PAEA EOC & Summative Practice Questions | 2026/2027 |
Answers Correct | With Complete Solutions
2 main risk factors for the development of molar pregnancy?
Correct Answers extremes of maternal age (<15 or >35)
hx of previous molar
2 most common pathogens of community acquired bacterial
meningitis Correct Answers S. pneumoniae followed by N.
meningitidis
3 predictors of future fractures with osteoporosis Correct
Answers age
low bone mineral density
hx of previous fracture
4 clinical features commonly seen with pancoast tumors Correct
Answers shoulder pain
Horner syndrome
neurological complications (weakness and atrophy of the
intrinsic muscles of the hand, or pain and paresthesia of the
fourth and fifth digits and the medial aspect of the arm and
forear)
Supraclavicular lymph node enlargement
5 principles for treatment of serotonin syndrome? Correct
Answers 1. Discontinuation of all serotonergic agents, 2.
Supportive care aimed at normalization of vital signs,
,3. Sedation with benzodiazepines,
4. Administration of serotonin antagonists, 5. Assessment of the
need to resume use of causative serotonergic agents after
resolution of symptoms
A 17 year old male present with 10 lb wt loss and sweating
throughout the night. A lymph node biopsy shows Reed
sternberg cells. Dx?
is the lymphadenopathy with this condition painful or painless?
Correct Answers Hodgkin's lymphoma
painless cervical LAD
A 22 year old with recurrent, non-scarring, circular area of hear
loss is consistent with what? Correct Answers alopecia areata
equally male and female occurence, between 15-29 years old
A 24 yr old woman presents with problems getting pregnant
after a year of her and her husband trying. She also admits to
pain during intercourse and during her periods that is not
relieved by NSAIDs. Pap and STI testing are negative. PE
reveals a mass on the left ovary, but tranvaginal US shows no
cysts. What is the next step in work up? Correct Answers
exploratory laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis
Indications for surgical exploration include diagnosis of
persistent pelvic pain that does not respond to medical therapy,
evaluation of severe symptoms that limit function, and treatment
of anatomic abnormalities, such as bladder lesions
,A 25 year old women presents with a palpable mass in her breast
in the left outer quadrant. what would be the next step in the
work up of this mass? Correct Answers diagnostic
mammography
An abnormal mammography should be followed up with US and
biopsy. helps to differentiate solid from cystic masses, as well as
detect axilla lymph nodes
A 46-yr-old man presents with weakness, weight loss over the
last 2 months and fatigue. He endorses melena and dark colored
urine. His palms appear red and he has gynecomastia. Dx?
Correct Answers cirrhosis
other common s&sx include pruritus, jaundice, amenorrhea
(women), hepato/splenomegaly, spider angiomata
A week old infant presents with dyspnea. You hear a high-
pitched harsh holosystolic murmur at the left lower sternal
border. Whats the dx? Correct Answers Ventricular septal
defect
Allergies to antibiotics are common in patients with SLE. What
antibiotic is often implicated? Correct Answers up to 30
percent of patients have an allergy to sulfonamide-containing
antibiotics that include sulfamethoxazole
bamboo spine is pathognomonic for? Correct Answers
ankylosing spondylitis
, besides glucose control, what are some other measures to help
reduce the incidence of diabetic retinopathy? Correct Answers
blood pressure control
Statin therapy for dyslipidemia
clinical intervention for premenstrual syndrome? Correct
Answers exercise, stress reduction, SSRI (Can be administered
as continuous daily therapy or may be used cyclically 2 weeks
prior to the menstrual cycle), OCP (Start with a 3 mg
drospirenone (DRSP)/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol (EE) COC
(Yazmin) with a four-day pill-free interval as the first-line pill)
clinical manifestations of arterial embolism? Correct Answers
6 Ps - paresthesias, pain, pulselessness, poikilothermic, paralysis
clinical therapeutics for osteoporosis Correct Answers calcium
(1200 - 1500 mg/day), vitamin D (800 - 1000 IU/day),
bisphosphonates, Teriparatide
Clinical therapeutics for SVT? Correct Answers Adenosine (if
symptomatic)
BB/CCB (if regular)
radiofrequency ablation (definitive)
(if WPW do NOT give adenosine or CCB)
common etiologies of phrenic nerve paralysis Correct Answers
injury during cardiac surgery
Herpes zoster, poliomyelitis, and other viral infections
may be idiopathic (frequently found incidentally on
radiography)
Answers Correct | With Complete Solutions
2 main risk factors for the development of molar pregnancy?
Correct Answers extremes of maternal age (<15 or >35)
hx of previous molar
2 most common pathogens of community acquired bacterial
meningitis Correct Answers S. pneumoniae followed by N.
meningitidis
3 predictors of future fractures with osteoporosis Correct
Answers age
low bone mineral density
hx of previous fracture
4 clinical features commonly seen with pancoast tumors Correct
Answers shoulder pain
Horner syndrome
neurological complications (weakness and atrophy of the
intrinsic muscles of the hand, or pain and paresthesia of the
fourth and fifth digits and the medial aspect of the arm and
forear)
Supraclavicular lymph node enlargement
5 principles for treatment of serotonin syndrome? Correct
Answers 1. Discontinuation of all serotonergic agents, 2.
Supportive care aimed at normalization of vital signs,
,3. Sedation with benzodiazepines,
4. Administration of serotonin antagonists, 5. Assessment of the
need to resume use of causative serotonergic agents after
resolution of symptoms
A 17 year old male present with 10 lb wt loss and sweating
throughout the night. A lymph node biopsy shows Reed
sternberg cells. Dx?
is the lymphadenopathy with this condition painful or painless?
Correct Answers Hodgkin's lymphoma
painless cervical LAD
A 22 year old with recurrent, non-scarring, circular area of hear
loss is consistent with what? Correct Answers alopecia areata
equally male and female occurence, between 15-29 years old
A 24 yr old woman presents with problems getting pregnant
after a year of her and her husband trying. She also admits to
pain during intercourse and during her periods that is not
relieved by NSAIDs. Pap and STI testing are negative. PE
reveals a mass on the left ovary, but tranvaginal US shows no
cysts. What is the next step in work up? Correct Answers
exploratory laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis
Indications for surgical exploration include diagnosis of
persistent pelvic pain that does not respond to medical therapy,
evaluation of severe symptoms that limit function, and treatment
of anatomic abnormalities, such as bladder lesions
,A 25 year old women presents with a palpable mass in her breast
in the left outer quadrant. what would be the next step in the
work up of this mass? Correct Answers diagnostic
mammography
An abnormal mammography should be followed up with US and
biopsy. helps to differentiate solid from cystic masses, as well as
detect axilla lymph nodes
A 46-yr-old man presents with weakness, weight loss over the
last 2 months and fatigue. He endorses melena and dark colored
urine. His palms appear red and he has gynecomastia. Dx?
Correct Answers cirrhosis
other common s&sx include pruritus, jaundice, amenorrhea
(women), hepato/splenomegaly, spider angiomata
A week old infant presents with dyspnea. You hear a high-
pitched harsh holosystolic murmur at the left lower sternal
border. Whats the dx? Correct Answers Ventricular septal
defect
Allergies to antibiotics are common in patients with SLE. What
antibiotic is often implicated? Correct Answers up to 30
percent of patients have an allergy to sulfonamide-containing
antibiotics that include sulfamethoxazole
bamboo spine is pathognomonic for? Correct Answers
ankylosing spondylitis
, besides glucose control, what are some other measures to help
reduce the incidence of diabetic retinopathy? Correct Answers
blood pressure control
Statin therapy for dyslipidemia
clinical intervention for premenstrual syndrome? Correct
Answers exercise, stress reduction, SSRI (Can be administered
as continuous daily therapy or may be used cyclically 2 weeks
prior to the menstrual cycle), OCP (Start with a 3 mg
drospirenone (DRSP)/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol (EE) COC
(Yazmin) with a four-day pill-free interval as the first-line pill)
clinical manifestations of arterial embolism? Correct Answers
6 Ps - paresthesias, pain, pulselessness, poikilothermic, paralysis
clinical therapeutics for osteoporosis Correct Answers calcium
(1200 - 1500 mg/day), vitamin D (800 - 1000 IU/day),
bisphosphonates, Teriparatide
Clinical therapeutics for SVT? Correct Answers Adenosine (if
symptomatic)
BB/CCB (if regular)
radiofrequency ablation (definitive)
(if WPW do NOT give adenosine or CCB)
common etiologies of phrenic nerve paralysis Correct Answers
injury during cardiac surgery
Herpes zoster, poliomyelitis, and other viral infections
may be idiopathic (frequently found incidentally on
radiography)
