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15 Cards in this Set
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False elevation in Serum Creatinine
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1. Acetone
2. Cefoxitin |
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Indications of CT Head in patients with Headache
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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 |
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4 Therapeutic strategies for Alzhiemer's disease
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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 |
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Symptoms of Urethral diverticulum
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1. Postvoid dribbling
2. Dysuria 3. Dyspareunia |
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Most effective test to demonstrate a Gastrinoma
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Octreotide Scan (it will show both primary lesions and mets to Liver and lymph nodes)
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Side effect of Pegylated Interferon
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INTerferon
Ideas of Suicide (Depression) Neutropenia Thrombocytopenia |
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Causes of Flash Pulmonary Edema
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1. MS
2. Acute AR 3. Acute MR |
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Patient with Gouty arthritis, Renal failure develops proximal muscle weakness. CPK is elevated. What is the cause?
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Colchicine Myopathy/Neuropathy (mimics polymyositis)
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Angioid streaks in Fundoscopy
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1. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
2. Paget's disease of bone |
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HLA B-27
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1. Akylosing spondylitis
2. Reiter's 3. Psoriatic 4. Arthritis associated with IBD |
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Hypocomplementemia
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1. SLE
2. Vasculitis 3. PIGN/PSGN 4. Membranoproliferative GN |
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Most common visual field defect in Idiopathic HTN
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Enlargement of the physiologic blind spot
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Confirmation of Neonatal CMV
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Isolation of virus from Urine
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BUN/Cr >20:1
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1. Prerenal azotemia
2. Increased protein breakdown (increased protein intake, GI bleed, TPN, Catabolic states) |
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Antibiotic to be avoided in Cholecystectomy or procedures related to CBD and mionor bile ducts
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Ceftriaxone - cause Biliary concrements
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