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MN568 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
The clinician sees a patient who has a body mass index (BMI) of
32.4 kg/m2. How would the clinician classify this patient?
A. Overweight
B. Obesity Class 1
C. Obesity Class 2
D. Obesity Class 3 - ANSWER-Obesity Class 1
Which blood test would confirm a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus?
A. A1c 5.5%
B. Fasting plasma glucose level of 120 mg/dL
C. Oral glucose tolerance test 250 mg/dL (2-hour level)
D. Random plasma glucose level 175 mg/dL - ANSWER-Oral
glucose tolerance test 250 mg/dL (2-hour level)
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Which test should the clinician order to confirm Charcot foot?
A. Bone scan of lower extremities
B. Computed tomography (CT) scan
C. X-ray of the foot
D. Culture of the foot ulcer - ANSWER-X-ray of the foot
The clinician should question the patient with suspected gout
about use of which of these medications?
A. Antihypertensives
B. Thiazide diuretics
C. Cardiac glycosides
D. Potassium supplements - ANSWER-Thiazide diuretics
A woman presents with new-onset hoarseness with hemoptysis.
For which condition should the clinician focus an examination?
A. Hyperthyroidism
B. Pheochromocytoma
C. Cushing's syndrome
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D. Thyroid cancer - ANSWER-Thyroid cancer
Which statement by the patient would indicate teaching has been
successful regarding management of Cushing's syndrome at
home?
A. "I will take cortisone on an empty stomach."
B. "I will stay away from large crowds."
C. "I will maintain a low-protein diet."
D. "I will avoid foods high in potassium." - ANSWER-"I will stay
away from large crowds."
The patient presents to the clinic with a "buffalo hump," weight
gain, easy bruising, and hyperpigmentation. Which initial
diagnostic test should the clinician order?
A. 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test
B. Abdominal computer tomography scan
C. RAI uptake testing
D. Early-morning salivary cortisol - ANSWER-1 mg overnight
dexamethasone suppression test
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The clinician suspects a patient has Addison's disease. Which
clinical manifestation would the clinician observe upon a physical
examination?
A. Moon face
B. Central obesity
C. Hyperpigmentation
D. Myxedema coma - ANSWER-Hyperpigmentation
Which hydrocortisone dose would the clinician prescribe for a
patient with Addison's disease?
A. 25 to 50 mg daily
B. 0.5 to 0.2 mg daily
C. 20 mg in the morning and 10 mg in early evening
D. 2 to 4 mg in the morning and 1 to 2 mg in the evening -
ANSWER-20 mg in the morning and 10 mg in early evening
MN568 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED||
The clinician sees a patient who has a body mass index (BMI) of
32.4 kg/m2. How would the clinician classify this patient?
A. Overweight
B. Obesity Class 1
C. Obesity Class 2
D. Obesity Class 3 - ANSWER-Obesity Class 1
Which blood test would confirm a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus?
A. A1c 5.5%
B. Fasting plasma glucose level of 120 mg/dL
C. Oral glucose tolerance test 250 mg/dL (2-hour level)
D. Random plasma glucose level 175 mg/dL - ANSWER-Oral
glucose tolerance test 250 mg/dL (2-hour level)
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Which test should the clinician order to confirm Charcot foot?
A. Bone scan of lower extremities
B. Computed tomography (CT) scan
C. X-ray of the foot
D. Culture of the foot ulcer - ANSWER-X-ray of the foot
The clinician should question the patient with suspected gout
about use of which of these medications?
A. Antihypertensives
B. Thiazide diuretics
C. Cardiac glycosides
D. Potassium supplements - ANSWER-Thiazide diuretics
A woman presents with new-onset hoarseness with hemoptysis.
For which condition should the clinician focus an examination?
A. Hyperthyroidism
B. Pheochromocytoma
C. Cushing's syndrome
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D. Thyroid cancer - ANSWER-Thyroid cancer
Which statement by the patient would indicate teaching has been
successful regarding management of Cushing's syndrome at
home?
A. "I will take cortisone on an empty stomach."
B. "I will stay away from large crowds."
C. "I will maintain a low-protein diet."
D. "I will avoid foods high in potassium." - ANSWER-"I will stay
away from large crowds."
The patient presents to the clinic with a "buffalo hump," weight
gain, easy bruising, and hyperpigmentation. Which initial
diagnostic test should the clinician order?
A. 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test
B. Abdominal computer tomography scan
C. RAI uptake testing
D. Early-morning salivary cortisol - ANSWER-1 mg overnight
dexamethasone suppression test
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The clinician suspects a patient has Addison's disease. Which
clinical manifestation would the clinician observe upon a physical
examination?
A. Moon face
B. Central obesity
C. Hyperpigmentation
D. Myxedema coma - ANSWER-Hyperpigmentation
Which hydrocortisone dose would the clinician prescribe for a
patient with Addison's disease?
A. 25 to 50 mg daily
B. 0.5 to 0.2 mg daily
C. 20 mg in the morning and 10 mg in early evening
D. 2 to 4 mg in the morning and 1 to 2 mg in the evening -
ANSWER-20 mg in the morning and 10 mg in early evening
