Pharmacology
This SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator) can be used to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
What is Raloxifene
This antibody is associated with drug-induced lupus
What is Anti-histone antibody
This is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in adults
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae
This visual abnormality can be experienced by patients with pituitary adenomas
What is Bitemporal Hemianopia
This is where Vitamin B12 is absorbed
What is Ileum
This addictive medication class is used to treat ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
What is Amphetamines (methylphenidate or amphetamine)
This inflammatory vasoactive peptide may cause swelling while using blood pressure medication
What is Bradykinin
This organism is the most common cause of endocarditis in IVDU (intravenous drug users)
What is Staphylococcus aureus
This genetic disorder is characterized by progressive cerebellar ataxia, oculomotor apraxia, and peripheral neuropathy
What is Friedreich's Ataxia (GAA repeat)
This substance may be low in a newborn delivered via home water birth resulting in bruising
What is Vitamin K
This antidiabetic drug class is contraindicated in patients with NYHA (New York Heart Association) class III or higher heart failure
What is Thiazolidinediones (rosiglitazone & pioglitazone)
This cytokine plays a major role in granuloma formation
What is IFN-γ (interferon-gamma)
This organism causes pneumonia in HIV patients
What is Pneumocystis jirovecii
These 2 findings are seen on EEG waves during Stage 2 sleep
What is Sleep spindles and K complexes
Deficiency of this results in dermatitis, diarrhea, and dementia
What is Niacin (B3, pellagra)
SGLT-2 inhibitors can cause UTIs as a result of this side effect
What is glucosuria (canagliflozin & dapagliflozin)
This condition presents with elevated anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, asthma with nasal polyps, and systemic vasculitis
What is EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Churg Strauss)
This infection is associated with a zoonotic pathogen and classically presents with an undulating fever
What is Brucella spp.
This syndrome presents in children with verbal regression, intellectual disability, ataxia, and stereotyped hand-wringing
What is Rett syndrome
This vitamin deficiency is commonly seen in chronic alcoholics
What is Vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency
This is the MOA of the medication used to treat a young athlete experiencing syncope during strenuous activity
What is beta-adrenergic blockade (β-blocker like propranolol used in HOCM to decrease HR which increases diastolic filling that leads to increased preload and decreased LV outflow tract occlusion)
This disease is the result of a defect in B cell maturation leading to decreased plasma cells and moderate decrease in immunoglobulins
What is CVID (common variable immunodeficiency)
This parasite can cause vitamin B12 deficiency
What is Diphyllobothrium latum
This condition is characterized by the progressive deterioration of the myelin sheath in the central nervous system, leading to asymmetric motor and sensory deficits
What is MS (multiple sclerosis)
This genetic disorder can lead to fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies
What is Cystic fibrosis