MN 568 FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
After 6 months of Synthroid therapy, the clinician should expect which of the following in the repeat
thyroid studies?
Question options:
a) Elevated TSH
b) Normal TSH
c) Low TSH
d) Undetectable TSH - Correct answer.b) normal TSH
Which of the following is diagnostic for diabetes mellitus?
Question options:
a) A1C 7.0 on one occasion
b) Fasting blood sugar (FBS) of 100 mg/dL on two occasions
c) Random plasma glucose greater than or equal to 200 in a person with symptoms of hyperglycemia
d) Two-hour post-load plasma glucose of 300 mg/dL on one occasion - Correct answer.c) Random
plasma glucose greater than or equal to 200 in a person with symptoms of hyperglycemia
Which of the following statements is true regarding the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome?
,Question options:
a) The goal of treatment is to prevent flexion and extension movements of the wrist.
b) Splints are used in carpal tunnel syndrome, because they allow for free movement of the fingers and
thumb while maintaining the wrist in a neutral position.
c) Corticosteroid injections are discouraged in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome because of the
risks for median nerve damage, scarring, and infection.
d) All of the above - Correct answer.d) All of the above
What is the recommended daily calcium intake for adults over the age of 50 with low bone mass?
Question options:
a) 1,200 mg/day
b) 1,000 mg/day
c) 1,300 mg/day
d) 1,500 mg/day - Correct answer.d) 1,500 mg/day
The clinician finds numerous nodules on the thyroid of a 65-year-old woman. The clinician suspects
thyroid cancer. Which of the following data would be most significant for this patient?
Question options:
a) A history of tonsillectomy in the 1940s
b) Recent exposure to mumps
c) Vegetarian diet
, d) Allergy to iodine - Correct answer.a) A history of tonsillectomy in the 1940s
Which of the following medications can cause hyperglycemia?
Question options:
a) Prednisone
b) Metformin
c) Synthroid
d) Cephalexin - Correct answer.a) Prednisone
You are performing muscle strength testing on a patient presenting with musculoskeletal pain and find
that the patient has complete ROM with gravity eliminated. Which numeric grade of muscle strength
would you give this patient?
Question options:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) 5 - Correct answer.b) 2
Which of the following tests is considered the gold standard for definitively diagnosing osteoporosis?
Question options:
a) Bone alkaline phosphatase levels
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
After 6 months of Synthroid therapy, the clinician should expect which of the following in the repeat
thyroid studies?
Question options:
a) Elevated TSH
b) Normal TSH
c) Low TSH
d) Undetectable TSH - Correct answer.b) normal TSH
Which of the following is diagnostic for diabetes mellitus?
Question options:
a) A1C 7.0 on one occasion
b) Fasting blood sugar (FBS) of 100 mg/dL on two occasions
c) Random plasma glucose greater than or equal to 200 in a person with symptoms of hyperglycemia
d) Two-hour post-load plasma glucose of 300 mg/dL on one occasion - Correct answer.c) Random
plasma glucose greater than or equal to 200 in a person with symptoms of hyperglycemia
Which of the following statements is true regarding the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome?
,Question options:
a) The goal of treatment is to prevent flexion and extension movements of the wrist.
b) Splints are used in carpal tunnel syndrome, because they allow for free movement of the fingers and
thumb while maintaining the wrist in a neutral position.
c) Corticosteroid injections are discouraged in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome because of the
risks for median nerve damage, scarring, and infection.
d) All of the above - Correct answer.d) All of the above
What is the recommended daily calcium intake for adults over the age of 50 with low bone mass?
Question options:
a) 1,200 mg/day
b) 1,000 mg/day
c) 1,300 mg/day
d) 1,500 mg/day - Correct answer.d) 1,500 mg/day
The clinician finds numerous nodules on the thyroid of a 65-year-old woman. The clinician suspects
thyroid cancer. Which of the following data would be most significant for this patient?
Question options:
a) A history of tonsillectomy in the 1940s
b) Recent exposure to mumps
c) Vegetarian diet
, d) Allergy to iodine - Correct answer.a) A history of tonsillectomy in the 1940s
Which of the following medications can cause hyperglycemia?
Question options:
a) Prednisone
b) Metformin
c) Synthroid
d) Cephalexin - Correct answer.a) Prednisone
You are performing muscle strength testing on a patient presenting with musculoskeletal pain and find
that the patient has complete ROM with gravity eliminated. Which numeric grade of muscle strength
would you give this patient?
Question options:
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) 5 - Correct answer.b) 2
Which of the following tests is considered the gold standard for definitively diagnosing osteoporosis?
Question options:
a) Bone alkaline phosphatase levels
