EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|A
cystic fibrosis - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>effects
pancreas, increased mucus
Klinefelter syndrome - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A
chromosomal disorder in which males have
an extra X chromosome
Turner Syndrome - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>A
chromosomal disorder in females in which
either an X chromosome is missing, making
the person XO instead of XX, or part of one
X chromosome is deleted.
Alpha Thalassemia -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Severe anemia, do not
give ferrous sulfate
, B and T cells - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Mature in
bone marrow, the go to thymus/spleen/liver
Lichen planus - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>causes
extreme itching
Pityriasis Rosea - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Itchy
patch-like rash in children
actinic keratosis - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>caused
by UV exposure, precursor to squamous
cell carcinoma
Glucocorticoids - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Tx for
cancers that arise from lymphoma tissue,
can be toxicities with long term treatment
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
(SERMs) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>Tamoxifen;
used for pts with hormone-receptor positive
breast cancer after mastectomy
Normal EF - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>55-60%