Version) Exam 2025 With 100% Correct
Answers
Celiac Disease Correct Answers * Lining of small intestine
sees gluten as foreign invader
* Testing is IgA-tTG, Total IgA
Sjorgerens Syndrome Correct Answers * Typically affects
older women or patients with RA & Lupus
* Immune disorder with dry eyes and dry mouth
* Testing SSA+ and SSB+
Cinnamon effects Correct Answers * Decreases glucose by
acting like insulin at the cellular level
* Decreases cholesterol
,* Decreases blood pressure
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) Correct Answers *
Birth defect changing normal blood flow through heart
* 3-5 year survival for 70% of infants with Stage I repair
* after age 12 months long term survival 90%
* Dx: echo * Tx: Surgery
* S/S: high HR, SOB, poor feeding, cold/blue skin, weak
* L side heart NOT fully developed (L ventricle, mitral & aortic
valve, ascending aorta, Atrial Septal Defect)
* 1st few days of life R side works to make up for L side. Patent
Ductus Arteriosus & Patent Foramen Ovale assist with flow
during this time.
Parathyroid Function Correct Answers Produce Parathyroid
Hormone and regulate Serum Calcium (Ca+)
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome Correct Answers *
Progressive genetic disorder causing child to age 10x faster than
normal
* Caused by defective LMNA making protein Progerin
* S/S: short, slow growth, slow hair growth, 2 year tooth delay,
wrinkles, dry skin
, * Tx: NSAIDS, Statins, bone health, physical therapy
Diabetic Neuropathy Pain Meds Correct Answers Cymbalta
Lyrica
Neurontin
Hydrotherapy Correct Answers Helps with neurological and
musculoskeletal diseases. Especially Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
and Myasthenia Gravis (MG)
Decreased Lung Sounds Post Trauma (cause and tx) Correct
Answers * Most likely caused by pneumonthorax (air leaks
between lungs and chest wall from blunt or penetrating chest
injury)
* May do needle compression or chest tube
Rifampin Correct Answers * Abx
* Affects oral birth control making it not work.
TSH Lab Levels and Indications Correct Answers * TSH
normal range 0.4 - 4.0