Step 2 CK NBMEs correctly answered rated A+

Step 2 CK NBMEsobese smoker pt presents with progressive SOB, FEV1 of 75% and TLC of 50%. pt uses albuterol three times a day. dx? - correct answer restrictive lung disease previously healthy 10-month-old presents with 3 episodes of vomiting, blood and mucous in stool and blood in the rectal vault. next step? - correct answer contrast enema elderly pt presents with normal pressure hydrocephalus. mechanism of incontinence? - correct answer inhibition of the voiding reflex (stretching of sacral nerves) pt presents with white count of 100, anemia, fever of 103 and thrombocytopenia, following chemo for AML. dx? next step? - correct answer neutropenic fever; broad-spectrum abx pt returns from trip to Africa with bilateral flank pain, fever, splenomegaly, hemolytic anemia and increased retic count. dx? next step? - correct answer malaria; thick and thin blood smears for malaria 21 y/o pt presents with abdominal doscomfort, nausea, RR = 28, diffuse abdominal tenderness to deep palpation, K is high, bicarb is super low, glucose is 450. dx? - correct answer DKA pt presents with fever, swelling of the left leg from knee down with a sharp demarcation separating erythematous area from normal skin of the knee and hyperesthesia of the affected area. dx? cause? - correct answer erysipelas; group A strep infection pregnant pt presents with confusion, severe HTN, slightly enlarged thyroid, low K, systolic murmur, and increased BUN. dx? - correct answer thyrotoxicosis elderly pt presents with confusion and weakness after irrigation of his catheter. hematocrit is 50%, white count is 15K and EKG shows flattening of the ST segments. dx? - correct answer septic shock