PAEA EOC & SUMMATIVE PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL
2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS. VERIFIED/GRADED A+|
which anemia commonly has neurologic symptoms? - ---
Answers----B12 deficient anemia
what type of anemia is common among alcoholics? - ---
Answers----folate deficiency anemia
what is the mechanism of hypercoagulability with factor V Leiden
mutation? - ---Answers----Mutated factor V resistant to
breakdown by activated Protein C
treatment for salmonellosis? - ---Answers----ceftriaxone 1 G
IM, ciprofloxacin 500 mg po bid for 10 to 14 days, levofloxacin 500
mg po or IV once/day for 14 days
how to dx histoplasmosis? - ---Answers----culture gold
standard
fungal staining for quicker/less sensitive results
test for antigen and antibodies
,therapeutic options for postherpetic neuralgia? - ---Answers---
-Gabapentin or TCA, topical lidocaine gel, capsaicin
describe the epidemiology of neurocysticercosis - ---Answers--
--Cysticercosis is transmitted by ingestion of T. solium eggs
shed in the stool of a human tapeworm carrier. Following
ingestion, embryos (oncospheres) hatch in the small intestine,
invade the bowel wall, and disseminate hematogenously to brain,
muscles, and/or other tissues. One becomes a carrier by
ingestion of Taenia solium eggs, often found in infected pork.
clinical intervention for premenstrual syndrome? - ---Answers-
---exercise, stress reduction, SSRI (Can be administered as
continuous daily therapy or may be used cyclically 2 weeks prior
to the menstrual cycle), OCP (Start with a 3 mg drospirenone
(DRSP)/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol (EE) COC (Yazmin) with a four-
day pill-free interval as the first-line pill)
Vaginal discharge with PH greater than 4.5 suggests what
diagnosis? - ---Answers----Bacterial vaginosis
clinical therapeutics for osteoporosis - ---Answers----calcium
(1200 - 1500 mg/day), vitamin D (800 - 1000 IU/day),
bisphosphonates, Teriparatide
labs and testing to diagnose compartment syndrome? - ---
Answers----compartment pressure > 30-45 mmHg (Delta
,pressure = diastolic BP - measure compartment pressure.)
increased CK and myoglobin
What is the Budapest consensus criteria? what is it used to
diagnose? - ---Answers----used to diagnose complex regional
pain syndrome.
- continuing pain, which is disproportionate to any inciting event
- patient must report at least one symptom in three of the
following four categories:
--Sensory: Reports of hyperesthesia and/or allodynia
--Vasomotor: Reports of temperature asymmetry and/or skin
color changes and/or skin color asymmetry
--Sudomotor/edema: Reports of edema and/or sweating
changes and/or sweating asymmetry
--Motor/trophic: Reports of decreased range of motion and/or
motor dysfunction (weakness, tremor, dystonia) and/or trophic
changes (hair, nail, skin)
physical exam and lab findings for polymyositis? - ---Answers--
--proximal symmetric bilateral muscle weakness and pain, early
fatigue while walking, inability to rise from seated position.
↑ Muscle enzymes: ↑ aldolase, creatine kinase (CK); ↑ ESR, (+)
muscle biopsy, abnormal EMG, ↑ AST, ALT, and LDH
with anterior humeral dislocation, how is the arm positioned? - -
--Answers----abducted and externally rotated
, symptoms of axillary nerve injury? - ---Answers----
numbness/tingling over lateral shoulder
(axillary nerve: C5-C6 fibers. Motor: deltoid, teres minor, triceps.
Sensation: shoulder joint, inferior deltoid)
(Musculocutaneous nerve: C5-C7 fibers. Motor: coracobrachialis,
biceps, brachialis. Sensory: radial side forearm. Decreased
biceps reflex)
5 principles for treatment of serotonin syndrome? - ---Answers-
---1. Discontinuation of all serotonergic agents, 2. Supportive
care aimed at normalization of vital signs,
3. Sedation with benzodiazepines,
4. Administration of serotonin antagonists, 5. Assessment of the
need to resume use of causative serotonergic agents after
resolution of symptoms
mechanism of action of stimulants (methamphetamines,
dextroamphetamine, cocaine, and methylphenidate)? - ---
Answers----block amine (dopamine, norepinephrine & 5HT)
reuptake
symptoms of stimulant intoxication? - ---Answers----mydriasis
(pupillary dilation), hyperactivity, euphoria, perspiration,
hyperactivity, excessive talking followed by depression, go long
2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS. VERIFIED/GRADED A+|
which anemia commonly has neurologic symptoms? - ---
Answers----B12 deficient anemia
what type of anemia is common among alcoholics? - ---
Answers----folate deficiency anemia
what is the mechanism of hypercoagulability with factor V Leiden
mutation? - ---Answers----Mutated factor V resistant to
breakdown by activated Protein C
treatment for salmonellosis? - ---Answers----ceftriaxone 1 G
IM, ciprofloxacin 500 mg po bid for 10 to 14 days, levofloxacin 500
mg po or IV once/day for 14 days
how to dx histoplasmosis? - ---Answers----culture gold
standard
fungal staining for quicker/less sensitive results
test for antigen and antibodies
,therapeutic options for postherpetic neuralgia? - ---Answers---
-Gabapentin or TCA, topical lidocaine gel, capsaicin
describe the epidemiology of neurocysticercosis - ---Answers--
--Cysticercosis is transmitted by ingestion of T. solium eggs
shed in the stool of a human tapeworm carrier. Following
ingestion, embryos (oncospheres) hatch in the small intestine,
invade the bowel wall, and disseminate hematogenously to brain,
muscles, and/or other tissues. One becomes a carrier by
ingestion of Taenia solium eggs, often found in infected pork.
clinical intervention for premenstrual syndrome? - ---Answers-
---exercise, stress reduction, SSRI (Can be administered as
continuous daily therapy or may be used cyclically 2 weeks prior
to the menstrual cycle), OCP (Start with a 3 mg drospirenone
(DRSP)/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol (EE) COC (Yazmin) with a four-
day pill-free interval as the first-line pill)
Vaginal discharge with PH greater than 4.5 suggests what
diagnosis? - ---Answers----Bacterial vaginosis
clinical therapeutics for osteoporosis - ---Answers----calcium
(1200 - 1500 mg/day), vitamin D (800 - 1000 IU/day),
bisphosphonates, Teriparatide
labs and testing to diagnose compartment syndrome? - ---
Answers----compartment pressure > 30-45 mmHg (Delta
,pressure = diastolic BP - measure compartment pressure.)
increased CK and myoglobin
What is the Budapest consensus criteria? what is it used to
diagnose? - ---Answers----used to diagnose complex regional
pain syndrome.
- continuing pain, which is disproportionate to any inciting event
- patient must report at least one symptom in three of the
following four categories:
--Sensory: Reports of hyperesthesia and/or allodynia
--Vasomotor: Reports of temperature asymmetry and/or skin
color changes and/or skin color asymmetry
--Sudomotor/edema: Reports of edema and/or sweating
changes and/or sweating asymmetry
--Motor/trophic: Reports of decreased range of motion and/or
motor dysfunction (weakness, tremor, dystonia) and/or trophic
changes (hair, nail, skin)
physical exam and lab findings for polymyositis? - ---Answers--
--proximal symmetric bilateral muscle weakness and pain, early
fatigue while walking, inability to rise from seated position.
↑ Muscle enzymes: ↑ aldolase, creatine kinase (CK); ↑ ESR, (+)
muscle biopsy, abnormal EMG, ↑ AST, ALT, and LDH
with anterior humeral dislocation, how is the arm positioned? - -
--Answers----abducted and externally rotated
, symptoms of axillary nerve injury? - ---Answers----
numbness/tingling over lateral shoulder
(axillary nerve: C5-C6 fibers. Motor: deltoid, teres minor, triceps.
Sensation: shoulder joint, inferior deltoid)
(Musculocutaneous nerve: C5-C7 fibers. Motor: coracobrachialis,
biceps, brachialis. Sensory: radial side forearm. Decreased
biceps reflex)
5 principles for treatment of serotonin syndrome? - ---Answers-
---1. Discontinuation of all serotonergic agents, 2. Supportive
care aimed at normalization of vital signs,
3. Sedation with benzodiazepines,
4. Administration of serotonin antagonists, 5. Assessment of the
need to resume use of causative serotonergic agents after
resolution of symptoms
mechanism of action of stimulants (methamphetamines,
dextroamphetamine, cocaine, and methylphenidate)? - ---
Answers----block amine (dopamine, norepinephrine & 5HT)
reuptake
symptoms of stimulant intoxication? - ---Answers----mydriasis
(pupillary dilation), hyperactivity, euphoria, perspiration,
hyperactivity, excessive talking followed by depression, go long
