Step 3 UWSA#1
Comprehensive Questions and
Solutions Graded A+
Entamoeba histolytica is a what? and can cause what? - Answer: protozoal infection, can cause
liver abscess 8-20 weeks later, ruq pain, fever
Tx for prostatitis - Answer: trimethorim-sulfamethoxaole, or fluoroquinolone
parathyroidectomy indications - Answer: symptomatic; osteoporosis (dexa of -2.5), and calcium
above 1mg/dl above normal, or urinary ca excretion >400mg/day
diabetic foot ulcer prevention - Answer: tight glycemic control vs lipid control
all patients 75 and younger with CVD should be treated with what? - Answer: high intensity
statin; atorvastatin (40-80), or rosuvastatin 20-40mg!
erythematous plaques with central clearing, with fevers - Answer: erythema multiform, 2/2 to
herpes most of the time
enlarged boggy uterus is code for what? - Answer: retained products of conception or uterine
atony
pelvic bleeding during labor despite contracted uterus - Answer: coagulopathy
, patient with hx of hep B with liver mass on imaging = - Answer: hepatocellular carcinoma; from
hepatocytes, (liver parenchyma)
organ donation and physicians - Answer: you need to be certified to be one, cant just be a MD
pediatric inguinal hernias tx - Answer: prompt tx to prevent incarceration, 1-2 weeks
contraindications for estrogen/progesterone tx for menopause - Answer: 60 y/o or higher, CAD,
liver disease, hx of breast cancer, clots, stroke
statins can cause what? - Answer: myositis!
this vaccine is rec for patients 50 and older with normal immune system - Answer: herpes zoster
elevated PTT can be what? - Answer: hemophilia A,B and Von WIllebrand disease, if no hx of
bleeding then acquired hemophilia can be (factor 8 inhib)
atrial flutter tx, b4 cardiac ablation or pharmacologic or electrical conversion - Answer:
anticoagulation; risk of clots is comparable to afib
interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and esophageal hypomotility are commonly seen abnormalities in
patients with - Answer: scleroderma; + for anti-centromere ab
recurrent cellulitis is typically associate with what? - Answer: tinea pedis infection,
lymphedema, or chronic venous insufficiency, treat the underlying cause in addition to acute
infective tx
Comprehensive Questions and
Solutions Graded A+
Entamoeba histolytica is a what? and can cause what? - Answer: protozoal infection, can cause
liver abscess 8-20 weeks later, ruq pain, fever
Tx for prostatitis - Answer: trimethorim-sulfamethoxaole, or fluoroquinolone
parathyroidectomy indications - Answer: symptomatic; osteoporosis (dexa of -2.5), and calcium
above 1mg/dl above normal, or urinary ca excretion >400mg/day
diabetic foot ulcer prevention - Answer: tight glycemic control vs lipid control
all patients 75 and younger with CVD should be treated with what? - Answer: high intensity
statin; atorvastatin (40-80), or rosuvastatin 20-40mg!
erythematous plaques with central clearing, with fevers - Answer: erythema multiform, 2/2 to
herpes most of the time
enlarged boggy uterus is code for what? - Answer: retained products of conception or uterine
atony
pelvic bleeding during labor despite contracted uterus - Answer: coagulopathy
, patient with hx of hep B with liver mass on imaging = - Answer: hepatocellular carcinoma; from
hepatocytes, (liver parenchyma)
organ donation and physicians - Answer: you need to be certified to be one, cant just be a MD
pediatric inguinal hernias tx - Answer: prompt tx to prevent incarceration, 1-2 weeks
contraindications for estrogen/progesterone tx for menopause - Answer: 60 y/o or higher, CAD,
liver disease, hx of breast cancer, clots, stroke
statins can cause what? - Answer: myositis!
this vaccine is rec for patients 50 and older with normal immune system - Answer: herpes zoster
elevated PTT can be what? - Answer: hemophilia A,B and Von WIllebrand disease, if no hx of
bleeding then acquired hemophilia can be (factor 8 inhib)
atrial flutter tx, b4 cardiac ablation or pharmacologic or electrical conversion - Answer:
anticoagulation; risk of clots is comparable to afib
interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and esophageal hypomotility are commonly seen abnormalities in
patients with - Answer: scleroderma; + for anti-centromere ab
recurrent cellulitis is typically associate with what? - Answer: tinea pedis infection,
lymphedema, or chronic venous insufficiency, treat the underlying cause in addition to acute
infective tx
