presbycusis - ANSWER Age-related yearling loss. Patients typically report being
unable to hear well when there is competing background noise and find that it is
difficult to hear high-frequency sounds.
presbyopia - ANSWER farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of the
eye, occurring typically in middle and old age.
Hypogeusia - ANSWER reduced ability to taste
Hyposmia - ANSWER reduced ability to smell
Campylobacter jejuni infection symptoms - ANSWER Cramping abdominal pain,
malaise, and frequent bloody stool, as wee as a recent travel history.
Which ethnic group in the U.S. has the highest infant mortality rate? - ANSWER
Black, non-Hispanic
Cullen sign (periumbilical ecchymosis) is associated with which disorder? -
ANSWER Cullen's sign (bruising near umbilicus) is superficial edema and bruising
in the subcutaneous fatty tissue around the umbilicus and is indicative of
*retroperitoneal bleeding*. It is often seen in *acute pancreatitis.*
Murphy's sign - ANSWER pain with palpation of the RUQ during inspiration,
indicative of cholecystitis
Rosving's sign - ANSWER when the examiner depresses deeply and evenly in the
left lower quadrant (LLQ) and quickly withdraws the fingers, the patient reports pain
in the right lower quadrant (RLQ) during LLQ pressure, suggesting appendicitis
Markle sign - ANSWER pain elicited in a certain area of the abdomen when the
standing patient drops from standing on toes to the heels with a jarring landing
(suggestive of appendicitis).
pyridoxine 10-25 mg TID-QID - ANSWER First line option for morning sickness
Selenium sulfide shampoo 2.5% - ANSWER First-line treatment for tinea versicolor?
In a patient with iron deficiency anemia, which lab value decreases in the initial stage
of iron deficency? - ANSWER Ferritin
Human Metapneumovirus - ANSWER Common cause of lower respiratory infection
in young children
p-value - ANSWER The probability of results of the experiment being attributed to
chance.