Endocrinology and Metabolism (EM)
Enzyme deficiency characterized by virilization, hypotension, hyperkalemia, and cortisol deficiency
21-hydroxylase deficiency
Hematologic malignancy associated with translocation of chromosomes 15 and 17
Acute promyelocytic leukemia
Woman whose work set the standards for modern nursing and earned the nickname "the Lady with the Lamp"
Florence Nightingale
Common eye condition associated with increased intraocular pressure
Glaucoma
Non-contraceptive treatment for PMS and premenstrual dysphoria
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
Autoimmune skin condition associated with autoimmune adrenalitis
Vitiligo
The study of heritable alterations in gene expression that occur outside of the DNA sequence
Epigenetics
A paper prototype of this medical instrument was described by Dr. Laënnec in 1834
Stethoscope
Family of viruses that are the most common cause of viral conjunctivitis
Adenovirus
Breast mass imaging modality for women younger than 30 years of age or who are pregnant
Ultrasonography
The most common secretory pituitary tumor
Prolactinoma
Disease caused by beta-globin mutation leading to vaso-occlusion
Sickle cell disease
First Native American woman to become a physician
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte
Eponym for dilated pupil secondary to brainstem herniation
Hutchinson pupil
Syndrome caused due to germline mutation in one of the DNA mismatch repair genes (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2)
Lynch syndrome
Prednisone threshold dose of any duration that does not require perioperative testing or replacement to prevent adrenal crisis
Less than or equal to 5 mg/day
Ability of a mutation in a single gene to produce more than 1 phenotypic effect
Pleiotropy
This French neurologist, who was replaced by Lou Gehrig in an eponymous condition, was a pioneer in localizing neurologic lesions
Jean-Martin Charcot
Most common bacterium associated with conjunctivitis
Staphylococcus aureus
Last names of the 2 doctors who first described the clinical phenotype of PCOS in a 1935 article entitled "Amenorrhea Associated With Bilateral Polycystic Ovaries"
Stein and Leventhal
Most prevalent type of clinically nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma
Gonadotroph adenomas
First patient with sickle cell disease treated ex vivo with this approach
CRISPR Cas 9
The first successful human heart transplant was performed in this year
1967
Unilateral ptosis, myosis, and anhydrosis can occur in this condition
Horner syndrome
Name of the Bayer fallopian tube implantation device that was discontinued in 2019 due to major side effects
Essure