First Week of April

Question 1

What libation often accompanies depictions of gout in classic artwork?

Accepted Answer

Wine

Question 2

In DIC and end-stage/decompensated cirrhosis the platelet levels typically are:

Accepted Answer

Low in both because of different mechanisms

Question 3

In people who have a pheochromocytoma, HTN is...

Accepted Answer

Equally likely to be sustained or paroxysmal

Question 4

In DIC and end-stage/decompensated cirrhosis the D-Dimer typically is:

Accepted Answer

High in both

Question 5

In what year was Smallpox officially eradicated globally?

Accepted Answer

1980

Question 6

Your patient undergoes a colonoscopy and 6 (<1cm) polyps are removed. When should their next colonoscopy be?

Accepted Answer

3 years

Question 7

The most common site for Renal Cell Carcinoma metastasis is:

Accepted Answer

The Lungs

Question 8

Which 2 lab values are the most helpful when trying to distinguish between DIC and coagulopathy of cirrhosis?

Accepted Answer

Factor VIII Levels, Soluble Fibrin Complexes (sFC)

Question 9

Metoprolol Succinate is to IV Metoprolol Tartrate as Oseltamivir is to...

Accepted Answer

Peramivir

Question 10

What are these painless lesions called?

Accepted Answer

Rheumatoid Nodules

Question 11

How long does the diuretic effect last for IV Furosemide (Lasix)?

Accepted Answer

2 hours, 1/3 the time of PO

Question 12

In which cancers are CEA levels commonly elevated?

Accepted Answer

Lung Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Medullary Thyroid Cancer, Bladder Cancer

Question 13

What is the preferred method to test for influenza?

Accepted Answer

PCR

Question 14

All of these increase your risk of breast cancer, except:

Accepted Answer

Breastfeeding

Question 15

Glioblastoma can be diagnosed radiographically

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

What is the reason we have to get new Flu vaccines every year?

Accepted Answer

Antigenic Drift

Question 17

In which condition is the damage confined to the mucosa?

Accepted Answer

Ulcerative Colitis

Question 18

Zanamivir's route of administration is most similar to...

Accepted Answer

Albuterol

Question 19

In which condition do patient's often complain about severe retro-orbital pain?

Accepted Answer

Dengue

Question 20

When treating a patient with (or at risk for) Wernicke's Encephalopathy, which is recommended to administer first?

Accepted Answer

Thiamine before Glucose

Question 21

How long after starting metformin is it most common to develop a metformin-associated lactic acidosis?

Accepted Answer

Whenever - happens when the serum concentration is up too high, i.e. AKI

Question 22

In your patient with mild Crohns disease, what is the most appropriate starting treatment medication?

Accepted Answer

Budesonide

Question 23

Since smallpox, vaccine technology has improved immensely. Which other disease has been eradicated because of vaccines?

Accepted Answer

None

Question 24

When treating superficial vein thrombophlebitis, do you start an anticoagulant?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes, based on clinical judgement

Question 25

Hepatocellular Carcinoma can be diagnosed radiographically.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

All of the following are arboviruses except...

Accepted Answer

Chagas

Question 27

How many years after diagnosis should someone with IBD have a colonoscopy?

Accepted Answer

8 years

Question 28

All of these famous historical figures suffered from gout, except:

Accepted Answer

Rasputin

First Week of April

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First Week of April

Questions 28