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200
Initial diagnostic test in patients who have an intermediate pretest probability of PE as recommended by ACP
What is sensitive D-dimer (accept D-dimer)?
200
Most common primary cardiac neoplasm
What is myxoma?
200
Most common metal causing type IV hypersensitivity reaction.
What is nickel?
200
Specific disease entity reflecting a deficiency of hematopoietic stem cells resulting in peripheral pancytopenia and bone marrow aplasia.
What is aplastic anemia?
200
Painful skin lesions 2 days after initiation of warfarin for atrial fibrillation. Diagnosis:
What is protein C deficiency or resistance?
200
This country is the largest coffee producer in the world.
What is Brazil?
400
The best confirmatory test for hypertension as recommended by USPSTF
What is ambulatory blood pressure monitoring? (accept ABPM)
400
Minimum number of METs indicating good functional capacity and no need for preoperative testing
What is four (4)?
400
Recommended treatment for nonallergic (vasomotor) rhinitis.
What are intranasal corticosteroids or intranasal antihistamines? (accept either)
400
Antibody type clasically associated with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
What is IgG?
400
42-year old HIV patient evaluated for fever, confusion, and headache.
What is toxoplasmosis?
600
Age below in which HPV testing for cervical cancer screening in average-risk women is not recommended by ACP
What is 30 years old?
600
Patient being evaluated for "irregular heart rhythm", otherwise asymptomatic. Diagnosis.
What is Mobitz type 1 second-degree atrioventricular block?
600
Characteristic endoscopic appearance of eosinophilic esophagitis.
What are stacked circular rings? (accept linear furrows, or attenuation of normal vascular pattern)
600
Diagnosis associated with absence of the GPI anchor on two hematopoietic cell lines
What is paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria? (accept PNH)
600
Most common type of renal calculi in a patient evaluated for recurrent UTIs and nephrolithiasis. Urinalysis:
What is struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate)?
800
Two equivalent treatment modalities for major depressive disorder recommended by ACP
What are CBT and second-generation antidepressants? (accept antidepressants)
800
Diagnosis associated with equalization of diastolic pressures in RA, RV, PCWP, and LV.
What are cardiac tamponade or constrictive pericarditis?
800
Intravenous epinephrine concentration used for anaphylactic shock.
What is 1:10,000?
800
Peripheral smear of an asymptomatic patient who was found to have an "abnormality" on his CBC.
What is essential thrombocythemia?
800
30-year-old professional landscaper is evaluated for these skin lesions
What is sporotrichosis? (accept Sporothrix schenckii)
1000
Three treatment options for acute gout recommended by ACP (name all of them).
What are corticosteroids, NSAIDs, and colchicine?
1000
Primary cardiac tumor that most often involves the aortic valve
What is papillary fibroelastoma? (accept fibroelastoma)
1000
Drug combination for initial treatment of Kawasaki disease
What is aspirin and gamma globulin (accept IVIG)?
1000
Therapy that decreases recurrent stroke in sickle cell disease
What is transfusion? (acccept exchange transfusion or hypertransfusion)
1000
81-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department for chest pain; he becomes unresponsive. Diagnosis on EKG:
What is ventricular fibrillation?