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Family Medicine Board Review Questions and Answers | 100% Verified 2026–2027 Comprehensive Exam Prep for Physicians, Residents & Medical Students 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 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? 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? 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? 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? Lachman test Signs of multiple myeloma end organ damage? 1. hypercalcemia 2. Renal Failure 3. Anemia 4. Skeletal lesions MM signs - presence of M protein, monoclonal plasma cells, both What is femoral neuropathy?