IRENE GOLD PART 3 UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The patient presents with weakness in the lower extremities. Evaluation determines
that the patient has a demyelinating condition producing an ascending paralysis, loss of
deep tendon reflexes and paraesthesia. Which condition best displays this finding?
A. Gullan-Barre
B. Multiple Sclerosis
C. Myasthenia Graves
D. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - ✔✔A.
✔✔A man hurt his finger while playing basketball. Now the distal interphalangeal joint
remains flexed. What is the diagnosis?
A. Swan neck deformity
B. Flexion distraction avulsion
C. Boutonniere deformity
D. Mallet Finger - ✔✔D.
✔✔A 13 yo male presents with a heart murmur and a fever, which lab should be
ordered?
, A. ALT
B. ANA
C. ASO
D. AST - ✔✔C.
✔✔The patient placed his hand on top of his head and the pain down the arm
decreases. What is the best diagnosis?
A. IVF encroachment
B. Thoracic outlet syndrome
C. Nerve root adhesions
D. Sub acrominal bursitis - ✔✔B.
✔✔Raising the right leg produces pain down left leg. What is the best explanation for
the increased pain?
A. Lateral disc protrusion
B. Medical disc protrusion
C. Piriformis Syndrome
D. Tensor fascia lata contraction - ✔✔B.
✔✔A 60yo man hurt his wrist 6 weeks ago and still complains of hand pain. Which of
the following is the best explanation?
A. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
B. Carpal tunnel syndrome
C. Pronator teres syndrome
D. Dupuytren's contracture - ✔✔A.
✔✔The pt had a recent FOOSH injury. The X Ray is negative for fx. There is pain at the
anatomical snuffbox. What is the next best step?
A. Adjust the scaphoid and ice
B. Immobilize and x-ray 2 weeks later
C. Mobilize the wrist
D. Immobilization and compression - ✔✔C.
✔✔An Epstein Barr virus infection in a young person predisposes them to ___.
A. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
B. Hepatitis E
C. Multiple Sclerosis
D. Posterolateral Sclerosis - ✔✔????
✔✔Extension exercises are recommended for which of the following?
EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The patient presents with weakness in the lower extremities. Evaluation determines
that the patient has a demyelinating condition producing an ascending paralysis, loss of
deep tendon reflexes and paraesthesia. Which condition best displays this finding?
A. Gullan-Barre
B. Multiple Sclerosis
C. Myasthenia Graves
D. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - ✔✔A.
✔✔A man hurt his finger while playing basketball. Now the distal interphalangeal joint
remains flexed. What is the diagnosis?
A. Swan neck deformity
B. Flexion distraction avulsion
C. Boutonniere deformity
D. Mallet Finger - ✔✔D.
✔✔A 13 yo male presents with a heart murmur and a fever, which lab should be
ordered?
, A. ALT
B. ANA
C. ASO
D. AST - ✔✔C.
✔✔The patient placed his hand on top of his head and the pain down the arm
decreases. What is the best diagnosis?
A. IVF encroachment
B. Thoracic outlet syndrome
C. Nerve root adhesions
D. Sub acrominal bursitis - ✔✔B.
✔✔Raising the right leg produces pain down left leg. What is the best explanation for
the increased pain?
A. Lateral disc protrusion
B. Medical disc protrusion
C. Piriformis Syndrome
D. Tensor fascia lata contraction - ✔✔B.
✔✔A 60yo man hurt his wrist 6 weeks ago and still complains of hand pain. Which of
the following is the best explanation?
A. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
B. Carpal tunnel syndrome
C. Pronator teres syndrome
D. Dupuytren's contracture - ✔✔A.
✔✔The pt had a recent FOOSH injury. The X Ray is negative for fx. There is pain at the
anatomical snuffbox. What is the next best step?
A. Adjust the scaphoid and ice
B. Immobilize and x-ray 2 weeks later
C. Mobilize the wrist
D. Immobilization and compression - ✔✔C.
✔✔An Epstein Barr virus infection in a young person predisposes them to ___.
A. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
B. Hepatitis E
C. Multiple Sclerosis
D. Posterolateral Sclerosis - ✔✔????
✔✔Extension exercises are recommended for which of the following?
