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100
This adrenal condition presents with shock refractory to pressors and dramatic improvement after steroids.
What is adrenal crisis?
100
This painless ulcer is the classic lesion of primary syphilis.
What is a chancre?
100
This urine finding in an asymptomatic elderly patient somehow leads to seven days of ceftriaxone.
What is ASB?
100
This dimorphic fungus causes Valley Fever and becomes airborne whenever California remembers it is dry.
What is Coccidioides immitis/posadasii?
100
This virus causes chickenpox and later may reactivate as shingles.
What is varicella-zoster virus?
100
These features make C. immitis likely diagnosis compared with other CAP.
Eosinophilia and Erythema migrans.
200
This crystal arthropathy creates a red hot swollen joint.
What is gout?
200
This stage of syphilis is characterized by a diffuse rash involving the palms and soles.
What is secondary syphilis?
200
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea caused by this organism with one dose of antibiotic.
What is Clostridioides difficile infection?
200
Common dermatologic finding in Valley Fever.
What is erythema nodosum?
200
This gram-positive, lancet-shaped diplococcus commonly causes community-acquired pneumonia.
What is Streptococcus pneumoniae?
300
This condition causes sterile vegetations and is often discovered after cardiology says ‘interesting echo.
What is marantic endocarditis?
300
The drug of choice for all stages of syphilis in pregnancy.
What is penicillin G?
300
This number is the traditional duration of antibiotics chosen largely because everyone else used it.
What is 14 days?
300
These titers are commonly followed to assess disease activity and response to therapy.
What are complement fixation titers?
300
This opportunistic infection in AIDS patients often presents with diffuse bilateral pneumonia and low oxygen levels.
What is Pneumocystis pneumonia?”
400
This disease causes recurrent oral ulcers, genital ulcers, uveitis.
What is Behçet disease?
400
This ocular finding accommodates but refuses to react, much like a burned-out intern.
What are Argyll Robertson pupils?
400
Antibiotic duration after source control achieved post operatively.
What is 4 days.
400
This duration of therapy is often required for coccidioidal meningitis.
What is lifelong therapy?
400
This dimorphic fungus is associated with caves and bat droppings in the Ohio and Mississippi River valleys.
What is Histoplasma capsulatum?
500
This vasculitis involving medium-sized arteries may present with fever, weight loss, and skin lesions.
What is polyarteritis nodosa?
500
This form of neurosyphilis causes lightning pains, sensory ataxia, and dramatic pimping sessions.
What is tabes dorsalis?
500
Duration of treatment of osteomyelitis following surgical resection.
What is 24-48 hours?
500
This immunosuppressive medication class increases risk for disseminated cocci.
What are TNF-alpha inhibitors?
500
This encapsulated yeast is identified with India ink staining in meningitis patients with HIV.
What is Cryptococcus neoformans?