Guideline
AASM 2025 guideline recommends these (name two) as a first line for RLS
Iron and Gabapentin, a/g dopamine agonists
In a phase 3 trial, HIV pts with low to moderate cardiovascular risk, this medication (or class) lowered major cardiovascular adverse events
Statin
miоѕis, рtоѕiѕ, and аոhiԁroѕiѕ.
Horner's
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
Steroid
Subspecialist of medicine known to be avid motor cyclist?
Rheum
2025 ADA guideline recommends this diabetic medication for treatment of MASH. (Not GLP1agonists or SGLT2i) Name class or name of the med.
Pioglitazone or TZD
Potential benefit of SGLT2i in hepatic steatosis, GLP/TZD in steatosis/steatitis/fibrosis progression
In randomized controlled trial with 1700 patients, investigators administered this substance through IV by EMS to patients with stroke like symptoms to see if this substance would change the outcome of stroke but it did not (mortality and disability score)
Rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly, neutropenia
Felty syndrome
Initial treatment for primary biliary cholangitis
Ursodeoxycholic acid
All different types of subspecialists of medicine went to a bar but because they were missing this one subspecialist, the guard at the bar would not let them in. Which subspecialist was this?
ID
What does ASH 2020 guideline state regarding fluid administration on patients with sickle cell crisis?
No recommendation
In 2024, a multicenter, double blinded study in china with 200 pts found that this supplementation decreased frequency/duration/intensity of nocturnal leg cramp
Vitamin K
Septic thrombophlebitis of internal jugular vein
Lemierre syndrome
IDSA 2019 recommends these abx (name two) for outpatient CAP for otherwise healthy patients
Amoxicilin, doxy, macrolid (if local resistance in <24)
What is the most prescribed medication in 2022? Name the exact med
Atorvastatin
ESC 2024 recommends these two medications for rate control for afib in those with EF<40
B-blockers
Digoxin
In BMC psychiatry, this medication was suggested to start with antipsychotic (olanzapine or clozapine) medication to prevent weight gain and now became a formal guideline on Schizophrenia Bulletin in 12/2024.
Metformin
Eruptive tender skin lesions, high fever, myalgia, leukocytosis/elevated inflammatory markers
Sweet
Name three medications in separate class for thyroid storm
Steroid, b-blocker, thioamide, iodine
Most common pathogen for blood culture negative endocarditis?
Coxiella (Qfever), bartonella, Tropheryma whipplei, and Chlamydia
ADA 2024 recommends these obesity meds
Name three
GLP1agonist, naltrexone/bupropion, phentermine/topiramate, orlistat, phentermine (only for short term for monotherapy)
In double blind study in 2020 with 5k+ pts with T2DM, investigators observed lower cardiovascular events and lower risk of progressing CKD when receiving this medication (or class) vs placebo
Minerocorticoid receptor antagonist or Finerenone
Recurrent Migratory thrombophelibitis in cancer patients
Trousseau
The only FDA approved Parkinson’s psychosis
Pimavaserine selective serotonin 5-HT2b receptor inverse agonist,
Dr. Wall says if he was trained as an internist, he would have picked this subspecialty in medicine.
Rheumatology