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100

The disturbance of consciousness, often reversible with  a medical cause. Often waxing and waning consciousness.

What is Delirium 

100

Blood supply of cervical esophagus

what is the inferior thyroid artery

100

The lateral boundary of a femoral hernia

What is the femoral vein

100

This is the most sensitive indicator of a postoperative leak after gastric bypass 

What is Tachycardia

100
Components of MELD score

What is serum bilirubin, serum creatinine, INR

200

a legal document that allows a person to define end of life medical decisions in the event that they are incapacitated and unable to communicate or make judgments

What is A Living Will

200

Most common cause of splenic vein thrombosis

pancreatitis

200

Initial management of suspected blunt cardiac injury

What is EKG... sinus tach

200

Most common organism causing post splenectomy sepsis

What is Strep Pneumonia

200

The cremasteric muscle is derived from here

What is the internal oblique muscle

300

these are the criteria for referral: physician-certified prognosis of less than 6 months, treatment goals that are palliative, and a physician willing to be the physician-of-record

What is Hospice Care

300

This BIRADS classification recommends short interval (6 month) follow up

What is BIRADS 3
300

Resection margin of a 0.8mm thick melanoma

What is 1cm

300

The gastroduodenal artery is a branch of 

What is the common hepatic artery

300

Most common cause of significant GI bleeding in children

What is Meckel's diverticulum

400

when the harmful effect of treatment, even resulting in death, is permissible if it is not intended and occurs as a side effect of a beneficial action

What is the Principle of Double Effect

400

The optimal duration of antibiotics after repair of penetrating colonic injury

What is 24 hours

400

Treatment for intractable GERD after sleeve gastrectomy

What is Conversion to Roux en Y

400

Treatment of phyllodes tumor

What is Wide Local Excision

400

RQ indicating overfeeding

What is >1

500

These are the five criteria: unintentional weight loss, weak grip strength, self-reported exhaustion, slow walking speed, and low physical activity

What is Phenotypic Frailty

500

Male breast cancer is more commonly associated with what gene mutation

What is BRCA2

500

Most common cause of intestinal obstruction before the age of 3

What is Ileocolic intussusception 

500

Most common visceral artery aneurysm?

Bonus: what patient population?

What is splenic

What is pregnant patients

500

This differentiates hemorrhagic vs cardiogenic shock

What is Ventricular filling pressures