This thallasemia cannot be diagnosed using hemoglobin electropheresis
What is alphe-thallasemia
100
Patients with Babesiosis should be tested for coinfection with _____ if they exhibit significant leukopenia or protracted symptoms
What is human granulocytic anaplasmosis
100
Intravenous vitamin K works _____ (faster, slower, the same) than/ as oral vitamin K to reverse the effects of warfarin.
What is faster (restarts the carboxylation of factors 2, 7, 9, and 10)
100
The most common cause of gastroparesis in a non-selected population is _______
What is idiopathic
100
The sudden withdrawal of Sinemet can cause this syndrome
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome
200
Sideroblastic anemia is associated with alcohol use and _______ poisoning
What is lead
200
Whereas C. albicans, glabrata and tropicalis are seisitive, this candida species is traditionally resistant to the echinocandins
What is C. parapsilosis or guilliermondii
200
In a patient with suspected HIT, all heparin products should be stopped and a _______ should be started
What is direct thrombin inhibitor
200
In a patient taking Proscar, a screening PSA level of 2 is equivalent to aq PSA of ___ in a patient not taking the drug
What is 4 (double the value)
200
This drug has a similar mechanism to amiodarone for maintaing sinus rhythm, is slightly less efficacious and better tolerated
What is dronedarone
300
Sideroblastic anemia is characterized by ring sideroblasts in the marrow and _____ in the peripheral smear
What is Pappenheimer bodies
300
A kindergarten teacher has a faint erythematous rash over the face and chest, a symmetric polyarthritis of the small joints of the hands, and a low grade positive rheumatoid factor
What is parvovirus B19 (Fifth's disease)
300
Von Willibrand factor levels are related to the ABO blood group and the majority of patients with known vWB disease have type ____ blood since they are more easily diagnosed.
What is O
300
This recently discovered protein that is an acute phase reactant regulates iron transport in and out of cells, it is elevated in ACD
What is hepcidin
300
Name a non-calcium phosphate binder that is used in CKD
What is Sevelemer or lanthanum
400
In cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Coomb's test is most often negative for bound IgG and positive for bound _____ .
What is compliment (C3)
400
Most patients with West Nile virus are ________ or have mild symptoms.
What is asymptomatic
400
The two most common inherited thrombophilia states in this country are _________ and ___________
What is APC resistance (Factor V Leiden) and Prothrombin gene mutation
400
This should be suspected in patients with Lupus who are taking NSAIDs and have a headache
What is aseptic meningitis
400
Furosemide can cause rebound sodium retention because of the activation of this system
What is renin / angiotensin
500
PHN is characterized by Coomb's negative hemolytic anemia, intravascular hemolysis, granulocytopenia, and an increased risk of _____
What is thrombosis
500
__________ should be added to the regimen when group A streptococcus is suspected in patients with necrotizing fasciitis since it has been shown to suppress toxin production by the organism
What is Clindamycin
500
Stiff Person Syndrome is uncommon and characterized by paroxysms of severe muscle spasm in the axial muscles, progressive lumbar lordosis, and a dramatic response to
What is benzodiazepines
500
This drug is similar to aldactone but causes much less gynecomastia in men (1% vs 10%)