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A patient presents for A) Musculoskeletal
evaluation of a sharp,
aching chest pain which Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal
increases with breathing. condition, such as costochondritis or
Which anatomic area intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened by
would you localize the motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is also a
symptom to? sharp chest pain which increases with a deep breath.
This type of pain can
A) Musculoskeletal occur with inflammation of the pleura from
B) Reproductive pneumonia or other conditions and pulmonary
C) Urinary embolus.
D) Endocrine
A patient comes to the C) Cardiac
emergency room for
evaluation of shortness of Cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure are
breath. To which anatomic the most likely on this list to result in shortness of
region would you assign breath. There are cases within the other categories
the symptom? which may also result
in shortness of breath, such as anemia in the
A) Reproductive hematologic category, pregnancy in the reproductive
B) Urinary category, or sepsis with UTI in the urinary category.
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic
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A patient presents for C) Cardiac
evaluation of a cough.
Which of the following The cardiac system can cause a cough if the patient
anatomic regions can be has congestive heart failure. This results in fluid
responsible for a cough? buildup in the lungs, which in turn can cause a cough
that produces pink,
A) Ophthalmologic frothy sputum. A foreign body in the ear may also
B) Auditory cause a cough by stimulating Arnold's branch of the
C) Cardiac vagus nerve, but this is less likely to be seen clinically
D) Endocrine than heart failure.
A 22-year-old advertising B) Inflammatory
copywriter presents for
evaluation of joint pain. The description is most consistent with an
The pain is new, inflammatory process, although all the other
located in the wrists and etiologies should be considered. Lyme disease is an
fingers bilaterally, with infection which commonly causes
some subjective fever. The arthritis, hemophilia is a hematologic condition which
patient denies a can cause bleeding in the joints, and trauma can
rash; she also denies obviously cause joint pain.
recent travel or camping
activities. She has a family
history significant for
rheumatoid arthritis. Based
on this information, which
of the following
pathologic processes
would be the most
correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic
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A 47-year-old contractor C) Degenerative
presents for evaluation of
neck pain, which has been The description is most consistent with degenerative
intermittent for several arthritis in the neck. The
years. He normally takes patient has had intermittent symptoms and the
over-the-counter questions asked to elicit pertinent negative and
medications to ease the positive findings are negative for infectious, traumatic,
pain, but this time they or neoplastic disease.
haven't worked as well
and he still has discomfort.
He recently wallpapered
the entire second floor in
his house, which caused
him great discomfort. The
pain resolved with rest. He
denies fever, chills, rash,
upper respiratory
symptoms, trauma, or
injury to the neck. Based
on this description, what is
the most likely pathologic
process?
A) Infectious
B) Neoplastic
C) Degenerative
D) Traumatic
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A 15-year-old high school C) Allergic
sophomore comes to the
clinic for evaluation of a 3- This description is most consistent with allergic rhinitis.
week history
of sneezing; itchy, watery
eyes; clear nasal
discharge; ear pain; and
nonproductive cough.
Which
is the most likely
pathologic process?
A) Infection
B) Inflammation
C) Allergic
D) Vascular
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Terms in this set (251)
A patient presents for A) Musculoskeletal
evaluation of a sharp,
aching chest pain which Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal
increases with breathing. condition, such as costochondritis or
Which anatomic area intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened by
would you localize the motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is also a
symptom to? sharp chest pain which increases with a deep breath.
This type of pain can
A) Musculoskeletal occur with inflammation of the pleura from
B) Reproductive pneumonia or other conditions and pulmonary
C) Urinary embolus.
D) Endocrine
A patient comes to the C) Cardiac
emergency room for
evaluation of shortness of Cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure are
breath. To which anatomic the most likely on this list to result in shortness of
region would you assign breath. There are cases within the other categories
the symptom? which may also result
in shortness of breath, such as anemia in the
A) Reproductive hematologic category, pregnancy in the reproductive
B) Urinary category, or sepsis with UTI in the urinary category.
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic
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A patient presents for C) Cardiac
evaluation of a cough.
Which of the following The cardiac system can cause a cough if the patient
anatomic regions can be has congestive heart failure. This results in fluid
responsible for a cough? buildup in the lungs, which in turn can cause a cough
that produces pink,
A) Ophthalmologic frothy sputum. A foreign body in the ear may also
B) Auditory cause a cough by stimulating Arnold's branch of the
C) Cardiac vagus nerve, but this is less likely to be seen clinically
D) Endocrine than heart failure.
A 22-year-old advertising B) Inflammatory
copywriter presents for
evaluation of joint pain. The description is most consistent with an
The pain is new, inflammatory process, although all the other
located in the wrists and etiologies should be considered. Lyme disease is an
fingers bilaterally, with infection which commonly causes
some subjective fever. The arthritis, hemophilia is a hematologic condition which
patient denies a can cause bleeding in the joints, and trauma can
rash; she also denies obviously cause joint pain.
recent travel or camping
activities. She has a family
history significant for
rheumatoid arthritis. Based
on this information, which
of the following
pathologic processes
would be the most
correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic
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A 47-year-old contractor C) Degenerative
presents for evaluation of
neck pain, which has been The description is most consistent with degenerative
intermittent for several arthritis in the neck. The
years. He normally takes patient has had intermittent symptoms and the
over-the-counter questions asked to elicit pertinent negative and
medications to ease the positive findings are negative for infectious, traumatic,
pain, but this time they or neoplastic disease.
haven't worked as well
and he still has discomfort.
He recently wallpapered
the entire second floor in
his house, which caused
him great discomfort. The
pain resolved with rest. He
denies fever, chills, rash,
upper respiratory
symptoms, trauma, or
injury to the neck. Based
on this description, what is
the most likely pathologic
process?
A) Infectious
B) Neoplastic
C) Degenerative
D) Traumatic
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A 15-year-old high school C) Allergic
sophomore comes to the
clinic for evaluation of a 3- This description is most consistent with allergic rhinitis.
week history
of sneezing; itchy, watery
eyes; clear nasal
discharge; ear pain; and
nonproductive cough.
Which
is the most likely
pathologic process?
A) Infection
B) Inflammation
C) Allergic
D) Vascular
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