Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Cardiology
Nephrology
Infectious
100

Radiologic description suggestive of a flattened or absent pituitary gland

Empty sella

100

This ascitic fluid calculation helps determine whether ascites is due to portal hypertension.

serum–ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)

100

Eponym for syndrome of chest pain, diffuse ST-segment elevation, PR depression and pericardial friction rub 2 weeks after MI

Dressler syndrome

100

Fractional excretion of sodium less than this percentage is associated with a pre renal cause of acute kidney injury

1%

100

Severe neurologic complication of Campylobacter jejuni infection

Guillain-Barré syndrome

200

A morning serum cortisol value above this level effectively excludes adrenal insufficiency.

15



200

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

200

Restrictive cardiomyopathy that has a 'speckled pattern' in echocardiogram

Cardiac amyloidosis

200

This syndrome results from impaired mitochondrial fatty-acid oxidation leading to HAGMA (lactic acidosis) and kidney failure during continuous sedation.

Propofol infusion syndrome

200

This anti-MRSA agent is avoided in bloodstream infections because it is bacteriostatic against staphylococci.

linezolid

300

Eponymous phenomena occurring when excess iodine intake acutely inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis

Wolff-Chaikoff effect

300

This score is now the preferred scoring instrument to assess severity, predict mortality, and guide glucocorticoid therapy in alcoholic hepatitis

MELD score

300

Eponym for this T-wave inversion pattern in the precordial leads without ST segment elevation associated with acute LAD ischemia


Wellens syndrome

300

Vitamin ingestion that may cause false negative urine dipstick for blood

Vitamin C

300

This fluoroquinolone has the best anaerobic coverage among its class.

Moxifloxacin

400

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

400

This medications received accelerated FDA approval in August 2025 for treating noncirrhotic MASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis (F2-F3)

Semaglutide 

400

In the TIMI risk score for unstable angina/NSTEMI, how much ST-segment deviation on ECG is required to score a point?

0.5

400

Condition characterized by a normal anion gap metabolic acidosis with a positive urine anion gap and pH > 5.5 (be specific !!)

Type 1 RTA

400

Genetic disorder associated with fulminant infection in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency

500

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

500

This GLP-2 analog is indicated for adults a with short bowel syndrome who are dependent on parenteral support

Teduglutide

500

This nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist was FDA-approved in 2025 to reduce cardiovascular death and heart-failure events in patients with EF ≥40%.

Finerenone

500

Most common condition associated with D-lactic acidosis

Short bowel syndrome

500

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)