USMLE MEHLMAN MEDICAL STUDY GUIDE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

TravelerFdiarrheaF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
WateryForFbrown/greenFdiarrheaFcausedFbyFETECFHLForFHSFtoxinFduringFtravel.



CampylobacterFjejuniF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
BacterialFinfectionFcausingFbloodyFdiarrheaFandFassociatedFwithFpoultryFconsumption.



SalmonellaFspp.F-FCORRECTFANSWER-
BacterialFinfectionFcausingFbloodyFdiarrheaFandFassociatedFwithFpoultryFconsumption.



C.FdifficileF-FCORRECTFANSWER-DiarrheaFcausedFbyFantibioticFuse,FspecificallyFclindamycin,Fbeta-
lactam,ForFcephalosporin.



EntamoebaFhistolyticaF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
ParasiticFinfectionFcausingFbloodyFdiarrheaFandFassociatedFwithFtravel.



NorwalkFvirusF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
ViralFinfectionFcausingFwateryFdiarrheaFandFassociatedFwithFcloseFquartersForFmilitaryFbarracks.



RotavirusF-FCORRECTFANSWER-ViralFinfectionFcausingFwateryFdiarrheaFinFchildrenFunderF5FyearsFold.



ShigellaF-FCORRECTFANSWER-BacterialFinfectionFcausingFbloodyFdiarrhea.



YersiniaFenterocoliticaF-FCORRECTFANSWER-BacterialFinfectionFcausingFbloodyFdiarrheaFandFappendicitis-
likeFpainFinFchildren.

, Guillain-BarreFsyndromeF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
NeurologicalFconditionFcharacterizedFbyFdiarrheaFandFsubsequentFdevelopmentFofFparalysis.



PericarditisF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
InflammationFofFtheFpericardium,FcausingFchestFpainFthatFworsensFwhenFsupineFandFimprovesFwhenFleani
ngFforward.



MyocardialFinfarctionF-FCORRECTFANSWER-HeartFattackFcharacterizedFbyFST-segmentFelevationsFonFECG.



PericardialFtamponadeF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
AccumulationFofFfluidFinFtheFpericardialFsac,FcausingFdecreasedFcardiacFoutputFandFpulsusFparadoxus.



CardiacFtamponadeF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
CompressionFofFtheFheartFbyFfluidFinFtheFpericardialFsac,FcausingFhypotension,FmuffledFheartFsounds,FandFJ
VD.



Community-acquiredFpneumoniaF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
PneumoniaFacquiredFoutsideFofFaFhealthcareFsetting,FoftenFcausedFbyFMycoplasmaForFStreptococcusFpneu
moniae.



CystitisF-FCORRECTFANSWER-UrinaryFtractFinfectionFinvolvingFtheFbladder.



PyelonephritisF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
InfectionFofFtheFkidneys,FcharacterizedFbyFfeverFandFcostovertebralFangleFtenderness.



PulmonaryFembolismF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
BlockageFofFtheFpulmonaryFarteryFbyFaFbloodFclot,FcausingFshortnessFofFbreathFandFchestFpain.



HypercalcemiaF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
ElevatedFlevelsFofFcalciumFinFtheFblood,FoftenFcausedFbyFhyperparathyroidismForFmalignancy.



HypocalcemiaF-FCORRECTFANSWER-
LowFlevelsFofFcalciumFinFtheFblood,FoftenFcausedFbyFhypoparathyroidismForFvitaminFDFdeficiency.