VIRTUAL DX
Nephrology
PULM
Ethics
FINAL JEOPARDY!
200

A 23-year-old man is evaluated for anemia, abdominal pain, and arthralgia. He recently renovated an old house, which included scraping and repainting.


What is the most likely diagnosis?

Lead intoxication

200

Site of action of the diuretic effect of acetazolamide.

Proximal tubule

200

Spirometric measure of the volume of air expired following maximal inspiration.

Vital capacity (accept VC; forced vital capacity; FVC)

200

English translation of 'Primum non nocere'.

First, do no harm

400

A 58-year-old man is evaluated for a rash on the right side of his abdomen that developed over the past 2 weeks. What is the most likely diagnosis?


Erythema migrans

400

Specific target of autoantibodies in anti-glomerular basement disease.

Type IV collagen

400

Etiology of pneumonia classically associated with 'currant jelly sputum'.

Klebsiella pneumoniae (accept Klebsiella)

400

Federal database containing physician malpractice payment and adverse action information.

National Practitioner Data Bank

600

A 40-year-old man is evaluated for a dystrophic toenail. What is the most likely diagnosis?


Onychomycosis

600

Most common cause of primary nephrotic syndrome in adults.

Membranous nephropathy

600

Name for combination of asthma, nasal polyposis, and sensivity to aspirin.

Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (accept Samter triad)

600

Legislative act requiring pharmaceutical companies to publicly report payments to physicians.

Physician Payments Sunshine Act (accept Sunshine Act or Sunshine Law)

800

A 19-year-old woman is evaluated for meningitis. She is a college student living in a dormitory. A cerebrospinal fluid Gram stain specimen is shown.

What is the most likely causative agent?

Neisseria meningitidis

800

Circulating protease inhibitor biomarker for GFR less affected by age, gender, and muscle mass than creatinine.

Cystatin C (accept gamma trace, post-gamma-globulin, or neuroendocrine basic polypeptide)

800

The two variables used to calculate the rapid shallow breathing index to assess readiness for weaning from mechanical ventilation.

Respiratory frequency (accept respiratory rate) and tidal volume

800

Term for a patient's ability to comprehend, evaluate, and choose among realistic medical options.

Capacity (accept decision-making capacity)

1000

A 57-year-old man with hypertension and epilepsy is evaluated for numerous skin nodules, located primarily on his trunk, as shown. What is the most likely diagnosis?


Neurofibromatosis

1000

B vitamin deficiency resulting from increased excretion during aggressive diuresis.

Thiamine (accept vitamin B1)

1000

Diagnosis associated with abundant lipoproteinaceous material in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (accept pulmonary alveolar phospholipoproteinosis)

1000

Term for withholding relevant information from a patient if disclosure is believed to be medically contraindicated.

Therapeutic privilege (accept therapeutic non-disclosure; therapeutic exception)

1000

Gouda cheese originates from this country.

The Netherlands