The posterior fontanel should be completely closed by: - correct answer3 months
On auscultation of the chest, a split s2 is best heard at:
A: 2 ICS, right sternal border
B: 2 ICS, Left sternal border
C: 5th ICS, midclavicular line
D: 4 ICS, left sternal border - correct answer2nd ICS left sternal border
The most common type of skin malignancy in the united states is:
A: squamous cell skin cancer
B: Basal cell carcinoma
C: Melanoma
D: dysplastic nevi - correct answerBasal Cell Carcinoma
All of the following patients have an increased risk of developing adverse effects from metformin
(Glucophage) except:
A: pts with renal disease
B: pts with hypoxia
C: Obese pts
D: pts who are alcoholics - correct answerobese patients
Which of the following classes of drugs is implicated with blunting the signs and symptoms of
hypoglycemia in diabetics?
A; CCB
B: Diuretics
C: Beta Blockers
, D: ARB - correct answerBeta blockers
All of the following factors increase the risk of mortality for patients diagnosed w/ bacterial pneumonia
except:
A: alcoholism
B: very young/old
C: Multiple lobar involvement
D: hypertension - correct answerHypertension
The bacterium responsible for the highest mortality for pts with community-acquired pneumonia is:
A: streptococcus pneumoniae
B: mycoplasma pneumoniae
C: Moraxella catarrhalis
D: Haemophilus influenzae - correct answerStreptococcus pneumoniae
What is the least common pathogen found in CAP?
A: moraxella catarrhalis
B: Streptococcus pneumoniae
C: pseudomonas aeruginosa
D: mycoplasma pneumonia - correct answerPseudomonas Aeruginosa
The following statements are true about Wilms' tumor EXCEPT:
A: the most frequent clinical sign is a palpable abdominal mass
B: it is a congenital tumor of the kidneys
C: microscopic or gross hematuria is sometimes present
D: the tumor commonly crosses the midline of the abdomen when it is discovered. - correct answerthe
tumor commonly crosses the midline of the abdomen when it is discovered.