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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
for a cough? patient 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
fever. The patient denies a an 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 patient has had intermittent symptoms and the
pain, but this time they haven't questions asked to elicit pertinent negative and
worked as well and he still has positive findings are negative for infectious,
discomfort. He recently wallpapered traumatic, or neoplastic disease.
the entire 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
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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
for a cough? patient 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
fever. The patient denies a an 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 patient has had intermittent symptoms and the
pain, but this time they haven't questions asked to elicit pertinent negative and
worked as well and he still has positive findings are negative for infectious,
discomfort. He recently wallpapered traumatic, or neoplastic disease.
the entire 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
