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HCV RNA is diagnostic of hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV screening is not recommended prior to the initiation of anti-TNF therapy.  +
Loop diuretic reduces preload thus relieves acute symptoms of heart failure.  +
'''Incorrect''' Digoxin is not useful in the acute setting  +
'''Incorrect''' Captopril is an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor , it should be replaced with losartan ( angiotensin receptor blocker) only if the patient suffers cough as a side effect  +
Cardiac tamponade is a pericardial disease characterized by pericardial effusion that is large enough to cause constrictive force on cardiac chambers, eventually equalizing the pressures in all cardia chambers. Cardiac tamponade is characterized by chest pain that is relieved when sitting forward, hypotension, jugular venous distension, and pulsus paradoxus.  +
Brief psychotic disorder has symptoms similar to schizophrenia but span from 1 day until 1 month. Brief psychotic disorder can persist into schizophreniform disorder and later into schizophrenia.  +
Clofibrate therapy is not commonly associated with an increased risk of pulmonary embolism.  +
The anterior papillary muscle most commonly receives a dual blood supply from the LAD and the LCx.  +
Visual distortion is a manifestation of digitalis toxicity; patients often report blurring, central scotomas, glare and halo effects, and green-yellow visual disturbance.  +
Parvoviruses are single-stranded, non-enveloped DNA viruses.  +
Rectal villous adenoma frequently manifests with secretory diarrhea.  +
Lead does not frequently accumulate in the livers of individuals with thalassemia major.  +
''N. gonorrhea'' is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause infectious arthritis.  +
Renal failure is not classically associated with Paget's disease of the bone.  +
Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune disorder that results from IgG auto-antibodies against hemidesmosomes. Unlike pemphigus vulgaris, bullous pemphigoid is not life-threatening. To distinguish both conditions, bullous pemphigoid is characterized by IgG antibodies in the epidermal basement membrane, while PV is characterized by intraepidermal IgG antibodies. Also, immunofluorescence in bullous pemphigoid demonstrates a linear pattern at the epidermal-dermal junction, while it demonstrates a net-like or reticular pattern in pemphigus vulgaris.  +
Tetracyclines, which are not used to treat onychomycosis, inhibit aminoacyl-tRNA attachment.  +
This refers to the condition itself and not the pathophysiologic mechanism.  +
Although eosinophils have phagocytic properties for antigen-antibody comploxes, other phagocytes, such as macrophages and dendritic cells, scavenge dead cells and bacterial debris.  +
Methotrexate is a folic acid analog that inhibits dihydrofolate reductase to decrease DNA and protein synthesis. It is not effective for the management of CML.  +
Alpha and beta adrenergic receptors are 2 examples of G-protein coupled receptors.  +