Questions 2026 Exam All
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Given
most likely cause of the following symptoms
1. frequent abdominal pain
2. nonbloody diarrhea
3. 20 lb weight loss
,4. chronic intensely pruritic vesicular rash - ANSWER ✔✔celiac sprue
(autoimmune d/o)
inflammation of small bowel wall, blunting of villi (villous atrophy),
resultant malabsorption
serum IgA tissue transglutaminase antibodies (TTG)
dermatitis herpetiformis
Signs of primary hyperaldosteronism, and diagnosis? - ANSWER
✔✔1. uncontrollable blood pressure (more common in women)
2. weakness (or asymptomatic)
3. hypokalemia
morning plasma aldosterone/renin ratio (ratio 20 or more, and
aldosterone level is 15 ng/dL)
What is thyroiditis? - ANSWER ✔✔Inflammatory or destructive (can
be subacute, acute, or chronic)
, ie thyroid can recover
1. period of hyperthyroidism (transient)
2. acute; period of hypothyroidism; chronic - leads to persistent
hypothyroidism
in thyroidits, the thyroid is NOT MAKING any thyroid, just releasing
premade thyroid, ie transient hyperthyroidism
What does a thyroid panel show of someone with euthyroid sick
syndrome? - ANSWER ✔✔abnormal TSH, Normal T4
patient has no symptoms of thyroid dz but are acutely ill w/ some critical
illness
Most sensitive test for ACL tear? - ANSWER ✔✔Lachman test
Signs of multiple myeloma end organ damage? - ANSWER ✔✔1.
hypercalcemia
2. Renal Failure
3. Anemia
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