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1 common cause of hypervolemic hyponatremia - CORRECT ANSWER: heart failure

1st diagnostic step for nonmassive hemoptysis - CORRECT ANSWER: CXR, CT if high

malignancy risk

1st line treatment for diabetic peripheral neuropathy - CORRECT ANSWER: TCA

2 drugs that reduce hospitalizations in systolic HF - CORRECT ANSWER: digoxin,

furosemide

• types of kidney stones that can be treated with acidification of urine (form in alkaline

urine) - CORRECT ANSWER: calcium phosphate, magnesium ammonium phosphate

(struvite stones)

3 drugs that improve mortality in HF - CORRECT ANSWER: ACEi, BB, spirinolactone

3 types of kidney stones that form in acidic urine - CORRECT ANSWER: uric acid,

cysteine, calcium oxolate

4 main causes of osteoporosis in men - CORRECT ANSWER: multiple myeloma, AIDS,

hyperparathyroid, hypotestosterone

4 symptoms of hyperventilation - CORRECT ANSWER: anxiety, SOB, parasethesia,

carpopedal spasm

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5 common symptoms of PE - CORRECT ANSWER: cough, chest pain, syncope,

dysnpea, tachypnea

5 principles of PCMH - CORRECT ANSWER: comprehensive, patient-centered,

coordinated, accessibly, quality

5 systemic diseases associated with uveitis - CORRECT ANSWER: seronegative

spondyloarthropathies, sarcoidosis, syphilis, rhemuatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis

• things proven to improve IBS - CORRECT ANSWER: exercise, probiotics, antibiotics,

antispasmodics, antidepressants, psych tx, peppermint oil

99% specific for diagnosis of heart failure - CORRECT ANSWER: S3

antidepresseant medication other than buproprion that helps with smoking cessation -

CORRECT ANSWER: nortriptyline

atrial myxoma syncope - CORRECT ANSWER: syncope when changing positions

(bending over)

best initial test for diagnosis of male hypogonadism - CORRECT ANSWER: total AM

serum testosterone

best treatment for patients with diabetes and multiple artery disease - CORRECT

ANSWER: bypass grafting has superior results to PCI (stent placement)

body lice carry this - CORRECT ANSWER: bartonella quintana (trench fever --> flu like with recurring fever)

bruising with ICS use - CORRECT ANSWER: inc

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ca 125 - CORRECT ANSWER: ovarian carcinoma

ca 19-9 - CORRECT ANSWER: pancreatic ductal adenoma

cancer that causes inc in Ca - CORRECT ANSWER: squamous cell

cause of extertional syncope (physiologic) - CORRECT ANSWER: fixed cardiac output that does not increase with exertion

cause of hypophosphatemia in refeeding syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER: carbs

increase insulin release which stimulates cells to take up phosphate and leads to severe hypophosphotemia, cells are then unable to produce enough ATP to meet metabolic demands

centor criteria - CORRECT ANSWER: temp > 100.4, absence of cough, cervical lymp nodes, tonsilar swelling/exudates, age <14 (>45 subtract 1) --> 2-3 test, 4 or more treat

CHADS2 score and interpretation - CORRECT ANSWER: CHF, HTN, Age > 75, DM,

Stroke (2) --> 0 is ASA, 1 is ASA or warfain, >2 is warfarin

CKD definition - CORRECT ANSWER: GFR < 60 or evidence of kidney damage for 3

months

classic clinical presentation of DVT (4) - CORRECT ANSWER: swelling, pain, redness, warmth

classic symptoms of hypoparathyroid (5) - CORRECT ANSWER: refractory heart failure, tetany, seizures, AMS, stridor (low ca)

combining an ACE and an ARB (2) - CORRECT ANSWER: leads to higher creatinine

levels and inc. likelihood of dialysis

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