2025/2026
The posterior fontanel should be completely
closed by: - CORRECT ANSWER-3 months
On auscultation of the chest, a split s2 is best
heard at:
A: 2 ICS, right sternal border
B: 2 ICS, Left sternal border
C: 5th ICS, midclavicular line
D: 4 ICS, left sternal border - CORRECT ANSWER-
2nd ICS left sternal border
The most common type of skin malignancy in the
united states is:
A: squamous cell skin cancer
B: Basal cell carcinoma
,C: Melanoma
D: dysplastic nevi - CORRECT ANSWER-Basal Cell
Carcinoma
All of the following patients have an increased
risk of developing adverse effects from
metformin (Glucophage) except:
A: pts with renal disease
B: pts with hypoxia
C: Obese pts
D: pts who are alcoholics - CORRECT ANSWER-
obese patients
Which of the following classes of drugs is
implicated with blunting the signs and symptoms
of hypoglycemia in diabetics?
A; CCB
B: Diuretics
C: Beta Blockers
, D: ARB - CORRECT ANSWER-Beta blockers
All of the following factors increase the risk of
mortality for patients diagnosed w/ bacterial
pneumonia except:
A: alcoholism
B: very young/old
C: Multiple lobar involvement
D: hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER-
Hypertension
The bacterium responsible for the highest
mortality for pts with community-acquired
pneumonia is:
A: streptococcus pneumoniae
B: mycoplasma pneumoniae
C: Moraxella catarrhalis
D: Haemophilus influenzae - CORRECT ANSWER-
Streptococcus pneumoniae