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What is Left ventricular ejection fraction?
Most important factor determining prognosis following myocardial infarction
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What is Lower chest
Typical location of bullae in patients with alpha-1- antitrypsin deficiency
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What is glomerulonephritis
Oliguria, red blood cell casts, and a fractional excretion of sodium less than 1.0%
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What is Black
Common stool color associated with bismuth subsalicylate treatment
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What is Performance status
Patient characteristic measured by the Karnofsky and Zubrod scales.
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What is Posterior descending artery (accept RCA)
Coronary artery most often responsible for ischemic papillary muscle rupture
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What is Adduction of vocal cords (or paradoxical motion of vocal cords)
Laryngeal finding associated with vocal cord dysfunction
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What is Autosomal dominant polycycstic kidney disease (or polycystic kidney disease)
Syndrome of hematuria, bilateral abdominal masses, and renal failure
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What is Diulefoy lesion
Eponym for dilated aberrant submucosal vessel causing GI bleeding in the absence of a primary ulcer
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What is thickness (accept depth)
Physical tumor dimension incorporated in the staging of melanoma.
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What is Complete heart block (or 3rd degree heart block)
Diagnosis associated with bradycardia and variable intensity of S1
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What is Ipratropium
Inhaled drug that is effective for bronchoconstriction due to propranolol
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What is smoking
Personal habit that increases the risk of IgA nephropathy progressing to end-stage renal failure
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What is Gastric antral vascular ectasia (do not accept GAVE alone)
Gastric disorder associated with 'watermelon stomach' appearance on endoscopy
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What is Bevacizumab (do not accept Avastin)
Anti-angiogenic antibody approved for first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer
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What is Digitalis
Presence of this drug is a contraindication to calcium gluconate in the treatment of hyperkalemia
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What is Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Cystic lung disease in women of childbearing age
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What is dysmorphic red blood cells
In addition to red blood cell casts, microscopic finding confirms the diagnosis of glomerulonephritis
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What is Biopsy-proven dermatitis herpetiformis (accept dermatitis herpetiformis)
Small bowel biopsy for definitive diagnosis of celiac disease is required except in the presence of this condition
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What is Acute promyelocytic leukemia (accept acute myelogenous leukemia type M3)
Type of leukemia typically responsive to initial treatment with all- trans retinoic acid
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What is Flecainide and propafenone
Drugs used for "pill-in-the-pocket" treatment of atrial fibrillation
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What is Bronchiolitis obiliterans
Late, severe complications of silo filler's disease
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What is Struvite crystals (triple phosphate)
Name of the crystal found in the urine of a UTI patient with stones
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What is Hepatitis E
Type of viral hepatitis with the highest maternal mortality in pregnancy
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What is Glucarpidase
An alternative to leucovorin to treat methotrexate toxic concentrations
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