Gold's General Diagnosis Review (NBCE Part II Boards)| 180 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

What is a normal respiratory rate for adults? CORRECT ANSWERS: 12-20 bpm What is the normal respiratory rate for newborns? CORRECT ANSWERS: 44 bpm A difference of 10-15mmHg in systolic readings on the right and left extremities can indicate arterial occlusion such as? CORRECT ANSWERS: Subclavian steal syndrome Blood pressure readings are ___________ in the lower extremities as compared to upper? CORRECT ANSWERS: 20% higher Test for VBAI where patient is seated and instructed by examiner to rotate head maximally from right to left, accelerate to patient tolerance? CORRECT ANSWERS: Barre-Lieou Test for VBAI where patient is supine, instructed to rotate and extend head off table to turn to each side for 15 - 45 seconds? CORRECT ANSWERS: DeKleyn's An enhanced DeKleyn's test for VBAI where patients head is extended off table, examiner brings head into extension, rotation and lateral flexion? CORRECT ANSWERS: Hallpike Test for VBAI where patient is seated, arms extended forward to shoulder level and hands are supinated, close eyes rotate and hyperextend neck on each side? CORRECT ANSWERS: Hautant's Test for VBAI where patient is standing arms extended forward to shoulder level with hands supinated, close eyes rotate and hyperextend neck on each side and MARCH? CORRECT ANSWERS: Underberg Inflammation of the eye seen with seborrhea, staph infections and inflammatory processes? CORRECT ANSWERS: Blepharitis Opacity seen in the lens of the eye of the elderly and in diabetics; absent red light reflex? CORRECT ANSWERS: Cataracts Grayish opaque ring around the cornea, normal if 50 + years old but prior to 50 predicative of hypercholesterolemia? CORRECT ANSWERS: Corneal arcus Triangular thickening of the bulbar conjunctiva that grows across the cornea and is brought on by dry eyes? CORRECT ANSWERS: Pterygium If the sclera is blue, suspect? CORRECT ANSWERS: Osteogenesis imperfecta An infection of the sebaceous glands causing a pimple or boil on the eyelid (aka sty)? CORRECT ANSWERS: Hordoleum