MN 568 EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
REVIEW MATERIAL
●● Mark has necrotizing fasciitis of his left lower extremity. Pressure on
the skin reveals crepitus due to gas production by which anaerobic
bacteria?
Answer: a) Staphylococcal aureus
b) Clostridium perfringens
c) S. pyrogenes
d) Streptococcus
Answer: Clostridium Perfringens, leading to excessive gas production
under the skin making a popping sound, crepitus.
●● Which of the following is, a linear crack extending from the
epidermis to the dermis?
Answer: a) An ulcer
b) A fissure
c) Lichenification
d) An excoriation
Answer: A fissure.
,●● The patient is diagnosed with ARF. Which of the following
conditions is the most common cause?
Answer: a) Renal calculi
b) Acute tubular necrosis
c) Cardiac failure
d) Acute glomerulonephritis
Answer: Acute tubular necrosis.
●● A 14-year-old male is seen with complaints of severe testicular pain.
The clinician suspects testicular torsion. Which of the following is the
appropriate action?
Answer: a) Refer to a urologist immediately.
b) Obtain a computed tomography (CT) scan.
c) Instruct the patient to elevate the scrotum.
d) Prescribe ibuprofen.
Answer: Refer to a urologist immediately. *Medical Emergency.
●● Which scalp problem can be caused by a fever and certain drugs?
Answer: a) Telogen effluvium (TE)-
, common cause of temporary hair loss due to the excessive shedding of
resting or telogen hair after some shock to the system.
b) Trichotillomania-
pulling out hair repeatedly
c) Psoriasis
d) Alopecia areata -
common autoimmune skin disease, causing hair loss on the scalp, face
and sometimes on other areas of the body
Answer: Telogen effluvium (TE)
●● A 46-year-old man presents with urinary hesitancy and low back
pain. He has no history of UTI. Digital rectal examination (DRE) reveals
a normal prostate, and a diagnosis of prostatodynia is made. Which is
the appropriate treatment?
Answer: a) Terazosin 2 mg PO once a day
b) Ice pack to the scrotal area
c) Saw palmetto 320 mg per day
d) All of the above
Answer: Terazosin 2 mg PO once a day.
It is an alpha-blocker. It relieves the symptoms of BPH by relaxing the
muscles of the bladder and prostate. It lowers blood pressure by relaxing
the blood vessels.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
REVIEW MATERIAL
●● Mark has necrotizing fasciitis of his left lower extremity. Pressure on
the skin reveals crepitus due to gas production by which anaerobic
bacteria?
Answer: a) Staphylococcal aureus
b) Clostridium perfringens
c) S. pyrogenes
d) Streptococcus
Answer: Clostridium Perfringens, leading to excessive gas production
under the skin making a popping sound, crepitus.
●● Which of the following is, a linear crack extending from the
epidermis to the dermis?
Answer: a) An ulcer
b) A fissure
c) Lichenification
d) An excoriation
Answer: A fissure.
,●● The patient is diagnosed with ARF. Which of the following
conditions is the most common cause?
Answer: a) Renal calculi
b) Acute tubular necrosis
c) Cardiac failure
d) Acute glomerulonephritis
Answer: Acute tubular necrosis.
●● A 14-year-old male is seen with complaints of severe testicular pain.
The clinician suspects testicular torsion. Which of the following is the
appropriate action?
Answer: a) Refer to a urologist immediately.
b) Obtain a computed tomography (CT) scan.
c) Instruct the patient to elevate the scrotum.
d) Prescribe ibuprofen.
Answer: Refer to a urologist immediately. *Medical Emergency.
●● Which scalp problem can be caused by a fever and certain drugs?
Answer: a) Telogen effluvium (TE)-
, common cause of temporary hair loss due to the excessive shedding of
resting or telogen hair after some shock to the system.
b) Trichotillomania-
pulling out hair repeatedly
c) Psoriasis
d) Alopecia areata -
common autoimmune skin disease, causing hair loss on the scalp, face
and sometimes on other areas of the body
Answer: Telogen effluvium (TE)
●● A 46-year-old man presents with urinary hesitancy and low back
pain. He has no history of UTI. Digital rectal examination (DRE) reveals
a normal prostate, and a diagnosis of prostatodynia is made. Which is
the appropriate treatment?
Answer: a) Terazosin 2 mg PO once a day
b) Ice pack to the scrotal area
c) Saw palmetto 320 mg per day
d) All of the above
Answer: Terazosin 2 mg PO once a day.
It is an alpha-blocker. It relieves the symptoms of BPH by relaxing the
muscles of the bladder and prostate. It lowers blood pressure by relaxing
the blood vessels.
