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What is primary respiratory acidosis
Acid-base disorder associated with opioid overdose
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What is painless hematuria (accept microscopic or gross hematuria)
Most common presentation of bladder cancer
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What is pharmacokinetics
Term for the actions of the body on a drug
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What is point of maximal impulse (accept PMI)
Name for location where cardiac apical impulse is strongest
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What is Critical illness polyneuropathy and critical illness myopathy
Two most common diagnoses causing ICU-acquired weakness
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What is thiazide diuretics
Class of medication shown to decrease urinary calcium and calcium oxalate kidney stone disease
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What is None
Recommended adjuvant therapy for stage 1 colon cancer
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What is Half-life (accept elimination half-life)
Parameter indicating the time required for a serum drug level to fall to 50% of its current value
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What is Myocardial stunning (accept stunned myocardium)
Term for transient myocardial contractile dysfunction following reversal of ischemia
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What is Exacerbation of COPD (accept COPD), cardiogenic pulmonary edema, acute hypoxic respiratory failure
Three indications for noninvasive ventilation with best supporting evidence
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What is orthostatic proteinuria (accept postural proteinuria)
Condition characterized by recumbent urine sample with a normal protein/creatinine ratio and an upright sample with an elevated ratio
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What is prophylactic cranial radiation
Treatment for limited stage small cell lung cancer following complete response to induction therapy
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What is First-pass effect (accept first-pass metabolism or presystemic metabolism)
Phenomenon in which the concentration of an orally-administered drug is significantly reduced before reaching the systemic circulation
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What is Loss of nocturnal blood pressure dip (accept non-dipper or reverse dipper)
Nocturnal ambulatory blood pressure finding associated with increased cardiovascular mortality
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What is Postintensive care syndrome
Syndrome of worsening function in physical, cognitive, or mental domains after ICU discharge
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What is Nephrotic syndrome
Patients with primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis typically present with this syndrome
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What is chemoradiation
Treatment approach for locally advanced cervical cancer
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What is volume of distribution (accept apparent volume of distribution)
Parameter used to estimate the distribution of a drug in the body
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What is Sacubitril (do not accept Entresto, which is a combination of sacubitril and valsartan)
Antihypertensive that inhibits degradation of atrial and brain natriuretic peptides
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What is Bleeding and air embolism
Two complications of central venous catheterization most likely to occur when the catheter is removed
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What is elevated serum creatinine, hypertension and persistent proteinuria
Three clinical predictors of progression of IgA nephropathy
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What is checkpoint inhibitors (accept immune checkpoint inhibitors or checkpoint inhibition)
Class of immunotherapy drugs that disrupt signaling by malignant cells exposing them to attack by the immune system
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What is 2
Number of dosing half-lives required to achieve 75% of a steady-state serum drug level
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What is Coronary artery calcium (accept coronary calcium)
The Agatston score is used to quantify this cardiovascular risk factor
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What is pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Condition characterized by pulmonary arterial hypertension, x-ray evidence of pulmonary edema, and normal pulmonary artery occlusion pressure
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