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1. d. african
which ethnic grp has the highest overall cancer incidence rate?
ameri- cans
a. native americans
b. asian and pacificislanders
c. hispanics
d. african americans
2. a. an increase
physiological changes in the immune system of older adults include:
in immunoglobu- a. an increase in immunoglobulin A and G antibodies
lin A and G b. a high rate of T-lymphocyte proliferation
anti- bodies c. an increase in the number of cytotoxic T cells
d. an increase in CD8, which attects regulation of the immune system
3. c. the first choice of tx for a clt who is positive for HIV and has oral
clotrimazole candidiasis is:
troches a. fluconazole (diflucan) 100mg PO daily
(10mg) 5x b. ketoconazole (nizoral) 200mg PO daily
daily or c. clotrimazole troches (10mg) 5x daily or nystatin (mycostatin)
nystatin suspension 500,000-1,000,000 unites 3-5x daily
(mycostatin) d. griseofulvin (grisactin) 500mg bid
suspension
500,000-1,000,000
unites 3-5x daily
4. a. leiomyoma which of the following is a benign neoplasm?
a. leiomyoma
b. osteosarcoma
c. glioma
d. seminoma
5. d. unsafe you suspect that your new clt Ralph has hepatitis C,although he is
sexual currently asymptomatic. Your suspicion is based on his medical hx,
behaviors
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which includes which of
the following factors
that has been
identified as a red flag
for this disease?
a. lactose intolerance
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b. frequent sore throats and upper respiratory infection
c. a hx of mononucleosis at age 17
d. unsafe sexual behaviors
6. b. bladder cancer tobacco has been linked to which of the following types of cancer?
a. colon cancer
b. bladder cancer
c. prostate cancer
d. cervical cancer
7. c. human 10. b. a rise in the ESR is a normal part of aging
cy-
tomegalovir
us
8. c. rise in
neu-
trophils
9. b. mucosal
ery-
throplasia
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prostate cancer is normal part of aging
associated with which of
the following viruses?
a. herpes simplex virus
types 1 and 2
b. human herpesvirus 6
c. human
cytomegalovirus
d. human T-lymphotropic
viruses
what does shift to the left
or left shift mean?
a. rise in basophils
b. rise in monocytes
c. rise in neutrophils
d. rise in lymphocytes
what is the earliest visual
sign of oral and pharyngeal
squamous cell carcinomas?
a. leukoplakia
b. mucosal erythroplasia
c. loss of sensation in the
tongue
d. diflculty chewing or
swallowing
select a statement that is
true about the erythrocyte
sedimentation rate (ESR)
a. it is a very specific
indicator of inflammation
b. a rise in the ESR is a