Internal Medicine Q&A

1) 2012 ACCP Guidelines – DVT/PE,  2) Sjögren's syndrome – NHL,  3) Heparin bridging in Afib?,         4) Painful lymph nodes,  5) Reed-Sternberg cells

1) VBG to ABG conversion,  2) Chylothorax,  3) Mechanism of Bosentan,  4) Pulmonary hypertension - A2P2,  5) HCAP,  6) Lung volume reduction surgery

1) AST and ALT levels 1000,  2) MELD Score,  3) Acute pancreatitis - etiologies,  4) Gastric secretion - 2L/day,  5) H. pylori with duodenal ulcer

1) Stress tests in pacemaker patients,  2) SVR = (MAP - RAP)/CO,  3) Aortic aneurysm - elective repair,  4) Congenital pulmonary valve stenosis ,  5) Severe asymptomatic AS - hip surgery?,  6) Fick principle for cardiac output,  7) RV myocardial infarction - nitroglycerin?   8 ) Tall R wave in V1

Internal Medicine QA

1) Tension-type headache,  2) Rx for first grand mal seizure,  3) Subacute combined degeneration,  4) Idiopathic intracranial hypertension,  5) Cerebral perfusion pressure

1) Henoch-Shonlein Purpura (HSP),  2) Phlegmasia cerulea/alba dolens,  3) Vitiligo,  4) Sarcoptes scabiei,  5) Dermatomyositis findings

1) Bacterial meningitis - treatments,  2) Osteomyelitis workup,  3) Refractory neutropenic fevers,  4) Ring-enhancing brain lesions in HIV,  5) CSF pattern in CNS tuberculosis,  6) Neutropenic enterocolitis treatment

1) Thyroid cancers,  2) Thyroid emergencies,  3) Vitamin D blood tests,  4) Progressive osteoporosis,  5) Graves disease - diagnosis

1) Synovial fluid analysis,  2) Psoriatic arthritis - presentation, Rx,  3) Scleroderma renal crisis - treatment,  4) Inflammatory myopathies,  5) Anti-Jo-1 antibodies,  6) Hydroxychloroquine - Prego category C

1) Myeloproliferative disorders (MPD),  2) Trastuzumab - HER2/neu receptor,  3) Follicular lymphoma,  4) Metastatic breast cancer - bisphosphonates,  5) Tamoxifen vs. anastrozole

1) Hyponatremia - urine Na,  2) SIADH - medical treatment,  3) Membranous glomerulonephropathy,  4) Urine dipstick - positive blood, no RBCs,  5) Urine dipstick - proteins,  6) Urine specific gravity,  7) Hypoosmolar hyponatremia

1) SSCEY Bugs - bloody stool,  2) SBP Prophylaxis - cirrhotics,  3) SBP - treatment,  4) Whipple's disease,  5) Iron absorption,  6) Acute pancreatitis - nutrition

1) Primary pulmonary hypertension - Rx,  2) PDA - AV nodal artery,  3) Inferolateral myocardial infarct,  4) Combined hormone replacement tx,  5) Rx for UTI in prolonged QT,  6) S3 in the normal population,  7) Heart failure stages A,B,C,D

1) Bronchiectasis - presentation, causes , 2) Pulmonary embolism - CXR findings, 3) Silicosis - presentation , 4) Emphysema - panacinar vs. centrilobular, 5) Light's criteria