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6020 Final Review Questions and Answers with Complete
Solutions UPDATED!!!
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of
joint pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers
bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a
rash; she also denies recent travel or camping activities. She has
a family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on
this information, which of the following pathologic processes
would be the most correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic - ANSWER answer- B
A 35-year-old archaeologist comes to your office (located 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 of the following is not a risk factor for
melanoma in this patient?
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A) Age
B) Hair color
C) Actinic lentigines
D) Heavy sun exposure - ANSWER answer- A
A 15-year-old high school sophomore and her mother come to
your clinic because the mother is concerned about her
daughter's weight. You measure her daughter's height and
weight and obtain a BMI of 19.5 kg/m2. Based on this
information, which of the following is appropriate?
A) Refer the patient to a nutritionist and a psychologist because
the patient is anorexic.
B) Reassure the mother that this is a normal body weight.
C) Give the patient information about exercise because the
patient is obese.
D) Give the patient information concerning reduction of fat and
cholesterol in her diet because she is obese. - ANSWER answer-
B
A middle-aged man comes in because he has noticed multiple
small, blood-red, raised lesions over his anterior chest and
abdomen for the past several months. They are not painful and
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he has not noted any bleeding or bruising. He is concerned this
may be consistent with a dangerous condition. What should you
do?
A) Reassure him that there is nothing to worry about.
B) Do laboratory work to check for platelet problems.
C) Obtain an extensive history regarding blood problems and
bleeding disorders.
D) Do a skin biopsy in the office. - ANSWER answer- A
Jacob, a 33-year-old construction worker, complains of a "lump
on his back" over his scapula. It has been there for about a year
and is getting larger. He says his wife has been able to squeeze
out a cheesy-textured substance on occasion. He worries this
may be cancer. When gently pinched from the side, a prominent
dimple forms in the middle of the mass. What is most likely?
A) An enlarged lymph node
B) A sebaceous cyst
C) An actinic keratosis
D) A malignant lesion - ANSWER answer- B
6020 Final Review Questions and Answers with Complete
Solutions UPDATED!!!
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of
joint pain. The pain is new, located in the wrists and fingers
bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a
rash; she also denies recent travel or camping activities. She has
a family history significant for rheumatoid arthritis. Based on
this information, which of the following pathologic processes
would be the most correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic - ANSWER answer- B
A 35-year-old archaeologist comes to your office (located 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 of the following is not a risk factor for
melanoma in this patient?
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A) Age
B) Hair color
C) Actinic lentigines
D) Heavy sun exposure - ANSWER answer- A
A 15-year-old high school sophomore and her mother come to
your clinic because the mother is concerned about her
daughter's weight. You measure her daughter's height and
weight and obtain a BMI of 19.5 kg/m2. Based on this
information, which of the following is appropriate?
A) Refer the patient to a nutritionist and a psychologist because
the patient is anorexic.
B) Reassure the mother that this is a normal body weight.
C) Give the patient information about exercise because the
patient is obese.
D) Give the patient information concerning reduction of fat and
cholesterol in her diet because she is obese. - ANSWER answer-
B
A middle-aged man comes in because he has noticed multiple
small, blood-red, raised lesions over his anterior chest and
abdomen for the past several months. They are not painful and
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he has not noted any bleeding or bruising. He is concerned this
may be consistent with a dangerous condition. What should you
do?
A) Reassure him that there is nothing to worry about.
B) Do laboratory work to check for platelet problems.
C) Obtain an extensive history regarding blood problems and
bleeding disorders.
D) Do a skin biopsy in the office. - ANSWER answer- A
Jacob, a 33-year-old construction worker, complains of a "lump
on his back" over his scapula. It has been there for about a year
and is getting larger. He says his wife has been able to squeeze
out a cheesy-textured substance on occasion. He worries this
may be cancer. When gently pinched from the side, a prominent
dimple forms in the middle of the mass. What is most likely?
A) An enlarged lymph node
B) A sebaceous cyst
C) An actinic keratosis
D) A malignant lesion - ANSWER answer- B
