Famous Triads and Trivia

Question 1

Virchow Triad?

Answer 1

hypercoag state, stasis, vascular injury

Question 2

Becks Triad?

Answer 2

muffled heart sounds, JVD, hypotension

Question 3

What is carvallo’s sign?

Answer 3

increase of tricuspid regurg with held in inspiration

Question 4

What is ortner’s syndrome?

Answer 4

hoarse voice with mitral stenosis

Question 5

Gallavardin phenomenon?

Answer 5

musical murmur with aortic stenosis

Question 6

Austin flint?

Answer 6

low rumbling with aortic regurg

Question 7

Aschoff bodies?

Answer 7

subcutaneous nodules with rheumatic fever

Question 8

Eisenmenger syndrome?

Answer 8

cyanotic heart defect that causes right heart failure

Question 9

Hampton hump?

Answer 9

CXR for PE

Question 10

Homans sign?

Answer 10

calf pain with dorsiflexion d/t DVT

Question 11

Westermark sign?

Answer 11

CXR for PE

Question 12

Graham steel murmur?

Answer 12

pulm regurg

Question 13

Ebstein anomaly?

Answer 13

the tricuspid valve is not long enough and the RV is small compared to the RA causing the regurg to occur

Question 14

Lofgrens syndrome?

Answer 14

acute and short term of sarcoid

Question 15

Hantavirus?

Answer 15

from droppings of rats/mice

Question 16

What is laryngotracheo-bronchitis known as?

Answer 16

croup

Question 17

Pink puffer?

Answer 17

emphysema

Question 18

Blue bloater?

Answer 18

chronic bronchitis

Question 19

What criteria determines transudate vs exudate?

Answer 19

light’s criteria

Question 20

What is hallmark for carcinoid tumor?

Answer 20

cutaneous flushing

Question 21

42yo female develops severe pulm HTN d/t unrepaired ASD and subsequent R HF, what sx is this called?

Answer 21

Eisenmenger sx

Question 22

What are the borders of the Hesselbach triangle?

Answer 22

medial border: rectus abdominus, inferior border: inguinal ligament, superior border: inferior epigastric artery

Question 23

What is pseduo-obstruction without mechanical cause called (dilation of the colon)?

Answer 23

ogilivie syndrome

Question 24

What is the rule of 2’s in meckels diverticulum?

Answer 24

2% of the population, 2feet proximal to the ileocecal valve, 2in long, 2yo, 2:1 M:F, 2 tissues: gastric and pancreatic

Question 25

What are fat soluble vitamins?

Answer 25

DAKE

Question 26

What criteria is used to asses pancreatic CA?

Answer 26

Ranson

Question 27

What is the abdominal bleeding with ecchymosis called?

Answer 27

cullun sign

Question 28

What criteria is fever, RUQ, and jaundice?

Answer 28

charcot

Question 29

What is blumer's shelf?

Answer 29

tumor in the pouch of douglas felt during rectal exam

Question 30

Apple core lesion on barium study?

Answer 30

colon CA

Question 31

Swollen umbilical lymph node on PE?

Answer 31

sister mary joseph

Question 32

What surgical procedure is indicated with for refractory GERD?

Answer 32

nissen fundoplication

Question 33

What does positive lachman test mean?

Answer 33

ACL tear

Question 34

Positive Spurling test means?

Answer 34

nerve compression

Question 35

What is felon?

Answer 35

abscess on tip of finger

Question 36

Fourth and fifth metacarpal fx is called?

Answer 36

boxer fracture

Question 37

Pain with neers test (full flexion of shoulder)?

Answer 37

impingement sx

Question 38

Most common shoulder dislocation?

Answer 38

anterior

Question 39

Most common salter harris fx?

Answer 39

type 2 - involving the metaphysis and physis

Question 40

What is the most common bug in kids for septic arthritis?

Answer 40

h. influenzae

Question 41

Which compartment affects males with osteoarthritis? females?

Answer 41

males: medial, females: lateral

Question 42

Patient has knee pain with activity, pain with resisted flexion and extension of knee?

Answer 42

jumpers knee; patellar tendonitis

Question 43

Bankart lesion?

Answer 43

avulsion of glenoid labrum

Question 44

Anterior shoulder dislocation can lead to indentation of humeral head?

Answer 44

hill sachs lesion

Question 45

What does CREST sx help dx?

Answer 45

scleroderma

Question 46

Bouchard nodules?

Answer 46

osteoarthritis on DIP

Question 47

Heberdens nodules?

Answer 47

osteoarthritis on PIP

Question 48

What is used to screen and test for central vision field?

Answer 48

amsler grid

Question 49

Common cause for blindness from retinal disease?

Answer 49

diabetic neuropathy

Question 50

Flexion of the hips with passive neck flexion?

Answer 50

brudzinski

Question 51

How to dx myasthenia gravis?

Answer 51

edrophonium/tensilon

Question 52

What disorder has AV malformation is common in brain?

Answer 52

heditatory hemorrhagic telangiectasia aka osler weber rendu sx

Question 53

Dz associated with cerebral aneurysms?

Answer 53

PKD, coarctation of aorta, ehlers danlos

Question 54

Unilateral ptosis, miosis, anhydrosis?

Answer 54

horner sx

Question 55

94yo male has UTI is confused and sees things in his room in the evening?

Answer 55

sun downing

Question 56

What is bezold-jarisch?

Answer 56

transient loss of consciousness d/t bradycardia or vasodilation

Question 57

What is sipple sx?

Answer 57

MEN 2a (hyperparathyroid, medullary thyroid CA, pheochromocytoma)

Question 58

What is wermers sx?

Answer 58

MEN 1 (parathyroid, pituitary, pancreatic)

Question 59

How does trousseau sign different from trousseau sign of malignancy?

Answer 59

trousseau sign - carpopedal spasm; malignancy - migratory thrombophlebitis and GI/lung CA

Question 60

What is Riedel thyroiditis?

Answer 60

fibrous thyroiditis

Question 61

Tapping on anterior ear?

Answer 61

Chvostek sign

Question 62

What GU disorder is associated with LeRiche sx?

Answer 62

erectile dsfxn