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A patient has rapid weight gain, amenorrhea without pregnancy, and mild hypertension. Once confirmatory tests are performed, what is a possible treatment for this patient? - Pituitary tumor resection A patient has unexplained weight loss and the provider notes increased skin pigmentation on lightexposed skin folds along with darkened palmar creases. Which laboratory tests will the provider order vs NOT order - ORDER: Serum ACTH, Serum electrolytes, TB skin testing NOT: Serum cortisol T or F: Patient wishes related to palliative care should be discussed at the initial visit and updated at preventive visits - T T or F: A patient on chemo has a high temperature and absolute neutropenic count 500,000 needs immediate ER workup - T Radiation therapy can be used for all of the following in cancer treatment EXCEPT - Treatment of side effects of chemo T or F: SIADH is an oncological emergency requiring urgent oncologic care - T What is an effective pharmacologic medication to treat non-cancer chronic pain? - Ibuprofen T or F: The most common sites for breast CA metastasis include lymph, lungs, liver, bone, and brain - T What is an FDA approved treatment for osteoporosis? - Biphosphonate therapyT or F: Bone density improvement is the primary goal of biphosphonate treatment? - F (it is to slow the progression of disease) An elevated serum alkaline phosphate (SAP) may include all of the following EXCEPT - Hypothyroidism T or F: Xray findings associated with Pag