Cardiology
This hormone is released by atrial and ventricular cardiomyocytes in response to increases in ventricular pressure. It is a circulating biomarker that accurately differentiates between dyspneic patients with cardiogenic pulmonary edema and dyspneic patients with non-cardiac disease.
What is N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP)
Inheritance of Wilsons Disease
AR
MOA of Donepezil
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
A 32-year-old woman slips on the ice in her driveway and fractures her clavicle. A chest radiograph is ordered in the emergency department, and an incidental notation is made of bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. She is recommended for further evaluation, to include transbronchial biopsy. Pathology results return with features of noncaseating granulomas. Acid fast and fungal stains were performed, and were negative. Which of the following represents the most likely diagnosis?
Sarcoidosis
Mode of inheritance for Sickle cell
AR
Diagnosis is usually indicated by canon A waves
AV dissociation and complete heart block
Patient with Positive ASMA antibody presenting with liver failure, jaundice, and fatigue
Autoimmune hepatitis
Indication to start Ranexa
Chronic angina uncontrolled or intolerant to first line therapies
Lowers mortality in COPD
Home O2
Point mutation of Sickle cell
Glutamic acid with Valine
This class of medications may increase risk of recurrent pericarditis
Steroids
Medication used for PBC which has been shown to reduce the need for liver transplant and death
Ursodeoxycholic acid
Ranexa MOA
Inhibits cardiac I-Na channel and influx into the cell
Indication for thrombolytics for PE
Hemodynamic instability
Mechanism of Hydroxyurea
Increases fetal hemoglobin
Hypothermia EKG changes
Bradycardia, Osborne waves, prolonged PR QRS or QT interval
50 yr old Asian female presents with HBV, what screening modality should be done
MOA of Idarucizumab
Humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to dabigatran
Indication for embelectomy
Medication used for PNH that works on complement pathway
Eculizumab
This class of medications used for pain can precipitate decompensated heart failure in patients with reduced EF
NSAIDS
Mechanism of action of Vedolizumab
Integrin receptor antagonist
Reversal agent for Factor Xa inhibitors
Andexxa
A 71-year-old man presents to the emergency department with complaints of hemoptysis, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. A chest radiograph shows a right apical cavitary lung lesion, and a sputum culture is positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Which occupation is associated with an increased susceptibility to mycobacterial infection?
sandblasters exposed to silica
Most common cause of hypercoagulable state in Caucasians
Factor V leiden mutation