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Question 2. Which of the following is a potential acquired cause of thrombophilia?
Homocysteinuria
Protein C deficiency
Factor V Leiden
Antiphospholipid antibodies
Question 3
Phalen’s test, 90°wrist flexion for 60 seconds, reproduces symptoms of:
Ulnar tunnel
syndrome
Carpal tunnel
syndrome
Tarsal tunnel
syndrome
Myofascial pain
syndrome
Question 4
Which patient would benefit most from screening for type 2 diabetes?
A 30 year old female with unintended weight
loss.
A 25 year old male with family history of type
1 diabetes
An obese female with recurrent vaginitis
A 50 year old hyperlipidemic male
Question 5
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A 72 year old female patient reports a 6 month history of gradually progressive swollen and
painful distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of one hand. She has no systemic symptoms but
the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), antinuclear antibody (ANA), and rheumatoid factor
(RF) are all minimally elevated. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Rheumatoid arthritis
(RA)
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Lupus
Peripheral
neuropathy
Question 6
A 32 year old male patient complains of urinary frequency and burning on urination for 3
days. Urinalysis reveals bacteriuria. He denies any past history of urinary tract infection. The
initial treatment should be:
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for
3 days
Ciprofloxacin for 7-10 days
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for
14 days
Ciprofloxacin for 3 days
A thymectomy is usually recommended in the early treatment of which disease?
Parkinson’s disease
Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Huntington’s
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Question 8
The diagnosis of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in males is usually made by:
Clinical
appearance
Viral culture
Tzanck smear
KOH prep
Question 9
The most effective intervention(s) to prevent stroke is (are):
81 mg of aspirin daily
Carotid endarterectomy for patients with high-grade
carotid lesions
Routine screening for carotid artery stenosis with
auscultation for bruits
Smoking cessation and treatment of hypertension
Question 10
What is the most common cause of Cushing’s syndrome?
Excessive ACTH production
Administration of a glucocorticoid or ACTH
Pituitary adenoma or a non-pituitary ACTH-
producing tumor
Autonomous cortisol production from adrenal
tissue
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