Radiologic description suggestive of a flattened or absent pituitary gland
Empty sella
This ascitic fluid calculation helps determine whether ascites is due to portal hypertension.
serum–ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
Eponym for syndrome of chest pain, diffuse ST-segment elevation, PR depression and pericardial friction rub 2 weeks after MI
Dressler syndrome
Fractional excretion of sodium less than this percentage is associated with a pre renal cause of acute kidney injury
1%
Severe neurologic complication of Campylobacter jejuni infection
Guillain-Barré syndrome
A morning serum cortisol value above this level effectively excludes adrenal insufficiency.
15
This potassium-competitive acid blocker has recently received FDA approval in the U.S. for H. pylori eradication and for healing and maintenance of erosive esophagitis.
Vonoprazan
Restrictive cardiomyopathy that has a 'speckled pattern' in echocardiogram
Cardiac amyloidosis
This syndrome results from impaired mitochondrial fatty-acid oxidation leading to HAGMA (lactic acidosis) and kidney failure during continuous sedation.
Propofol infusion syndrome
This anti-MRSA agent is avoided in bloodstream infections because it is bacteriostatic against staphylococci.
linezolid
Eponymous phenomena occurring when excess iodine intake acutely inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis
Wolff-Chaikoff effect
This score is now the preferred scoring instrument to assess severity, predict mortality, and guide glucocorticoid therapy in alcoholic hepatitis
MELD score
Eponym for this T-wave inversion pattern in the precordial leads without ST segment elevation associated with acute LAD ischemia
Wellens syndrome
Vitamin ingestion that may cause false negative urine dipstick for blood
Vitamin C
This fluoroquinolone has the best anaerobic coverage among its class.
Moxifloxacin
The three recommended first-line screening tests used to confirm endogenous hypercortisolism (mention 3)
1.late-night salivary cortisol
2.24-hour urinary free cortisol
3.low-dose dexamethasone suppression test
This medications received accelerated FDA approval in August 2025 for treating noncirrhotic MASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (F2-F3)
Semaglutide
In the TIMI risk score for unstable angina/NSTEMI, how much ST-segment deviation on ECG is required to score a point?
0.5
Condition characterized by a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis with a positive urine anion gap and pH > 5.5 (be specific !!)
Type 1 RTA
Genetic disorder associated with fulminant infection in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency
A form of diabetes that presents with diabetic ketoacidosis but later allows discontinuation of insulin due to recovery of beta-cell function.
Ketosis-prone diabetes mellitus
This GLP-2 analog is indicated for adults a with short bowel syndrome who are dependent on parenteral support
Teduglutide
This nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist was FDA-approved in 2025 to reduce cardiovascular death and heart-failure events in patients with EF ≥40%.
Finerenone
Most common condition associated with D-lactic acidosis
Short bowel syndrome
In bacterial meningitis, this antibiotic is used as a second-line therapy to provide Listeria monocytogenes coverage when a patient has a severe β-lactam allergy
Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX)