Rheum
anti histone ab
drug induced lupus
Most common cause of noncardiac chest pain
GERD
Pt positioning that improves survival in ARDs
prone
BMI for bariatric surgery in pts with DM complications
35
Primary therapy for pts with hyperlipidemia but without indication for statin
lifestyle modification
Initial tx of mild SLE
hydroxychloroquine
First line test for obscure GI bleeding after repeated negative upper and lower endoscopy
capsule endoscopy
What is the initial test for pts with suspected CF?
sweat chloride
Treatment of choice for hyperthyrodism
methimazole
Diagnosis for dermal based mucinous deposits in the skin of the anterior shins associated with Graves disease
pretibial myxedema
tx of PMR
low dose prednisone (10-20 mg/day)
Diagnosis for cholestatic liver enzyme profile and positive AMA
PBC
Number of times to repeat pleural fluid cytology for suspected malignancy if first specimen is negative
once for a total of 2 times
Pt has hyperthyroidism and becomes pregnant what do you do?
Switch to PTU in 1st trimester
Painless pruritic papules grouped in a linear series of three
bedbug bites
Syndrome that has acute arthritis, b/l hilar lymphadenopathy, and erythema nodosum?
Lofgren syndrome
Treatment of constipation due to dyssynergic defecation
Biofeedback therapy
Type of pneumonitis characterized by a nonanatomic straight line demarcating involved vs uninvolved lung parenchyma on imaging
radiation pneumonitis
What should you do with a pts levothyroxine when she become pregnant?
Increase the dose
potential diagnosis in a pt with secondary amenorrhea and previous uterine instrumentation
endometrial adhesions (Asherman syndrome)
Pt with RA, splenomegaly, and neutropenia
feltys syndrome
What GI infection should you be concerned for in cancer pt with a low ANC?
Neutopenic enterocolitis or typhilits
Diagnostic pleural fluid test for moderate to high probability tuberculous pleural effusion
adenosine deaminase measurement
Which thyroid medication causes aplasia cutis?
methimazole
Genetic mutation most commonly associated with polycythemia vera
JAK2 V617F