Family Medicine Board review questions well answered graded A+ 2024/2025

Family Medicine Board review questionsmost likely cause of the following symptoms 1. frequent abdominal pain 2. nonbloody diarrhea 3. 20 lb weight loss 4. chronic intensely pruritic vesicular rash - correct answer celiac sprue (autoimmune d/o) inflammation of small bowel wall, blunting of villi (villous atrophy), resultant malabsorption serum IgA tissue transglutaminase antibodies (TTG) dermatitis herpetiformis Signs of primary hyperaldosteronism, and diagnosis? - correct answer 1. uncontrollable blood pressure (more common in women) 2. weakness (or asymptomatic) 3. hypokalemia morning plasma aldosterone/renin ratio (ratio 20 or more, and aldosterone level is 15 ng/dL) What is thyroiditis? - correct answer Inflammatory or destructive (can be subacute, acute, or chronic) ie thyroid can recover