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A patient presents for evaluation of a A) Musculoskeletal
sharp, aching chest pain which
increases with breathing. Which Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal
anatomic area would you localize condition, such as costochondritis or
the symptom to? intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened
by motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is
A) Musculoskeletal also a sharp chest pain which increases with a deep
B) Reproductive breath. This type of pain can
C) Urinary occur with inflammation of the pleura from
D) Endocrine pneumonia or other conditions and pulmonary
embolus.
A patient comes to the emergency C) Cardiac
room for evaluation of shortness of
breath. To which anatomic region Cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure
would you assign the symptom? are the most likely on this list to result in shortness
of breath. There are cases within the other
A) Reproductive categories which may also result
B) Urinary in shortness of breath, such as anemia in the
C) Cardiac hematologic category, pregnancy in the
D) Hematologic reproductive
category, or sepsis with UTI in the urinary category.
,A patient presents for evaluation of a C) Cardiac
cough. Which of the following
anatomic regions can be responsible The cardiac system can cause a cough if the patient
for a cough? has congestive heart failure. This results in fluid
buildup in the lungs, which in turn can cause a
A) Ophthalmologic cough that produces pink,
B) Auditory frothy sputum. A foreign body in the ear may also
C) Cardiac cause a cough by stimulating Arnold's branch of
D) Endocrine the vagus nerve, but this is less likely to be seen
clinically than heart failure.
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter B) Inflammatory
presents for evaluation of joint pain.
The pain is new, The description is most consistent with an
located in the wrists and fingers inflammatory process, although all the other
bilaterally, with some subjective etiologies should be considered. Lyme disease is an
fever. The patient denies a infection which commonly causes
rash; she also denies recent travel or arthritis, hemophilia is a hematologic condition
camping activities. She has a family which can cause bleeding in the joints, and trauma
history significant for can obviously cause joint pain.
rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this
information, which of the following
pathologic processes
would be the most correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic
,A 47-year-old contractor presents C) Degenerative
for evaluation of neck pain, which
has been intermittent for several The description is most consistent with
years. He normally takes over-the- degenerative arthritis in the neck. The
counter medications to ease the pain, patient has had intermittent symptoms and the
but this time they haven't worked as questions asked to elicit pertinent negative and
well and he still has discomfort. He positive findings are negative for infectious,
recently wallpapered the entire traumatic, or neoplastic disease.
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
A 15-year-old high school C) Allergic
sophomore comes to the clinic for
evaluation of a 3-week history This description is most consistent with allergic
of sneezing; itchy, watery eyes; clear rhinitis.
nasal discharge; ear pain; and
nonproductive cough. Which
is the most likely pathologic
process?
A) Infection
B) Inflammation
C) Allergic
D) Vascular
, A 19-year old-college student C) Head is normocephalic and atraumatic, fundi
presents to the emergency room with with blurred disc margins, neck tender to
fever, headache, and palpation, unable to perform range of motion
neck pain/stiffness. She is concerned
about the possibility of Blurred disc margins are consistent with
meningococcal meningitis. papilledema, and neck tenderness and lack of
Several of her dorm mates have range of motion are consistent with neck stiffness,
been vaccinated, but she hasn't which in this scenario is likely to be caused
been. Which of the following by meningeal inflammation. Kernig's and
physical examination descriptions is Brudzinski's signs are also helpful in testing for
most consistent with meningitis? meningeal irritation on exam.
A) Head is normocephalic and
atraumatic, fundi with sharp discs,
neck supple with full range
of motion
B) Head is normocephalic and
atraumatic, fundi with sharp discs,
neck with paraspinous
muscle spasm and limited range of
motion to the right
C) Head is normocephalic and
atraumatic, fundi with blurred disc
margins, neck tender to
palpation, unable to perform range
of motion
D) Head is normocephalic and
atraumatic, fundi with blurred disc
margins, neck supple with
full range of motion
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Terms in this set (251)
A patient presents for evaluation of a A) Musculoskeletal
sharp, aching chest pain which
increases with breathing. Which Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal
anatomic area would you localize condition, such as costochondritis or
the symptom to? intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened
by motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is
A) Musculoskeletal also a sharp chest pain which increases with a deep
B) Reproductive breath. This type of pain can
C) Urinary occur with inflammation of the pleura from
D) Endocrine pneumonia or other conditions and pulmonary
embolus.
A patient comes to the emergency C) Cardiac
room for evaluation of shortness of
breath. To which anatomic region Cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure
would you assign the symptom? are the most likely on this list to result in shortness
of breath. There are cases within the other
A) Reproductive categories which may also result
B) Urinary in shortness of breath, such as anemia in the
C) Cardiac hematologic category, pregnancy in the
D) Hematologic reproductive
category, or sepsis with UTI in the urinary category.
,A patient presents for evaluation of a C) Cardiac
cough. Which of the following
anatomic regions can be responsible The cardiac system can cause a cough if the patient
for a cough? has congestive heart failure. This results in fluid
buildup in the lungs, which in turn can cause a
A) Ophthalmologic cough that produces pink,
B) Auditory frothy sputum. A foreign body in the ear may also
C) Cardiac cause a cough by stimulating Arnold's branch of
D) Endocrine the vagus nerve, but this is less likely to be seen
clinically than heart failure.
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter B) Inflammatory
presents for evaluation of joint pain.
The pain is new, The description is most consistent with an
located in the wrists and fingers inflammatory process, although all the other
bilaterally, with some subjective etiologies should be considered. Lyme disease is an
fever. The patient denies a infection which commonly causes
rash; she also denies recent travel or arthritis, hemophilia is a hematologic condition
camping activities. She has a family which can cause bleeding in the joints, and trauma
history significant for can obviously cause joint pain.
rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this
information, which of the following
pathologic processes
would be the most correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic
,A 47-year-old contractor presents C) Degenerative
for evaluation of neck pain, which
has been intermittent for several The description is most consistent with
years. He normally takes over-the- degenerative arthritis in the neck. The
counter medications to ease the pain, patient has had intermittent symptoms and the
but this time they haven't worked as questions asked to elicit pertinent negative and
well and he still has discomfort. He positive findings are negative for infectious,
recently wallpapered the entire traumatic, or neoplastic disease.
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
A 15-year-old high school C) Allergic
sophomore comes to the clinic for
evaluation of a 3-week history This description is most consistent with allergic
of sneezing; itchy, watery eyes; clear rhinitis.
nasal discharge; ear pain; and
nonproductive cough. Which
is the most likely pathologic
process?
A) Infection
B) Inflammation
C) Allergic
D) Vascular
, A 19-year old-college student C) Head is normocephalic and atraumatic, fundi
presents to the emergency room with with blurred disc margins, neck tender to
fever, headache, and palpation, unable to perform range of motion
neck pain/stiffness. She is concerned
about the possibility of Blurred disc margins are consistent with
meningococcal meningitis. papilledema, and neck tenderness and lack of
Several of her dorm mates have range of motion are consistent with neck stiffness,
been vaccinated, but she hasn't which in this scenario is likely to be caused
been. Which of the following by meningeal inflammation. Kernig's and
physical examination descriptions is Brudzinski's signs are also helpful in testing for
most consistent with meningitis? meningeal irritation on exam.
A) Head is normocephalic and
atraumatic, fundi with sharp discs,
neck supple with full range
of motion
B) Head is normocephalic and
atraumatic, fundi with sharp discs,
neck with paraspinous
muscle spasm and limited range of
motion to the right
C) Head is normocephalic and
atraumatic, fundi with blurred disc
margins, neck tender to
palpation, unable to perform range
of motion
D) Head is normocephalic and
atraumatic, fundi with blurred disc
margins, neck supple with
full range of motion
