Brain Farts
This is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system
What is glutamate
This is the "N" in TNM cancer staging
What is node
This is a type of shock that involves increased capillary permeability
What is anaphylactic shock
What is septic shock
(NOT cardiogenic, neurogenic, or hypovolemic)
In multiple sclerosis, this is attacked by the immune system
What is the myelin sheath
The recent film "Sinners" stars this actor, playing twins.
Who is Michael B. Jordan
A carrier mother of an X-linked recessive disorder has this percent chance of passing the mutation to her sons
What is 50%
90-120 is normal range
What is GFR (glomerular Filtration rate)?
Primary Zeitgeber for Circadian Rhythm
What is Light?
This ion is responsible for repolarizing the axonal membrane during an action potential
What is potassium
p53 and RB are both examples of this type of gene
What is tumor suppressor gene
In septic shock, this is the most common class of causative organism
What is gram-negative bacilli
A patient has a seizure that starts as rigid contraction of all muscles, followed by rhythmic contracting and relaxing of muscles. This would describe which type of seizures
What is tonic-clonic
Last week, an online debate erupted over whether 100 men could fight one of these
What is a gorilla?
When a patient stops taking high-dose steroids for longer than a few days, this strategy must be employed
What is tapering
Progressive loss of renal function
What is Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)?
First-line treatment for Insomnia
What is Cause-specific therapy?
Parkinsons disease results from degeneration of neurons that create this neurotransmitter
What is dopamine
A patient is receiving chemotherapy. You would tell them that they are most susceptible to contracting infection at what time point after chemotherapy administration
What is 10-14 days (nadir)
This lab value, a measure of anaerobic metabolism, is used to diagnose sepsis as well as to determine the extent of the disease and the effectiveness of treatment
What is lactate
Remember > 2 mmol/L is HIGH
This is a characteristic that, generally, newer AEDs posess that older AEDs do not
More expensive
Less teratogenic
Fewer side effects
Fewer drug interactions/less complicated pharmacokinetics
Less well-defined therapeutic niche
In a shocking turn of events, the LA Lakers were eliminated from the first round of the NBA playoffs by this team
Who is the Minnesota Timberwolves
Patients taking this class of antidepressants must avoid foods high in tyramine, such as aged cheese and cured meats, due to the risk of hypertensive crisis
What are MAOIs
Acute kidney injury (AKI) due to hypoperfusion
What is Prerenal AKI?
Most prevalent sleep disorder
What is OSA (obstructive sleep apnea)?
A patient with atrial fibrillation forms a clot in their heart, which then travels to the brain and becomes lodged in the left middle cerebral artery. This would be diagnosed as which type of stroke
Ischemic -> Embolic
A patient would be considered thrombocytopenic if platelets fall below this number
What is 150,000/mL
This is the first vital sign to change in septic shock
What is respirations
Carbidopa blocks this, making L-dopa more effective
Peripheral decarboxylases
Peter Gene Hernandez and Stefani Germanotta's duet recently reached 1 billion views on YouTube. These are the stage names of these two individuals.
Who are Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga
This would be the stage of a burn that destroys both the epidermis and dermis and appears white, leathery, or charred with little or no pain due to nerve damage
What is 3rd degree
Glomerular disease due to immune/inflammatory damage
What is NephrItic Syndrome?
Stage 3; most restful
What is N3?
A patient with a mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) of 86 and an intracranial pressure reading (ICP) of 18 has this cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)
What is 68
What type of leukemia would be diagnosed for a patient in which the cancerous cell is a precursor to monocytes, and there are greater than 20% blasts
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
In patients experiencing septic shock, starting this treatment as quickly as possible is crucial to saving lives
What is antibiotics
This is the cause of excitotoxicity
Excess of excitatory amino acids, especially glutamate, aspartate
This pop star described herself as a "human piñata" in response to recent criticism over her performances and collaborations
Who is Katy Perry
Patients may develop elevated PRA levels due to these three common causes
What is pregnancy, blood transfusion, organ transplantation
This is the most common composition of kidney stones
What is calcium
World's most popular drug
What is Caffeine?