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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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Ah42-year-oldhAsianhmalehpresentshforhfollow-
uphofhelevatedhbloodhpressure.hHehhashnohadditionalhchronichmedicalhproblemshandhishotherwiseh
asymptomatic.hAnhexaminationhishsignificanthforhahbloodhpressurehofh162/95hmmhHghbuthishotherw
isehunremarkable.
LaboratoryhFindingshunremarkable
Urinehmicroalbuminhnegative
AccordinghtohthehAmericanhCollegehofhCardiology/AmericanhHearthAssociationh2017hguidelines,hw
hichhonehofhthehfollowinghwouldhbehthehmosthappropriatehmedicationhtohinitiatehaththishtime?
A)hClonidineh(Catapres),h0.1hmghtwicehdaily
B)hHydralazine,h25hmghthreehtimeshdaily
C)hLisinopril/hydrochlorothiazideh(Zestoretic),h10/12.5hmghdaily
D)hMetoprololhtartrateh(Lopressor),h25hmghtwicehdaily
E)hTriamtereneh(Dyrenium),h50hmghdailyh-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hC
ThishpatienthhashhypertensionhandhaccordinghtohbothhJNCh8handhAmericanhCollegehofhCardiology/
AmericanhHearthAssociationh2017hguidelines,hantihypertensivehtreatmenthshouldhbehinitiated.hFor
hthehgeneralhnon-African-
Americanhpopulation,hmonotherapyhwithhanhACEhinhibitor,hanhangiotensinhreceptorhblocker,hahcal
ciumhchannelhblocker,horhahthiazidehdiuretichwouldhbehappropriatehforhinitialhmanagement.hIthishals
ohappropriatehtohinitiatehcombinationhantihypertensivehtherapyhashanhinitialhmanagementhstrateg
y,halthoughhpatientshshouldhnothtakehanhACEhinhibitorhandhanhangiotensinhreceptorhblockerhsimult
aneously.hStudieshhavehshownhthathbloodhpressurehcontrolhishachievedhfasterhwithhthehinitiationhof
hcombinationhtherapyhcomparedhtohmonotherapy,hwithouthanhincreasehinhmorbidity.hLisinopril/hy
drochlorothiazidehwouldhbehanhappropriatehchoicehinhthishpatient.h-Blockers,hvasodilators,h-
blockers,handhpotassium-
sparinghdiureticsharehnothrecommendedhashinitialhchoiceshforhthehtreatmenthofhhypertension.
,Duringhroundshaththehnursinghhome,hyouharehinformedhthaththereharehtwohresidentshonhthehunithwi
thhlaboratory-
confirmedhinfluenza.hAccordinghtohCDChguidelines,hwhohshouldhreceivehchemoprophylaxishforhinfl
uenza?
A)hOnlyhsymptomatichresidentshonhthehsamehunit
B)hOnlyhsymptomatichresidentshinhthehentirehfacility
C)hAllhasymptomatichresidentshonhthehsamehunit
D)hAllhresidentshofhthehfacilityhregardlesshofhsymptoms
E)hAllhstaffhregardlesshofhsymptomsh-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hC
Inhlong-termhcarehfacilities,hanhinfluenzahoutbreakhishdefinedhashtwohlaboratory-
confirmedhcaseshofhinfluenza
withinh72hhourshinhpatientshonhthehsamehunit.hThehCDChrecommendshchemoprophylaxishforhallhasy
mptomatichresidentshofhthehaffectedhunit.hAnyhresidenthexhibitinghsymptomshofhinfluenzahshouldh
behtreatedhforhinfluenzahandhnothgivenhchemoprophylaxishdosing.hChemoprophylaxishishnothrecom
mendedhforhresidentshofhotherhunitshunlesshthereharehtwohlaboratory-
confirmedhcaseshinhthosehunits.hFacilityhstaffhofhthehaffectedhunithcanhbehconsideredhforhchemopro
phylaxishifhtheyhhavehnothbeenhvaccinatedhorhifhtheyhhadhahrecenthvaccination,hbuthchemoprophyla
xishishnothrecommendedhforhallhstaffhinhthehentirehfacility.
Ah24-year-oldhfemalehpresentshwithhah2-
dayhhistoryhofhmildhtohmoderatehpelvichpain.hShehhashhadhtwohmalehsexhpartnershinhthehlasth6hmon
thshandhuseshoralhcontraceptiveshandhsometimeshcondoms.
Ahphysicalhexaminationhrevealshahtemperaturehofh36.4°Ch(97.5°F)handhmoderatehcervicalhmotionha
ndhuterinehtenderness.hUrinehhCGhandhahurinalysisharehnegative.hVaginalhmicroscopyhshowshonlyh
WBCs.
Thehinitiationhofhantibioticshforhtreatmenthofhpelvichinflammatoryhdiseasehinhthishpatient
A)hishappropriatehaththishtime
B)hrequireshanhelevatedhtemperature,hWBChcount,horhC-reactivehproteinhlevel
C)hshouldhbehbasedhonhthehresultshofhgonorrheahandhChlamydiahtesting
D)hshouldhbehbasedhonhthehresultshofhpelvichultrasonographyh-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hA
,Pelvichinflammatoryhdiseaseh(PID)hishahclinicalhdiagnosis,handhtreatmenthshouldhbehadministeredha
ththehtimehofhdiagnosishandhnothdelayedhuntilhthehresultshofhthehnucleichacidhamplificationhtestingh(
NAAT)hforhgonorrheahandhChlamydiaharehreturned.hThehclinicalhdiagnosishishbasedhonhanhat-
riskhwomanhpresentinghwithhlowerhabdominalhorhpelvichpain,haccompaniedhbyhcervicalhmotion,hut
erine,horhadnexalhtendernesshthathcanhrangehfromhmildhtohsevere.hTherehishoftenhahmucopurulenth
dischargehorhWBCshonhsalinehmicroscopy.hAcutehphasehindicatorshsuchhashfever,hleukocytosis,horha
nhelevatedhC-
reactivehproteinhlevelhmayhbehhelpfulhbutharehneitherhsensitivehnorhspecific.hAhpositivehNAAThishnot
hrequiredhforhdiagnosishandhtreatmenthbecausehanhupperhtracthinfectionhmayhbehpresent,horhthehca
usativehagenthmayhnothbehgonorrheahorhChlamydia.hPIDhshouldhbehconsideredhahpolymicrobialhinf
ection.hPelvichultrasonographyhmayhbehusedhifhtherehishahconcernhabouthotherhpathologyhsuchhasha
htubo-ovarianhabscess.
Ah24-year-
oldhpatienthwantshtohstarththehprocesshofhtransitioninghfromhfemalehtohmale.hHehhashbeenhworking
hwithhahpsychiatristhwhohhashconfirmedhthehdiagnosishofhgenderhdysphoria.hWhichhonehofhthehfollo
winghwouldhbehthehbesthinitialhtreatmenthforhthishpatient?
A)hClomiphene
B)hLetrozoleh(Femara)
C)hLeuprolideh(Eligard)
D)hSpironolactoneh(Aldactone)
E)hTestosteroneh-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hE
Forhpatientshwithhgenderhdysphoriahorhgenderhincongruencehwhohdesirehhormonehtreatment,hthe
htreatmenthgoalhishtohsuppresshendogenoushsexhhormonehproductionhandhmaintainhsexhhormonehl
evelshinhthehnormalhrangehforhtheirhaffirmedhgender.hForhahfemale-to-
malehtransgenderhpatienththishishmostheasilyhaccomplishedhwithhtestosterone.hWhenhtestosterone
hlevelsharehmaintainedhinhthehnormalhgenetichmalehrange,hgonadotropinshandhovarianhhormonehpr
oductionhishsuppressed,hwhichhaccomplisheshbothhgoalshforhhormonalhtreatmenthwithouththehnee
dhforhadditionalhgonadotropinhsuppressionhfromhmedicationshsuchhashleuprolide.hClomiphenehcan
hincreasehserumhtestosteronehlevels,hbuthonlyhinhthehpresencehofhahfunctioninghtesticle.hLetrozolehi
shanhestrogenhreceptorhantagonist,hbuthithwouldhnothincreasehserumhtestosteronehlevels.hSpironol
actonehhashandrogenhreceptorhblockingheffectshandhwouldhnothaccomplishheitherhofhthehhormone
htreatmenthgoals.
, BasedhonhAmericanhCancerhSocietyhguidelineshforhcervicalhcancerhscreening,hwhenhshouldhHPVhD
NAhco-testinghfirsthbehperformedhalonghwithhPapanicolaouhtesting?
A)hAththehonsethofhsexualhactivity
B)hAthageh21
C)hAthageh25
D)hAthageh30
E)hAthageh35h-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hD
AccordinghtohAmericanhCancerhSocietyhguidelineshforhcervicalhcancerhscreening,hPapanicolaouh(Pa
p)htesting
shouldhbeginhathageh21hirrespectivehofhsexualhactivityhandhshouldhbehcontinuedheveryh3hyearshuntil
hageh29.hThehpreferredhscreeninghstrategyhbeginninghathageh30hishPaphtestinghwithhHPVhco-
testing,hwhichhshouldhbehcontinuedheveryh5hyearshuntilhageh65.hCervicalhscreeninghmayhbehdisconti
nuedhaththathtimehifhthehpatient'shlasthtwohtestshhavehbeenhnegativehandhthehpatienthwashtestedhwi
thinhthehprevioush5hyears.
Long-termhprotonhpumphinhibitorhusehishassociatedhwithhanhincreasedhriskhfor
A)hBarrett'shesophagus
B)hgout
C)hhypertension
D)hpneumonia
E)htypeh2hdiabetesh-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hD
Acidhsuppressionhtherapyhishassociatedhwithhanhincreasedhriskhofhcommunity-
acquiredhandhhealthhcare-associatedhpneumonia,hwhichhishrelatedhtohgastrichovergrowthhbyhgram-
negativehbacteria.hLong-
termhtreatmenthofhBarrett'shesophagushishanhindicationhforhchronichprotonhpumphinhibitorh(PPI)hus
e.hPPIhtherapyhdoeshnothincreasehthehriskhofhgout,hhypertension,horhtypeh2hdiabetes.
Anh87-year-
oldhfemalehcomeshtohyourhofficehforhanhannualhhealthhmaintenancehvisit.hShehappearshcachecticha
ndhtellshyouhthathforhthehpasth6hmonthshshehhashhadhahdecreasedhappetitehandhgeneralizedhmuscle
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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Ah42-year-oldhAsianhmalehpresentshforhfollow-
uphofhelevatedhbloodhpressure.hHehhashnohadditionalhchronichmedicalhproblemshandhishotherwiseh
asymptomatic.hAnhexaminationhishsignificanthforhahbloodhpressurehofh162/95hmmhHghbuthishotherw
isehunremarkable.
LaboratoryhFindingshunremarkable
Urinehmicroalbuminhnegative
AccordinghtohthehAmericanhCollegehofhCardiology/AmericanhHearthAssociationh2017hguidelines,hw
hichhonehofhthehfollowinghwouldhbehthehmosthappropriatehmedicationhtohinitiatehaththishtime?
A)hClonidineh(Catapres),h0.1hmghtwicehdaily
B)hHydralazine,h25hmghthreehtimeshdaily
C)hLisinopril/hydrochlorothiazideh(Zestoretic),h10/12.5hmghdaily
D)hMetoprololhtartrateh(Lopressor),h25hmghtwicehdaily
E)hTriamtereneh(Dyrenium),h50hmghdailyh-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hC
ThishpatienthhashhypertensionhandhaccordinghtohbothhJNCh8handhAmericanhCollegehofhCardiology/
AmericanhHearthAssociationh2017hguidelines,hantihypertensivehtreatmenthshouldhbehinitiated.hFor
hthehgeneralhnon-African-
Americanhpopulation,hmonotherapyhwithhanhACEhinhibitor,hanhangiotensinhreceptorhblocker,hahcal
ciumhchannelhblocker,horhahthiazidehdiuretichwouldhbehappropriatehforhinitialhmanagement.hIthishals
ohappropriatehtohinitiatehcombinationhantihypertensivehtherapyhashanhinitialhmanagementhstrateg
y,halthoughhpatientshshouldhnothtakehanhACEhinhibitorhandhanhangiotensinhreceptorhblockerhsimult
aneously.hStudieshhavehshownhthathbloodhpressurehcontrolhishachievedhfasterhwithhthehinitiationhof
hcombinationhtherapyhcomparedhtohmonotherapy,hwithouthanhincreasehinhmorbidity.hLisinopril/hy
drochlorothiazidehwouldhbehanhappropriatehchoicehinhthishpatient.h-Blockers,hvasodilators,h-
blockers,handhpotassium-
sparinghdiureticsharehnothrecommendedhashinitialhchoiceshforhthehtreatmenthofhhypertension.
,Duringhroundshaththehnursinghhome,hyouharehinformedhthaththereharehtwohresidentshonhthehunithwi
thhlaboratory-
confirmedhinfluenza.hAccordinghtohCDChguidelines,hwhohshouldhreceivehchemoprophylaxishforhinfl
uenza?
A)hOnlyhsymptomatichresidentshonhthehsamehunit
B)hOnlyhsymptomatichresidentshinhthehentirehfacility
C)hAllhasymptomatichresidentshonhthehsamehunit
D)hAllhresidentshofhthehfacilityhregardlesshofhsymptoms
E)hAllhstaffhregardlesshofhsymptomsh-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hC
Inhlong-termhcarehfacilities,hanhinfluenzahoutbreakhishdefinedhashtwohlaboratory-
confirmedhcaseshofhinfluenza
withinh72hhourshinhpatientshonhthehsamehunit.hThehCDChrecommendshchemoprophylaxishforhallhasy
mptomatichresidentshofhthehaffectedhunit.hAnyhresidenthexhibitinghsymptomshofhinfluenzahshouldh
behtreatedhforhinfluenzahandhnothgivenhchemoprophylaxishdosing.hChemoprophylaxishishnothrecom
mendedhforhresidentshofhotherhunitshunlesshthereharehtwohlaboratory-
confirmedhcaseshinhthosehunits.hFacilityhstaffhofhthehaffectedhunithcanhbehconsideredhforhchemopro
phylaxishifhtheyhhavehnothbeenhvaccinatedhorhifhtheyhhadhahrecenthvaccination,hbuthchemoprophyla
xishishnothrecommendedhforhallhstaffhinhthehentirehfacility.
Ah24-year-oldhfemalehpresentshwithhah2-
dayhhistoryhofhmildhtohmoderatehpelvichpain.hShehhashhadhtwohmalehsexhpartnershinhthehlasth6hmon
thshandhuseshoralhcontraceptiveshandhsometimeshcondoms.
Ahphysicalhexaminationhrevealshahtemperaturehofh36.4°Ch(97.5°F)handhmoderatehcervicalhmotionha
ndhuterinehtenderness.hUrinehhCGhandhahurinalysisharehnegative.hVaginalhmicroscopyhshowshonlyh
WBCs.
Thehinitiationhofhantibioticshforhtreatmenthofhpelvichinflammatoryhdiseasehinhthishpatient
A)hishappropriatehaththishtime
B)hrequireshanhelevatedhtemperature,hWBChcount,horhC-reactivehproteinhlevel
C)hshouldhbehbasedhonhthehresultshofhgonorrheahandhChlamydiahtesting
D)hshouldhbehbasedhonhthehresultshofhpelvichultrasonographyh-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hA
,Pelvichinflammatoryhdiseaseh(PID)hishahclinicalhdiagnosis,handhtreatmenthshouldhbehadministeredha
ththehtimehofhdiagnosishandhnothdelayedhuntilhthehresultshofhthehnucleichacidhamplificationhtestingh(
NAAT)hforhgonorrheahandhChlamydiaharehreturned.hThehclinicalhdiagnosishishbasedhonhanhat-
riskhwomanhpresentinghwithhlowerhabdominalhorhpelvichpain,haccompaniedhbyhcervicalhmotion,hut
erine,horhadnexalhtendernesshthathcanhrangehfromhmildhtohsevere.hTherehishoftenhahmucopurulenth
dischargehorhWBCshonhsalinehmicroscopy.hAcutehphasehindicatorshsuchhashfever,hleukocytosis,horha
nhelevatedhC-
reactivehproteinhlevelhmayhbehhelpfulhbutharehneitherhsensitivehnorhspecific.hAhpositivehNAAThishnot
hrequiredhforhdiagnosishandhtreatmenthbecausehanhupperhtracthinfectionhmayhbehpresent,horhthehca
usativehagenthmayhnothbehgonorrheahorhChlamydia.hPIDhshouldhbehconsideredhahpolymicrobialhinf
ection.hPelvichultrasonographyhmayhbehusedhifhtherehishahconcernhabouthotherhpathologyhsuchhasha
htubo-ovarianhabscess.
Ah24-year-
oldhpatienthwantshtohstarththehprocesshofhtransitioninghfromhfemalehtohmale.hHehhashbeenhworking
hwithhahpsychiatristhwhohhashconfirmedhthehdiagnosishofhgenderhdysphoria.hWhichhonehofhthehfollo
winghwouldhbehthehbesthinitialhtreatmenthforhthishpatient?
A)hClomiphene
B)hLetrozoleh(Femara)
C)hLeuprolideh(Eligard)
D)hSpironolactoneh(Aldactone)
E)hTestosteroneh-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hE
Forhpatientshwithhgenderhdysphoriahorhgenderhincongruencehwhohdesirehhormonehtreatment,hthe
htreatmenthgoalhishtohsuppresshendogenoushsexhhormonehproductionhandhmaintainhsexhhormonehl
evelshinhthehnormalhrangehforhtheirhaffirmedhgender.hForhahfemale-to-
malehtransgenderhpatienththishishmostheasilyhaccomplishedhwithhtestosterone.hWhenhtestosterone
hlevelsharehmaintainedhinhthehnormalhgenetichmalehrange,hgonadotropinshandhovarianhhormonehpr
oductionhishsuppressed,hwhichhaccomplisheshbothhgoalshforhhormonalhtreatmenthwithouththehnee
dhforhadditionalhgonadotropinhsuppressionhfromhmedicationshsuchhashleuprolide.hClomiphenehcan
hincreasehserumhtestosteronehlevels,hbuthonlyhinhthehpresencehofhahfunctioninghtesticle.hLetrozolehi
shanhestrogenhreceptorhantagonist,hbuthithwouldhnothincreasehserumhtestosteronehlevels.hSpironol
actonehhashandrogenhreceptorhblockingheffectshandhwouldhnothaccomplishheitherhofhthehhormone
htreatmenthgoals.
, BasedhonhAmericanhCancerhSocietyhguidelineshforhcervicalhcancerhscreening,hwhenhshouldhHPVhD
NAhco-testinghfirsthbehperformedhalonghwithhPapanicolaouhtesting?
A)hAththehonsethofhsexualhactivity
B)hAthageh21
C)hAthageh25
D)hAthageh30
E)hAthageh35h-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hD
AccordinghtohAmericanhCancerhSocietyhguidelineshforhcervicalhcancerhscreening,hPapanicolaouh(Pa
p)htesting
shouldhbeginhathageh21hirrespectivehofhsexualhactivityhandhshouldhbehcontinuedheveryh3hyearshuntil
hageh29.hThehpreferredhscreeninghstrategyhbeginninghathageh30hishPaphtestinghwithhHPVhco-
testing,hwhichhshouldhbehcontinuedheveryh5hyearshuntilhageh65.hCervicalhscreeninghmayhbehdisconti
nuedhaththathtimehifhthehpatient'shlasthtwohtestshhavehbeenhnegativehandhthehpatienthwashtestedhwi
thinhthehprevioush5hyears.
Long-termhprotonhpumphinhibitorhusehishassociatedhwithhanhincreasedhriskhfor
A)hBarrett'shesophagus
B)hgout
C)hhypertension
D)hpneumonia
E)htypeh2hdiabetesh-hhCORRECThANSWERSANSWER:hD
Acidhsuppressionhtherapyhishassociatedhwithhanhincreasedhriskhofhcommunity-
acquiredhandhhealthhcare-associatedhpneumonia,hwhichhishrelatedhtohgastrichovergrowthhbyhgram-
negativehbacteria.hLong-
termhtreatmenthofhBarrett'shesophagushishanhindicationhforhchronichprotonhpumphinhibitorh(PPI)hus
e.hPPIhtherapyhdoeshnothincreasehthehriskhofhgout,hhypertension,horhtypeh2hdiabetes.
Anh87-year-
oldhfemalehcomeshtohyourhofficehforhanhannualhhealthhmaintenancehvisit.hShehappearshcachecticha
ndhtellshyouhthathforhthehpasth6hmonthshshehhashhadhahdecreasedhappetitehandhgeneralizedhmuscle