This score uses a patients bilirubin, creatinine, and INR in order to predict 3 month mortality and stratify need for liver transplant
What is the MELD score
Modified End-Stage Liver Disease Score
The USPSTF recommends this screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in men 65-75 who have ever smoked
What is Abdominal Ultrasound?
Tenderness to palpation at this place located 1/3 of the distance from the anterior/superior iliac spine to the umbilicus can indicate the presence of acute appendicitis
What is Mcburney's Point?
The CARE trial in 1996 showed therapy with these reduced the risk of stroke and coronary events with patients with LDL >125
What are statins?
Timothee Chalamet and Oscar Isaac starred in this 2021 sci-fi film based on the 1965 book by Frank Herbert
What is Dune?
ICU mortality scoring system that uses PaO2, FiO2, Platelets, Bilirubin, Creatinine, GCS, MAP, and pressor use in order to estimate ICU mortality
As seen on MDRs in the ICU
SOFA Score
The USPSTF recommends colon cancer screening start at this age for patients with average risk
What is 45 years old?
The ankle brachial index can be measured by dividing the systolic pressure at the ankle by the systolic pressure at the arm. Measurement of <.8 indicates the presence of this condition
What is Peripheral Arterial Disease?
A 1992 study published in NEJM showed pregnant women who took this supplement were less likely to have fetuses with neural tube defects
What is Folate
This legendary actor both starred in and wrote the screenplay for the movie "Rocky" in 1976
Who is Sylvester Stallone
This score determines the likelihood of bacterial infection in adult patients complaining of pharyngitis
Uses Age, tonsillar exudate, temperature, and presence of cough
Centor Score/Criteria
The USPSTF recommends cervical cancer screening with PAP smear and HPV co-testing at this interval for women 30-65
What is every 5 years?
This finding can be seen with distension of the neck veins when pressure is applied to the RUQ. It can be useful in the clinical diagnosis of heart failure
What is hepatojugular reflux?
The AFFIRM trial published in NEJM in 2002 showed this strategy in addition to anticoagulation should be the main approach to managing patients with Atrial Fibrillation
What is Rate Control?
Daniel Craig first portrayed James Bond in this 2006 film
What is Casino Royale?
The Maddrey's Discriminant function is an equation that estimates severity and mortality for this condition
What is Alcoholic Hepatitis?
Scores >32 indicate poor prognosis and patients may benefit from steroids
The USPSTF recommends Breast Cancer Screening stop at this age
What is 75 years old?
A drop in systolic BP >10 mmHg with deep inspiration is known as this, it can indicate the presence of a pericardial effusion/tamponade
What is Pulsus Paradoxus?
A 2013 study showed that patients with recurrent c. diff infections receiving this unconventional treatment had significantly higher cure rates compared to standard treatment with vancomycin
What is fecal transplantation?
Jennifer Lawrence won the Oscar for best actress for her performance in this 2012 romantic comedy/drama
What is Silver Linings Playbook?
This scoring system predicts the 1 year risk of major bleeding events in patients on anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation
A score >3 indicates high risk
What is the HAS-BLED Score
The USPSTF recommends lung cancer screening in patients 50-80 years old with a 20 pack year history who are active smokers or have quit smoking within this interval?
What is 15 years?
This finding is present when a patient is unable to perform rapid alternating movements such as pronation/supination of the hand or tapping their fingers together and can be a feature of cerebellar ataxia
bonus if spelled correctly
What is Dysdiadochokinesia?
A 2004 study published in the journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology showed patients with increased risk of HCC who received biannual screening with liver ultrasound and serum levels of this were more likely to be diagnosed in earlier stages and receive curative treatment
What is AFP?
In 2017, the movie La La Land was incorrectly announced as Best Picture
The actual winner that year was this film
What is Moonlight?