Review
Medical diagnosis of liver or gallbladder disease is made by which of the following? - correct answer
✔✔Ultrasound
Musculoskeletal symptoms associated with hepatic and biliary pathology are most often found where? -
correct answer ✔✔R Shoulder
Often jaundice is the first and only manifestation of disease of the hepatic system. Where is the best
place to observe this? - correct answer ✔✔Sclera of the eyes
Spider angiomas occur as the result of the liver's inability to regulate what hormone? - correct answer
✔✔Estrogen
Abuse of what over-the-counter pain reliever is the leading cause of sudden liver failure in adults in the
United States? - correct answer ✔✔Acetaminophen
Musculoskeletal pain associated with the liver refers to what anatomic location? - correct answer ✔✔R
shoulder
True/ False: An enlarged liver that is palpable is always a red flag. - correct answer ✔✔True
What is the classic symptom of biliary colic? - correct answer ✔✔Right upper abdominal pain that comes
and goes in waves
What is the most common genetic disorder causing liver failure? - correct answer ✔✔Hemochromatosis
Bilateral Carpal or tarsal tunnel syndrome may be a sign of - correct answer ✔✔Liver disease
, Which of these symptoms require an immediate referral to a physician?
Presence of blood in the urine
Presence of cervical spine pain at the same time urinary incontinence develops
Presence of bowel/bladder incontinence and/or saddle anesthesia - correct answer ✔✔Presence of
blood in the urine
Presence of cervical spine pain at the same time urinary incontinence develops
Presence of bowel/bladder incontinence and/or saddle anesthesia
ALL of them
What lobe of the prostate gland is usually affected by carcinoma? - correct answer ✔✔Posterior lobe
The following clinical sign and symptoms may be related to what diagnosis: Fever, Lower back pain,
testicular pain , nocturia, dysuria, weak or interrupted urine stream, painful ejaculation, general fatigue?
- correct answer ✔✔Prostatitis
Constitutional symptoms that might be a sign of genitourinary disease includes which of the following? -
correct answer ✔✔Fatigue
Renal pain is typically felt in the posterior subcostal and costovertebral regions. To assess, the kidney,
what test could be included in the objective examination - correct answer ✔✔Murphy's percussion test
Which kidney is typically lower? - correct answer ✔✔Right
This type of incontinence occurs with overdistention of the bladder to OVERFLOW incontinence. - correct
answer ✔✔Overflow