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A 42-year-old woman is seen in the clinic with fever, chills,
vomiting, and severe dysuria. She is diagnosed with acute
pyelonephritis. How should this patient be managed?
Correct Answer hospitalization
A sunscreen with a sun-protection factor of at least what
number will block most harmful ultraviolet radiation?
Correct Answer 15
Which of the following is the most common cause of
cardiac death in athletes? Correct Answer Hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy
Which of the following is a specific test to MS? Correct
Answer there is no specific test
A patient comes to the office complaining of constipation.
The patient lists all of the following medications. Which
drug could be responsible for the constipation? Correct
Answer Pepto-Bismol
The barrel-chest characteristic of emphysema is a result
of: Correct Answer Hyperinflation
, Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be
administered beginning at the time of diagnosis? Correct
Answer Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Data from the Framingham Heart Study suggest that
individual who are normotensive at 55 years of age have
how much lifetime risk of developing hypertension?
Correct Answer 90%
Which of the following scales is useful to assess the
degree of dyspnea with a score of 6 to 20? Correct
Answer Borg scale
A 35-year-old woman presents with symptoms of
hypoglycemia. There is no history of diabetes mellitus.
Which condition should be included in the differential
diagnosis? Correct Answer pheochromocytoma
What should you use to alkalinize urine to a pH of greater
than 7.0? Correct Answer sodium bicarbonate
Which of the following is true of pediculosis? Correct
Answer Patients can be asymptomatic or cause few
symptoms in the first 2 weeks
Which of these patients is a higher risk for developing
deep vein thrombosis? Correct Answer Samantha, a 45-
year-old female undergoing a hysterectomy