A serum galactomannan assay is most supportive of this type of infection
Aspergillosis
This viral illness presents as flaccid paralysis and may progress to respiratory failure!
What is west nile disease.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Name all 3 Major Duke Criteria for Endocarditis
Positive blood cultures x2 or 1 cor coxiella burnetii
Positive Echo
New valve regurg
These are the two mainstream indications for a TIPS procedure
Adalat
What is nifedipine?
This organism is most likely to cause the clean, painless ulcers 3 weeks after inoculation
What is treponema pallidum?
Along with HBsAg this will be reactive in a patient with acute hepatitis B infection.
IgM anti-Hep B core (hep B vial protein also correct)
67 YO male has AKI after angiography 10 days ago. Bruits noted over abdomen and legs have lacy purple discoloration. UA shows + Eosinophils. This is the diagnosis.
What is Aortic atheroemboli