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Larsen's Black Box of Medicine
100

This is the new target LDL for patients post MI 

LDL < 55
100

Who is the head coach for the UGA Football Team?

Kirby Smart

100

This is the only standard TTE window where the probe indicator is pointed towards the patient's right shoulder

Parasternal Long Axis 

100

This event was held in Atlanta in the Summer of 1996

The Olympics

100

Nintedanib and Perfenidone are used for which disease process?

ILD

200

These two antiplatelet medications are recommended over plavix in most patients post MI (in addition to Aspirin) 

Prasugrel and Ticragelor 

200

The Winnipeg Jets used to be in Atlanta. What was their name? Hint -> National Hockey League

Atlanta Thrashers

200

The "D Sign" for high risk pulmonary embolism / RV Failure is best seen in what echo window?

Parasternal Short Axis 

200

This race in Atlanta is considered the largest 10k in the world, with over 60,000 runners annually 

Peachtree Road Race on July 4

200

Anti U1-RNP Antibodies are a hallmark of what disease?

Mixed Connective Tissue Disease 

300

What was the conclusion of the REDUCE-AMI Trial?

Beta blockers did not improve mortality post MI in patients with preserved LVEF (over a median follow up of 3.5 years)

300

Who did the Falcons lose to in the Super Bowl in 2017?

New England Patriots and Tom Brady

300

What is this Apical 4 chamber view on TTE showing?


Mitral Regurgitation during ventricular systole (Severe)

300

Delbar is the Persian restaurant on the Michelin List in Atlanta, however Larsen's favorite Persian Restaurant is this, located in Sandy Springs and Midtown

Yalda

300

This RTA is the only one with an elevated urine pH

Type 1 / Distal

400

In someone with Secondary MR, what must a patient have tried and failed before you consider valve intervention?

GDMT

400

Who does USA open with in this year's World Cup?

Paraguay 

400

One way to assess LV systolic function, this is the name for the distance between anterior mitral valve leaflet and interventricular septum during ventricular diastole.

EPSS (E Point Septal Separation)

400

Margaret Mitchell and Kenny Rogers are both buried in this famous Atlanta Cemetery 

Oakland Cemetery 

400

What is the preferred treatment regimen for neurosyphilis? 

IV Penicillin every 4 hours for 10-14 days

500

This is the first small interfering RNA medication used for LDL lowering

Inclisiran 

500
Yesterday UGA Baseball advanced to the college baseball world series for the first time since what year?

2008

500

What is this view?


Mid Esophageal 4 chamber view on TEE

500

The plan for this was developed in 1999 as a Master's Thesis by Georgia Tech student Ryan Gravel, and is still in construction today

Atlanta BeltLine 

500
What is the difference between FFP and Cryo?

FFP contains all clotting factors and albumin, whereas Cryo contains factors VIII and XIII plus VWF and Fibrinogen