Clinical Medicine Exam I Questions and
Answers
Technique count - correct answer-- Keep patient covered
- ask to remove gown
Supine - correct answer-lies on back
Prone - correct answer-lies on stomach
Dorsal Recumbent - correct answer-supine with knees bent, feet on table
Lateral Recumbent - correct answer-side laying legs extended or flexed
Lithotomy - correct answer-dorsal recumbent with feet in stirrups
Sims - correct answer-later recumbent with top leg flexed at hip and knee
CAGE - correct answer-- Alcohol Screening
- C = concern (your own/others)
- A = annoyed (received criticism?)
- G = guilty (felt guilty for drinking)
- E = eye opener (need for a morning drink)
TACE - correct answer-- Alcohol Screening
- T = Take (how many drinks does it take?)
- A = Annoyed (people annoy you with criticism)
- C = Cut Down (feel you should cut down?)
- E = Eye Opener (need drink first thing)
CRAFFT - correct answer-- Substance Abuse Screening in Adolescence
- C = Car
- R = Relax
- A = Alone
- F = Forget
- F = Family or Friend
- T = Trouble
HITS - correct answer-- Domestic Violence
- H = Hurt (been hurt physically)
- I = Insult
, - T = Threatened (physical harm)
- S = Scream
Acanthosis Nigricans - correct answer-Acanthosis: Diffuse hyperplasia (abnormal Inc. in
the # of cells) and thickening of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis
Nigricans: diffuse velvety Acanthosis with dark pigmentation, chiefly in the axillae
(malignant/benign)
Keloid - correct answer-A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped progressively enlarging
scar due to excessive collagen in the dermis
Opthalmoscope - correct answer-A instrument with a perforated mirror and lenses used
to examine the interior of the eye
Pulse Oximeter - correct answer-measure O2 saturations
Tympanometer - correct answer-Instrument used to measure the compliance and
impedance of the tympanic membrane
Hidradentis Suppurativa - correct answer-a severe, chronic, recurrent suppurative
infections of the apocrine sweat glands
Linea Nigra - correct answer-The white line, the tendinous median line on the anterior
wall between the two rectus muscles because pigmented during pregnancy
Otoscope - correct answer-Instrument for inspecting the ear
Striae - correct answer-Atrophic, pink to purple , scar like lesions on the breasts, thighs,
buttocks or abdomen due to weakening of the elastic tissue, associated with pregnancy
Kaposi's Sacroma - correct answer-
Neurofibromatosis - correct answer-Autosomal dominant disorder
Palmer Crease - correct answer-
Transverse Crease - correct answer-
Autonomy - correct answer-The patient's need for self-determination
Beneficence - correct answer-The ethical principle that means "do good" for the patient
Chief Complaint - correct answer-(cc) a brief statement telling the patient is seeking
care
Answers
Technique count - correct answer-- Keep patient covered
- ask to remove gown
Supine - correct answer-lies on back
Prone - correct answer-lies on stomach
Dorsal Recumbent - correct answer-supine with knees bent, feet on table
Lateral Recumbent - correct answer-side laying legs extended or flexed
Lithotomy - correct answer-dorsal recumbent with feet in stirrups
Sims - correct answer-later recumbent with top leg flexed at hip and knee
CAGE - correct answer-- Alcohol Screening
- C = concern (your own/others)
- A = annoyed (received criticism?)
- G = guilty (felt guilty for drinking)
- E = eye opener (need for a morning drink)
TACE - correct answer-- Alcohol Screening
- T = Take (how many drinks does it take?)
- A = Annoyed (people annoy you with criticism)
- C = Cut Down (feel you should cut down?)
- E = Eye Opener (need drink first thing)
CRAFFT - correct answer-- Substance Abuse Screening in Adolescence
- C = Car
- R = Relax
- A = Alone
- F = Forget
- F = Family or Friend
- T = Trouble
HITS - correct answer-- Domestic Violence
- H = Hurt (been hurt physically)
- I = Insult
, - T = Threatened (physical harm)
- S = Scream
Acanthosis Nigricans - correct answer-Acanthosis: Diffuse hyperplasia (abnormal Inc. in
the # of cells) and thickening of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis
Nigricans: diffuse velvety Acanthosis with dark pigmentation, chiefly in the axillae
(malignant/benign)
Keloid - correct answer-A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped progressively enlarging
scar due to excessive collagen in the dermis
Opthalmoscope - correct answer-A instrument with a perforated mirror and lenses used
to examine the interior of the eye
Pulse Oximeter - correct answer-measure O2 saturations
Tympanometer - correct answer-Instrument used to measure the compliance and
impedance of the tympanic membrane
Hidradentis Suppurativa - correct answer-a severe, chronic, recurrent suppurative
infections of the apocrine sweat glands
Linea Nigra - correct answer-The white line, the tendinous median line on the anterior
wall between the two rectus muscles because pigmented during pregnancy
Otoscope - correct answer-Instrument for inspecting the ear
Striae - correct answer-Atrophic, pink to purple , scar like lesions on the breasts, thighs,
buttocks or abdomen due to weakening of the elastic tissue, associated with pregnancy
Kaposi's Sacroma - correct answer-
Neurofibromatosis - correct answer-Autosomal dominant disorder
Palmer Crease - correct answer-
Transverse Crease - correct answer-
Autonomy - correct answer-The patient's need for self-determination
Beneficence - correct answer-The ethical principle that means "do good" for the patient
Chief Complaint - correct answer-(cc) a brief statement telling the patient is seeking
care
