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2024
62 year old lady - osteoporosis - a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected
beneficial effect of the drug is due to which of the following? -Solution=
Decreased Osteoclast Activity
Cohot Study of elderly ladies - relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those
who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to 1.8). Which
of the following is the conclusion about the effect of exercise on the risk of
hip fracture? -Solution= Statistically Significant Overall Increase Risk
52 year old man goes to ER with chest pain radiating to his jaw while
shoveling snow. Pulse is 80/min and blood pressure is 130/70. The most
immediate treatment mechanism of action? - Solution= Increased nitric
oxide concentration
24 year old lady - spilled hot grease on her left leg while working at a fast-
food restaurant. Exam of leg shows 7cm pink, soft, granular, edematous
wound. The formation of this tissue was most likely caused by increased
activity of which? -Solution= a. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor VEGF -
stimulates angiogenesiss.
TYPE III Collagen = Blood Vessels - early wound repair
27 year old man- MVC - skull x-ray shows a linear, nondepressed basal skull
fracture - increased serum osm and decreased urin osm. Following
desmopressin urine osm increases. Desmopressin's effect is due to the
activation of which of the following? -Solution= a. Adenylyl Cyclase
Adenylate Cyclase - ATP - CAMP --
PROTEKINASE A -- Ca v2
, A 10 month old boy - 4 day history of fever and cough. He attends day care
center. Chest exam shows intercostal retractions along with bilateral, diffuse
wheezes and expiratory rhonchi. The infectious agent most likely has which of
the following properties? -Solution= Mediation of Cell Entry via a fusion
protein
A 17 year old girl in ED - 15 minutes after being stung by a bee. Mild light
headedness but no difficulty swallowing- Bilateral wheezing - Which is most
appropriate pharmacotherapy for this patient? -Solution= B2- Agonist
14 year old boy - 2 day history of sore throat and fever that peaks in late
afternoon. 1 week of fatigue. He recentaly had sex with one partner. Physical
exam show cervical lymphadenopathy and pharyngeal erythema with a creamy
exudate. DX? -Solution= Infectious Mononucleosis