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Autism
Monsters inside me
5 o clock somewhere
To swim or not to swim...
Good, Bad and The Ugly
100
Name 2 substances that may increase the risk of autism if ingested during pregnancy..
What is alcohol and depakote (valproate)
100
How long is the typical incubation period for Giardia?
What is 1-2 weeks
100
What are the three elements of Wernicke Encephalopathy?
What is Ataxia, oculomotor dysfunction, encephalopathy
100
What is the Tragus sign?
What is pain with pushing on the tragus or pulling on the pinna.
100
Name 3 prebiotic foods
What is onions, garlic, leeks, bananas, artichokes, asparagus
200
At what age range should all children be screened for autism?
What is 16-24 months
200
Name 3 groups of patients that are at increased risk of Giardia infection
What is 1) Kids in daycare 2) Sexually active homosexual men 3) Institutionalized 4) Immunocompromised 5) No access to clean water
200
Name 3 medications used to prevent alcohol-withdrawal related seizures
What is Diazepam (valium), Chlordiazepoxide (Librium) and Lorazepam (Ativan) Also acceptable: carbamazepine (Tegretol) or Valproic Acid (Depakote)
200
What is the safest class of ear drops for a patient with a ruptured TM?
What is fluoroquinolones
200
Why are cattle given antibiotics?
What is because it increases weight gain
300
The removal of thimerisol from vaccines was associated with an increase or decrease of the diagnosis of autism?
What is increase
300
Why is Giardia often called Beaver Fever?
What is Because it is common in campers and hikers who drink from fresh water rivers, streams and lakes
300
What 2 vitamins should be given to alcoholics undergoing detox?
What is Thiamine and Folate Also consider Magnesium
300
What is the most common etiology of Otomycosis? (ie organism?)
What is Aspergillus
300
Name 3 things that decrease natural flora
What is delivery by C-section, antibiotic use, stress, antibiotics in foods, formula feeding
400
At what age should all children be able to speak in 2-word phrases (ie at what age would it be considered a "red flag")?
What is 24 months
400
Name 3 non-pharmacologic treatments for Giardia
What is Probiotics, High Fiber diet, Wheat germ Also acceptable - Garlic, Berberine, Flavonoid, Propolis, Indian Long Pepper or Pippali rasayana (ayurvedic)
400
Name 2 medications that can be used to improve long-term abstinence from alcohol
What is Antabuse or Campral naltrexone also acceptable
400
What pH is ideal for prevention of Otitis externa?
What is acidic
400
Name a non-endogenous yeast used to treat chronic Candida infections?
What is Saccharomyces boulardii
500
What is the CPT code for autism screening?
What is 96110
500
Name 4 medications that can cause a disulfuram-type reaction
What is metronidazole, tinidazole, bactrim, nitrofurantoin, isoniazide, Griseofulvin, Chloramphenicol, Cefotan, Cefoperazone, nitroglycerine, isosorbide dinitrite, glyburide and chlorpropamide.
500
How long after the last drink is a patient at risk of Delirium Tremens?
What is 4 days
500
Otitis externa can cause which type of hearing loss?
What is conductive
500
Name the 4 Centor Criteria for Strep pharyngitis
What is 1) Fever 2) LAD 3) Lack of cough 4) Tonsillar exudates