Jay's Mle

Front 1

False elevation in Serum Creatinine

Back 1

1. Acetone
2. Cefoxitin

Front 2

Indications of CT Head in patients with Headache

Back 2

1. Severe new onset headache in a patient with H/O Chronic headache and previously normal CT
2. Sudden onsey of severe headache in any patient > 50
3. Presence of focal neurologic signs

Front 3

4 Therapeutic strategies for Alzhiemer's disease

Back 3

1. Cholinergic augmentation with Tacrine, Donepezil, Galantamine, Rivastigmine
2. NMDA blocker - Memantine
3. Alternative medications that improves congnition - Gingko biloba
4. Decrease progression of disease - Vitamin E, Selegeline

Front 4

Symptoms of Urethral diverticulum

Back 4

1. Postvoid dribbling
2. Dysuria
3. Dyspareunia

Front 5

Most effective test to demonstrate a Gastrinoma

Back 5

Octreotide Scan (it will show both primary lesions and mets to Liver and lymph nodes)

Front 6

Side effect of Pegylated Interferon

Back 6

INTerferon
Ideas of Suicide (Depression)
Neutropenia
Thrombocytopenia

Front 7

Causes of Flash Pulmonary Edema

Back 7

1. MS
2. Acute AR
3. Acute MR

Front 8

Patient with Gouty arthritis, Renal failure develops proximal muscle weakness. CPK is elevated. What is the cause?

Back 8

Colchicine Myopathy/Neuropathy (mimics polymyositis)

Front 9

Angioid streaks in Fundoscopy

Back 9

1. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
2. Paget's disease of bone

Front 10

HLA B-27

Back 10

1. Akylosing spondylitis
2. Reiter's
3. Psoriatic
4. Arthritis associated with IBD

Front 11

Hypocomplementemia

Back 11

1. SLE
2. Vasculitis
3. PIGN/PSGN
4. Membranoproliferative GN

Front 12

Most common visual field defect in Idiopathic HTN

Back 12

Enlargement of the physiologic blind spot

Front 13

Confirmation of Neonatal CMV

Back 13

Isolation of virus from Urine

Front 14

BUN/Cr >20:1

Back 14

1. Prerenal azotemia
2. Increased protein breakdown (increased protein intake, GI bleed, TPN, Catabolic states)

Front 15

Antibiotic to be avoided in Cholecystectomy or procedures related to CBD and mionor bile ducts

Back 15

Ceftriaxone - cause Biliary concrements