NBME 31EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

stent contain paclitaxel. this drug decrease incidence of restenosis by ? prevention of SM growth over the stent microtubules spindle inhibitors function ? growth inhibitor decrease DHT & 5-a reductase indicates hypoplasia of which organ ? prostate Fibromuscular dysplasia, periumbilical bruit, angiography shows? beaded stenosis of renal artery Fibromuscular dysplasia presents with ? String of beads on renal artery Pectus Excvatum (marfan syndrome), what murmur the patient most likely will have? aortic insufficiency (regurgitation) defect in glycolytic enzyme of RBC refers to which enzyme ? pyruvate kinase (last step of glycolysis) hemoglobinopathy describes what conditions ? SCD (O2 dissusiation curve to the right), thalassemia (RNA splitting error) tachycardia will _______________ duration of diastole & ventricular filling time, _______________ preload shorten, reducing (In tachycardia, the time between heartbeats, is shorter than in a normal heart rate.) in bradycardia will _______________ duration of diastole & ventricular filling time, _______________ preload longer, increasing