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MN 568 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A patient with type 2 diabetes comes to the clinic after reading
about metformin in a magazine. Which condition that the patient
also has would be a contraindication to taking metformin?
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Inflammatory bowel disease
C. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Renal disease - ANSWER-Renal Disease
The clinician sees a patient who has a body mass index (BMI) of
32.4 kg/m2. How would the clinician classify this patient?
A. Overweight
B. Obesity Class 1
C. Obesity Class 2
D. Obesity Class 3 - ANSWER-Obesity Class 1
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Which blood test would confirm a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus?
A. A1c 5.5%
B. Fasting plasma glucose level of 120 mg/dL
C. Oral glucose tolerance test 250 mg/dL (2-hour level)
D. Random plasma glucose level 175 mg/dL - ANSWER-Oral
glucose tolerance test 250 mg/dL (2-hour level)
Which test should the clinician order to confirm Charcot foot?
A. Bone scan of lower extremities
B. Computed tomography (CT) scan
C. X-ray of the foot
D. Culture of the foot ulcer - ANSWER-X-ray of the foot
The clinician should question the patient with suspected gout
about use of which of these medications?
A. Antihypertensives
B. Thiazide diuretics
C. Cardiac glycosides
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D. Potassium supplements - ANSWER-Thiazide diuretics
A woman presents with new-onset hoarseness with hemoptysis.
For which condition should the clinician focus an examination?
A. Hyperthyroidism
B. Pheochromocytoma
C. Cushing's syndrome
D. Thyroid cancer - ANSWER-Thyroid cancer
Which statement by the patient would indicate teaching has been
successful regarding management of Cushing's syndrome at
home?
A. "I will take cortisone on an empty stomach."
B. "I will stay away from large crowds."
C. "I will maintain a low-protein diet."
D. "I will avoid foods high in potassium." - ANSWER-"I will stay
away from large crowds."
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The patient presents to the clinic with a "buffalo hump," weight
gain, easy bruising, and hyperpigmentation. Which initial
diagnostic test should the clinician order?
A. 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test
B. Abdominal computer tomography scan
C. RAI uptake testing
D. Early-morning salivary cortisol - ANSWER-1 mg overnight
dexamethasone suppression test
The clinician suspects a patient has Addison's disease. Which
clinical manifestation would the clinician observe upon a physical
examination?
A. Moon face
B. Central obesity
C. Hyperpigmentation
D. Myxedema coma - ANSWER-Hyperpigmentation
MN 568 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A patient with type 2 diabetes comes to the clinic after reading
about metformin in a magazine. Which condition that the patient
also has would be a contraindication to taking metformin?
A. Ulcerative colitis
B. Inflammatory bowel disease
C. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Renal disease - ANSWER-Renal Disease
The clinician sees a patient who has a body mass index (BMI) of
32.4 kg/m2. How would the clinician classify this patient?
A. Overweight
B. Obesity Class 1
C. Obesity Class 2
D. Obesity Class 3 - ANSWER-Obesity Class 1
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Which blood test would confirm a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus?
A. A1c 5.5%
B. Fasting plasma glucose level of 120 mg/dL
C. Oral glucose tolerance test 250 mg/dL (2-hour level)
D. Random plasma glucose level 175 mg/dL - ANSWER-Oral
glucose tolerance test 250 mg/dL (2-hour level)
Which test should the clinician order to confirm Charcot foot?
A. Bone scan of lower extremities
B. Computed tomography (CT) scan
C. X-ray of the foot
D. Culture of the foot ulcer - ANSWER-X-ray of the foot
The clinician should question the patient with suspected gout
about use of which of these medications?
A. Antihypertensives
B. Thiazide diuretics
C. Cardiac glycosides
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D. Potassium supplements - ANSWER-Thiazide diuretics
A woman presents with new-onset hoarseness with hemoptysis.
For which condition should the clinician focus an examination?
A. Hyperthyroidism
B. Pheochromocytoma
C. Cushing's syndrome
D. Thyroid cancer - ANSWER-Thyroid cancer
Which statement by the patient would indicate teaching has been
successful regarding management of Cushing's syndrome at
home?
A. "I will take cortisone on an empty stomach."
B. "I will stay away from large crowds."
C. "I will maintain a low-protein diet."
D. "I will avoid foods high in potassium." - ANSWER-"I will stay
away from large crowds."
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The patient presents to the clinic with a "buffalo hump," weight
gain, easy bruising, and hyperpigmentation. Which initial
diagnostic test should the clinician order?
A. 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test
B. Abdominal computer tomography scan
C. RAI uptake testing
D. Early-morning salivary cortisol - ANSWER-1 mg overnight
dexamethasone suppression test
The clinician suspects a patient has Addison's disease. Which
clinical manifestation would the clinician observe upon a physical
examination?
A. Moon face
B. Central obesity
C. Hyperpigmentation
D. Myxedema coma - ANSWER-Hyperpigmentation
