MN566 EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔What is the most common form of heart disease in a patient with atrial fibrillation?
A. Hypertension
B. Rheumatic Heart Disease
C. Angina
D. Coronary Artery Disease with heart failure - ✔✔D. Coronary Artery Disease
associated with heart failure
✔✔What does digitalis compete with at binding sites on the cell membrane?
A. Magnesium
B. Potassium
C. Sodium
D. Calcium - ✔✔B. Potassium
✔✔Which of the following will help a provider determine whether a patient is
experiencing paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) or ventricular tachycardia
(VT)?
A. Obstructed P wave
B. Ability to calculate PR interval
C. Frog Sign
D. Chvostek's Sign - ✔✔C. Frog Sign
✔✔The hallmark of an absence seizure is:
a. No activity at all.
b. A blank stare.
c. Urine is usually voided involuntarily.
d. The attack usually lasts several minutes. - ✔✔B. Blank Stare
✔✔Which of the following fits the classic description of a patient with multiple sclerosis?
A. Teenage Male
B. 65 year-old male
C. 25 year-old female
D. 60 year-old female - ✔✔C. 25 year-old female
✔✔Sondra's peripheral vestibular disease causes dizziness and vertigo. Which of the
following medications will help decrease edema in the labyrinth of the ear?
A. Meclizine
,B. Diphenhydramine
C. Diamox
D. Promethazine - ✔✔C. Diamox
✔✔Gabby, age 22, has Bell's Palsy on the right side of her face. Her mouth is distorted
and she is concerned about permanent paralysis and pain. What do you tell her?
A. "Most patients have complete recovery in 3-6 months"
B. "Unfortunately, you'll probably have a small amount of residual damage."
C. "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
D. "You may have a few more episodes over your lifetime, but no permanent damage." -
✔✔A. "Most patients have complete recovery in 3-6 months"
✔✔About 90% of all headaches are:
A. Tension
B. Migraine
C. Cluster
D. Without pathological cause - ✔✔D. Without pathological cause
✔✔Julie has relapsing-remitting muscular sclerosis. She has not had a good response
to interferon. Which medication might help if given IV once a month?
A. Glatiramer Acetate
B. Natalizumab
C. Fingolimod
D. Glucocorticoids - ✔✔B. Natalizumab
✔✔A score of 12 to 24 on this test indicates intermediate Alzheimer's:
A. SLUMS
B. MoCA
C. FAST
D. MMSE - ✔✔D. MMSE
✔✔IV thrombolytic therapy following an ischemic CVA should be given within how many
hours of symptom onset?
A. 1 hour
B. 3 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 12 Hours - ✔✔B. 3 Hours
✔✔Which of the following should be started promptly if viral encephalitis is suspected?
, A. Oral amoxicillin
B. IV acyclovir
C. IV ampicillin
D. Oral acyclovir - ✔✔B. IV acyclovir
✔✔When a patient has a carotid bruit, which of the following should the PCP gather
from the patient history?
A. History of hemophilia
B. History of peripheral vascular occlusive disease
C. History of seizure disorder
D. History of sickle cell disease - ✔✔B. History of peripheral vascular occlusive disease
✔✔Which patient is most likely to have myasthenia gravis (MG)?
A. A 75 year-old Caucasian Woman
B. A 31 year-old Hispanic woman
C. A 55-year-old African American male
D. A 10-year-old Middle Eastern male - ✔✔B. A 31-year-old Hispanic Woman
✔✔Which patient is most likely to be diagnosed with Guilllan-Barre Syndrome?
A. A 6-month-old infant
B. A 30-year-old man
C. A 72-year-old woman
D. A 50-year-old man - ✔✔C. A 72-year-old woman
✔✔Which of the following persons fit the classic description of a patient with multiple
sclerosis (MS)?
A. A teenage male
B. A 65-year-old male
C. A 25-year-old female
D. A 60-year-old female - ✔✔C. A 25-year-old female
✔✔Jolene has breast caner that has been staged as T1, N0, M0. What might this
mean?
A. The tumor size cannot be evaluated; the cancer has not spread to the lymph nodes;
and the distant spread cannot be evaluated.
B. The cancer is in situ; it is spreading into the lymph nodes but the spread cannot be
evaluated otherwise.
C. The cancer is less than 3cm in size and has not spread to the lymph nodes or other
parts of the body.
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔What is the most common form of heart disease in a patient with atrial fibrillation?
A. Hypertension
B. Rheumatic Heart Disease
C. Angina
D. Coronary Artery Disease with heart failure - ✔✔D. Coronary Artery Disease
associated with heart failure
✔✔What does digitalis compete with at binding sites on the cell membrane?
A. Magnesium
B. Potassium
C. Sodium
D. Calcium - ✔✔B. Potassium
✔✔Which of the following will help a provider determine whether a patient is
experiencing paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) or ventricular tachycardia
(VT)?
A. Obstructed P wave
B. Ability to calculate PR interval
C. Frog Sign
D. Chvostek's Sign - ✔✔C. Frog Sign
✔✔The hallmark of an absence seizure is:
a. No activity at all.
b. A blank stare.
c. Urine is usually voided involuntarily.
d. The attack usually lasts several minutes. - ✔✔B. Blank Stare
✔✔Which of the following fits the classic description of a patient with multiple sclerosis?
A. Teenage Male
B. 65 year-old male
C. 25 year-old female
D. 60 year-old female - ✔✔C. 25 year-old female
✔✔Sondra's peripheral vestibular disease causes dizziness and vertigo. Which of the
following medications will help decrease edema in the labyrinth of the ear?
A. Meclizine
,B. Diphenhydramine
C. Diamox
D. Promethazine - ✔✔C. Diamox
✔✔Gabby, age 22, has Bell's Palsy on the right side of her face. Her mouth is distorted
and she is concerned about permanent paralysis and pain. What do you tell her?
A. "Most patients have complete recovery in 3-6 months"
B. "Unfortunately, you'll probably have a small amount of residual damage."
C. "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
D. "You may have a few more episodes over your lifetime, but no permanent damage." -
✔✔A. "Most patients have complete recovery in 3-6 months"
✔✔About 90% of all headaches are:
A. Tension
B. Migraine
C. Cluster
D. Without pathological cause - ✔✔D. Without pathological cause
✔✔Julie has relapsing-remitting muscular sclerosis. She has not had a good response
to interferon. Which medication might help if given IV once a month?
A. Glatiramer Acetate
B. Natalizumab
C. Fingolimod
D. Glucocorticoids - ✔✔B. Natalizumab
✔✔A score of 12 to 24 on this test indicates intermediate Alzheimer's:
A. SLUMS
B. MoCA
C. FAST
D. MMSE - ✔✔D. MMSE
✔✔IV thrombolytic therapy following an ischemic CVA should be given within how many
hours of symptom onset?
A. 1 hour
B. 3 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 12 Hours - ✔✔B. 3 Hours
✔✔Which of the following should be started promptly if viral encephalitis is suspected?
, A. Oral amoxicillin
B. IV acyclovir
C. IV ampicillin
D. Oral acyclovir - ✔✔B. IV acyclovir
✔✔When a patient has a carotid bruit, which of the following should the PCP gather
from the patient history?
A. History of hemophilia
B. History of peripheral vascular occlusive disease
C. History of seizure disorder
D. History of sickle cell disease - ✔✔B. History of peripheral vascular occlusive disease
✔✔Which patient is most likely to have myasthenia gravis (MG)?
A. A 75 year-old Caucasian Woman
B. A 31 year-old Hispanic woman
C. A 55-year-old African American male
D. A 10-year-old Middle Eastern male - ✔✔B. A 31-year-old Hispanic Woman
✔✔Which patient is most likely to be diagnosed with Guilllan-Barre Syndrome?
A. A 6-month-old infant
B. A 30-year-old man
C. A 72-year-old woman
D. A 50-year-old man - ✔✔C. A 72-year-old woman
✔✔Which of the following persons fit the classic description of a patient with multiple
sclerosis (MS)?
A. A teenage male
B. A 65-year-old male
C. A 25-year-old female
D. A 60-year-old female - ✔✔C. A 25-year-old female
✔✔Jolene has breast caner that has been staged as T1, N0, M0. What might this
mean?
A. The tumor size cannot be evaluated; the cancer has not spread to the lymph nodes;
and the distant spread cannot be evaluated.
B. The cancer is in situ; it is spreading into the lymph nodes but the spread cannot be
evaluated otherwise.
C. The cancer is less than 3cm in size and has not spread to the lymph nodes or other
parts of the body.
