2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ childbearing, African. Answer: lupus is most commonly seen in
women of __________________________ age and in __________________
Americans
◉ rheumatology. Answer: which specialty should we refer lupus
patients to?
◉ myxedema coma. Answer: Life-threatening condition associated
with hypothyroidism, symptoms include abnormally low body
temperature, swelling (including tongue thickening), confusion,
lethargy and difficulty breathing. Can be precipitated by lithium and
amiodarone
◉ HIV. Answer: ____________ is diagnosed through an HIV1/HIV2
antigen/antibody immunoassay, if this test is positive than order an
HIV1/HIV2 antibody differentiation immunoassay, we no longer use
the western blot
◉ CD4. Answer: ____________ count must be monitored after a patients
has been diagnosed with HIV
, ◉ 350. Answer: antiretroviral drugs should be initiated at a CD4
count of ___________ or less
◉ increased. Answer: pain from a gastric ulcer is ____________________
by eating
◉ relieved. Answer: pain from a duodenal ulcer is ________________ by
eating and then occurs 1-3 hours later
◉ fecal antigen. Answer: the best test for diagnosing H. pylori is the
_____________ _____________________ test, can also use the urea breath test
but patients must stop taking H2s or PPIs for 2 weeks before test or
the serum antibody test but if they have ever had H. pylori in the
past this test will be positive
◉ viral. Answer: most cases of gastroenteritis are ________________ in
nature
◉ fluoroquinolones, macrolides, flagyl. Answer: treatment of
bacterial gastroenteritis caused by salmonella, shigella, E. coli and
campylobacter should be with _______________________ or
_____________________ while treatment of bacterial gastroenteritis
caused by giardia should be with __________________