NBCE Part II/III terms 1/3 test Questions
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Corneal arcus - CORRECT ANSWERS grayish opaque rind around cornea. Hypercholesterolemia,
norm in elderly
Pterygium -
Pinquecula - - CORRECT ANSWERS pterygium - triangular thickening of bulbar conjunctiva, grows
across the cornea
Pinquecula - yellowish triangular noudle in the bulbar conjunctiva. Normal
Hordoleum (sty) -
Chalazion - - CORRECT ANSWERS Hordoleum (sty) - infection of sebaceous glands
- pimple/boil on outside of eyelid
Chalazion - infection of meibomian gland
- nodule on inside of eyelid
Argyll Robertson - CORRECT ANSWERS was a prostitute (prostitutes pupil) and had syphillis of the
eyes. Pupils were both small and irregular and do not react to light (cause he was a night walker)
Mydriasis is seen with - CORRECT ANSWERS anticholinergic drugs (b/c constriction is PS and uses
ACh)
Adie's pupil
Arroyo (Addison) sign - CORRECT ANSWERS Adie has a CN III lesion. Sluggish pupil rxn to light
unilateral.
,Arroyo Addison also has a sluggish pupil but due to Hypoadrenalism
Hypertensive retinopathy -
Diabetic retinopathy - - CORRECT ANSWERS Hypertensive retinopathy - copper and silver wire
deformity, AV nicking, flame and splinter hemorrhages, cotton wool soft exudates
Diabetic retinopathy - Microaneurysms, hard exudates and neovascularizations
Iritis and uveitis common with - CORRECT ANSWERS Inflammatory arthritic conditions like AS
Presbycussis - CORRECT ANSWERS sensorineural hearing loss. Normal with age
Seorus otitis media - CORRECT ANSWERS effeusion of middle ear, from incomplete resolution of
acute otitis media or obstruction of the Eustacian tube. Chronic with fluid that is amber in color with
bubbles
Purulent or bacterial otitis media - CORRECT ANSWERS Bact or viral infection of middle ear. Red
and buldging typanic mb
Meniere's Dx akas - CORRECT ANSWERS Endolymphatic hydrops, central vertigo - recurrant
prostrating vertigo, sensory hearing loss, tinnitus and a feelin of fullness in the ear.
Eustacian tube block - CORRECT ANSWERS retraction of the tympanic Mb
With weber test, sound will localize to ______ ear with sensorineural hearing loss - CORRECT ANSWERS
good
With conduction hearing loss, BC ___ AC with the Rhinne test - CORRECT ANSWERS BC > AC
, Rhinitis
Viral -
ALlergic -
Atrophic -
Polyps - - CORRECT ANSWERS Rhinitises - explain nasal mucosa
Viral - Red and Swollen with clear mucus
ALlergic - pale or blue and boggy
Atrophic - thinnning w sclerosis, crust, foul odor
Polyps - occur from chronic inflammation
Candidiasis (thrush) vs Leukoplakia - CORRECT ANSWERS Candidiasis CAN be scraped off easily
Atrophic glossitis - CORRECT ANSWERS smooth tongue from deficient Vit B or iron
Primary Hyperparathyroidism is usually from graves dx and the blood markers are - CORRECT ANSWERS
decreased TSH and increased T3 T4
Congenital hypoparathyroidism - CORRECT ANSWERS Cretinism
Hashimotos throiditis is the MC cause of this in the US - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hypoparathyroidism/Myxedema
Biot's breathing
Cheyne stokes respiration
Kussmaul's - CORRECT ANSWERS Biots Breathing - Group of quick, shallow inspirations followed
by irregular periods of apnea - no pattern
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Corneal arcus - CORRECT ANSWERS grayish opaque rind around cornea. Hypercholesterolemia,
norm in elderly
Pterygium -
Pinquecula - - CORRECT ANSWERS pterygium - triangular thickening of bulbar conjunctiva, grows
across the cornea
Pinquecula - yellowish triangular noudle in the bulbar conjunctiva. Normal
Hordoleum (sty) -
Chalazion - - CORRECT ANSWERS Hordoleum (sty) - infection of sebaceous glands
- pimple/boil on outside of eyelid
Chalazion - infection of meibomian gland
- nodule on inside of eyelid
Argyll Robertson - CORRECT ANSWERS was a prostitute (prostitutes pupil) and had syphillis of the
eyes. Pupils were both small and irregular and do not react to light (cause he was a night walker)
Mydriasis is seen with - CORRECT ANSWERS anticholinergic drugs (b/c constriction is PS and uses
ACh)
Adie's pupil
Arroyo (Addison) sign - CORRECT ANSWERS Adie has a CN III lesion. Sluggish pupil rxn to light
unilateral.
,Arroyo Addison also has a sluggish pupil but due to Hypoadrenalism
Hypertensive retinopathy -
Diabetic retinopathy - - CORRECT ANSWERS Hypertensive retinopathy - copper and silver wire
deformity, AV nicking, flame and splinter hemorrhages, cotton wool soft exudates
Diabetic retinopathy - Microaneurysms, hard exudates and neovascularizations
Iritis and uveitis common with - CORRECT ANSWERS Inflammatory arthritic conditions like AS
Presbycussis - CORRECT ANSWERS sensorineural hearing loss. Normal with age
Seorus otitis media - CORRECT ANSWERS effeusion of middle ear, from incomplete resolution of
acute otitis media or obstruction of the Eustacian tube. Chronic with fluid that is amber in color with
bubbles
Purulent or bacterial otitis media - CORRECT ANSWERS Bact or viral infection of middle ear. Red
and buldging typanic mb
Meniere's Dx akas - CORRECT ANSWERS Endolymphatic hydrops, central vertigo - recurrant
prostrating vertigo, sensory hearing loss, tinnitus and a feelin of fullness in the ear.
Eustacian tube block - CORRECT ANSWERS retraction of the tympanic Mb
With weber test, sound will localize to ______ ear with sensorineural hearing loss - CORRECT ANSWERS
good
With conduction hearing loss, BC ___ AC with the Rhinne test - CORRECT ANSWERS BC > AC
, Rhinitis
Viral -
ALlergic -
Atrophic -
Polyps - - CORRECT ANSWERS Rhinitises - explain nasal mucosa
Viral - Red and Swollen with clear mucus
ALlergic - pale or blue and boggy
Atrophic - thinnning w sclerosis, crust, foul odor
Polyps - occur from chronic inflammation
Candidiasis (thrush) vs Leukoplakia - CORRECT ANSWERS Candidiasis CAN be scraped off easily
Atrophic glossitis - CORRECT ANSWERS smooth tongue from deficient Vit B or iron
Primary Hyperparathyroidism is usually from graves dx and the blood markers are - CORRECT ANSWERS
decreased TSH and increased T3 T4
Congenital hypoparathyroidism - CORRECT ANSWERS Cretinism
Hashimotos throiditis is the MC cause of this in the US - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hypoparathyroidism/Myxedema
Biot's breathing
Cheyne stokes respiration
Kussmaul's - CORRECT ANSWERS Biots Breathing - Group of quick, shallow inspirations followed
by irregular periods of apnea - no pattern
