November 22, 2025

MEDICAL

A 28-YEAR-OLD WOMAN UNDERGOES EXTENSIVE LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY IN THE LITHOTOMY POSITION. SHE PRESENTS AFTER TWO DAYS WITH UNRESOLVED RIGHT-SIDED FOOT DROP AND PARAESTHESIA OVER THE CALF AND DORSUM OF THE RIGHT FOOT. DAMAGE TO WHICH NERVE IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE A 28-YEAR-OLD WOMAN UNDERGOES EXTENSIVE LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY IN THE LITHOTOMY POSITION. SHE PRESENTS AFTER TWO DAYS WITH UNRESOLVED RIGHT-SIDED FOOT DROP AND PARAESTHESIA OVER THE CALF AND DORSUM OF THE RIGHT FOOT. DAMAGE TO WHICH NERVE IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE
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A 28-YEAR-OLD WOMAN UNDERGOES EXTENSIVE LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY IN THE LITHOTOMY POSITION. SHE PRESENTS AFTER TWO DAYS WITH UNRESOLVED RIGHT-SIDED FOOT DROP AND PARAESTHESIA OVER THE CALF AND DORSUM OF THE RIGHT FOOT. DAMAGE TO WHICH NERVE IS THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE

Don Steve April 11, 2024
A. Common peroneal ✓  B. Femoral C. Ilio-inguinal D. Lateral cutaneous of the thigh E. Obturator  ...
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MAGNESIUM SULFATE IS COMMONLY ADMINISTERED TO WOMEN WITH PRE-ECLAMPSIA. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS THERAPY MAGNESIUM SULFATE IS COMMONLY ADMINISTERED TO WOMEN WITH PRE-ECLAMPSIA. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS THERAPY
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MAGNESIUM SULFATE IS COMMONLY ADMINISTERED TO WOMEN WITH PRE-ECLAMPSIA. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS THERAPY

Don Steve April 10, 2024
A. To lower the BP B. To prevent preterm labor C. For neuroprotection of the fetus D. To prevent seizures ✓...
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A 46-YEAR-OLD, NON-PREGNANT, MORBIDLY OBESE WOMAN PRESENTS WITH IRREGULAR PERIODS OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS THE MOST APPROPRIATE INITIAL MANAGEMENT IN THIS SETTING A 46-YEAR-OLD, NON-PREGNANT, MORBIDLY OBESE WOMAN PRESENTS WITH IRREGULAR PERIODS OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS THE MOST APPROPRIATE INITIAL MANAGEMENT IN THIS SETTING
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A 46-YEAR-OLD, NON-PREGNANT, MORBIDLY OBESE WOMAN PRESENTS WITH IRREGULAR PERIODS OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS THE MOST APPROPRIATE INITIAL MANAGEMENT IN THIS SETTING

Don Steve April 10, 2024
A. Oral contraceptives B. Endometrial ablation C. Office hysteroscopy D. Dilation and curettage (D&C) E. Endometrial biopsy ✓   In this case,...
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A PATIENT WHO IS A CHRONIC HEPATITIS B CARRIER DELIVERS VAGINALLY AT 39 WEEKS’ GESTATION. THE BABY SHOULD RECEIVE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THERAPIES ON THE FIRST DAY OF LIFE A PATIENT WHO IS A CHRONIC HEPATITIS B CARRIER DELIVERS VAGINALLY AT 39 WEEKS’ GESTATION. THE BABY SHOULD RECEIVE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THERAPIES ON THE FIRST DAY OF LIFE
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A PATIENT WHO IS A CHRONIC HEPATITIS B CARRIER DELIVERS VAGINALLY AT 39 WEEKS’ GESTATION. THE BABY SHOULD RECEIVE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THERAPIES ON THE FIRST DAY OF LIFE

Don Steve April 10, 2024
A. Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) B. Hepatitis B vaccination C. HBIG and hepatitis B vaccination ✓ D. None of the...
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INITIAL TREATMENT FOR MASTITIS INCLUDES A 10 TO 14-DAY COURSE OF A PENICILLINASE-RESISTANT ANTIBIOTIC WITH ADVICE TO THE MOTHER TO INITIAL TREATMENT FOR MASTITIS INCLUDES A 10 TO 14-DAY COURSE OF A PENICILLINASE-RESISTANT ANTIBIOTIC WITH ADVICE TO THE MOTHER TO
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INITIAL TREATMENT FOR MASTITIS INCLUDES A 10 TO 14-DAY COURSE OF A PENICILLINASE-RESISTANT ANTIBIOTIC WITH ADVICE TO THE MOTHER TO

Don Steve April 9, 2024
A. Continue nursing with careful attention to thorough breast drainage ✓ B. Pump and discard milk with...
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IN INFANTS WITH PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MEDICATIONS HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED BY RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED TRIALS TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION IN INFANTS WITH PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MEDICATIONS HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED BY RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED TRIALS TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION
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IN INFANTS WITH PERSISTENT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MEDICATIONS HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED BY RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED TRIALS TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION

Don Steve April 8, 2024
A. Sodium bicarbonate B. Fentanyl (narcotic) C. Pancuronium (paralytic) D. Inhaled nitric oxide ✓ E. Albuterol  ...
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IN A TERM, GROWTH-RETARDED 10-HOUR-OLD NEONATE WITH SOME HYPOTONIA, JITTERINESS, MODERATE TACHYPNEA, AND A BLOOD GLUCOSE OF 10 MG/DL ASSESSED BY A RAPID REAGENT TEST, THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE IMMEDIATE COURSE OF ACTION IN A TERM, GROWTH-RETARDED 10-HOUR-OLD NEONATE WITH SOME HYPOTONIA, JITTERINESS, MODERATE TACHYPNEA, AND A BLOOD GLUCOSE OF 10 MG/DL ASSESSED BY A RAPID REAGENT TEST, THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE IMMEDIATE COURSE OF ACTION
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IN A TERM, GROWTH-RETARDED 10-HOUR-OLD NEONATE WITH SOME HYPOTONIA, JITTERINESS, MODERATE TACHYPNEA, AND A BLOOD GLUCOSE OF 10 MG/DL ASSESSED BY A RAPID REAGENT TEST, THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE IMMEDIATE COURSE OF ACTION

Don Steve April 8, 2024
A. Send a confirmatory blood glucose sample and start enteral feedings B. Start enteral feedings and send...
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A PATIENT WITH MARFAN SYNDROME IS CONTEMPLATING PREGNANCY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CLINICAL FINDINGS PLACES HER AT HIGHEST RISK FOR MORTALITY DURING PREGNANCY A PATIENT WITH MARFAN SYNDROME IS CONTEMPLATING PREGNANCY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CLINICAL FINDINGS PLACES HER AT HIGHEST RISK FOR MORTALITY DURING PREGNANCY
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A PATIENT WITH MARFAN SYNDROME IS CONTEMPLATING PREGNANCY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CLINICAL FINDINGS PLACES HER AT HIGHEST RISK FOR MORTALITY DURING PREGNANCY

Don Steve April 6, 2024
A. A grade 2/6 apical diastolic murmur with radiation to the axilla B. An aortic root diameter...
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THE MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR SCLERODERMA COMPLICATED WITH RENAL CRISIS DURING PREGNANCY IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR SCLERODERMA COMPLICATED WITH RENAL CRISIS DURING PREGNANCY IS
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THE MOST EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR SCLERODERMA COMPLICATED WITH RENAL CRISIS DURING PREGNANCY IS

Don Steve April 5, 2024
A. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors ✓ B. Corticosteroids C. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) D. Methotrexate   Scleroderma...
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A 24 YEAR OLD WOMAN IS SCHEDULED FOR AN URGENT APPENDECTOMY. SHE HAS SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN BUT IS OTHERWISE WELL. A RAPID SEQUENCE INDUCTION IS PERFORMED USING FENTANYL, PROPOFOL AND SUXAMETHONIUM. SOON AFTER INTUBATION HER PULSE RATE IS 140BPM, BP 60/40MMHG AND SHE HAS SIGNIFICANT BRONCHOSPASM. WHICH IS THE SINGLE MOST LIKELY CAUSE A 24 YEAR OLD WOMAN IS SCHEDULED FOR AN URGENT APPENDECTOMY. SHE HAS SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN BUT IS OTHERWISE WELL. A RAPID SEQUENCE INDUCTION IS PERFORMED USING FENTANYL, PROPOFOL AND SUXAMETHONIUM. SOON AFTER INTUBATION HER PULSE RATE IS 140BPM, BP 60/40MMHG AND SHE HAS SIGNIFICANT BRONCHOSPASM. WHICH IS THE SINGLE MOST LIKELY CAUSE
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A 24 YEAR OLD WOMAN IS SCHEDULED FOR AN URGENT APPENDECTOMY. SHE HAS SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN BUT IS OTHERWISE WELL. A RAPID SEQUENCE INDUCTION IS PERFORMED USING FENTANYL, PROPOFOL AND SUXAMETHONIUM. SOON AFTER INTUBATION HER PULSE RATE IS 140BPM, BP 60/40MMHG AND SHE HAS SIGNIFICANT BRONCHOSPASM. WHICH IS THE SINGLE MOST LIKELY CAUSE

Don Steve April 2, 2024
A. Acute asthma B. Anaphylaxis ✓ C. Inadvertent intubation of right main bronchus D. Septic shock E....
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A 64 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH PREVIOUS EPISODES OF DEPRESSION HAS A SEVERE RELAPSE WITH PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION, INSOMNIA AND WEIGHT LOSS. AFTER TWO MONTHS SHE HAS FAILED TO RESPOND TO ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND SHE IS NOW CONVINCED THAT SHE IS BEYOND HELP. WHICH IS THE SINGLE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT A 64 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH PREVIOUS EPISODES OF DEPRESSION HAS A SEVERE RELAPSE WITH PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION, INSOMNIA AND WEIGHT LOSS. AFTER TWO MONTHS SHE HAS FAILED TO RESPOND TO ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND SHE IS NOW CONVINCED THAT SHE IS BEYOND HELP. WHICH IS THE SINGLE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT
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A 64 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH PREVIOUS EPISODES OF DEPRESSION HAS A SEVERE RELAPSE WITH PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION, INSOMNIA AND WEIGHT LOSS. AFTER TWO MONTHS SHE HAS FAILED TO RESPOND TO ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND SHE IS NOW CONVINCED THAT SHE IS BEYOND HELP. WHICH IS THE SINGLE MOST APPROPRIATE TREATMENT

Don Steve March 31, 2024
A. Antipsychotic depot injection B. CBT C. ECT ✓ D. Hypnotherapy E. Supportive psychotherapy   In the...
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A 72 YEAR OLD MAN IN ICU HAD AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR EIGHT HOURS AGO. IN THE LAST HOUR, HE HAS PASSED 10ML OF URINE VIA A CATHETER. HIS PULSE RATE IS 125 BPM AND BP 70/50MMHG. WHICH IS THE SINGLE MOST LIKELY DIAGNOSIS A 72 YEAR OLD MAN IN ICU HAD AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR EIGHT HOURS AGO. IN THE LAST HOUR, HE HAS PASSED 10ML OF URINE VIA A CATHETER. HIS PULSE RATE IS 125 BPM AND BP 70/50MMHG. WHICH IS THE SINGLE MOST LIKELY DIAGNOSIS
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A 72 YEAR OLD MAN IN ICU HAD AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM REPAIR EIGHT HOURS AGO. IN THE LAST HOUR, HE HAS PASSED 10ML OF URINE VIA A CATHETER. HIS PULSE RATE IS 125 BPM AND BP 70/50MMHG. WHICH IS THE SINGLE MOST LIKELY DIAGNOSIS

Don Steve March 31, 2024
A. Acute renal failure B. Blocked catheter C. Cardiogenic shock D. Hypovolaemia ✓ E. Sepsis   Given...
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AN 18 YEAR OLD MAN WITH ASTHMA HAS GRADUALLY INCREASING BREATHLESSNESS AND WHEEZE DESPITE REGULAR USE OF HIS SALBUTAMOL AND CORTICOSTEROID INHALERS. WHICH IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE NEXT THERAPEUTIC STEP AN 18 YEAR OLD MAN WITH ASTHMA HAS GRADUALLY INCREASING BREATHLESSNESS AND WHEEZE DESPITE REGULAR USE OF HIS SALBUTAMOL AND CORTICOSTEROID INHALERS. WHICH IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE NEXT THERAPEUTIC STEP
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AN 18 YEAR OLD MAN WITH ASTHMA HAS GRADUALLY INCREASING BREATHLESSNESS AND WHEEZE DESPITE REGULAR USE OF HIS SALBUTAMOL AND CORTICOSTEROID INHALERS. WHICH IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE NEXT THERAPEUTIC STEP

Don Steve March 31, 2024
A. Add leukotriene antagonist B. Add long acting inhaled beta 2 agonist ✓ C. Add oral theophylline...
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF MALARIA CAN CAUSE RELAPSING ILLNESS AT INTERVALS OVER MONTHS AND YEARS WITHOUT THE PATIENT BEING REINFECTED WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF MALARIA CAN CAUSE RELAPSING ILLNESS AT INTERVALS OVER MONTHS AND YEARS WITHOUT THE PATIENT BEING REINFECTED
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF MALARIA CAN CAUSE RELAPSING ILLNESS AT INTERVALS OVER MONTHS AND YEARS WITHOUT THE PATIENT BEING REINFECTED

Don Steve March 30, 2024
A. Plasmodium vivax ✓ B. Plasmodium knowlesi C. Plasmodium malariae D. Plasmodium falciparum   Plasmodium vivax is the...
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A 78-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH KNOWN HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES PRESENTS WITH A HISTORY OF FIVE ATTACKS OF PALPITATIONS OCCURRING OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS; THE PALPITATIONS OCCUR RANDOMLY, START SUDDENLY AND LAST 2–10 HOURS. DURING THE ATTACK HE FEELS FAST, IRREGULAR PALPITATIONS BUT NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE ATTACKS TERMINATE SUDDENLY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE A 78-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH KNOWN HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES PRESENTS WITH A HISTORY OF FIVE ATTACKS OF PALPITATIONS OCCURRING OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS; THE PALPITATIONS OCCUR RANDOMLY, START SUDDENLY AND LAST 2–10 HOURS. DURING THE ATTACK HE FEELS FAST, IRREGULAR PALPITATIONS BUT NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE ATTACKS TERMINATE SUDDENLY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE
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A 78-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH KNOWN HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES PRESENTS WITH A HISTORY OF FIVE ATTACKS OF PALPITATIONS OCCURRING OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS; THE PALPITATIONS OCCUR RANDOMLY, START SUDDENLY AND LAST 2–10 HOURS. DURING THE ATTACK HE FEELS FAST, IRREGULAR PALPITATIONS BUT NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. THE ATTACKS TERMINATE SUDDENLY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE

Don Steve March 30, 2024
A. The likely diagnosis is atrial fibrillation ✓ B. Supraventricular tachycardia is the most likely diagnosis. C....
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A PATIENT AGED 33 YEARS WITH AN UNEXPLAINED SWELLING OF ONE LEG FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS PRESENTS WITH 14 DAYS OF EFFORT INTOLERANCE DUE TO BREATHLESSNESS AND HAEMOPTYSIS. EXAMINATION SHOWS BREATHLESSNESS, A HEART RATE OF 110 BPM, BP 125/65, OXYGEN SATURATIONS ON AIR OF 90%, AND AN ECG SHOWING SINUS TACHYCARDIA AND RIGHT AXIS DEVIATION. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE A PATIENT AGED 33 YEARS WITH AN UNEXPLAINED SWELLING OF ONE LEG FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS PRESENTS WITH 14 DAYS OF EFFORT INTOLERANCE DUE TO BREATHLESSNESS AND HAEMOPTYSIS. EXAMINATION SHOWS BREATHLESSNESS, A HEART RATE OF 110 BPM, BP 125/65, OXYGEN SATURATIONS ON AIR OF 90%, AND AN ECG SHOWING SINUS TACHYCARDIA AND RIGHT AXIS DEVIATION. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE
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A PATIENT AGED 33 YEARS WITH AN UNEXPLAINED SWELLING OF ONE LEG FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS PRESENTS WITH 14 DAYS OF EFFORT INTOLERANCE DUE TO BREATHLESSNESS AND HAEMOPTYSIS. EXAMINATION SHOWS BREATHLESSNESS, A HEART RATE OF 110 BPM, BP 125/65, OXYGEN SATURATIONS ON AIR OF 90%, AND AN ECG SHOWING SINUS TACHYCARDIA AND RIGHT AXIS DEVIATION. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE

Don Steve March 30, 2024
A. A D-dimer should be performed B. Immediate thrombolysis should be given C. A CT pulmonary angiogram...
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THE PREGNANT WOMAN COMPLAINS OF NUMBNESS AND “PINS AND NEEDLES” IN HER FINGERS AND HANDS. THE CONDITION IS CALLED AS THE PREGNANT WOMAN COMPLAINS OF NUMBNESS AND “PINS AND NEEDLES” IN HER FINGERS AND HANDS. THE CONDITION IS CALLED AS
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THE PREGNANT WOMAN COMPLAINS OF NUMBNESS AND “PINS AND NEEDLES” IN HER FINGERS AND HANDS. THE CONDITION IS CALLED AS

Don Steve March 28, 2024
A. Carpal tunnel syndrome ✓ B. Vericosites C. Pica D. Heart burn   Carpal tunnel syndrome is...
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RITUXIMAB IS A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TYPES OF HAEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES. WHICH ANTIGEN DOES IT TARGET RITUXIMAB IS A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TYPES OF HAEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES. WHICH ANTIGEN DOES IT TARGET
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RITUXIMAB IS A MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TYPES OF HAEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES. WHICH ANTIGEN DOES IT TARGET

Don Steve March 28, 2024
A. CD56 B. CD20 ✓ C. CD4 D. CD8   Rituximab targets CD20, which is a specific B-cell...
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AN OVERWEIGHT 40-YEAR-OLD WOMAN PRESENTS WITH SEVERAL WEEKS’ HISTORY OF TIREDNESS, INCREASING JAUNDICE AND COLICKY RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT PAIN. ON THE DAY OF ADMISSION SHE HAS DEVELOPED ATTACKS OF PROFOUND SHIVERING WITH SHAKING, HIGH TEMPERATURES AND MALAISE. THE MOST LIKELY DIAGNOSIS IS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING AN OVERWEIGHT 40-YEAR-OLD WOMAN PRESENTS WITH SEVERAL WEEKS’ HISTORY OF TIREDNESS, INCREASING JAUNDICE AND COLICKY RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT PAIN. ON THE DAY OF ADMISSION SHE HAS DEVELOPED ATTACKS OF PROFOUND SHIVERING WITH SHAKING, HIGH TEMPERATURES AND MALAISE. THE MOST LIKELY DIAGNOSIS IS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
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AN OVERWEIGHT 40-YEAR-OLD WOMAN PRESENTS WITH SEVERAL WEEKS’ HISTORY OF TIREDNESS, INCREASING JAUNDICE AND COLICKY RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT PAIN. ON THE DAY OF ADMISSION SHE HAS DEVELOPED ATTACKS OF PROFOUND SHIVERING WITH SHAKING, HIGH TEMPERATURES AND MALAISE. THE MOST LIKELY DIAGNOSIS IS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING

Don Steve March 28, 2024
A. Viral hepatitis B. Alcoholic hepatitis C. Biliary obstruction due to gallstones with superadded biliary sepsis ✓...
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A TALL THIN WOMAN AGED 26 PRESENTS WITH SUDDEN-ONSET LEFT-SIDED PLEURITIC CHEST PAIN AND BREATHLESSNESS. EXAMINATION SHOWS HER TO BE TALL AND THIN, WITH A STRAIGHT BACK, OXYGEN SATURATION 99% ON AIR, HEART RATE 70 BPM, BP 110/75 AND DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS TO THE LEFT HEMITHORAX. THE LIKELY DIAGNOSIS IS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING A TALL THIN WOMAN AGED 26 PRESENTS WITH SUDDEN-ONSET LEFT-SIDED PLEURITIC CHEST PAIN AND BREATHLESSNESS. EXAMINATION SHOWS HER TO BE TALL AND THIN, WITH A STRAIGHT BACK, OXYGEN SATURATION 99% ON AIR, HEART RATE 70 BPM, BP 110/75 AND DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS TO THE LEFT HEMITHORAX. THE LIKELY DIAGNOSIS IS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
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A TALL THIN WOMAN AGED 26 PRESENTS WITH SUDDEN-ONSET LEFT-SIDED PLEURITIC CHEST PAIN AND BREATHLESSNESS. EXAMINATION SHOWS HER TO BE TALL AND THIN, WITH A STRAIGHT BACK, OXYGEN SATURATION 99% ON AIR, HEART RATE 70 BPM, BP 110/75 AND DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS TO THE LEFT HEMITHORAX. THE LIKELY DIAGNOSIS IS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING

Don Steve March 28, 2024
A. Acute coronary syndrome B. Aortic dissection C. Pneumonia D. Pneumothorax ✓ E. Pulmonary embolus   A...
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A PATIENT PRESENTS WITH A TESTICULAR MASS. YOU CARRY OUT A FULL CLINICAL EXAMINATION, CARRY OUT SOME BLOOD TESTS AND ARRANGE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. WHICH BLOOD TESTS WOULD BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN HELPING YOU MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS A PATIENT PRESENTS WITH A TESTICULAR MASS. YOU CARRY OUT A FULL CLINICAL EXAMINATION, CARRY OUT SOME BLOOD TESTS AND ARRANGE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. WHICH BLOOD TESTS WOULD BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN HELPING YOU MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS
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A PATIENT PRESENTS WITH A TESTICULAR MASS. YOU CARRY OUT A FULL CLINICAL EXAMINATION, CARRY OUT SOME BLOOD TESTS AND ARRANGE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. WHICH BLOOD TESTS WOULD BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN HELPING YOU MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS

Don Steve March 26, 2024
A. CA-125 B. Cytogenetics C. Lactate dehydrogenase, α-fetoprotein and β-human chorionic gonadotrophin ✓ D. Carcinoembryonic antigen  ...
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A 38-YEAR-OLD MAN PRESENTS WITH A BLOOD PRESSURE OF 170/100 IN THE RIGHT ARM, AND WEAK LEG PULSES, BUT NO RADIOFEMORAL DELAY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE A 38-YEAR-OLD MAN PRESENTS WITH A BLOOD PRESSURE OF 170/100 IN THE RIGHT ARM, AND WEAK LEG PULSES, BUT NO RADIOFEMORAL DELAY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE
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A 38-YEAR-OLD MAN PRESENTS WITH A BLOOD PRESSURE OF 170/100 IN THE RIGHT ARM, AND WEAK LEG PULSES, BUT NO RADIOFEMORAL DELAY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE

Don Steve March 26, 2024
A. Aortic coarctation is excluded by the absence of radiofemoral delay. B. Aortic coarctation remains highly likely...
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Don Steve March 26, 2024
A. Apoptosis B. Controlling the cell cycle ✓ C. Angiogenesis D. Immunity   The retinoblastoma gene, also...
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