Pop Culture
Guts
Blood
All's Fair
Screaming (screening)
100

From top to bottom, the colors of a candy corn are

White, orange and yellow

100

This sign is



Cullen's sign

100

Lab results you expect with acute DIC

Thrombocytopenia, elevated D-dimer, increased PT and aPTT, and low fibrinogen

100

Whats this triad 

Uveitis, Arthritis, & Urethritis

What is Reiter's Syndrome (also known as "can't see, can't pee, & can't climb a tree")


Occurs 1-4 weeks after bacterial infection

Classically associated with chlamydia and foodborne bacterial infections 

100

USPSTF recommends annual lung cancer screening with low-dose CT for individuals starting at what age and pack year hx?

Adults aged 50 to 80 years who have a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years.

200

Highest grossing horror movie in 2026

Obsession

200

Cancer related to H Pylori (2)

MALT lymphoma

Gastric adenocarcinoma

200

Scoring systems to determine hospitalized patients who would benefit from DVT prophylaxis (name one)

Padua, IMPROVE, Geneva

200

The definition of neutropenic fever

  • Erythema nodosum

200

Assessment tool for osteoporosis treatment consideration

FRAX score estimates the 10 year probability of hip fracture and major osteoporotic fracture for untreated patients age 40-90 years 



300

 The name of the butler in the Adam's family is

Lurch

300

Criteria for acute liver failure

1. Encephalopathy 

2. Coagulopathy INR >1.5 

3. No underlying cirrhosis, acute illness onset <26 weeks

300

Causes of hypercoagulation labs that can be sent during an active clot

Prothrombin G20210A mutation, Factor V Leiden mutation   


Extra kudos Beta-2-glycoportein, anticardiolipin are ELISA assays  

300
Definition of neutropenic fever



  • Fever: A single oral reading of ≥ 38.3°C (101°F) or ≥ 38.0°C (100.4°F) lasting for 1 hour or longer.

  • Neutropenia: Generally defined as an ANC < 500 cells/μL, or an ANC < 1,500 cells/μL that is expected to drop below 500 cells/μL within 48 hours
300

This risk calculator used for a patient with neutropenic fever?

MASCC score

400

Complete these lyrics :

It's close to midnight
And something evil's lurking in the dark

 

Under the moonlight
You see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream
But terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze
As horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed


400

Acute liver failure, behavioral abnormalities, tremor is associated with this condition

Wilson's disease


Note: ceruloplasmin is an acute-phase reactant that could be falsely high in the acute setting. Thus, before a diagnosis of Wilson disease can be made, confirmatory testing should be done, including serum copper concentration, 24-hour urinary copper excretion, and an ocular slit-lamp examination for Kayser-Fleischer rings.

400

The API-CAT trial, what did it discuss regarding cancer related VTE with active malignancy?

For patients with active malignancy and a VTE >6 mos ago, consider switching to apixaban 2.5mg BID for long term prevention


Study details: 

Double blind prospective study 

Evaluated apixaban 5 mg BID vs 2.5 mg BID, pts studied for 12 months

Apixaban 2.5 mg BID noninferior for risk of recurrent VTE in 12 months, lower rates of clinically relevant bleeding 

400

A patient who recently visited the Philippines with cc persistent diarrrhea and this finding 


400

Indications for inpatient management of acute diverticulitis are (5 signs)

Complicated acute diverticulitis: Sepsis, abscess, perforation, obstruction, fistulization 

New 2026 guideline: colonoscopy 6–8 weeks later is recommended after complicated episodes but not routinely after uncomplicated ones 

500

The names of the three Sanderson sisters in the movie “Hocus Pocus” are

Winifred, Mary and Sarah

500

Absolute contraindications of terlipressin for HRS are (2)

Hypoxia below 90%

Active ischemia (ACS, angina, peripheral ischemia)

500

What is Basophilic Stippling often due to lead poisoning (numerous basophilic granules due to abnormal erythropoiesis)

500

 statin lowers the LDL the most (most bioavail/potent)?
Statin that has fewest side effects?

Rosuvastatin lowers LDL the most.

Pravastatin fewest side-effects, drug interactions, and safest in liver disease. Water soluble based


500

Risk scores for outpatient vs inpatient treatment of pulmonary embolism are (2)

Hestia Criteria

PESI score

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