Gastro
ID
Oncology
CRIT
Genetics
100
The most common cause of lymphocytic gastritis
Celiac disease (accept celiac sprue, nontropical sprue, endemic sprue, gluten enteropathy)
100
Transmissible agent responsible for spongiform encephalopathies
Prion
100
Leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States
Lung cancer
100
Rapid Shallow Breathing Index cutoff value above which successful ventilator weaning is unlikely
105
100
Most common BRCA gene mutation associated with breast cancer in men
BRCA-2 (do not accept BRCA alone)
200
Most commonly used serum marker for hepatocellular carcinoma
Alpha-fetoprotein (accept AFP)
200
Group 1 carbapenem that lacks activity against Pseudomonas species
Ertapenem (accept Invanz)
200
Prophylactic surgery, in addition to mastectomy, that should be offered to women with BRCA1 mutation
Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (accept BSO, oophorectomy)
200
Intravenous anesthetic associated with green urine
Propofol
200
Phenomenon in which successive generations display earlier or more severe manifestations of a genetic condition
Anticipation
300
Initial medical therapy for primary biliary cholangitis
Ursodeoxycholic acid (accept UDCA, ursodiol)
300
Treatment for herpes simplex encephalitis
Intravenous acyclovir (accept IV acyclovir, but NOT acyclovir alone)
300
Enzyme used to treat tumor lysis syndrome
Rasburicase (accept Elitek, do not accept allopurinol)
300
Pulmonary abnormality shown on this point-of-care ultrasound study
Pleural effusion
300
Cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction strongly associated with carbamazepine therapy in patients with the HLA-B1502 genotype
Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (accept SJS/TEN or either entity alone)
400
Superior-most arterial branch off the aorta associated with chronic mesenteric ischemia
Celiac artery (accept celiac trunk)
400
Antibiotic class of choice for treatment of uncomplicated, fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter infection
Macrolides
400
Oncogenic protein seen in 1/4 of gastroesophageal cancers, also known as CD340
HER2/neu (accept receptor tyrosine-protein kinase erbB-2, proto-oncogene Neu, HER2, or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2)
400
Valvulopathy that is an absolute contraindication to intraaortic balloon pump placement
Aortic regurgitation
400
Epigenetic phenomenon that causes autosomal genes to be expressed in a parent-of-origin-specific manner
Imprinting
500
Eponymous stratification tool that identifies upper GI bleeding patients who are “low risk” and candidates for outpatient management
Glasgow-Blatchford score (accept Blatchford score or Rockall score)
500
Hepatitis vaccine recommended for close personal contacts of international adoptees from countries with high endemic virus rates
Hepatitis A vaccine
500
Cancer associated with highest levels of cancer antigen 15-3
Breast cancer (accept metastatic breast cancer)
500
Pharmaceutical agent used in rapid sequence intubation that decreases cortisol production for 24 to 48 hours
Etomidate
500
Term for the study of antiparallel RNA strands produced by the genome in a specific cell
Transcriptomics