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Question 1

watershed areas in colon

Answer 1

splenic flexure + rectosigmoid junction

Question 2

tx for polymyalgia rheumatica

Answer 2

low dose steroids

Question 3

medical tx for ALS

Answer 3

riluzole

Question 4

fine, fast, symmetric action tremor that increases w/ sympathetic activity

Answer 4

enhanced physiologic tremor (often caused by SSRIs)

Question 5

CD4 <50, focal neuro defs, MRI brain w/ asymmetric white matter lesions w/o enhancement

Answer 5

progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Question 6

infective endocarditis in pt w/o IVDU

Answer 6

mitral regurg/prolapse

Question 7

adult w/ proteinuria + gross hematuria following pharyngitis

Answer 7

IgA nephropathy

Question 8

young person w/ night blindness + progressive visual field loss

Answer 8

retinitis pigmentosa

Question 9

adverse effect of trastuzumab (HER2)

Answer 9

cardiotoxicity

Question 10

vitamin given for measles tx

Answer 10

vitamin A

Question 11

weber test lateralizes to affected ear

Answer 11

conductive hearing loss (thinks - conducts to affected ear)

Question 12

blue toe + livedo reticularis w/ nml pulses 3 days after cardiac cath

Answer 12

cholesterol embolism