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1. Question 2: Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered be-
ginning at the time of diagnosis?
a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
b. Anxiolytics
c. Antidepressants
d. Atypical antipsychotics: a. cholinesterase inhibitors pg
2. Question 3: Most adult poisonings are:
a. intentional and self-inflicted.
b. accidental.
c. caused by someone wishing to do harm to the person.
d. not attributed to any reason.: b. accidental.
3. Question 4: A 58-year-old woman presents with a breast mass. Which of the
following responses by the clinician would be most appropriate?
a. "It is probably just a cyst, because that is the most common breast mass."
b. "We will order a mammogram and ultrasound to help establish a diagnosis."
c. "We will go ahead and schedule you for a biopsy because that is the only way
to know for sure."
d. "Because your lump is painful, it is most likely not cancer.": "We will order a
mammogram and ultrasound to help establish a diagnosis."
4. Question 5: Which of the following is a specific test for multiple sclerosis (MS)?
a. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan
c. A lumbar puncture
d. There is no specific test.: d. There is no specific test.
5. Question 7: Which characteristic of delirium helps to distinguish delirium
from dementia?
a. Abrupt onset
b. Impaired attention
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c. Affective changes
d. Delusions: Abrupt onset
6. Question 8: Which clinical feature is the first to be affected in increased
intracranial pressure (ICP)?
a. Decrease in level of consciousness (LOC)
b. Headache
c. Nausea
d. Widening pulse pressure: Decrease in level of consciousness (LOC)
7. Question 9: Jennifer is an 18-year-old girl who comes to the emergency room
after a fall during a soccer game. Jennifer explains that she fell on her left side
and kept her arm out straight to break her fall. She has been experiencing
severe pain and limited range of motion in her left shoulder. The clinician
has diagnosed Jennifer with a dislocated shoulder. Which of the following
statements are true concerning shoulder dislocation?
a. Posterior dislocations are more common than anterior dislocations.
b. There is a risk of neurovascular and neurosensory trauma, so the clinician
should check for distal pulses.
c. Recurrent dislocations are uncommon and would require a greater force to
result in injury.
d. Surgery is most commonly the treatment of choice.: There is a risk of neurovascular and
neurosensory trauma, so the clinician should check for distal pulses.
8. Question 10: Which of the following signs or symptoms indicate an inflamma-
tory etiology to musculoskeletal pain?
a. Decreased C-reactive protein
b. Hyperalbuminemia
c. Morning stiffness
d. Weight gain: morning stiffness
9. Question 11: The clinician sees a patient who is 5 feet tall and weighs 150
pounds. How would the clinician classify this patient?
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a. Overweight
b. Mild obesity
c. Moderate obesity
d. Morbid obesity: Mild obesity
10. Question 13: A 23-year-old sexually active woman presents for her first Pap
smear. Her history includes nulligravida, age at first intercourse 14, and more
than 10 sexual partners. Which of the following conditions should the clinician
be particularly alert for during her exam?
a. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
b. Endometrial hyperplasia
c. Vagismus
d. Polycystic ovarian syndrome: Human papillomavirus (HPV)
11. Question 14: Which of the following classes of drugs should be used as
first-line therapy for treatment of delirium?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Antipsychotics
c. Anticonvulsants
d. Antidepressants: Antipsychotic
12. Question 15: What is the treatment of choice for a patient diagnosed with
testicular cancer?
a. Radical orchidectomy
b. Lumpectomy
c. Radiation implants
d. All of the above: treatment of choice for a patient diagnosed with testicular cancer?
Radical orchidectomy
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13. Question 16: A 24-year-old woman presents to the clinic with dysuria, dys-
pareunia, and a mucopurulent vaginal discharge. Her boyfriend was recently
treated for nongonococcal urethritis. What sexually transmitted disease (STD)
has she most probably been exposed to?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
c. Chlamydia
d. Trichomonas: Chlamydia
14. Question 17: A 58-year-old woman who had a total abdominal hysterectomy
at the age of 45 is diagnosed with atrophic vaginitis. Which of the following is
the most appropriate treatment?
a. Conjugated estrogen 0.625 mg/day oral
b. Estradiol 7.5 mcg/24 hr vaginal ring
c. Medroxyprogesterone 10 mg/day oral
d. Conjugated estrogen 0.3 mg + medroxyprogesterone 1.5 mg/day oral: Estradio
7.5 mcg/24 hr vaginal ring
15. Question 18: When looking under the microscope to diagnose an intravagi-
nal infection, you see a cluster of small and oval to round shapes. What do you
suspect they are?
a. Spores
b. Leukocytes
c. Pseudohyphae
d. Epithelial cells: spores
16. Patients with a spontaneous pneumothorax should be counseled that up to
what percentage may experience a reoccurrence at some point?
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1. Question 2: Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered be-
ginning at the time of diagnosis?
a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
b. Anxiolytics
c. Antidepressants
d. Atypical antipsychotics: a. cholinesterase inhibitors pg
2. Question 3: Most adult poisonings are:
a. intentional and self-inflicted.
b. accidental.
c. caused by someone wishing to do harm to the person.
d. not attributed to any reason.: b. accidental.
3. Question 4: A 58-year-old woman presents with a breast mass. Which of the
following responses by the clinician would be most appropriate?
a. "It is probably just a cyst, because that is the most common breast mass."
b. "We will order a mammogram and ultrasound to help establish a diagnosis."
c. "We will go ahead and schedule you for a biopsy because that is the only way
to know for sure."
d. "Because your lump is painful, it is most likely not cancer.": "We will order a
mammogram and ultrasound to help establish a diagnosis."
4. Question 5: Which of the following is a specific test for multiple sclerosis (MS)?
a. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan
c. A lumbar puncture
d. There is no specific test.: d. There is no specific test.
5. Question 7: Which characteristic of delirium helps to distinguish delirium
from dementia?
a. Abrupt onset
b. Impaired attention
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c. Affective changes
d. Delusions: Abrupt onset
6. Question 8: Which clinical feature is the first to be affected in increased
intracranial pressure (ICP)?
a. Decrease in level of consciousness (LOC)
b. Headache
c. Nausea
d. Widening pulse pressure: Decrease in level of consciousness (LOC)
7. Question 9: Jennifer is an 18-year-old girl who comes to the emergency room
after a fall during a soccer game. Jennifer explains that she fell on her left side
and kept her arm out straight to break her fall. She has been experiencing
severe pain and limited range of motion in her left shoulder. The clinician
has diagnosed Jennifer with a dislocated shoulder. Which of the following
statements are true concerning shoulder dislocation?
a. Posterior dislocations are more common than anterior dislocations.
b. There is a risk of neurovascular and neurosensory trauma, so the clinician
should check for distal pulses.
c. Recurrent dislocations are uncommon and would require a greater force to
result in injury.
d. Surgery is most commonly the treatment of choice.: There is a risk of neurovascular and
neurosensory trauma, so the clinician should check for distal pulses.
8. Question 10: Which of the following signs or symptoms indicate an inflamma-
tory etiology to musculoskeletal pain?
a. Decreased C-reactive protein
b. Hyperalbuminemia
c. Morning stiffness
d. Weight gain: morning stiffness
9. Question 11: The clinician sees a patient who is 5 feet tall and weighs 150
pounds. How would the clinician classify this patient?
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a. Overweight
b. Mild obesity
c. Moderate obesity
d. Morbid obesity: Mild obesity
10. Question 13: A 23-year-old sexually active woman presents for her first Pap
smear. Her history includes nulligravida, age at first intercourse 14, and more
than 10 sexual partners. Which of the following conditions should the clinician
be particularly alert for during her exam?
a. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
b. Endometrial hyperplasia
c. Vagismus
d. Polycystic ovarian syndrome: Human papillomavirus (HPV)
11. Question 14: Which of the following classes of drugs should be used as
first-line therapy for treatment of delirium?
a. Benzodiazepines
b. Antipsychotics
c. Anticonvulsants
d. Antidepressants: Antipsychotic
12. Question 15: What is the treatment of choice for a patient diagnosed with
testicular cancer?
a. Radical orchidectomy
b. Lumpectomy
c. Radiation implants
d. All of the above: treatment of choice for a patient diagnosed with testicular cancer?
Radical orchidectomy
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13. Question 16: A 24-year-old woman presents to the clinic with dysuria, dys-
pareunia, and a mucopurulent vaginal discharge. Her boyfriend was recently
treated for nongonococcal urethritis. What sexually transmitted disease (STD)
has she most probably been exposed to?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Human papillomavirus (HPV)
c. Chlamydia
d. Trichomonas: Chlamydia
14. Question 17: A 58-year-old woman who had a total abdominal hysterectomy
at the age of 45 is diagnosed with atrophic vaginitis. Which of the following is
the most appropriate treatment?
a. Conjugated estrogen 0.625 mg/day oral
b. Estradiol 7.5 mcg/24 hr vaginal ring
c. Medroxyprogesterone 10 mg/day oral
d. Conjugated estrogen 0.3 mg + medroxyprogesterone 1.5 mg/day oral: Estradio
7.5 mcg/24 hr vaginal ring
15. Question 18: When looking under the microscope to diagnose an intravagi-
nal infection, you see a cluster of small and oval to round shapes. What do you
suspect they are?
a. Spores
b. Leukocytes
c. Pseudohyphae
d. Epithelial cells: spores
16. Patients with a spontaneous pneumothorax should be counseled that up to
what percentage may experience a reoccurrence at some point?
