Pulmonology
Protein that protects the lower airways from damage by elastase
Alpha-1 antitrypsin
Preferred medical treatment of hyperthyroidism during the first trimester of pregnancy
Propylthiouracil (accept PTU)
Most common objective finding of Lyme carditis
Atrioventricular conduction block (accept AV nodal block or AV block)
The most common clinical feature of Behçet’s syndrome
Recurrent mucocutaneous ulcers (accept mucocutaneous ulcers, oral ulcers, genital ulcers)
Which biopsy never lies?
TRU(e) cut biosy
Effect of early intra-pulmonary hemorrhage on diffusing capacity measurement
Increased diffusing capacity (DLCO)
Condition characterized by an elevated blast cell count and symptoms of decreased tissue perfusion
Propylthiouracil (accept PTU)
Eponym for Wolff-Parkinson-White accessory pathway
Bundle of Kent
Eponym for nonerosive arthritis with reducible deformities associated with systemic lupus erythematosus
Jaccoud arthropathy
How did the RBCs survive an accident?
They became HELMET cells.
Name for the finding of bilateral hilar and right paratracheal lymph nodes on plain chest radiography in sarcoidosis
Garland sign (accept Garland triad, 1-2-3 sign, Pawnbrokers sign)
Bone disease associated with opalescent teeth that wear quickly
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Eponym for syndrome of chest pain, diffuse ST-segment elevation, PR depression and pericardial friction rub 2 weeks after MI
Dressler syndrome
Most common underlying cause of hypersensitivity vasculitis
Drug reaction or infection (either)
Why did the peripheral smear slide break?
Because there were too many BLASTs
Rheumatologic disorder most commonly associated with lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
Sjögren Syndrome
Likely diagnosis for thunderclap headache, bitemporal hemianopsia, and hypotension
Pituitary apoplexy (accept pituitary hemorrhage or pituitary infarction)
Cardiac abnormality associated with platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome
Interatrial shunt (accept patent foramen ovale (PFO); atrial septal defect; fenestrated atrial septal aneurysm)
Condition characterized by anterior displacement of a vertebra relative to the one beneath it
Spondylolisthesis
Why was the reticulocyte not allowed in a pub?
Because it was 'Immature'
Humanized interleukin-5 antagonist monoclonal antibody FDA approved for severe asthma
Mepolizumab and reslizumab (either)
Common term for persistent hypocalcemia after parathyroidectomy for severe, prolonged hyperparathyroidism
Hungry bone syndrome
Cause of differential cyanosis and clubbing affecting the lower body
Patent ductus arteriosus with Eisenmenger syndrome (need both); (accept aortic coarctation and interrupted aortic arch)
Autoimmune syndrome characterized by muscle stiffness, rigidity, and spasm involving the axial muscles
Stiff-person syndrome (accept SPS, stiff-man syndrome)
Why did the bacteria like the brain?
Because it was a Nice Area (Neisseria)