2026 | Comprehensive Review with
Detailed Rationales | Grade A+
• Weight loss management in a 55 year old woman with DM II that is
discouraged about losing weight.. CORRECT ANSWER: What barriers do
you see to losing weight?
• A good candidate for Prozac would be. CORRECT ANSWER: A 28 year
old who skips meds occasionally and has nexplanon
• What is a common dx for a 14 year old boy who plays basketball that
is complaining of knee pain and swelling. CORRECT ANSWER: Osgood-
Schlatter disease
• The most common sign of bladder cancer. CORRECT ANSWER: gross
hematuria
• The placenta is best described as. CORRECT ANSWER: " able to
transport lipophilic substances"
• An abnormal finding in a pregnant women in the 3rd trimester would
be. CORRECT ANSWER: Diastolic Murmur
• Most common UTI pathogen in children. CORRECT ANSWER: e- coli
,• A child with a PCN allergy who requires an ABT you could consider.
CORRECT ANSWER: cefixame
• 57 year old woman with RA on DMARDs has this blood count HGB-
low HCT - low RBC -low MCV normal MCHC normal And RDW normal
what is the likely dx.?. CORRECT ANSWER: Anemia of chronic disease
• 22 year old with no complaints Asian descent with a blood count
HGB- low HCT- low RBC- high MCV normal RDW normal would likely
have which anemia?. CORRECT ANSWER: Alpha thal minor
• Low volume, frequent loose stools are associated with which thyroid
abnormality?. CORRECT ANSWER: HYPERthyroid
• 2/6 early-to mid systolic ejection murmur best heard in lower sternal
border. usually disappears with position change.. CORRECT ANSWER:
Innocent flow murmur ( pulmonic flow murmur)
• how many half-lives does it take to reach a steady state?. CORRECT
ANSWER: 3-5
• The half life is the amount of time needed to decrease the serum
concentration of a drug by. CORRECT ANSWER: 50%
, • The process of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
of a drug is known as. CORRECT ANSWER: Pharmacokinetics
• A 22 year old with suspected Reiters syndrome would need which lab.
CORRECT ANSWER: urethral cultures
• A 33 year old with urethritis would be best treated with which
antibiotic. CORRECT ANSWER: Doxycycline
• What is a common finding in prostate cancer?. CORRECT ANSWER: A
painless area of induration in the posterior lobe of the prostate
• Presbyscus. CORRECT ANSWER: Hearing loss related to aging that is
progressive and usually unilateral, and high frequency loss
• What is a common behavior consistent with bipolar I disorder.
CORRECT ANSWER: impulsive behavior
• 55 yr old male with asymptomatic erythematous pharynx with high
lipids and mostly normal hemogram is most consistent with. CORRECT
ANSWER: alcohol abuse
• Most of the body's iron is obtained from. CORRECT ANSWER: recycled
iron content from aged RBCs