ID
Nephro
GI
Endo
General Medicine
100
Hormone precursor used as a biomarker for bacterial infection
Procalcitonin
100
Major location of bicarbonate reabsorption in the nephron
Proximal tubule
100
Common stool color associated with bismuth subsalicylate treatment
Black
100
Blood test to distinguish primary from secondary adrenal insufficiency
ACTH
100
What screening test should all men aged 65-75 who have ever smoked receive?
Abdominal duplex ultrasonography for AAA
200
Two drug combination approved for pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection
Tenofovir and emtricitabine (do not accept Truvada)
200
Non-sulfonamide loop diuretic
Ethacrynic acid
200
Eponym for dilated aberrant submucosal vessel (artery) causing GI bleeding in the absence of a primary ulcer
Diulefoy lesion
200
Sign associated with contraction of the facial muscles after tapping facial nerve
Chvostek's sign
Associated with hypocalcemia (also associated with carpopedal spasm or Trousseau's sign)
200
USPSTF screening for this disease should be done in all adults aged 40 to 70 who are overweight or obese?
Diabetes Mellitus
ADA recommends all adults who overweight or obese be screened with one risk factors and all adults aged 45 q3years or prediabetic annually
300
Most frequently fatal rickettsial disease in the US
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
300
Alcohol toxicity associated with normal anion gap and elevated osmolar gap
Isopropyl alcohol
300
Gastric disorder associated with 'watermelon stomach' appearance on endoscopy
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (do not accept GAVE alone)
Fragile blood vessels prone to rupture
300
Common pituitary side effect of antipsychotic drugs
Hyperprolactinemia (accept galactorrhea)
300
What is the USPSTF recommendation for lipid screening?
All adults aged 40 to 75. Use ASCVD calculator
400
Organism responsible for cat scratch disease
Bartonella henselae (do not accept Bartonella alone)
400
Post-kidney transplant monitoring parameter predictive of long-term graft function and mortality
Proteinuria
400
Small bowel biopsy for definitive diagnosis of celiac disease is required except in the presence of this condition
Biopsy-proven dermatitis herpetiformis (accept dermatitis herpetiformis)
400
Percentage range of LDL cholesterol reduction associated with medium-intensity statin therapy
30% to 50%
400
Name the two groups the USPSTF recommends screening for osteoporosis
1. Women aged 65 and older
2. Post menopausal women younger than 65 who have a 10 year FRAX equal to or higher than that of a 65 year old white woman (8.4%). Done with DEXA of hip and lumbar spine.
500
Common term for shistosomal cercarial dermatitis
Swimmer's itch
500
B vitamin deficiency resulting from increased excretion during aggressive diuresis
Thiamine (accept vitamin B1)
Studies confirmed that all diuretics lead to increased urinary thiamine excretion depending on the urinary flow rate.
500
Type of viral hepatitis with the highest maternal mortality in pregnancy
Hepatitis E
Increased risk in 2nd/3rd trimester for acute liver failure
500
The time period in years following menopause in which the benefits of hormone replacement therapy are likely to exceed risks
10 years
Before the age of 60 or within 10 years of menopause
500
All patients undergoing surgery should be screened for this pulmonary complication
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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