Allergy
Hematology
Infectious Disease
Nephrology
Biochemistry
100

Q: A sudden, temporary edema of a localized area of skin or mucosa

 Angioedema

100

Q: First study used to differentiate factor deficiency from factor inhibitor


A: Mixing study

100

Q: Recommended duration of antibiotic treatment for inhalational anthrax

 60 days

100

Alcohol poisoning associated with normal acid-base homeostasis

Isopropyl alcohol

100

Hand finding virtually diagnostic for dermatomyositis

Gottron's papules

200

Q: Drug associated with Samter's triad  

A: Aspirin



200

Q: Least frequent of the myeloproliferative disorders


A: Primary myelofibrosis (accept idiopathic myelofibrosis and agnogenic myeloid metaplasia)

200

Shock syndrome caused by bacterial exotoxins that act as superantigen

A: Toxic shock syndrome

200

Diagnosis for normal blood pressure, hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, and elevated renin and aldosterone levels

Bartter syndrome

200

Cause of red, hot, painful ears and saddle nose deformity

 Relapsing polychondritis

300

What is Samter's triad

asthma
recurrent sinus disease with nasal polyps
sensitivity to aspirin/NSAIDs

300

Q: Gold standard diagnostic test for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

 Serotonin release assay

300

Q: Tropical zoonosis associated with hemorrhage, abdominal pain, hepatosplenomegaly and this finding

A: Leptospirosis

300

Treatment of scleroderma renal crisis and serum creatinine >3 mg/dL

ACE inhibitor (accept specific ACE inhibitor)

300

 Treatment for familial Mediterranean fever

 Colchicine

400

Q: Physical examination finding that excludes hereditary angioedema as cause of recurrent angioedema

A: Hives (accept urticaria)

400

Q: Characterized by lack of expression of CD55 and CD59 on erythrocytes

A: Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

400

Q: Infection associated with this erythrocyte inclusion

A: Babesioses

400

Characterized by glycosuria, phosphaturia, aminoaciduria, and tubular proteinuria

Proximal (type 2) renal tubular acidosis (accept Fanconi syndrome)

400

 In patients with chronic limb pain, measurement of skin temperature helpful to establish this diagnosis

 Complex regional pain syndrome (accept reflex sympathetic dystrophy and causalgia)

500

Fever, rash and hypotension following penicillin therapy for primary syphilis

A: Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction

500

FDA approved thrombopoietin mimetic

 Romiplostim, eltrombopag, Avatrombopag, Lusutrombopag  

500

Vaginal pH above which meets one of the Amsel criteria for bacterial vaginosis

 4.5

500

Renal vascular disease associated with this finding on angiography

Fibromuscular disease (accept Fibromuscular dysplasia)

500

Characterized by pain, numbness, and tingling in the forefoot, aggravated by high heel shoes

 Morton neuroma