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Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
Question /
/2. /
/Which /
/of //the //following //is //a //potential //acquired //cause //of //thrombophilia //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Homocysteinuria
Protein //C //deficiency
Factor //V //Leiden
Antiphospholipid //antibodies
Question //3
Phalen's /
/test, //90°wrist //flexion //for //60 //seconds, //reproduces //symptoms //of: //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Ulnar //tunnel //syndrome
Carpal //tunnel //syndrome
Tarsal //tunnel //syndrome
Myofascial //pain //syndrome
Question //4
Which /
/patient //would //benefit //most //from //screening //for //type //2 //diabetes? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔A //30 //year //old //female //with //unintended //weight //loss.
A //25 //year //old //male //with //family //history //of //type //1 //diabetes
An //obese //female //with //recurrent //vaginitis
A //50 //year //old //hyperlipidemic //male
,Question //5
A/
/72 /
/year //old //female //patient //reports //a //6 //month //history //of //gradually //progressive //swollen //and
//painful /
/distal /
/interphalangeal /
/(DIP) /
/joints /
/of /
/one /
/hand. /
/She /
/has /
/no /
/systemic /
/symptoms /
/but /
/the /
/erythrocyte /
/sedimentation /
/rate /
/(ESR), /
/antinuclear /
/antibody /
/(ANA), /
/and /
/rheumatoid /
/factor /
/(RF) //are //all //minimally //elevated. //What //is //the //most //likely //diagnosis? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Rheumatoid //arthritis //(RA)
Osteoarthritis //(OA)
Lupus
Peripheral //neuropathy
,Question //6
A/
/32 /
/year /
/old /
/male /
/patient /
/complains /
/of //urinary //frequency //and //burning //on //urination //for //3 //days. //Urinalysis //reveals //bacteriuria.
//He //denies //any //past //history //of //urinary //tract //infection. //The //initial //treatment //should //be: //-
//verified //answer(s)-✔✔Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole //for //3 //days
Ciprofloxacin //for //7-10 //days
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole //for //14 //days
Ciprofloxacin //for //3 //days
A/
/thymectomy /
/is //usually //recommended //in //the //early //treatment //of //which //disease? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Parkinson's //disease
Multiple //sclerosis
Myasthenia //gravis
Huntington's //chorea
Question //8
The /
/diagnosis /
/of /
/human /
/papilloma //virus //(HPV) //infection //in //males //is //usually //made //by //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Clinical //appearance
Viral //culture
, Tzanck //smear
KOH //prep
Question //9
The //most //effective //intervention(s) //to //prevent //stroke //is //(are): //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔81 //mg //of //aspirin //daily
Carotid //endarterectomy //for //patients //with //high-grade //carotid //lesions
Routine //screening //for //carotid //artery //stenosis //with //auscultation //for //bruits
Smoking //cessation //and //treatment //of //hypertension
Question //10
What //is //the //most //common //cause //of //Cushing's //syndrome? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Excessive //ACTH //production
Administration //of //a //glucocorticoid //or //ACTH
Pituitary //adenoma //or //a //non-pituitary //ACTH-producing //tumor
Autonomous //cortisol //production //from //adrenal //tissue
Question //11
Diagnostic //radiological //studies //are //indicated //for //low //back //pain: //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Routinely //after //3 //weeks //of //low //back //pain //symptoms.
To /
/screen /
/for /
/spondylolithiasis /
/in //patients //less //than //20 //years //of //age //with //2 //weeks //of //more //of //low //back //pain.
When //there //is //a //suspicion //of //a //space-
occupying //lesion, //fracture, //cauda //equina, //or //infection.
As //a //part //of //a //pre-
employment //physical //when //heavy //lifting //is //included //in //the //job //description.
Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
Question /
/2. /
/Which /
/of //the //following //is //a //potential //acquired //cause //of //thrombophilia //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Homocysteinuria
Protein //C //deficiency
Factor //V //Leiden
Antiphospholipid //antibodies
Question //3
Phalen's /
/test, //90°wrist //flexion //for //60 //seconds, //reproduces //symptoms //of: //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Ulnar //tunnel //syndrome
Carpal //tunnel //syndrome
Tarsal //tunnel //syndrome
Myofascial //pain //syndrome
Question //4
Which /
/patient //would //benefit //most //from //screening //for //type //2 //diabetes? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔A //30 //year //old //female //with //unintended //weight //loss.
A //25 //year //old //male //with //family //history //of //type //1 //diabetes
An //obese //female //with //recurrent //vaginitis
A //50 //year //old //hyperlipidemic //male
,Question //5
A/
/72 /
/year //old //female //patient //reports //a //6 //month //history //of //gradually //progressive //swollen //and
//painful /
/distal /
/interphalangeal /
/(DIP) /
/joints /
/of /
/one /
/hand. /
/She /
/has /
/no /
/systemic /
/symptoms /
/but /
/the /
/erythrocyte /
/sedimentation /
/rate /
/(ESR), /
/antinuclear /
/antibody /
/(ANA), /
/and /
/rheumatoid /
/factor /
/(RF) //are //all //minimally //elevated. //What //is //the //most //likely //diagnosis? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Rheumatoid //arthritis //(RA)
Osteoarthritis //(OA)
Lupus
Peripheral //neuropathy
,Question //6
A/
/32 /
/year /
/old /
/male /
/patient /
/complains /
/of //urinary //frequency //and //burning //on //urination //for //3 //days. //Urinalysis //reveals //bacteriuria.
//He //denies //any //past //history //of //urinary //tract //infection. //The //initial //treatment //should //be: //-
//verified //answer(s)-✔✔Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole //for //3 //days
Ciprofloxacin //for //7-10 //days
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole //for //14 //days
Ciprofloxacin //for //3 //days
A/
/thymectomy /
/is //usually //recommended //in //the //early //treatment //of //which //disease? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Parkinson's //disease
Multiple //sclerosis
Myasthenia //gravis
Huntington's //chorea
Question //8
The /
/diagnosis /
/of /
/human /
/papilloma //virus //(HPV) //infection //in //males //is //usually //made //by //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Clinical //appearance
Viral //culture
, Tzanck //smear
KOH //prep
Question //9
The //most //effective //intervention(s) //to //prevent //stroke //is //(are): //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔81 //mg //of //aspirin //daily
Carotid //endarterectomy //for //patients //with //high-grade //carotid //lesions
Routine //screening //for //carotid //artery //stenosis //with //auscultation //for //bruits
Smoking //cessation //and //treatment //of //hypertension
Question //10
What //is //the //most //common //cause //of //Cushing's //syndrome? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Excessive //ACTH //production
Administration //of //a //glucocorticoid //or //ACTH
Pituitary //adenoma //or //a //non-pituitary //ACTH-producing //tumor
Autonomous //cortisol //production //from //adrenal //tissue
Question //11
Diagnostic //radiological //studies //are //indicated //for //low //back //pain: //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Routinely //after //3 //weeks //of //low //back //pain //symptoms.
To /
/screen /
/for /
/spondylolithiasis /
/in //patients //less //than //20 //years //of //age //with //2 //weeks //of //more //of //low //back //pain.
When //there //is //a //suspicion //of //a //space-
occupying //lesion, //fracture, //cauda //equina, //or //infection.
As //a //part //of //a //pre-
employment //physical //when //heavy //lifting //is //included //in //the //job //description.
