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1. Beta-blockers are advocated in the management of reduce cardiac output
heart failure because they
2. What effect would adrenocortical insufficiency have More prone to hypotension
on an individual's response to surgical stress?
3. Infection by ________ accounts for nearly half of all Candida albicans
reported cases of vulvovaginitis.
4. Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hy- deficiency of ATP
pophosphatemia are caused by
5. Which is not considered to be a risk factor for throm- Thrombocytopenia
bus formation?
6. When exposed to inhaled allergens, a patient with IgE
asthma produces large quantities of
7. The primary reason that prolonged seizure activity the lack of airway mainte-
predisposes to ischemic brain damage is that nance can lead to hypoxia.
8. Dramatic hypotension sometimes accompanies massive histamine release
type I hypersensitivity reactions, because from mast cells leads to va-
sodilation.
9. Of the statements below, the accurate statement deficient cellular uptake by
regarding nutrition and cellular health is one cell type may contribute
to excess nutrient delivery to
other cell types.
10. A person who experiences a panic attack and devel- numbness and tingling in the
ops hyperventilation symptoms may experience extremities.
11.
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The most appropriate treatment for secondary measured to improve oxy-
polycythemia is genation.
12. Widespread atelectasis, non-cardiogenic pul- acute respiratory distress
monary edema, and diffuse, fluffy alveolar infil- syndrome.
trates on chest radiograph are characteristic of
13. Allergic (extrinsic) asthma is associated with IgE-mediated airway inflam-
mation
14. Which condition is associated with an elevated retic- hemolytic anemia
ulocyte count?
15. A patient presents to the emergency department hypertensive crisis.
with a diastolic blood pressure of 132 mm Hg,
retinopathy, and symptoms of an ischemic stroke.
This symptomology is likely the result of
16. The stage of spinal shock that follows spinal cord absent spinal reflexes below
injury is characterized by the level of injury.
17. Lack of α-antitrypsin in emphysema causes destruction of alveolar tissue
18. Myocarditis should be suspected in a patient who acute onset of left ventricular
presents with dysfunction.
19. Detrusor muscle overactivity can be improved by botulinum toxin.
administration of
20. While in the hospital for management of acute lym- activity restriction.
phoid leukemia (ALL), a patient develops severe
thrombocytopenia. The most appropriate action for
this condition is
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21. Improvement in a patient with septic shock is indi- systemic vascular resistance.
cated by an increase in
22. Pathophysiologically, esophageal varices can be at- portal hypertension
tributed to
23. Rheumatic heart disease is most often a conse- β-hemolytic streptococcal in-
quence of fection.
24. Air that enters the pleural space during inspiration tension pneumothorax.
but is unable to exit during expiration creates a
condition called
25. Causes of metabolic acidosis include tissue anoxia
26. Patients presenting with symptoms of unstable antiplatelet drugs
angina and no ST segment elevation are treated
with
27. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (adrenogenital syn- blocked cortisol production
drome) results from
28. Aortic regurgitation is associated with diastolic murmur
29. Myxedema coma is a severe condition associated hypothyroidism
with
30. A patient presenting with muscle cramps, fatigue, hypoparathyroidism
anxiety, depression, and prolonged Q-T intervals on
EKG may be showing symptoms of
31. The inward-pulling force of particles in the vascular capillary osmotic
fluid is called _____ pressure.
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32. Osteoporosis commonly occurs in patients with hyperparathyroidism
end-stage renal disease because of
33. A middle-aged patient has a follow up visit for a Begin antihypertensive drug
recorded blood pressure of 162/96 mm Hg taken 3 therapy.
weeks ago. The patient has no significant past med-
ical history and takes no medications, but smokes
1 1/2 packs of cigarettes per day, drinks alcohol
regularly, and exercises infrequently. The patient is
about 40 lbs. overweight and admits to a high-fat,
high-calorie diet. At the office visit today, the pa-
tient's blood pressure is 150/92 mm Hg. What is the
least appropriate intervention for this patient at this
time?
34. The imbalance that occurs with oliguric renal failure hyperkalemia
is
35. Ascending paralysis with no loss of sensation is Guillain-Barré syndrome.
characteristic of
36. A patient with renal disease is at risk for developing GFR declines
uremia as the nephrons progressively deteriorate,
because
37. Which acid are the kidneys unable to excrete? carbonic
38. A patient is diagnosed with a tortuous blood vessel telangiectasia
of the right hand that bleeds spontaneously. This
patient presents with
39. tertiary prevention.