GI
ID
NEURO
GEN MED
CARDIO
100

Amsterdam II criteria used to diagnose this condition

Lynch syndrome (accept hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer)

100

IDSA guideline recommends treatment of C. difficile colitis with vancomycin for this rise in serum creatinine

>1.5 × baseline (accept 1.5 )

100

The most common cranial neuropathy associated with Lyme disease

Facial (7th) nerve palsy

100

USPSTF recommends this cervical cancer screening interval when performed with both cytology and HPV testing

5 years

100

Diagnosis for 3 or more consecutive ventricular beats at a rate > 100/min with a duration <30 seconds

Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia

200

Most common vein involved in acute mesenteric vein thrombosis

Superior mesenteric vein

200

Name of toxin responsible for S. aureus toxic shock syndrome

Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (accept: Toxic shock syndrome toxin, TSST, or TSST-1)

200

Amplifying hosts for West Nile virus infection

Birds (accept crows, ravens, jays)

200

The CDC recommends one-time screening for hepatitis C for persons born during this interval

1945-1965

200

Likely cause of painful groin mass hours following femoral arterial puncture

Femoral artery pseudoaneurysm (accept pseudoaneurysm)

300

Two most common physical findings in Budd-Chiari syndrome

Hepatomegaly and ascites

300

The principle tick vector for E. chaffeensis

Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum)

300

Screening for this allele is recommended before starting carbamazepine in patients of Asian ancestry

HLA-B*1502 allele

300

High-dose influenza vaccine is restricted to this group

Age ≥ 65 years

300

Most common valvular disorder associated with tetralogy of Fallot repair

Pulmonary valve regurgitation

400

Term describing difficulty transferring food from the mouth to the pharynx

Oropharyngeal dysphagia

400

Organism associated with ulceroglandular, glandular, oculoglandular, pharyngeal, typhoidal, and pneumonic syndromes

Francisella tularensis

400

Migraine subtype characterized by unilateral weakness during the aura

Hemiplegic migraine

400

Cause of lateral knee pain when climbing stairs, tenderness over lateral femoral condyle, and positive Noble test

Iliotibial band syndrome

400

Most common noncancer cause of superior vena cava syndrome

Fibrosing mediastinitis or (vena cava) thrombosis (either)

500

Cyclical vomiting syndrome in young men relieved with hot shower

Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (accept marijuana-induced or cannabis-induced hyperemesis)

500

Drug class recommended as initial therapy for candidemia in a non-neutropenic host

Echinocandins

500

Two emergency treatments for myasthenic crisis

Plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin (both required)

500

ACP guideline specifically identified this VTE prophylaxis for hospitalized medical patients as causing more harm than benefit

Graduated compression stockings

500

Most common cause of reduced LV function after the first year following heart transplantation

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (accept post-transplant coronary artery disease and cardiac transplant vasculopathy)