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Janet is a 30 year old woman who d. paresthesia of the perineum and buttocks
has been recently diagnosed with a
herniated disc at the level of L5-S1.
She is currently in the emergency
room with suspician of cauda equna
compression. Which of the following
is a sign or symptom of cauda equina
compression?
a. gastrocnemius weakness
b. reduced or absent ankle refles
c. numbness of the lateral foot
d. paresthesia of the perineum and
buttocks
,The patient has acute pancreatitis a. a high mortality rate
with 7 of the diagnostic criteria from
Ranson's Criteria. In order to plan
care, the clinician understands that
this criteria score has which of the
following meanings?
a. a high mortality rate
b. an increased chance of recurrence
c. 7% chance of the disease
becoming chronic
d. all of the above
Reuben, age 24, has HIV and just had a. a favorable diagnostic trend
a routine viral load test done. The
results show a falling viral load What
does this indicate
a. a favorable diagnostic trend
b. disease progression
c. the need to be more aggressive
with Reuben's medications
d. the eradication of the HIV
,Which is the differentiating symptom d. hearing loss may be associated with labyrinthitis
mbetween labyrinthitis and vestibular ,but not with vestibular neuritis.
neuritis?
a. symptoms with vestibular neuritis
are usually acute in onset, whereas
with labyrinthitis the onet is more
gradual
b. hearing loss may be associated
with vestibular neuritis, but not with
labyrinthitis
c. symptoms with labyrinthitis are
usually acute in onset, ,whereas with
vesticular neuritis the onset is more
gradual
d. hearing loss may be associated
with labyrinthitis ,but not with
vestibular neuritis.
A 27 year old female presents with a c. blood in urine and frequency
chief complaint of burning and pain
on urination. She has no previous
history of urinary tract infection. what
are some additional symptoms
consistant with a diagnosis of lower
UTI?
a. back and abdominal pain
b. fever, chills, costovertebral angle
(CVA) tenderness
c. blood in urine and frequency
d. foul-smelling discharge, perineal
itch
, The differential diagnosis for vertigo d. all of the above
can be classified into which of the
following categories:
a. peripheral vestibular disease
b. CNS disorders
c. Systemic disorders
d. all of the above
Sam is a 25-year-old man who has b. unilateral radicular pain symptoms that extend
been diagnosed with low back strain below the knee and are equal to or greater than
based on his history of localized low the back pain
back pain and muscle spasm along
with a normal neurological
examination. As the clinician, you
explain to Sam that low back pain is
a diagnosis of exclusion. Which of
the following symptoms would alert
the clinician to the more serious
finding of a herniated nucleus
pulposus or ruptured disc?
a. morning stiffness and limited
mobility of the lumbar spine
b. unilateral radicular pain symptoms
that extend below the knee and are
equal to or greater than the back
pain
c. Fever, chills, and elevated
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
d. pathologic fractures, severe night
pain, weight loss and fatigue
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Janet is a 30 year old woman who d. paresthesia of the perineum and buttocks
has been recently diagnosed with a
herniated disc at the level of L5-S1.
She is currently in the emergency
room with suspician of cauda equna
compression. Which of the following
is a sign or symptom of cauda equina
compression?
a. gastrocnemius weakness
b. reduced or absent ankle refles
c. numbness of the lateral foot
d. paresthesia of the perineum and
buttocks
,The patient has acute pancreatitis a. a high mortality rate
with 7 of the diagnostic criteria from
Ranson's Criteria. In order to plan
care, the clinician understands that
this criteria score has which of the
following meanings?
a. a high mortality rate
b. an increased chance of recurrence
c. 7% chance of the disease
becoming chronic
d. all of the above
Reuben, age 24, has HIV and just had a. a favorable diagnostic trend
a routine viral load test done. The
results show a falling viral load What
does this indicate
a. a favorable diagnostic trend
b. disease progression
c. the need to be more aggressive
with Reuben's medications
d. the eradication of the HIV
,Which is the differentiating symptom d. hearing loss may be associated with labyrinthitis
mbetween labyrinthitis and vestibular ,but not with vestibular neuritis.
neuritis?
a. symptoms with vestibular neuritis
are usually acute in onset, whereas
with labyrinthitis the onet is more
gradual
b. hearing loss may be associated
with vestibular neuritis, but not with
labyrinthitis
c. symptoms with labyrinthitis are
usually acute in onset, ,whereas with
vesticular neuritis the onset is more
gradual
d. hearing loss may be associated
with labyrinthitis ,but not with
vestibular neuritis.
A 27 year old female presents with a c. blood in urine and frequency
chief complaint of burning and pain
on urination. She has no previous
history of urinary tract infection. what
are some additional symptoms
consistant with a diagnosis of lower
UTI?
a. back and abdominal pain
b. fever, chills, costovertebral angle
(CVA) tenderness
c. blood in urine and frequency
d. foul-smelling discharge, perineal
itch
, The differential diagnosis for vertigo d. all of the above
can be classified into which of the
following categories:
a. peripheral vestibular disease
b. CNS disorders
c. Systemic disorders
d. all of the above
Sam is a 25-year-old man who has b. unilateral radicular pain symptoms that extend
been diagnosed with low back strain below the knee and are equal to or greater than
based on his history of localized low the back pain
back pain and muscle spasm along
with a normal neurological
examination. As the clinician, you
explain to Sam that low back pain is
a diagnosis of exclusion. Which of
the following symptoms would alert
the clinician to the more serious
finding of a herniated nucleus
pulposus or ruptured disc?
a. morning stiffness and limited
mobility of the lumbar spine
b. unilateral radicular pain symptoms
that extend below the knee and are
equal to or greater than the back
pain
c. Fever, chills, and elevated
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
d. pathologic fractures, severe night
pain, weight loss and fatigue
