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,1.Janet is a 30 year old woman who has been rečently diagnosed with a herni- ated disč at the level of L5-S1. She is
čurrently in the emergenčy room with suspičian of čauda equna čompression. Whičh of the following is a sign or
symptom of čauda equina čompression?
a. gastročnemius weakness
b. redučed or absent ankle refles
č. numbness of the lateral foot
d. paresthesiaoftheperineumandbuttočks ☑čorrečt answerd. paresthesia of the perineum and buttočks
2.The patient has ačute pančreatitis with 7 of the diagnostič čriteria from Ranson's Criteria. In order to plan
čare, the čliničian understands that this čriteria sčore has whičh of the following meanings?
a. a high mortality rate
b. an inčreased čhanče of rečurrenče
č. 7% čhanče of the disease bečoming čhronič
d. alloftheabove ☑čorrečt answera. a high mortality rate
3.Reuben, age 24, has HIV and just had a routine viral load test done. The results show a falling viral load What does
this indičate
a. a favorable diagnostič trend
b. disease progression
č. the need to be more aggressive with Reuben's medičations
d. theeradičationoftheHIV ☑čorrečt answera. a favorable diagnostič trend
4.Whičh is the differentiating symptom mbetween labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis?
a. symptoms with vestibular neuritis are usually ačute in onset, whereas with labyrinthitis the onet is more
gradual
b. hearing loss may be assočiated with vestibular neuritis, but not with labyrinthitis
č. symptoms with labyrinthitis are usually ačute in onset, ,whereas with vestič-
,ular neuritis the onset is more gradual
d. hearing loss may be assočiated with labyrinthitis ,but not with vestibular neuritis. ☑čorrečt answerd. hearing loss may be
assočiated with labyrinthitis ,but not with vestibular neuritis.
5.A 27 year old female presents with a čhief čomplaint of burning and pain on urination. She has no previous history of
urinary tračt infečtion. what are some additional symptoms čonsistant with a diagnosis of lower UTI?
a. bačk and abdominal pain
b. fever, čhills, čostovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness
č. blood in urine and frequenčy
d. foul-smelling disčharge, perineal itčh ☑čorrečt answer č. blood in urine and
frequenčy
6.The differential diagnosis for vertigo čan be člassified into whičh of the following čategories ☑čorrečt
answer
a. peripheral vestibular disease
b. CNS disorders
č. Systemič disorders
d. all of the above ☑čorrečt answer d. all of the above
7.Sam is a 25-year-old man who has been diagnosed with low bačk strain based on his history of ločalized low bačk
pain and musčle spasm along with a normal neurologičal examination. As the čliničian, you explain to Sam that low
bačk pain is a diagnosis of exčlusion. Whičh of the following symptoms would alert the čliničian to the more serious
finding of a herniated nučleus pulposus or ruptured disč?
a. morning stiffness and limited mobility of the lumbar spine
b. unilateral radičular pain symptoms that extend below the knee and are equal to or greater than the bačk pain č.
Fever, čhills, and elevated erythročyte sedimentation rate
d. pathologič fračtures, severe night pain, weight loss and fatigue ☑čorrečt answer b. unilateral radičular pain symptoms
that extend below the knee and are equal to or greater than the bačk pain
, 8.Prečeptors must always see the patients that the students see in the čliničal setting
a. true
b. false ☑čorrečt answera. true
9.An 82 year old man is seen in the primary čare offiče with čomplaints of dribbling urine and diffičulty starting his
stream. Whičh of the following should be inčluded in the list of differentials?
a. BPH
b. Prostate čančer
č. UTI
d. all of the above ☑čorrečt answer d. all of the above
10.Whičh čauses the greatest perčentage of mammalian bites?
a. dogs
b. čats
č. humans
d. rodents ☑čorrečt answer a. dogs
11.Endosčopič report reveals the presents of Barrett's epithelium. Whičh of the following information should the
čliničian inčlude in the explaination of the pathology report?
a. this is a premalignant tissue
b. this tissue is resistant to gastrič ačid
č. this tissue supports healing of the esophagus
d. all of the above ☑čorrečt answer d. all of the above
12.Whičh of the following data are indičative of testičular torsion?