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Which MD presents with sx age 2-3, proximal muscle weakness, Gower sign, calf pseudohypertrophy, dilated cardiomyopathy, elevated CK, and treated with glucocorticoids?

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (absent dystrophin)

XLR inheritance

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Which MD presents with milder weakness than Duchenne, cardiomyopathy, and presents age 5-15?

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Becker Muscular Dystrophy

XLR inheritance

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Which MD presents age 12-30, facial weakness, grip myotonia, dysphagia, arrhythmias, cataracts, excessive daytime sleepiness, and testicular atrophy?

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Classic Myotonic Dystrophy

AD inheritance
Trinucleotide repeat in DMPK gene

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What dx presents with parathyroid adenomas, pituitary adenomas, and pancreatic/GI tumors?

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MEN1

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What dx presents with medullary thyroid cancer and pheochromocytoma?

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MEN2

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How do you differentiate MEN2A from MEN2B?

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MEN2A has parathyroid hyperplasia and MEN2B has mucosal neuromas and marfanoid habitus

Neuromas kind of look like B shape, and marfanoid habitus is a B-male

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What dx presents with massive amounts of watery diarrhea, hypokalemia, episodic flushing, mass in the pancreatic tail, and can sometimes correspond with MEN1?

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VIPoma

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What dx presents with multiple ulcers in the stomach, duodenum, and small intestine, severe diarrhea, and thickened gastric folds on endoscopy?

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Gastrinoma

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Which dx causes bone pain and deformity, osteolytic or mixed lytic/sclerotic bone lesions, can cause hearing loss and radiculopathy, giant cell tumor or osteosarcoma, has elevated alk phos but normal calcium and phosphate, is a dysfunction of osteoclasts, and is treated with bisphosphonates?

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Paget disease

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Which dx causes bone pain and presents with elevated alk phos, elevated PTH, normal/decreased calcium, decreased phospate, and decreased Vit D?

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Osteomalacia/Rickets

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What’s the most common cause of unilateral nipple bleeding?

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Intraductal papilloma

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What tumor marker is elevated in hepatocellular carcinoma?

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AFP

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What 3 fetal conditions cause elevated maternal serum AFP?

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  1. Open neural tube defects
  2. Ventral wall defects
  3. Multiple gestations
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What 2 fetal conditions cause decreased maternal serum AFP?

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  1. Trisomy 18

2. Trisomy 21

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How do you differentiate between Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 21 on second-trimester quad screen?

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Both:

  • Decreased AFP
  • Decreased estriol

Trisomy 18:

  • Decreased B-hCG
  • Normal Inhibin A

Trisomy 21:

  • Increased B-hCG
  • Increased Inhibin A
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What tumor marker is elevated in non-seminomatous germ cell testicular tumors?

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AFP

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What 2 tumor markers are elevated in malignant biliary obstruction?

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  1. AFP

2. Alk phos

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What might a low level of PAPPA at 8-14 weeks gestation mean?

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Increased risk of IUGR, premature delivery, preeclampsia, and stillbirth

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Do seminomas have elevated AFP?

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No

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Do mixed germ cell tumors have elevated AFP?

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Yes

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Can mixed germ cell tumors metastasize to the anterior mediastinum?

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Yes

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Which testicular tumor has elevated hCG and LDH?

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Seminoma

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Which testicular tumor has elevated AFP and hCG?

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Mixed germ cell tumor

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Which testicular tumor can cause increased estradiol in a man?

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Leydig

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Which tumor can cause increased testosterone production in a female?

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Sertoli-Leydig

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Which ovarian tumor has elevated hCG and LDH?

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Dysgerminoma

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Which ovarian tumor in females grows quickly, often presenting with pelvic pain, and secretes AFP?

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Yolk sac

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Which ovarian tumor has elevated AFP and LDH?

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Endodermal sinus tumor

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Which ovarian tumor has elevated AFP only?

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Immature teratoma

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Which ovarian tumor has elevated AFP and hCG?

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Embryonal carcinoma

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Which ovarian tumor has elevated hCG only?

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Choriocarcinoma

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Which testicular tumor has elevated hCG and LDH?

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Seminoma

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Which testicular tumor has elevated AFP, hCG, and LDH?

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Yolk sac

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Which testicular tumor has VERY elevated hCG and elevated LDH?

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Choriocarcinoma

Follows a pregnancy

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Which testicular tumor has elevated AFP, hCG, and LDH?

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Embryonal carcinoma

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Which testicular tumor has just elevated AFP but doesn’t have to?

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Teratoma

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Which 2 ovarian tumors can cause increased estrogen in a female?

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Granulosa (malignant) & thecoma (benign)

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Polymyositis vs. Polymyalgia Rheumatica?

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Polymyositis: proximal muscle weakness, elevated ANA & CK

Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Pain in shoulders, hip girdle, elevated ESR & CRP

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What are the conditions that require an x-ray of the ankle?

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Pain at the malleolar zone and 1 of the following:

  • Tender at posterior margin/tip of medial malleolus
  • Tender at posterior margin/tip of lateral malleolus
  • Unable to take 2 steps on each foot
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What are the conditions that require an x-ray of the foot?

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Pain at the midfoot zone and 1 of the following:

  • Tender at the navicular
  • Tender at the base of the 5th metatarsal
  • Unable to take 2 steps on each foot
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What category of dx presents with oliguria, hematuria, HTN, RBC casts, and edema?

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Nephritic syndrome

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What dx presents with cola colored urine, edema, HTN, and occurs after GAS infex?

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Post-infectious glomerulonephritis

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What dx presents with episodic gross hematuria after URI or GI infex, often seen in young males?

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IgA nephropathy (Berger’s disease)

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What dx presents with fever, WL, hematuria, respiratory, and sinus sx, and hemoptysis?

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Wegener’s granulomatosis

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What dx presents with hematuria, hemoptysis, dyspnea, respiratory failure in males in their mid-20s?

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Goodpasture’s syndrome

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What dx presents with hematuria, deafness, and eye disorders?

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Alport’s syndrome

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What are the 5 nephritic syndromes?

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“Nephritic WIG AP”

Wegener’s
IgA
Goodpasture’s

Alport
Post-infectious

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What category of dx presents with edema, HLD, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia?

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Nephrotic syndrome

49
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What dx presents with sudden onset of edema in kids?

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Minimal change disease

50
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What dx presents with edema, HLD, proteinuria, in a young African American male with uncontrolled HTN?

51
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What dx presents with edema, HLD, proteinuria, and is associated with HBV, syphilis, malaria, and gold?

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Membranous nephropathy

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What dx presents in a diabetic patient with edema, HLD, and proteinuria?

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Diabetic nephropathy

53
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What dx presents with proteinuria, edema, in a patient with lupus?

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Lupus nephritis

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What dx presents with proteinuria, edema, in a patient with multiple myeloma or RA?

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Renal amyloidosis

55
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What dx presents with proteinuria, edema, and may be associated with HCV, cryoglobulinemia, and subacute bacterial endocarditis?

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Membranoproliferative nephropathy

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What are the 7 types of nephrotic syndrome?

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“MMM FRLD”

Membranoprolif
Membranous
Minimal change

FSGS
Renal Amyloid
Lupus Nephritis (weird yes)
Diabetic

57
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Which type of kidney stone is associated with calciuria and alkaline urine?

58
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Which type of kidney stone is associated with staghorn calculi and urease-producing organisms?

59
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Which type of kidney stone is associated with gout and acidic urine?

60
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Which type of kidney stone is associated with a genetic disorder of transport of COLA aa’s?

61
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What’s the first step in suspected Cushing syndrome?

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Low dose dexamethasone suppression test

62
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After the low dose dex, what are the 2 options?

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If ACTH is suppressed, this means it’s an ectopic source

If ACTH is elevated, then do either a high-dose dex test OR a CRH test

63
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What does the following result mean?:
Low dose dex: ACTH elevated
High dose dex: ACTH suppressed

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Cushing disease (pituitary)

64
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What does the following result mean?:
Low dose dex: ACTH elevated
High dose dex: ACTH not suppressed

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Ectopic ACTH secretion

65
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What does the following result mean?:
Low dose dex: ACTH elevated
CRH stimulation test: ACTH and cortisol elevated

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Cushing disease (pituitary)

66
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What does the following result mean?:
Low dose dex: ACTH elevated
CRH stimulation test: ACTH and cortisol not elevated

67
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What does the following result mean?:

Low dose dex: ACTH suppressed

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Exogenous glucocorticoids or adrenal tumor

68
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What are the 3 options for initial steps to diagnose Cushing syndrome?

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  1. Low dose dex
  2. Late night salivary cortisol
  3. 24-hour urinary cortisol
69
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What is a normal anion gap?

70
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What is an elevated anion gap?

71
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CO2 is an ____?

72
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Bicarb is a ____?

73
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What does the mnemonic “MUDPILES” stand for in elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis?

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Methanol
Uremia
DKA

Propylene glycol
Iron tablets
Lactic acidosis
Ethylene glycol
Salicylates
74
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What does the mnemonic “HARDASS” stand for in normal anion gap metabolic acidosis?

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Hyperalimentation
Addison disease
RTA
Diarrhea

Acetazolamide
Spironolactone
Saline infusion

75
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What is the equation for anion gap?

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Na - (Cl+HCO3)

76
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What are the 4 causes of metabolic alkalosis?

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  1. Loop diuretics
  2. Vomiting
  3. Antacid use
  4. Hyperaldosteronism
77
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What’s the BUN:Creatinine ratio in prerenal azotemia?

78
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What’s the BUN:Creatinine ratio in ATN?

79
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What’s the FENa in prerenal azotemia?

80
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What’s the FENa in ATN?

81
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What’s the urine sodium in prerenal azotemia?

82
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What’s the urine sodium in ATN?

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What’s the urine osmolality in prerenal azotemia?

84
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What’s the urine osmolality in ATN?

85
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What knee injury results from a noncontact twisting mechanism, forced hyperextension, or impact to an extended knee?

86
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What knee injury has a positive valgus stress test?

87
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What knee injury has a positive varus stress test?

88
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What knee injury results from directed force to the front of the flexed knee?

89
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What knee injury has a positive McMurray test and may have clicking or locking?

90
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The OS is ___?

91
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Which condition is fixed splitting heard in?

92
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What causes pulsus alternans?

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Cardiac tamponade

93
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What causes pulsus parvus et tardus?

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Aortic stenosis

94
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What’s the FEV1/FVC ratio in asthma?

95
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What’s the FEV1/FVC ratio in COPD?

96
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What are the 5 causes of low MCV anemia?

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  1. Iron deficiency
  2. Thalassemia
  3. Sideroblastic
  4. Anemia of chronic dz
  5. Spherocytosis
97
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What are the 4 causes of normocytic anemia?

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  1. Blood loss
  2. Hemolysis
  3. Anemia of chronic dz
  4. Aplasia
98
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What are the 6 causes of macrocytic anemia?

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  1. Vit B12 & folate deficiency
  2. Alcoholism
  3. Liver disease
  4. Drugs
  5. Mydelodysplastic syndrome
  6. Sideroblastic
99
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If reticulocytes are high, what type of anemia is it (only 2 options)?

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Hemolytic or chronic blood loss (both normocytic)

100
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How do you calculate NNT?

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NNT = 1/ARR

101
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How do you calculate ARR?

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Percent 1 - percent 2

in decimal forms

102
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How do you calculate ARP?

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ARP = (RR-1)/RR

103
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What is this question asking:?

“What percent of colorectal carcinoma in women with high fat consumption could be attributable to diet?”

104
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What is the following asking:?

“How many patients with diabetes undergoing PCI need to be treated with efrenzia to prevent 1 additional event, as compared with clopidogrel?”

105
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What is the definition of Hazard Ratio?

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If it’s <1, the treatment group had a lower event rate

If it’s >1, the treatment group had a higher event rate

106
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Sensitivity =

A

Sensitivity = A/(A+C)

107
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Specificity =

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Specificity = D(B+D)

108
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What does a cross-sectional study measure?

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Disease prevalence

109
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What does a case-control study measure?

A

Odds ratio

110
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What does a cohort study measure?

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Relative risk

111
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What does a cohort study measure?

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Relative risk

112
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What are the percents for the bell curve for the first, second, and third SD’s?

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68%
95%
99.7%

113
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Which test checks for differences between means of 2 groups?

114
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Which test checks for differences between means of 3+ groups?

115
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Which test checks for differences between 2 or more percentages of categorical outcomes? Eg: comparing the percentage of members of 3 diff ethnic groups who have HTN?

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Chi-square

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