CHF
EF at which ICD placement is indicated, if patient is on GDMT and has NYHA Class II or III symptoms.
<35%
Spirometry value required for the diagnosis of COPD
FVC/FEV1 >70%
Initial diagnostic test for patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia
Videofluoroscopy (or modified barium swallow)
Paroxysmal AF stops spontaneously within this time frame.
7 days
AHI is an acronym for these words
Apnea-Hypopnea Index
In the RALES trial this medicine showed a significant reduction in the primary outcome of all-cause mortality in patients with CHF NYHA III-IV and EF<35%.
Spironolactone
Preferred outpatient empiric therapy for community-acquired pneumonia.
Monotherapy with doxycycline or amoxicillin
Solid and liquid dysphagia, "birds beak" appearance on barium swallow, confirmed with esophageal manometry.
Achalasia
Duration of anticoagulation required following cardioversion (at least this amount of time).
At least 4 weeks
AHI cutoffs for mild, moderate, and severe OSA
5, 15, and 30 per hour
This trial established the superiority of sucubatril/valartan over enalpril, showing a 20% RRR and 4.7% ARR in CV mortality and hospitalization due to heart failure.
PARADIGM-HF
This preferred scoring system predicts 30 day all-cause morality for patient with pneumonia, examining 11 variables including co-existing illnesses.
PSI (pneumonia severity index)
Post-surgical cause of UGI bleed in patients with prior aortic graft surgery.
Aortoenteric fistula
These 2 conditions receive 2 points when calculating CHA2DS2VASc. All other conditions receive 1 point.
Prior stroke or TIA and age >/= 75.
The most prominent risk factor for OSA
Obesity
The three beta-blockers showing mortality benefit in HFrEF
Bisoprolol, carvedilol, and metoprolol succinate
Common recommended tidal volume settings that were established through the ARDSNET trial.
4-8 mL/kg predicted body weight
Indication for fecal occult blood testing in a hospitalized patient
NONE, nada, nil, zero, zilch.
You can try to name one... but you'd better be prepared to come at me, Bro.
Antiplatelet/antithrombotic combination recommended for patients with AF undergoing PCI.
DOAC + P2Y12 (specifically clopidogrel or ticagrelor) (Favored over triple therapy with DOAC + P2Y12 + ASA)
Nasal end-expiratory positive airway pressure device named after a musical instrument.
Bongo
In patients with chronic symptomatic heart failure and EF<35% who are in sinus rhythm taking maximally tolerated doses of a beta blocker, this sinoatrial node stimulator reduces heart failure-associated hospitalizations and the combined endpoint of mortality and heart failure hospitalization.
Ivabradine
Duration of steroids for COPD exacerbation are directed by this landmark trial.
REDUCE
Potential cause of lower GI bleed in patient with Aortic Stenosis. *Brownie points awarded for also naming the syndrome.
Angiodysplasia (Heyde Syndrome)
*Brownie points cannot be redeemed for actual Jeopardy points!
This trial showed improved outcomes (CV death, stroke, hospitalization) with early rhythm control (drugs or ablation) compared to usual care in high risk patients.
EAST-AFNET 4 trial
A RTC examining the effect of playing this musical instrument showed a reduction in AHI from 22 to 12 in patients with OSA.
Didgeridoo