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1
Q

Which drug class has been shown to increase survival and decrease progression to symptomatic HF in pts w/ asymptomatic LV systolic dysfunction (low EF)?

A

ACE-I’s

2
Q

Episodic medial knee pain

A

Pes anserine bursitis

3
Q

Location of tenderness in Osgood-Schlatter syndrome

A

tibial tuberosity

4
Q

Pain/tenderness @ inferior patella

A

patellar tendonitis

5
Q

“Housemaid’s knee”

A

patellar bursitis

6
Q

Chronic/subacute knee pain w/ squatting or stair climbing

A

Patellofemoral pain syndrome

7
Q

Clinical test for patellofemoral pain syndrome

A

patellofemoral compression test (press down on patella while extending knee)

8
Q

Which 3 lab values are used to calculate the MELD score?

A

Bilirubin, Cr, INR

9
Q

Mnemonic for the causes of anion gap metabolic acidosis

A
Methanol
Uremia
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Propylene glycol/Paraldehyde
INH/Iron
Lactate
Ethylene glycol
Salicylates
10
Q

Which DM drug may cause lactic acidosis?

A

Metformin

11
Q

Unilateral headache + Horner’s syndrome

A

carotid artery dissection

12
Q

What are the 3 components of Horner’s syndrome?

A

miosis, ptosis, and anhydrosis

13
Q

What is the 1st line imaging modality for carotid dissection?

A

CTA head and neck

14
Q

What is the mainstay of Tx for carotid dissection?

A

antithrombotic therapy

15
Q

Which nerve innervates the quadriceps and of which the saphenous nerve is a branch?

A

femoral nerve

16
Q

Opportunistic infection of lung + sinuses in bone marrow transplant recipients.

A

Aspergillosis

17
Q

Treatment for invasive aspergillosis

A

voriconazole +/- echinocandin

18
Q

4-12 wk old infant presents w/ staccato cough, no fever, crackles, and hyperinflated lungs on X-ray.

A

Chlamydia pneumonia

19
Q

What is the Tx for Chlamydia pna?

A

erythromycin x2wks