Pulmonology/Critical Care
GINA is for asthma
Global initiative for asthma
Duration of therapy for SBP in esophageal bleed
7 days
blood glucose level for serious/grade 3 hypoglycemia (in mg/dl)
<=54 mg/dl
These two scientists won the 2023 nobel prize for mrna technology for vaccine development
katalin kariko & drew weissman
First PD-1 immunotherapy checkpoint inhibitor discovered
Ipilimumab
Commonest Lung fluke causing hemoptysis
Paragonomiasis
Most common bariatric surgery
Sleeve gastrectomy
Commonest cause of hypothyroidism in US
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Discovered statins in 1976
Akira Endo
Sensitivity and Specificity was first used to describe this sexually transmitted disease
Syphilis
Trial that established the effectiveness of ivc filters for preventing Pulmonary embolism
PREPIC trial
Pathognomonic sign of carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater
Thomas' sign or Silver colored stools
Decrease in CVD events, mortality and incidence or worsening nephropathy in high-risk type II DM with Empagliflozin
EMPA-REG OUTCOME
Discovered acetylsalycylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin, in 1897
Felix Hoffman
Hep BsAg first found in this ethnic group
Australian aboriginal people
Diagnostic criteria for Urinothorax
pleural fluid to serum creatinine ratio>1.7
This retinopathy occurs from hemorrhagic and vaso-occlusive vasculopathy, associated with multiple clinical entities, including acute pancreatitis and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Can also be seen in renal failure, preeclampsia/HELLP Syndrome and childbirth, connective tissue disorders.
Purtscher retinopathy
Test used to determine the cause of postprandial hypoglycemia
Mixed meal test
Italian father of pathological anatomy
Giovanni Baptista Morgagni
First P2Y12 inhibitor/thienopyridine discovered
Ticlopidine
Eponym for central sleep apnea
Ondine’s curse
Rare complication in cystic fibrosis occurring as result of pancreatic enzyme supplements affecting mainly the colon
Fibrosing colonopathy
Hemochromatosis/iron deposition in pituitary gland is most commonly associated with this hormone deficiency
Gonadotrophin deficiency
Name for renal model that led to discovery of renin and renal artery stenosis as a cause of hypertension
(Harry) Goldblatt kidney
First oral medication approved by FDA in 2023 for PNH
Iptacopan (Fabhalta)