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Question 1

1st line tx for essential tremor

Answer 1

propranolol

Question 2

w/u for pts w/ suspected acute stroke

Answer 2

non-con CT head to rule out hemorrhage

Question 3

acute episode of vertigo following viral syndrome

Answer 3

vestibular neuritis

Question 4

Pt w/ RA presents w/ renal dz, cardiac, or GI dz

Answer 4

AA amyloidosis

Question 5

HIV pt w/ yellow-white, fluffy, hemorrhagic lesions on fundoscopic exam

Answer 5

CMV retinitis - presents w/ blurred vision, floaters

Question 6

pain in hip in pt w/ SLE + chronic glucocorticoids, worsened by activity

Answer 6

osteonecrosis - MRI for dx

Question 7

conductive hearing loss in young woman - worsened during pregnancy

Answer 7

otosclerosis

Question 8

jock itch

Answer 8

tinea cruris

Question 9

pyrexia, tachy, delirium, vomiting triggered by contrast CT

Answer 9

thyroid storm

Question 10

myalgias, prox muscle weakness + elevated CK in young healthy woman

Answer 10

hypothyroid

Question 11

most common organisms in single brain abscess

Answer 11

viridans strep + staph aureus

Question 12

when to start tx for hypertriglyceridemia

Answer 12

> 1000

Question 13

w/u for young pt w/ HTN + hypokalemia following thiazide

Answer 13

plasma renin + aldo - for primary hyperaldo

Question 14

exudates, microaneurysms, cotton wool spots in pt w/ DM

Answer 14

diabetic retinopathy