Cardiovascular Medicine (CV)
Condition suggested by ankle-brachial index less than 0.9 in a patient with calf pain on exertion
Peripheral artery disease (PAD), accept arterial obstruction/occlusion
Screening modality used for abdominal aortic aneurysm screening in men aged 65 to 75 who have ever smoked
Abdominal ultrasonography (also accept abdominal ultrasound)
First-line treatment for status epilepticus
Benzodiazepines (e.g., lorazepam, midazolam)
Urine nicotine metabolite to evaluate tobacco use
Cotinine
Woman whose work set the standards for modern nursing and earned the nickname "the Lady with the Lamp"
Florence Nightingale
Cardiac syndrome with short PR interval, delta wave, and widened QRS complex
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome
Disease associated with parkinsonism, visual hallucinations, and REM sleep behavior disorder
Lewy body dementia
Oxygen therapy is recommended as initial abortive therapy for this type of headache
Cluster headache
Lung injury linked to inhalation of vitamin E acetate
E-cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury (also accept EVALI)
A paper prototype of this medical instrument was described by Dr. Laënnec in 1834
Stethoscope
FDA-approved antidote for oral factor Xa inhibitors
Andexanet alfa
A test done during Medicare annual visits to assess mobility
Timed Up and Go test
Drug of choice for pseudotumor cerebri or idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Acetazolamide/carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Imaging modality to assess for pulmonary embolism when CT angiography is contraindicated
Ventilation/perfusion scan (V/Q scan)
First Native American woman to become a physician
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte
Autosomal dominant genetic disorder associated with a defect in myocardial sodium channels, abnormal ECG findings, and sudden cardiac death
Brugada syndrome
Chinese martial art associated with reduced risk of fall among community-dwelling older adults
Tai chi (accept tai chi chuan or tai ji quan)
Rare complication or variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with ataxia, areflexia, and ophthalmoplegia
Miller Fisher syndrome
Maintenance treatment of severe COPD that is contraindicated in advanced liver disease
Roflumilast
This French neurologist, who was replaced by Lou Gehrig in an eponymous condition, was a pioneer in localizing neurologic lesions
Jean-Martin Charcot
Pathognomic finding of concentric ventricular wall thickness with low QRS voltage
Amyloidosis
First-line therapy for stress-induced urinary incontinence
Pelvic floor muscle training/exercises (accept Kegel exercises)
Migraine with aura associated with reversible motor, visual, and speech symptoms
Hemiplegic migraine
Two oral antifibrotic drugs approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Nintedanib and pirfenidone (need both)
The first successful human heart transplant was performed in this year
1967