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62IyearIoldIwomanI-IosteoporosisI–
IaIbisphosphonateIisIprescribed.ITheIexpectedIbeneficialIeffectIofItheIdrugIisIdueItoIwhichIofItheIfollowin
g?I
DecreasedIOsteoclastIActivityI
CohotIStudyIofIelderlyIwomenI–
IrelativeIriskIratioIforIhipIfracturesIamongIthoseIwhoIexerciseIregularlyIisI1.2I(95%IconfidenceIintervalIo
fI1.1ItoI1.8).IWhichIofItheIfollowingIisItheIconclusionIaboutItheIeffectIofIexerciseIonItheIriskIofIhipIfractu
re?I
StatisticallyISignificantIOverallIIncreaseIRiskI
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52IyearIoldImanIgoesItoIERIwithIchestIpainIradiatingItoIhisIjawIwhileIshovelingIsnow.IPulseIisI80/minIandI
bloodIpressureIisI130/70.ITheImostIimmediateItreatmentImechanismIofIaction?I
IncreasedInitricIoxideIconcentrationI
24IyearIoldIwomanI–IspilledIhotIgreaseIonIherIleftIlegIwhileIworkingIatIaIfast-
foodIrestaurant.IExamIofIlegIshowsI7cmIpink,Isoft,Igranular,IedematousIwound.ITheIformationIofIthisItiss
ueIwasImostIlikelyIcausedIbyIincreasedIactivityIofIwhich?I
a.IVascularIEndothelialIGrowthIFactorI
VEGFI–IstimulatesIangiogenesiss.I
TYPEIIIIICollagenI=IBloodIVesselsI–IearlyIwoundIrepairI
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27IyearIoldIman-IMVCI–IskullIx-rayIshowsIaIlinear,InondepressedIbasalIskullIfractureI–
IincreasedIserumIosmIandIdecreasedIurinIosm.IFollowingIdesmopressinIurineIosmIincreases.IDesmo
pressin’sIeffectIisIdueItoItheIactivationIofIwhichIofItheIfollowing?I
a.IAdenylylICyclaseI
AdenylateICyclaseI–IATPI–ICAMPI--IPROTEKINASEIAI--ICaIv2I
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AI10ImonthIoldIboyI–
I4IdayIhistoryIofIfeverIandIcough.IHeIattendsIdayIcareIcenter.IChestIexamIshowsIintercostalIretractionsIal
ongIwithIbilateral,IdiffuseIwheezesIandIexpiratoryIrhonchi.ITheIinfectiousIagentImostIlikelyIhasIwhichIof
ItheIfollowingIproperties?I
MediationIofICellIEntryIviaIaIfusionIproteinI
AI17IyearIoldIgirlIinIEDI–
I15IminutesIafterIbeingIstungIbyIaIbee.IMildIlightIheadednessIbutInoIdifficultyIswallowing-
IBilateralIwheezingI-IWhichIisImostIappropriateIpharmacotherapyIforIthisIpatient?I
B2-IAgonistI
14IyearIoldIboyI-
I2IdayIhistoryIofIsoreIthroatIandIfeverIthatIpeaksIinIlateIafternoon.I1IweekIofIfatigue.IHeIrecentalyIhadIsexI
withIoneIpartner.IPhysicalIexamIshowIcervicalIlymphadenopathyIandIpharyngealIerythemaIwithIaIcreamy
Iexudate.IDX?I
InfectiousIMononucleosisI
57IyearIoldImanI–
IradiationItherapyIforIsquamousIcellIcarcinomaIofItheIlung.IDespiteItherapy,ItumorIincreasesIinIsizeIand
IheIdiesI6ImonthsIlater.ITheIprogressiveItumorIgrowthIisIdueItoIaIdefectIinIcellIcycleIarrestIinIwhichIofIth
eIfollowingIphasesIofIcellIcycle?I
G1I
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28IyearIoldI–IlivedIinIsub-SaharanIAfricaI–IuntilIheIcameItoItheIUS.ITempIofI100.4I–
IimagingIshowsIbilateralIhydroureterIandIhydronephrosis.IBiopsyIshowsImarkedIfibrosisIandIscattere
dIgranulomas.IDX?I
SchistosomiasisI
AIcoupleIwithIaIfamilyIhistoryIofIa-
thalassemia.IWomanIhasIoneIgeneIdeletionIandImanIhasItwoIgeneIdeletion.IIfItheItwoIgeneIisItransI–
IwhatIpercentageIofIoffspringIwillIhaveIaItwoIgeneIdeletion?I
50%I
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previouslyIhealthyI40IyearIbroughtItoIemergencyIdepartmentIbyIherIhusbandI–
I2IdayIhistoryIofIfever,Ilethargy,Iconfusion.IPEIshowsIscatteredIpetechiaeIandIecchymosesIoverItheIlower
IextremitiesI–I3+IpolychromasiaIandI3+IschistocytesIandILowIplateletsIDx?I
ThromboticIThrombocytopeniaIPurpuraI
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16IyearIoldIboyI–IisIadmittedItoItheIERIbecauseIofIaIknifeIwoundItoItheIleftIsideIofIhisIchest.IAnIX-
rayIofItheIchestIshowsIanIair-
fluidIlevelIinItheIleftIsideIofItheIchest,IpartialIcollapseIofItheIleftIlung,IandItheIelevationIofItheIstomachIb
ubble.ITheImediastinumIisImidline.IDX?I
HemopneumpothoraxIunderItensionI
49IyearIoldIwomanI–IcoronaryIarteryIdiseaseI–IBPI140/90I-
HighICholesterol,IHighILDLI(190),IHighItriglyceridesI(350)I–
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TXIwithIatorvastatinIandIlosartan.IWhatIareItheIeffectsIonIHDLIandITriglycerides?IHDLIincreasedI
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TriglyceridesIDecreasedI
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73IyeareIoldI–
IdiffuseIweaknessIandItinglingIofIherIarmsIandIlegs.ISensationIandIvibrationIandIpositionIisIdecreasedIinIa
llIextremities.IWhatIvitaminIdeficiency?I
VitaminIB12I–I(cyanocobalamin)I
TeaIandIToastI–IlowIB12IinIdietI
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15IyearIoldIgirlI–I3ImonthIhistoryIofIacneI–IwhichIisItheIunderlyingIcauseIofItheIpatientsIacne?I