Renal
This hormone is secreted by the kidneys in response to hypoxia which stimulates RBC production in the bone marrow.
What is erythropoietin?
66yo M presents with palpitations. EKG reveals an irregularly irregular rhythm without distinct P waves on EKG.
What is atrial fibrillation?
This is the most common cause of acute pancreatitis.
what are gallstones?
This species of bacteria is intrinsically resistant to all cephalosporin antibiotics.
What is Enterococci species?
Patient with fatigue, constipation, TSH of 10, and fT4 of 0.3.
What is hypothyroidism?
Patient presents with decreased urine output, elevated creatinine, urinalysis revealing WBC casts and eosinophils, FENa >1%
What is acute interstitial nephritis?
Patients with myocardial infarction involving this territory of the heart are at increased risk for high grade AV block.
What is RV (or posterior wall or RCA territory)?
Asymptomatic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia often triggered by stress or illness is characteristic of what condition?
What is Gilbert's disease?
This cause of microcytic anemia is characterized by an elevated ferritin level, low serum iron level, and low TIBC (total iron binding capacity).
What is anemia of chronic disease?
Euvolemic hyponatremia, low serum osmolality, high urine osmolality, urine sodium > 20.
What is SIADH?
What is nephrotic syndrome?
Increased preload increases stroke volume (up to a certain limit) according to this physiologic principle.
What is Frank-Starling Law?
A patient who smokes and has peripheral arterial disease presents with hematochezia and abdominal pain out of proportion to the physical exam is characteristic of this condition.
What is acute mesenteric ischemia?
This is given to a patient who takes warfarin who has a supratherapeutic INR between 4.5-10 without clinically significant bleeding.
What is Vitamin K?
This condition is characterized by labs showing a non anion gap metabolic acidosis and hyperkalemia.
What is hypoaldosteronism?
A pH of 7.55, PaCO2 of 28, and HCO3- of 20 represents this mixed acid-base disorder.
What is respiratory alkalosis with metabolic acidosis?
stroke volume x heart rate =
What is cardiac output?
66yo F presents with painless jaundice and weight loss. Imaging shows a mass in the pancreatic head. This lab is often elevated in this condition.
What is CA 19-9?
A patient with multiple sclerosis presents with double vision and impaired adduction of one eye on lateral gaze.
What is internuclear ophthalmoplegia?
A deficiency of this hormone leads to diabetes insipidus.
What is ADH?
A patient with known cirrhosis develops an acute kidney injury with decreased urine output and urine sodium <10mEq/L and no response to fluid resuscitation. This condition is best treated with albumin and this vasoconstrictor.
What is terlipressin (or midodrine plus octreotide) for HRS?
What is cardiac tamponade?
This medication is first line treatment for a patient with cirrhosis presenting with abdominal pain and ascitic fluid cell count showing a total WBC count of 800, 60% of which are neutrophils.
What is ceftriaxone?
These three labs can be checked immediately after a seizure and will be elevated if seizure was an epileptic seizure (vs non-epileptic seizure or "pseudoseizure").
What is Prolactin, lactate, and CK?
Patient with headaches, hypertension, sweating, and episodic palpitations should be evaluated for this tumor.
What is a pheochromocytoma?