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2 x 2 table - Top vs Side: Disease vs Exposure Reality vs Test Result A,B,C,D (Left to Right, Top to Bottom) Sensitivity - A/(A+C) or TP/(TP+FN) Specificity - D/(D+B) or TN/(TN+FP) PPV - A/(A+B) or TP/ (TP+FP) NPV - D/(D+C) or TN/ (TN+FN) Relative Risk - A/(A+B) / C/(C+D) Use in Cohort Remember: In RR you are looking forward at risk of a disease/outcome in the *exposed vs unexposed groups* *risk of disease/outcome* in exposed vs. *risk of disease/outcome* in non-exposedRR compari...

Sawtooth" P waves - Classic ECG finding in atrial flutter. Angina is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest - Definition of unstable angina. ACEI - Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria. Hypotension, distant heart sounds, and JVD - Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade. β-blockers, digoxin, calcium channel blockers - Drugs that slow AV node transmission. Niacin - Hypercholesterolemia treatment that → flushing and pruritus. Anticoagulation, rate control, cardioversion - T...

patients blood smear shows that he has small hyper chromic red cells, without central pallor. this is called______ and what is another issue they will likely have? - speherocytes gallstones this HIV drug gives people bad dreams, dizzy, poor sleep, anxiety... - Efafirenz abacavir side effect - abacavir someone has urge incontinence. what is initial treatment? - frequent voluntary voiding pt on sumatriptan for migraine, what else should she NOT take - -ergots both are 5-ht agonists, risk of...

What is the dx criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder? - anxiety on most days (six or more months) and w/ three or more somatic sx (restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, disturbed sleep) How is GAD tx? - Lifestyle changes psychotherapy medication - SSRIs - Venlafaxine - buspirone - Benzos for immediate sx relief How does OCD present? - Obsessions: persistent, unwanted, and intrusive ideas, thoughts, impulses, or images that lead to marked an...

high-grade reflux in females that persists into adulthood with no clear secondary cause - surgical repair multiple 2nd trimester spontaneous abortions - cervical cerclage erythematous knee with effusion and fever - arthrocentesis [ need to tell apart gout from septic arthritis] spontaneous pneumothorax in a tall young man - supplemental oxygen clue cells seen in vaginal swab in a fertile woman - oral metronidazole acute open-angle glaucoma - 1)beta-2-antagonist eye drops i.e. timolol, bet...

Classic EKG finding in atrial flutter - "Sawtooth" p waves Definition of unstable angina - Angina that is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest Antihypertensive for a diabetic patient with proteinuria - ACEI Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade - Hypotension, distant heart sounds, and JVD Drugs that slow heart rate - Beta-blockers, CCBs, digoxin, amiodarone Hypercholesterolemia treatment that leads to flushing and pruritus - Niacin Murmur - hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy - A systo...

UIDE What type of events must an agent report to UnitedHealthcare? - Only the marketing/sales events, both formal and informal. While using LEAN to complete an enrollment application with a consumer, Agent Jeff learns the consumer does not have an email address. What should Jeff do? - Leave any field requesting a consumer email address blank. Which election period occurs from October 15 to December 7? - Annual Election Period (AEP) Which of the following materials is an agent NOT permitte...

Argatroban - Direct thrombin inhibitor Contraindicated in Renal Insuficiency Indicated in Liver Disease Fondaparinux - Factor Xa inhibitor Contraindicated in Liver failure Indicated in Kidney Failure Conditions associated to ITP - Lymphoma, leukemia, HIV, HCV, EBV, SLE, alcohol use, chemotherapy lead poisoning - Mild (5-44): no med, repeat levels & relocation Moderate (45-69): DMSA Severe (>70): Dimercaprol + EDTA if encephalopathy Sideroblastic anemia - Basophilic stippling in peri...

pregnant with active HBV - tx newborn with HBIG and HBV vaccine Beck's triad for tamponade - hypotension, JVD, muffled heart sounds (also pulsus paradoxus). Electrical alternans subarachnoid hemorrhage - increased ADH and BNP --> hyponatremia. Tx - water restriction coccidioidomycosis - SW US, central/south America. Pulm infection - dry cough, weight loss, pleuritic chest pain, erythema multiforme/nodosum, arthralgias histoplasmosis - SE US, mid Atlantic, central US, caves. Acute PNA, ...