CMN 577 - FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 23-year-old male with myalgia, weakness, and
tea-colored urine after intense exercise? - Answers - Rhabdomyolysis
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 3-year-old child with red, watery eyes and clear
discharge? - Answers - Viral conjunctivitis
What is the first-line treatment for a 16-year-old with comedones and mild facial
inflammation? - Answers - Benzoyl peroxide + topical tretinoin
Which parent statement indicates a need for further education in a child with eczema? -
Answers - I will use scented moisturizer daily to lubricate the skin.
What is the top differential diagnosis for a 64-year-old woman with the worst headache
of her life? - Answers - Subarachnoid hemorrhage
What is the most likely diagnosis for an 11-year-old overweight female with papilledema
and positional headache? - Answers - Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
(Pseudotumor cerebri)
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 16-year-old with fatigue, pallor, and microcytic
anemia? - Answers - Iron deficiency anemia
What is the most likely diagnosis for a patient with unilateral facial drooping including
the forehead? - Answers - Bell's palsy
What is the most likely diagnosis for a school-aged child with honey-colored crusted
lesions around the nose? - Answers - Impetigo
What is the most likely diagnosis for a patient with persistent burning foot pain and
diabetes? - Answers - Peripheral neuropathy
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 45-year-old with RUQ pain after fatty meals? -
Answers - Cholelithiasis
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 6-year-old with inspiratory stridor and drooling? -
Answers - Epiglottitis
What is the diagnosis for a 12-year-old boy with acute knee pain and tenderness at the
tibial tubercle? - Answers - Osgood-Schlatter disease
,What condition should be suspected for a patient with unilateral tinnitus and gradual
hearing loss? - Answers - Acoustic neuroma
What is the likely diagnosis for a patient with severe eye pain after welding without
goggles? - Answers - UV keratitis (welder's flash)
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 9-year-old with linear vesicular lesions on the
arms? - Answers - Poison ivy dermatitis
What is the most likely diagnosis for a child with fever, sore throat, and strawberry
tongue? - Answers - Scarlet fever
What is the diagnosis for a patient with fatigue, cold intolerance, and elevated TSH? -
Answers - Hypothyroidism
What is the next step for a patient with asthma using their rescue inhaler daily? -
Answers - Start inhaled corticosteroid
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 75-year-old with new confusion, fever, and cloudy
urine? - Answers - UTI
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 7-year-old with unilateral ear pain after
swimming? - Answers - Otitis externa
What is the likely diagnosis for a 70-year-old patient with progressive central vision
loss? - Answers - Macular degeneration
What is the likely diagnosis for a young adult with severe sore throat and posterior
cervical adenopathy? - Answers - Mono
What is the diagnosis for a child with a barky cough and steeple sign? - Answers -
Croup
What is the likely cause of difficulty swallowing solids in a patient with chronic GERD? -
Answers - Esophageal stricture
What is the diagnosis for a child with a sandpaper rash and strawberry tongue? -
Answers - Scarlet fever
What is the likely diagnosis for a patient with RUQ pain, fever, and jaundice? - Answers
- Cholangitis
What is the likely diagnosis for a 6-year-old with annular, scaly plaques on the arm? -
Answers - Tinea corporis
, What is the diagnosis for a 10-year-old with target lesions following a viral illness? -
Answers - Erythema multiforme
What is the likely diagnosis for a woman with fatigue and glossitis with macrocytic
anemia? - Answers - B12 deficiency
What is the likely diagnosis for a patient with a tremor that improves with alcohol? -
Answers - Essential tremor
What would be expected in a patient with hyperthyroidism? - Answers - Heat intolerance
What is the likely diagnosis for a child with fever, drooling, and tripod positioning? -
Answers - Epiglottitis
What is the diagnosis for a child with fever and a "slapped cheek" rash? - Answers -
Fifth disease
What is the best initial test for a diabetic patient with unilateral leg swelling? - Answers -
Venous Doppler ultrasound
What is the diagnosis for a patient with chronic cough producing sputum for 3 months
per year? - Answers - Chronic bronchitis
What likely condition does a child with an itchy scalp and scaling have? - Answers -
Tinea capitis
What is the likely diagnosis for a patient presenting with sharp chest pain worsened with
inspiration? - Answers - Pericarditis
What is the concern for a patient with unilateral sudden vision loss and floaters? -
Answers - Retinal detachment
What is the likely diagnosis for a woman with dysuria, frequency, and no flank pain? -
Answers - Cystitis
What is the diagnosis for a patient with fatigue, constipation, dry skin, and elevated
TSH? - Answers - Hypothyroidism
What is the likely diagnosis for a child presenting with fever, inspiratory stridor, and
drooling? - Answers - Epiglottitis
What is the first-line treatment for asthma? - Answers - Inhaled corticosteroid
What is the likely diagnosis for a diabetic patient with burning foot pain worse at night? -
Answers - Peripheral neuropathy
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 23-year-old male with myalgia, weakness, and
tea-colored urine after intense exercise? - Answers - Rhabdomyolysis
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 3-year-old child with red, watery eyes and clear
discharge? - Answers - Viral conjunctivitis
What is the first-line treatment for a 16-year-old with comedones and mild facial
inflammation? - Answers - Benzoyl peroxide + topical tretinoin
Which parent statement indicates a need for further education in a child with eczema? -
Answers - I will use scented moisturizer daily to lubricate the skin.
What is the top differential diagnosis for a 64-year-old woman with the worst headache
of her life? - Answers - Subarachnoid hemorrhage
What is the most likely diagnosis for an 11-year-old overweight female with papilledema
and positional headache? - Answers - Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
(Pseudotumor cerebri)
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 16-year-old with fatigue, pallor, and microcytic
anemia? - Answers - Iron deficiency anemia
What is the most likely diagnosis for a patient with unilateral facial drooping including
the forehead? - Answers - Bell's palsy
What is the most likely diagnosis for a school-aged child with honey-colored crusted
lesions around the nose? - Answers - Impetigo
What is the most likely diagnosis for a patient with persistent burning foot pain and
diabetes? - Answers - Peripheral neuropathy
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 45-year-old with RUQ pain after fatty meals? -
Answers - Cholelithiasis
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 6-year-old with inspiratory stridor and drooling? -
Answers - Epiglottitis
What is the diagnosis for a 12-year-old boy with acute knee pain and tenderness at the
tibial tubercle? - Answers - Osgood-Schlatter disease
,What condition should be suspected for a patient with unilateral tinnitus and gradual
hearing loss? - Answers - Acoustic neuroma
What is the likely diagnosis for a patient with severe eye pain after welding without
goggles? - Answers - UV keratitis (welder's flash)
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 9-year-old with linear vesicular lesions on the
arms? - Answers - Poison ivy dermatitis
What is the most likely diagnosis for a child with fever, sore throat, and strawberry
tongue? - Answers - Scarlet fever
What is the diagnosis for a patient with fatigue, cold intolerance, and elevated TSH? -
Answers - Hypothyroidism
What is the next step for a patient with asthma using their rescue inhaler daily? -
Answers - Start inhaled corticosteroid
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 75-year-old with new confusion, fever, and cloudy
urine? - Answers - UTI
What is the most likely diagnosis for a 7-year-old with unilateral ear pain after
swimming? - Answers - Otitis externa
What is the likely diagnosis for a 70-year-old patient with progressive central vision
loss? - Answers - Macular degeneration
What is the likely diagnosis for a young adult with severe sore throat and posterior
cervical adenopathy? - Answers - Mono
What is the diagnosis for a child with a barky cough and steeple sign? - Answers -
Croup
What is the likely cause of difficulty swallowing solids in a patient with chronic GERD? -
Answers - Esophageal stricture
What is the diagnosis for a child with a sandpaper rash and strawberry tongue? -
Answers - Scarlet fever
What is the likely diagnosis for a patient with RUQ pain, fever, and jaundice? - Answers
- Cholangitis
What is the likely diagnosis for a 6-year-old with annular, scaly plaques on the arm? -
Answers - Tinea corporis
, What is the diagnosis for a 10-year-old with target lesions following a viral illness? -
Answers - Erythema multiforme
What is the likely diagnosis for a woman with fatigue and glossitis with macrocytic
anemia? - Answers - B12 deficiency
What is the likely diagnosis for a patient with a tremor that improves with alcohol? -
Answers - Essential tremor
What would be expected in a patient with hyperthyroidism? - Answers - Heat intolerance
What is the likely diagnosis for a child with fever, drooling, and tripod positioning? -
Answers - Epiglottitis
What is the diagnosis for a child with fever and a "slapped cheek" rash? - Answers -
Fifth disease
What is the best initial test for a diabetic patient with unilateral leg swelling? - Answers -
Venous Doppler ultrasound
What is the diagnosis for a patient with chronic cough producing sputum for 3 months
per year? - Answers - Chronic bronchitis
What likely condition does a child with an itchy scalp and scaling have? - Answers -
Tinea capitis
What is the likely diagnosis for a patient presenting with sharp chest pain worsened with
inspiration? - Answers - Pericarditis
What is the concern for a patient with unilateral sudden vision loss and floaters? -
Answers - Retinal detachment
What is the likely diagnosis for a woman with dysuria, frequency, and no flank pain? -
Answers - Cystitis
What is the diagnosis for a patient with fatigue, constipation, dry skin, and elevated
TSH? - Answers - Hypothyroidism
What is the likely diagnosis for a child presenting with fever, inspiratory stridor, and
drooling? - Answers - Epiglottitis
What is the first-line treatment for asthma? - Answers - Inhaled corticosteroid
What is the likely diagnosis for a diabetic patient with burning foot pain worse at night? -
Answers - Peripheral neuropathy
