Quizzes With Complete Solutions
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the most common reaction to an allergy. ANSWER -itchy skin
What is pinpoint pain in the abdomen most likely caused by?. ANSWER -ulcer
what is pinpoint pain in the joint most likely?. ANSWER -bursitis
What is the normal range for temperature?. ANSWER -96-99.5
What is the normal pulse rate for men? women? children? newborn? elderly?. ANSWER -
Men: 72
Women: 80
Children: 90-140
Newborn: 120-160
Elderly: 70-80
What is the normal respiratory range. ANSWER -adult: 14-18 per minute
Newborn: 44 per minute
what is the normal range for blood pressure?. ANSWER -110-140/60-90
Blood pressure is normally higher in the extremities
When might you hear auculatory gaps?. ANSWER -if the patient has hypertension
what is pulse pressure. ANSWER -difference between systole and diastole
,what is the normal pulse pressure. ANSWER -30-40 mmHG
what are Korotkoff sounds?. ANSWER -sounds heard with stethoscope while taking blood
pressure
what is Maignes test?. ANSWER -Vertebro-basilar artery function maneuver
patient actively turns and hyperextends head as far left as they can and holds for 30 seconds.
This checks the left vertebral artery
what are the 5Ds and 3Ns. ANSWER -Dizziness
Drop attacks
Diploplia
dysarthria
dysphagia
Nausea
Numbness
Nystagmus
What is Wallenburgs syndrome?. ANSWER -obstruction of vertebral artery or posterior
inferior cerebellar arteries
what is subclavian steal syndrome. ANSWER -steals blood from vertebral artery through
retrograd flow
What are the laboratory findings for temporal arteritis. ANSWER -ESR increase
What are the laboratory findings for allergies. ANSWER -eosinophils
IgE
,What are the laboratory findings for myocardial infarct. ANSWER -CPK (CK), SGOT,
AST, LDH
What are the laboratory findings for the cardiovascular system (hypertension,
atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis). ANSWER -lipid profiles: HDL, LDL, VLDL, cholesterol,
trigylcerides, fasting blood sugar
What are the laboratory findings for hepatitis, alcoholism, liver cancer, biliary duct
obstruction. ANSWER -SGPT, SGOT, GGT, LDH, A/G RATIO, BUN, bilirubin, alkaline
phosphatase
how is hepatitis A transmitted? B? C?. ANSWER -A: food
B: drug use
C: blood transfusion
What are the laboratory findings for pancreatitis?. ANSWER -amylase and lipase
What are the laboratory findings for diabetes mellitus?. ANSWER -FBS, glucose tolerance
test (GTT), 2 hour post prandial glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin
What are the laboratory findings for renal disease. ANSWER -BUN, uric acid, creatinine
What are the laboratory findings for hydatiform mole, choriocarcinoma, normal pregnancy
(Uterus). ANSWER -human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
What are the laboratory findings for prostate cancer. ANSWER -acid phosphatase
What are the laboratory findings for muscular dystrophy. ANSWER -CPK increased,
creatinine decreased
What are the laboratory findings for pagets. ANSWER -alkaline phosphatase
what is the etiology for pagets. ANSWER -unknown
, what do spider angiomas on the stomach indicate. ANSWER -long term damage to liver
from alcoholism
what lab finding should you use to check for jaundice. ANSWER -direct bilirubin (form
duct obstruction)
What finding is common for vitamin A toxcitiy. ANSWER -yellow skin
what is the most common primary cancer of the spine. ANSWER -multiple myeloma
What are the laboratory findings for multiple myeloma. ANSWER -AG ratio reversal (1:2),
bence jones protein in urine, M spikes of IgG
what does scaly eyebrows indicate?. ANSWER -seborrhea
what does loss of lateral 1/3 of eyebrow indicate?. ANSWER -myxedema (hypothyroidism)
what does quantitative loss of eyebrows indicate?. ANSWER -normal with aging
what does ptosis indicate?. ANSWER -horner's, CN 3, paralysis, MG
what does failure to cover eyeball indicate?. ANSWER -exopthalamosis.. hyperthyroidism
what does ectropion indicate?. ANSWER -lid turned outward; found in elderly
what does entropion indicate?. ANSWER -lid turned inward; found in elderly
what does periorbital edema indicate?. ANSWER -allergies, myxedema, nephrotic
syndrome
what does blepharitis indicate?. ANSWER -inflammation seborrhea, staph infection