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CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
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A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest
pain which increases with breathing. Which anatomic
area would you localize the symptom to?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Reproductive
C) Urinary
D) Endocrine correct answers >> A) Musculoskeletal
Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal condition,
such as costochondritis or
intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened by
motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is also a
sharp chest pain which increases with a deep breath. This
type of pain can
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,occur with inflammation of the pleura from pneumonia or
other conditions and pulmonary
embolus.
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of
shortness of breath. To which anatomic region would you
assign the symptom?
A) Reproductive
B) Urinary
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic correct answers >> C) Cardiac
Cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure are the
most likely on this list to result in shortness of breath.
There are cases within the other categories which may
also result
in shortness of breath, such as anemia in the hematologic
category, pregnancy in the reproductive
category, or sepsis with UTI in the urinary category.
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the
following anatomic regions can be responsible for a
cough?
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,A) Ophthalmologic
B) Auditory
C) Cardiac
D) Endocrine correct answers >> C) Cardiac
The cardiac system can cause a cough if the patient has
congestive heart failure. This results in fluid buildup in the
lungs, which in turn can cause a cough that produces
pink,
frothy sputum. A foreign body in the ear may also cause a
cough by stimulating Arnold's branch of the vagus nerve,
but this is less likely to be seen clinically than heart
failure.
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for
evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new,
located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some
subjective fever. The patient denies a
rash; she also denies recent travel or camping activities.
She has a family history significant for
rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this information, which of
the following pathologic processes
would be the most correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
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, C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic correct answers >> B) Inflammatory
The description is most consistent with an inflammatory
process, although all the other etiologies should be
considered. Lyme disease is an infection which commonly
causes
arthritis, hemophilia is a hematologic condition which can
cause bleeding in the joints, and trauma can obviously
cause joint pain.
A 47-year-old contractor presents for evaluation of neck
pain, which has been intermittent for several years. He
normally takes over-the-counter medications to ease the
pain, but this time they haven't worked as well and he
still has discomfort. He recently wallpapered the entire
second floor in his house, which caused him great
discomfort. The pain resolved with rest. He denies fever,
chills, rash, upper respiratory symptoms, trauma, or
injury to the neck. Based on this description, what is the
most likely pathologic process?
A) Infectious
B) Neoplastic
C) Degenerative
D) Traumatic correct answers >> C) Degenerative
GRADED A+
MIDTERM EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
GRADED A+
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest
pain which increases with breathing. Which anatomic
area would you localize the symptom to?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Reproductive
C) Urinary
D) Endocrine correct answers >> A) Musculoskeletal
Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal condition,
such as costochondritis or
intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened by
motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is also a
sharp chest pain which increases with a deep breath. This
type of pain can
GRADED A+
,occur with inflammation of the pleura from pneumonia or
other conditions and pulmonary
embolus.
A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of
shortness of breath. To which anatomic region would you
assign the symptom?
A) Reproductive
B) Urinary
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic correct answers >> C) Cardiac
Cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure are the
most likely on this list to result in shortness of breath.
There are cases within the other categories which may
also result
in shortness of breath, such as anemia in the hematologic
category, pregnancy in the reproductive
category, or sepsis with UTI in the urinary category.
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the
following anatomic regions can be responsible for a
cough?
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,A) Ophthalmologic
B) Auditory
C) Cardiac
D) Endocrine correct answers >> C) Cardiac
The cardiac system can cause a cough if the patient has
congestive heart failure. This results in fluid buildup in the
lungs, which in turn can cause a cough that produces
pink,
frothy sputum. A foreign body in the ear may also cause a
cough by stimulating Arnold's branch of the vagus nerve,
but this is less likely to be seen clinically than heart
failure.
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for
evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new,
located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some
subjective fever. The patient denies a
rash; she also denies recent travel or camping activities.
She has a family history significant for
rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this information, which of
the following pathologic processes
would be the most correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
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, C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic correct answers >> B) Inflammatory
The description is most consistent with an inflammatory
process, although all the other etiologies should be
considered. Lyme disease is an infection which commonly
causes
arthritis, hemophilia is a hematologic condition which can
cause bleeding in the joints, and trauma can obviously
cause joint pain.
A 47-year-old contractor presents for evaluation of neck
pain, which has been intermittent for several years. He
normally takes over-the-counter medications to ease the
pain, but this time they haven't worked as well and he
still has discomfort. He recently wallpapered the entire
second floor in his house, which caused him great
discomfort. The pain resolved with rest. He denies fever,
chills, rash, upper respiratory symptoms, trauma, or
injury to the neck. Based on this description, what is the
most likely pathologic process?
A) Infectious
B) Neoplastic
C) Degenerative
D) Traumatic correct answers >> C) Degenerative
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