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1. A 38-year-old accountant comes to your clinic for eval- migraine
uation of a headache. The throbbing sensation is lo-
cated in the right temporal region and is an 8 on a
scale of 1 to 10. It started a few hours ago, and she
has noted nausea with sensitivity to light; she has
had headaches like this in the past, usually less than
one per week, but not as severe. She does not know
of any inciting factors. There has been no change in
the frequency of her headaches. She usually takes an
over-the-counter analgesic and this results in resolu-
tion of the headache. Based on this description, what
is the most likely diagnosis of the type of headache?
2. Which of the following is a "red flag" regarding patients age over 50
presenting with headache?
3. Very sensitive methods for detecting hearing loss in- audiometric testing
clude which of the following?
4. A college student presents with a sore throat, fever, posterior cervical
and fatigue for several days. You notice exudates on
her enlarged tonsils. You do a careful lymphatic exam-
ination and notice some scattered small, mobile lymph
nodes just behind her sternocleidomastoid muscles
bilaterally. What group of nodes is this?
5. 35 year old archaeologist comes to your office (located age
in Phoenix, Arizona) for a regular skin check up. She
has just returned from her annual dig site in Greece.
She has fair skin and reddish blonde hair. She has a
family history of melanoma. She has many freckles
scattered across her skin. From this description which
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of the following is NOT a risk factor for melanoma in
this patient?
6. You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are try- tenderness
ing to decide whether it is inflammatory or noninflam-
matory in nature. Which of the following symptoms is
consistent with an inflammatory process?
7. An 85 yo retired housewife comes with her daughter foot arched
to establish care. Her daughter is concerned because
her mother has started to fall more. As part of her
physical examination you ask her to walk across the
exam room. Which of the following is not part of the
stance phase of gait?
8. A high school soccer player "blew out his knee" when tendons
the opposing goalie's head and shoulder struck his
flexed knee while the goalie was diving for the ball. All
of the following structures were involved in some way
in his injury, but which of the following is actually an
extra articular structure?
9. A 19 year old college student, Todd, is brought to your schizophrenia
clinic by his mother. She is concerned that there is
something seriously wrong with him. She states for the
past 6 months his behavior has become peculiar and
he has flunked out of college. Todd denies any recent
illness or injuries. His past medical history is remark-
able only for broken foot. His parents are both healthy.
He has a paternal uncle who had similar symptoms in
college. The patient admits to smoking cigarettes and
drinking alcohol. He also admits to marijuana use but
none in the last week. He denies using any other sub-
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1. A 38-year-old accountant comes to your clinic for eval- migraine
uation of a headache. The throbbing sensation is lo-
cated in the right temporal region and is an 8 on a
scale of 1 to 10. It started a few hours ago, and she
has noted nausea with sensitivity to light; she has
had headaches like this in the past, usually less than
one per week, but not as severe. She does not know
of any inciting factors. There has been no change in
the frequency of her headaches. She usually takes an
over-the-counter analgesic and this results in resolu-
tion of the headache. Based on this description, what
is the most likely diagnosis of the type of headache?
2. Which of the following is a "red flag" regarding patients age over 50
presenting with headache?
3. Very sensitive methods for detecting hearing loss in- audiometric testing
clude which of the following?
4. A college student presents with a sore throat, fever, posterior cervical
and fatigue for several days. You notice exudates on
her enlarged tonsils. You do a careful lymphatic exam-
ination and notice some scattered small, mobile lymph
nodes just behind her sternocleidomastoid muscles
bilaterally. What group of nodes is this?
5. 35 year old archaeologist comes to your office (located age
in Phoenix, Arizona) for a regular skin check up. She
has just returned from her annual dig site in Greece.
She has fair skin and reddish blonde hair. She has a
family history of melanoma. She has many freckles
scattered across her skin. From this description which
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of the following is NOT a risk factor for melanoma in
this patient?
6. You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are try- tenderness
ing to decide whether it is inflammatory or noninflam-
matory in nature. Which of the following symptoms is
consistent with an inflammatory process?
7. An 85 yo retired housewife comes with her daughter foot arched
to establish care. Her daughter is concerned because
her mother has started to fall more. As part of her
physical examination you ask her to walk across the
exam room. Which of the following is not part of the
stance phase of gait?
8. A high school soccer player "blew out his knee" when tendons
the opposing goalie's head and shoulder struck his
flexed knee while the goalie was diving for the ball. All
of the following structures were involved in some way
in his injury, but which of the following is actually an
extra articular structure?
9. A 19 year old college student, Todd, is brought to your schizophrenia
clinic by his mother. She is concerned that there is
something seriously wrong with him. She states for the
past 6 months his behavior has become peculiar and
he has flunked out of college. Todd denies any recent
illness or injuries. His past medical history is remark-
able only for broken foot. His parents are both healthy.
He has a paternal uncle who had similar symptoms in
college. The patient admits to smoking cigarettes and
drinking alcohol. He also admits to marijuana use but
none in the last week. He denies using any other sub-
