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80 yo woman evaluated for suspected temporal arteritis
Additional testing to confirm the diagnosis of TA
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55 yo man chronic bronchitis, found unresponsive in bed
Naloxone
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6 week old girl, 6 days of vomiting a small amount of milk
Immature lower esophageal sphincter
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21 yo man, excruciating anal pain for 4 hours
Inferior rectal vein
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24 yo man, history of intravenous drug use, brought to ER 30 minutes after he could not be aroused
480
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42 yo farmer, 7 mm red scaly plaque on ear
Actinic keratosis
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12 yo boy, swimming in mountain stream; immersed in 60-degree water for 20 minutes
Central blood volume: increased; ADH (vasopressin): decreased; Atrial natriuretic peptide: increased
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42 yo woman, 3 years of intermittent facial rash
Rosacea
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Newborn with male genital ducts but female external genitalia
Scrotum
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9 yo girl, poor growth over 1 year; below 3rd percentile for height; 10th percentile for weight
Diverticulum of the roof of the embryonic oral cavity
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28 yo woman, 3 weeks of double vision
Area labeled with letter 'C'
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56 yo man, sudden onset of uncontrollable irregular movements on left side of body for 4 hours
Right subthalamic
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80 yo woman, 2 days of feeling funny
Hydrochlorothiazide
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Question#9
randomized clinical trial compares wound healing and cosmetic differences between two surgical procedures
Neither procedure is superior
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13 yo girl, grade 2/6 holosystolic murmur over left fifth intercostal space
Tricuspid
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2 month old boy given vaccine which converts T-independent antigens to T-dependent forms
Haemophilus influenzae type b
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28 yo woman, 18 weeks gestation and palpitations
Free T4
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21 yo man, brought to ER 45 minutes after sustaining multiple injuries in motor vehicle collision
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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38 yo woman, 2 years of pain and heavy flow with menses
Proliferative endometrial tissue
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60 yo man, 1 month of progressive shortness of breath
Pleural effusion
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65 yo woman, ovarian cancer treated with cyclophosphamide
DNA replication
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Polymorphic marker with three alleles, 1, 2 and 3, tightly linked to gene for polycystic kidney disease
2,3
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Study conducted to assess effectiveness of lidocaine injections
Placebo effect
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40 yo man, skin extremely sensitive to sunlight
Heme synthesis
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40 yo woman, 1 year of episodic crampy abdominal pain, intermittent diarrhea, rectal bleeding with passage of mucus
Sulfasalazine
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40 yo man, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
Increased radial traction on airways
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Question#41
Seven hundred healthy women observed for 10 years
Cohort
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25 yo woman, 3 years of irregular menses
21-Hydroxylase
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38 yo man, brought to ER 30 minutes after being found near his home, unsbale to stand upright
Metabolic acidosis
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3 yo boy and 5 yo brother, bruise easily, recurrent hemarthroses
Factor VIII (antihemophilic factor)
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40 yo African American woman, 2 weeks of fever, malaise, dyspnea
1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol
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30 yo woman, 20 weeks gestation, fundal height greater than expected
Tracheoesophageal atresia
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15 yo girl, 1 day of redness, painful skin after sunbathing
First-degree burn
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16 yo boy, no signs of puberty
Luteinizing hormone
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14 yo boy, daily headaches for 2 months
Inhaled glue
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65 yo woman, surgical repair of aneurysm of right internal carotid artery
Area labeled with letter 'A'
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10 yo girl, well-child examination
Breast bud development
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Physician is sad because he must inform patient of recent test results
Yes, it is.
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34 yo man, lightheaded after 12 miles of marathon
Sympathetic efferent activity: increased; parasympathetic efferent activity: decreased
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44 yo woman, follow-up examination, two Pap smears revealed atypical squamous cells
Ubiquitin ligase
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75 yo man, 2 years of decreased force of urinary stream
Increased hydrostatic pressure in Bowman space
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20 yo man, 6 hours of difficulty breathing and vomitting
Epinephrine
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Female newborn delivered at 36 weeks, respiratory distress
Incomplete formation of pleuroperitoneal membrane
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18 yo man, Crohn disease, admitted to hospital after 1 day of severe abdominal pain, intermittent bloody diarrhea
T-lymphocyte function
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4 yo boy, two bacterial urinary tract infections over last year
Congenital ureteral obstruction
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Ten healthy human subjects given new drug
Phase 1
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27 yo woman, 12 hours of fever and abdominal pain
Struvite
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48 yo nulligravid woman, 3 months excessive uterine bleeding
Endometrial hyperplasia
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83 yo man found bedridden and confused
Early septic shock
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46 yo man, recevied cardiac transplant, treated with oral cyclosporine
Suppressing the early response of T lymphocytes to activation
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54 yo woman, hypertension and bilateral renal artery stenosis
Vasodilating prostaglandins at the afferent arteriole
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32 yo woman, gravida 2, para 1, 7 weeks gestation
Ectopic pregnancy
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55 yo man, admitted to hospital for treatment of sepsis
0.9% Saline
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32 yo man, 3 months of swelling, ternderness of breasts
Tissue: Testicle; Effect: Estradiol production
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45 yo man, 4 days of yellow skin
Mallory hyaline
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72 yo man, weakness and fatigue
Gastrointestinal blood loss
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20 yo man, suspected appendicitis, periumbilical burning and discomfort
T10
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45 yo man, 1 month of intermittent bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain
Tumor necrosis factor
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52 yo woman, hot flashes, 6 months of irregular menses
Failure of the ovaries to secrete 17β-estradiol
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16 yo girl, 2 years of intermittent fainting while standing
Dopamine β-hydroxylase
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41 yo woman, 6 weeks of increasingly severe headaches
Fibromuscular dysplasia
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48 yo man, 3 months of increasing bronzing of skin, weakness, fatigue
Increased intestinal iron absorption
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10 yo boy, anemia since birth; spleen is five times normal size
Hereditary spherocytosis