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train-00400
A 60-year-old woman sought evaluation at an urgent care clinic after developing breathlessness 30 minutes earlier. She also developed swelling of the tongue and lips. She has heart failure and was recently diagnosed with hypertension. She was started on a medication, the first dose of which she took this afternoon befo...
Captopril
Amlodipine
Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
Propranolol
0
train-00401
A 30-year-old woman presents for pregnancy counseling. She says she has a 8 week history of chronic diarrhea. She is also found to be intolerant to heat and has been significantly losing her hair. She denies any recent changes to her diet. The patient is afebrile and her vital signs are within normal limits. Her weight...
Thyroidectomy and thyroid replacement
Beta-blockers
Thyroid peroxidase inhibitors
Plasmapheresis
2
train-00402
A 45-year-old man was shown to have a blood pressure of 142/90 mm Hg at a health fair. Despite modifying his lifestyle, his blood pressure remained elevated on 2 separate subsequent occasions. He was prescribed an anti-hypertensive medication. After 3 weeks, the swelling of the lips shown in the accompanying photograp...
Verapamil
Amlodipine
Lisinopril
Hydrochlorothiazide
2
train-00403
A 13-year-old girl is brought to the physician because of worsening fever, headache, photophobia, and nausea for 2 days. One week ago, she returned from summer camp. She has received all age-appropriate immunizations. Her temperature is 39.1°C (102.3°F). She is oriented to person, place, and time. Physical examination ...
Echovirus
Listeria monocytogenes
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria meningitidis
0
train-00404
A 5-year-old boy presents to his pediatrician for a well-child visit. His mother reports him to be doing well and has no concerns. The boy was born at 39 weeks gestation via spontaneous vaginal delivery. He is up to date on all vaccines and is meeting all developmental milestones. On physical exam, he is noted to have ...
Takayasu arteritis
Interrupted aortic arch
Pheochromocytoma
Coarctation of the aorta
3
train-00405
A 28-year-old woman comes to the physician for a follow-up examination. Two months ago, she underwent left renal transplantation for recurrent glomerulonephritis. At the time of discharge, her creatinine was 0.9 mg/dL. She feels well. Current medications include tacrolimus and azathioprine. Her pulse is 85/min and bloo...
Gingival hyperplasia
Hepatic necrosis
Kidney injury
Polycythemia
2
train-00406
A 42-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 12 month history of progressive fatigue and shortness of breath with exertion. Five years ago, she emigrated from Eastern Europe. She has smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for 20 years. She has a history of using methamphetamines and cocaine but quit 5 years ago...
CT angiography
Doppler echocardiography
High-resolution CT of the lung
Right-heart catheterization
3
train-00407
A 29-year-old man is admitted to the emergency department following a motorcycle accident. The patient is severely injured and requires life support after splenectomy and evacuation of a subdural hematoma. Past medical history is unremarkable. The patient’s family members, including wife, parents, siblings, and grandpa...
An older sibling
The parents
Legal guardian
The spouse
3
train-00408
An 11-year-old girl is brought to the physician by her parents because of a mildly pruritic rash on her trunk and extremities for 2 days. One week ago, she developed a low-grade fever, rhinorrhea, and headache, followed by a facial rash 4 days later. The facial rash did not involve the perioral skin. Her temperature is...
Rubella
Erythema infectiosum
Exanthem subitum
Scarlet fever
1
train-00409
An 11-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents with a 2-day history of fever, malaise, and productive cough. On presentation, he is found to be very weak and is having difficulty breathing. His past medical history is significant for multiple prior infections requiring hospitalization includin...
Actin polymerization
Autoimmune regulation
Lysosomal trafficking
Protein phosphorylation
3
train-00410
A two-month-old female presents to the emergency department for difficulty feeding. The patient was born at 38 weeks gestation to a 29-year-old primigravid via vaginal delivery. The newborn period has thus far been uncomplicated. The patient has been exclusively breastfed since birth. Her parents report that feeding ha...
Chest radiograph
CT angiography
Electrocardiogram
Echocardiogram
3
train-00411
A 4-year-old male is evaluated for frequent epistaxis and mucous membrane bleeding. Physical examination shows diffuse petechiae on the patient’s distal extremities. Peripheral blood smear shows an absence of platelet clumping. An ELISA binding assay reveals that platelet surfaces are deficient in GIIb/IIIa receptors. ...
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Bernard-Soulier disease
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Glanzmann’s thrombasthenia
3
train-00412
A 45-year-old man was a driver in a motor vehicle collsion. The patient is not able to offer a medical history during initial presentation. His temperature is 97.6°F (36.4°C), blood pressure is 104/74 mmHg, pulse is 150/min, respirations are 12/min, and oxygen saturation is 98% on room air. On exam, he does not open hi...
100% oxygen
Emergency open fracture repair
Exploratory laparoscopy
Intubation
3
train-00413
An 81-year-old woman comes to the emergency department due to a left-sided paralysis for the past 2 hours. Her husband says her symptoms began suddenly, and she is also unable to speak. Her pulse is 90/min, respirations are 18/min, temperature is 36.8°C (98.2°F), and blood pressure is 150/98 mm Hg. An ECG is obtained a...
Cardioembolic stroke
Conversion disorder
Hemorrhagic disorder
Rupture of berry aneurysm
0
train-00414
A 52-year-old female with a history of poorly-controlled diabetes presents to her primary care physician because of pain and tingling in her hands. These symptoms began several months ago and have been getting worse such that they interfere with her work as a secretary. She says that the pain is worse in the morning an...
A
B
D
E
2
train-00415
A 57-year-old man is brought to the emergency department because of a 2-day history of fever and right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Examination shows jaundice. Ultrasonography of the abdomen shows cholelithiasis and marked dilation of the biliary duct. An ERCP is performed and reveals pus with multiple brown concreme...
Increased alanine aminotransferase activity
Decreased heme oxygenase activity
Decreased HMG-coenzyme A reductase activity
Increased β-glucuronidase activity
3
train-00416
A 9-year-old boy presents for incision and drainage of a small abscess on his left thigh. No significant past medical history. No current medications. Before the procedure, the patient is allowed to inhale colorless, sweet-smelling gas. After the procedure, the patient receives 3–4 minutes of high flow oxygen through a...
Cardiac arrhythmias
Raised intracranial pressure
Hepatotoxicity
Diffusion hypoxia
3
train-00417
A 50-year-old man presents to his primary care physician with a chief complaint of chest pain that is squeezing in nature. He used to have similar symptoms in the past while playing tennis with his friends. Yesterday, while moving furniture in his new home, he experienced this pain that lasted for 20 minutes and radiat...
GERD
Musculoskeletal pain
Anxiety
Myocardial ischemia
3
train-00418
A 55-year-old man presents to his physician with a complaint of recurrent episodes of palpitations over the past 2 weeks. He also mentions that he tends to tire easily. He denies chest pain, breathlessness, dizziness, or syncope, but has a history of ischemic heart disease. He smokes 1 pack of cigarettes every day and ...
Bilateral pedal edema
Bloody diarrhea
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Multifocal atrial tachycardia
0
train-00419
A 51-year-old female presents to her primary care physician complaining of body aches and constipation. She reports that her “bones hurt” and that she has experienced worsening constipation over the past few months. Her medical history is notable for three kidney stones within the past year that both passed spontaneous...
Increased calcium, decreased phosphate, increased parathyroid hormone
Decreased calcium, increased phosphate, increased parathyroid hormone
Decreased calcium, increased phosphate, decreased parathyroid hormone
Normal calcium, normal phosphate, normal parathyroid hormone
0
train-00420
A 12-hour old male infant is seen in the newborn nursery. He was born full term by vaginal delivery to a 40-year-old G4P3-->4 mother. Her pregnancy and delivery were uncomplicated, notable only for declining genetic testing. On exam, her son has a flat face, a fold in the upper eyelid, palpebral fissures that appear to...
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
S-phase
1
train-00421
A 40-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for pernicious anemia and vitiligo presents to the physician with the chief complaints of heat intolerance and frequent palpitations. The patient does not take birth control and her urine pregnancy test is negative today. Physical exam reveals a patient that i...
T4 elevated, free T4 elevated, T3 elevated, TSH elevated
T4 elevated, free T4 elevated, T3 elevated, TSH decreased
T4 decreased, free T4 decreased, T3 decreased, TSH decreased
T4 normal, free T4 normal, T3 normal, TSH elevated
1
train-00422
A 75-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with her son because she is convinced that people are stealing from her. Her son claims she has been misplacing her medications and money throughout the house. She recently lost her husband to old age and has become reclusive and no longer wants people to visit...
Delirium
Dementia
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizophrenia
1
train-00423
A 67-year-old man comes to the office due to pain in the lower part of his calves on his afternoon walk to get the mail. The pain is relieved by rest. It started slowly about 6 months ago and has become more painful over time. He has a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and smoking. Medications...
Enoxaparin
Metoprolol
A recommendation to perform pedal pumping exercises
A referral to a supervised exercise program
3
train-00424
A 27-year-old man presents to his primary care physician with worsening cough and asthma. The patient reports that he was in his usual state of health until 1 month ago, when he developed a cold. Since then his cold has improved, but he continues to have a cough and worsening asthma symptoms. He says that he has been u...
c-ANCA levels
IgA deposits
p-ANCA levels
Smoking
2
train-00425
A 25-year-old man is brought to the physician because of fatigue, lethargy, and lower leg swelling for 2 weeks. He also noticed that his urine appeared darker than usual and for the last 2 days he has passed only small amounts of urine. His temperature is 37.5°C (98.6°F), pulse is 88/min, respirations are 15/min, and b...
Administer rituximab
Administer lisinopril
Administer methylprednisolone
Administer cyclosporine A
2
train-00426
A 54-year-old man comes to the physician because of a painful mass in his left thigh for 3 days. He underwent a left lower limb angiography for femoral artery stenosis and had a stent placed 2 weeks ago. He has peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease, hypercholesterolemia and type 2 diabetes mellitus. He has...
Ultrasound-guided thrombin injection
Coil embolization
Ultrasound-guided compression
Schedule surgical repair
0
train-00427
A 57-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with acute onset vomiting, vertigo, throbbing headache, and weakness. She says that the symptoms started when she went to dinner with friends and had a drink of alcohol. Her past medical history is significant for type 2 diabetes, and she was recently started on ...
Binding to peroxisome proliferator-activating receptors
Closing potassium channels
Inhibiting alpha-glucosidase
Inhibiting dipeptidyl peptidase
1
train-00428
A 58-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department for shortness of breath and chest pain. Pulmonary angiography shows a large saddle embolus in the pulmonary arteries. Emergency drug therapy is administered and she is admitted to the hospital for observation. A follow-up CT scan of the chest shortly after admi...
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Drug-induced hypotension
Embolic cerebrovascular accident
Intracerebral hemorrhage "
3
train-00429
A 6-day-old infant who was born via uncomplicated vaginal delivery at 39 weeks of gestation is brought to the family physician for poor feeding. The mother received adequate prenatal care throughout the pregnancy, and has no medical conditions. On physical exam, the infant's temperature is 36.5°C (97.7°F), blood pressu...
Increased aldosterone, decreased cortisol
Decreased aldosterone, increased 11-deoxycorticosterone
Increased sex hormones, increased 17-hydroxyprogesterone
Increased sex hormones, decreased renin activity
2
train-00430
A 24-year-old man is brought to the physician because of increasing pain and swelling of the left knee for 2 months. The pain has awoken him from his sleep on multiple occasions. He tried ibuprofen but has had no relief of his symptoms. There is no family or personal history of serious illness. Vital signs are within n...
Chondrosarcoma
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Osteoclastoma
Ewing sarcoma
2
train-00431
A 12-year-old boy is brought in by his parents as they are concerned about his behavior. He is constantly arguing with his parents and blatantly defying their every request. In school, he is known for being intentionally tardy and for defying his teachers. Upon further questioning of the patient you learn about some of...
This patient will likely function normally despite continuing to defy authority figures
This patient is suffering from antisocial personality disorder and will likely be incarcerated in adulthood
The patient's symptoms could progress to antisocial personality disorder
Strong D2 antagonists are first-line pharmacotherapy
2
train-00432
A 24-hour-old girl is found to be cyanotic in the newborn nursery. She was born via spontaneous vaginal delivery at 38 weeks gestation to a gravida 1, para 0 healthy mother who received routine prenatal care. The patient is small for her gestational age. She manifests lower-extremity cyanosis along with a mesh-like mas...
Administration of alprostadil
Arteriogram
Echocardiography
Lower extremity Doppler
0
train-00433
A 5-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department for right elbow swelling and pain 45 minutes after he fell while playing on the monkey bars during recess. He has been unable to move his right elbow since the fall. Examination shows ecchymosis, swelling, and tenderness of the right elbow; range of motion is limi...
Polymicrobial infection
Absent radial pulse
Avascular necrosis of the humeral head
Adhesive capsulitis
1
train-00434
A 3-month-old boy presents for routine health maintenance. The patient has coarse facial features and stiff joint movements with restricted passive and active range of motion. He also has problems following objects with his eyes and seems not to focus on anything. On physical examination, the corneas are clouded, and t...
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Inclusion cell disease
Diamond-Blackfan anemia
Tay-Sachs disease
1
train-00435
A 36-year-old woman comes to the physician for a routine gynecological examination. She feels well. Menses occur with normal flow at regular 28-day intervals and last for 3 to 5 days. Her last menstrual period was 20 days ago. She is sexually active with one male partner and they use condoms inconsistently. Her sister ...
Repeat cervical cytology at 12 months
Perform colposcopy with endocervical and endometrial sampling
Perform a diagnostic loop electrosurgical excision
Perform colposcopy with endocervical sampling
1
train-00436
A 59-year-old male presents to his primary care physician complaining of muscle weakness. Approximately 6 months ago, he started to develop gradually worsening right arm weakness that progressed to difficulty walking about three months ago. His past medical history is notable for a transient ischemic attack, hypertensi...
Natalizumab
Selegeline
Bromocriptine
Riluzole
3
train-00437
A 65-year-old man presents to the emergency department for sudden weakness. The patient states that he was at home enjoying his morning coffee when his symptoms began. He says that his left arm suddenly felt very odd and weak thus prompting him to come to the ED. The patient has a past medical history of diabetes, COPD...
Berry aneurysm rupture
Bridging vein tear
Hypertensive encephalopathy
Lipohyalinosis
3
train-00438
An 18-year-old male was brought to the emergency room after he caused an accident by driving at a slow speed as he was entering the freeway. He appears to have sustained no major injuries just minor scratches and lacerations, but appears to be paranoid, anxious, and is complaining of thirst. He has conjunctival injecti...
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Cocaine
Alprazolam
Marijuana
3
train-00439
A 37-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain. She reports that the pain is not new and usually starts within half an hour of eating a meal. The pain has been previously diagnosed as biliary colic, and she underwent a cholecystectomy three months ago for symptomatic bilia...
Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Biliary stent
Sphincterotomy
Surgical revascularization
2
train-00440
A 14-year-old male presents to the emergency department with altered mental status. His friends who accompanied him said that he complained of abdominal pain while camping. They denied his consumption of anything unusual from the wilderness, or any vomiting or diarrhea. His temperature is 100.5°F (38.1°C), blood pressu...
Increase respiratory rate
Increase respiratory rate and tidal volume
Increase tidal volume
Increase tidal volume and positive end-expiratory pressure
1
train-00441
A 50-year-old woman comes to the physician because of multiple, ulcerative skin lesions that occur over various parts of her body. She reports that these rashes first appeared 6 months ago. They occur episodically and usually start as reddish spots, which then expand in size and ulcerate over the next ten days. They re...
Measurement of serum zinc levels
Endoscopic ultrasonongraphy
Administration of octreotide
Measurement of glycated hemoglobin "
2
train-00442
A 52-year-old female presents to her primary care physician for medical evaluation prior to an elective hip replacement surgery. She has hypertension and diabetes, both of which are well controlled on oral medications. She also admits to occasional use of recreational injection drugs so a panel of serologies are obtain...
It exists as a monomer
It exists as a pentamer
It activates mast cells
It is only activated by multivalent immunogens
0
train-00443
A 40-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 2, comes to the physician because of fatigue, nausea, joint pain, and mild flank pain for 2 months. She has refractory acid reflux and antral and duodenal peptic ulcers for which she takes omeprazole. She also has chronic, foul-smelling, light-colored diarrhea. Five years ago she wa...
NF2
C-Kit
RET
MEN1
3
train-00444
A 45-year-old woman comes to the physician because of multiple episodes of dizziness over the past 3 months. Episodes last between 20 minutes and 1 hour. During the episodes she experiences the sudden onset of spinning sensations and imbalance, associated with a ringing in her left ear. She also reports progressive lef...
Reduce caffeine intake
Begin topiramate therapy
Perform Epley maneuver
Begin fluoxetine therapy "
0
train-00445
A 23-year-old woman comes to the emergency department for increasing abdominal pain and confusion for 3 days. The pain is constant and she describes it as 8 out of 10 in intensity. She has the strong feeling that she is being watched. She has not had a bowel movement for 2 days. She began experiencing tingling in parts...
Hemin therapy
Haloperidol therapy
Chloroquine
Glucose
0
train-00446
A 4-year-old boy is brought to his pediatrician by his mother for a physical exam before summer camp. They have no complaints or concerns at this time. He was born at 37 weeks gestation by cesarean delivery. The delivery was complicated by an omphalocele and macrosomia. During infancy and into early childhood, he strug...
Scoliosis
Alzheimer's disease
Wilms tumor
Sudden infant death syndrome
2
train-00447
A 72-year-old man is brought to your office by his daughter due to concern over recent behavioral changes. Over the last several months he has had increasing difficulty with remembering recent events. She mentions that he is embarrassed due to a new inability to control urination. His medical history is significant for...
Distortion of corona radiata fibers
Atrophy of the caudate and putamen
Atrophy of the subthalamic nucleus
Depigmentation of the substantia nigra pars compacta
0
train-00448
An 11-year-old boy is brought to the pediatrician by his mother for vomiting. The patient has been vomiting for the past week, and his symptoms have not been improving. His symptoms are worse in the morning and tend to improve throughout the day. The patient also complains of occasional headaches and had diarrhea sever...
Non-enveloped, (+) ssRNA virus
Gram-positive enterotoxin
Intracerebellar mass
Remnant of Rathke's pouch
3
train-00449
A 35-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by his wife because of a 1-week history of progressive confusion, myalgia, and nausea. His wife says that he first reported headaches and fatigue 10 days ago, and since then “he has not been himself”. He has refused to drink any liquids for the last day. Two mont...
RNA-dependent DNA polymerase inhibitor
Chemically-inactivated virus
Live attenuated vaccine
Immunoglobulin against a bacterial protein
1
train-00450
A 29-year-old patient presents to her primary care physician with persistent amenorrhea and inability to breastfeed over the last 5 months. She says that she has also been very tired since her baby was born and this fatigue was accompanied by an inability to deal with cold weather despite having no problem with cold pr...
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Prolactin
Thyroid hormone
Aldosterone
3
train-00451
A 35-year-old G2P1 delivers a boy in the 40th week of gestation. The pregnancy was uncomplicated. The newborn had Apgar scores of 7 and 9 at the 1st and 5th minutes, respectively. On physical examination, the newborn is noted to have a left-sided cleft lip. The hard palate and nose are normal. Which of the following st...
Failure of development of the first pharyngeal arch
Failure of fusion of the left maxillary prominence and the medial nasal process of the frontonasal prominence
Partial resorption of the first pharyngeal arch
Failure of development of the left maxillary prominence
1
train-00452
A 17-year-old male is diagnosed with acne vulgaris during a visit to a dermatologist. He is prescribed a therapy that is a derivative of vitamin A. He has no other significant past medical history. Which of the following is the major side-effect of this therapy?
Hyperglycemia
Hyperlipidemia
Fatigue
Alopecia
1
train-00453
A 70-year-old man presented to a medical clinic for a routine follow-up. He has had hypertension for 20 years and is currently on multiple anti-hypertensive medications. The blood pressure is 150/100 mm Hg. The remainder of the examinations were within normal limits. Echocardiography showed some changes in the left ven...
Disordered growth of the cardiac cells
Decrease in cardiac cell size
Increase in cardiac cell size
Increase in number of normal cardiac cells
2
train-00454
A 33-year-old female presents to her primary care physician complaining of heat intolerance and difficulty sleeping over a one month period. She also reports that she has lost 10 pounds despite no changes in her diet or exercise pattern. More recently, she has developed occasional unprovoked chest pain and palpitations...
Increased numbers of a1-adrenergic receptors
Decreased numbers of a1-adrenergic receptors
Decreased numbers of a2-adrenergic receptors
Increased sensitivity of ß1-adrenergic receptors
3
train-00455
A neonate suffering from neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is given supplemental oxygen. Which of the following is a possible consequence of oxygen therapy in this patient?
Atelectasis
Anosmia
Blindness
Cardiac anomalies
2
train-00456
A 59-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 2-month history of fatigue and abdominal discomfort. Over the past 6 months, she has had a 5.4-kg (12-lb) weight loss. She takes no medications. Her temperature is 37.8°C (100°F), pulse is 70/min, respirations are 13/min, and blood pressure is 125/80 mm Hg. Cardio...
Cytarabine and daunorubicin
Serum protein electrophoresis
Cytogenetic studies
All-trans retinoic acid
2
train-00457
A 70-year-old man presents to his physician for evaluation of fullness and swelling of the left side of the abdomen over the last month. During this time, he has had night sweats and lost 2 kg (4.4 lb) unintentionally. He has no history of severe illness and takes no medications. The vital signs include: blood pressure...
Monoclonal elevation of IgG
Hair-like cell-membrane projections
JAK-2 mutation
Philadelphia chromosome
2
train-00458
A physician is choosing whether to prescribe losartan or lisinopril to treat hypertension in a 56-year-old male. Relative to losartan, one would expect treatment with lisinopril to produce which of the following changes in the circulating levels of these peptides?
Bradykinin increase; angiotensin II decrease
Renin decrease; angiotensin 1 increase
Aldosterone increase; bradykinin decrease
Renin decrease; angiotensin II increase
0
train-00459
A 20-year-old man presents to the urgent care clinic complaining of nausea and vomiting for the past 2 hours. He just returned from a boating trip with his father, and while aboard they shared some packed potato salad and ham sandwiches. His dad denies any nausea or vomiting but does report minor dizziness. On examinat...
Diphenhydramine
Loperamide
Loratadine
Ondansetron
0
train-00460
A 51-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 4-day history of fever and cough productive of foul-smelling, dark red, gelatinous sputum. He has smoked 1 pack of cigarettes daily for 30 years and drinks two 12-oz bottles of beer daily. An x-ray of the chest shows a cavity with air-fluid levels in the right lower...
Exotoxin A
Heat-stable toxin
P-fimbriae
Capsular polysaccharide
3
train-00461
A 16-year-old girl is brought to the physician for evaluation of severe acne on her face, chest, and back for the past 2 years. She has no itching or scaling. She has been treated in the past with a combination of oral cephalexin and topical benzoyl peroxide without clinical improvement. She is sexually active with one...
Administer oral contraceptives
Switch cephalexin to doxycycline
Measure serum beta-hCG levels
Measure creatinine kinase levels
2
train-00462
A 75-year-old woman is brought to the physician by her daughter for a 4-month history of increasing difficulty recognizing her friends and family. She has had to rely on recognizing haircuts, gait, and voices because she cannot remember their faces. Neurologic examination shows that she is able to recognize objects and...
Left posterior parietal cortex
Left hippocampus
Right superior parietal cortex
Right ventral occipitotemporal cortex
3
train-00463
A 25-year-old male patient presents to your clinic in significant distress. He states he has excruciating, stabbing pain around the left side of his head, and his left eye will not stop tearing. These types of headaches have been occurring for the past week every morning when he awakens and last around 60 minutes. He d...
Cluster headache
Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania (CPH)
Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headaches with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) syndrome
Trigeminal neuralgia
0
train-00464
A 42-year-old woman presents to the physician because of an abnormal breast biopsy report following suspicious findings on breast imaging. Other than being concerned about her report, she feels well. She has no history of any serious illnesses and takes no medications. She does not smoke. She consumes wine 1–2 times pe...
Breast irradiation + tamoxifen
Careful observation + routine mammography
Left mastectomy + axillary dissection + local irradiation
Lumpectomy + routine screening
1
train-00465
A 33-year-old woman comes to the emergency department because of a 3-day history of lower abdominal pain and severe burning with urination. Two years ago, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer and was successfully treated with a combination of radiation and chemotherapy. She has systemic lupus erythematosus and finish...
Radiation-induced inflammation
Ascending infection
Hematogenous spread of infection
Neural hypersensitivity
1
train-00466
An 81-year-old man comes to the emergency department with severe left ear pain and drainage for 3 days. He has a history of poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. He appears uncomfortable. Physical examination of the ear shows marked periauricular erythema, exquisite tenderness on palpation, and granulation tissue...
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Bordetella pertussis
Shigella dysenteriae
Bacillus anthracis
0
train-00467
A 24-year-old woman of Ashkenazi Jewish descent presents with recurrent bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain. She says she feels well otherwise. Review of systems is significant for a 4 kg weight loss over the past month. Physical examination is significant for multiple aphthous oral ulcers. Colonoscopy reveals a cobbles...
Thymidylate synthase
Dihydrofolate reductase
Hypoxanthine guanine-phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT)
DNA polymerase
1
train-00468
A 5-year-old girl swallows a marble while playing and is rushed to the hospital by her mother. The patient’s mother says she suddenly started to cough violently and made "funny breathing" sounds for a few minutes which then resolved. Her pulse is 100/min and respirations are 28/min. Physical examination reveals a girl ...
Blood flow would be increased due to arterial vasodilation.
Blood flow would be unchanged due to autoregulation.
Blood flow would be unchanged due to decreased surfactant.
Blood flow would be decreased due to arterial vasoconstriction.
3
train-00469
A patient presents with periods of severe headaches and flushing however every time they have come to the physician they have not experienced any symptoms. The only abnormal finding is a blood pressure of 175 mmHg/100 mmHg. It is determined that the optimal treatment for this patient is surgical. Prior to surgery which...
Isoproterenol
Propranolol
Phentolamine
Phenoxybenzamine
3
train-00470
A 55-year-old man with no significant medical history returns for follow-up of a fasting blood glucose (FBG) of 110 mg/dL. His mother had a myocardial infarction at age 52. He weighs 90 kg and his body mass index is 35 kg/m2. His repeat FBG is 160 mg/dL and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is 7.0%. He is started on metformin but...
3% hypertonic saline
Lactated ringer's solution
Glargine insulin
Regular insulin and potassium
1
train-00471
A 33-year-old woman comes to the emergency department for the evaluation of a headache and increased sweating for the last two hours. The patient also reports palpitations and nausea. Yesterday, she was started on venlafaxine for treatment-resistant depression. She took citalopram for four weeks, but stopped three days...
Abnormal ryanodine receptor
Increased CNS serotonergic activity
Dopamine receptor blockade
Anticholinergic toxicity
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train-00472
A 67-year-old man with stable coronary artery disease comes to the physician for a follow-up examination. Aside from occasional exertional chest pain on mowing the lawn or prolonged jogging, he feels well. He goes jogging for 20 minutes once a week and takes a tablet of sublingual nitroglycerine prior to his run to pre...
Rebound angina
Reflex sympathetic activity
Anaphylactic reaction
Coronary artery vasospasm
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A 35-year-old man presents with a 1-day-history of pain and difficulty moving his right shoulder. He was cleaning his attic when he fell through onto the floor below and landed on his outstretched right hand. He tried over-the-counter analgesics which did not help. Past medical history is unremarkable. The patient is a...
Supraspinatus tendon
Deltoid muscle
Subscapularis tendon
Teres minor tendon
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A 42-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of intermittent sharp right upper quadrant abdominal pain and nausea for the past 10 hours. She has vomited 3 times. There is no associated fever, chills, diarrhea, or urinary symptoms. She has 2 children who both attend high school. She appears uncomfo...
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid (HIDA) scan of the biliary tract
Supine and erect X-rays of the abdomen
Transabdominal ultrasonography
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A 2-year-old boy is brought to the physician by his parents because of difficulty walking and cold feet for the past 2 months. His parents report that he tires quickly from walking. The patient was born at 37 weeks' gestation and has met all developmental milestones. There is no personal or family history of serious il...
Rib notching
Low tissue oxygenation in the legs
Interarm difference in blood pressure
Right ventricular outflow obstruction
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A 62-year-old man is brought to the emergency department because of syncope. He reports sudden onset of palpitations followed by loss of consciousness while carrying his groceries to his car. He is unable to recall any further details and does not have any chest pain or dizziness. He has a history of hypertension, type...
Prolonged QT interval
Prinzmetal angina
Brugada syndrome
Hypomagnesemia "
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A 27-year-old man presents to the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. The patient started experiencing these symptoms shortly after arriving home from going out to eat at a seafood restaurant. His symptoms progressed and now he reports having an odd metallic taste in his mouth, diffuse pruritus, and blurry v...
Ciguatoxin
Scombrotoxin
Tetrodotoxin
Type I hypersensitivity reaction
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A 43-year-old man comes to the physician because of increasing shortness of breath for 1 month. He has been using two pillows at night but frequently wakes up feeling as if he is choking. Five months ago, he underwent surgery for creation of an arteriovenous fistula in his left upper arm. He has hypertension and chroni...
AV fistula aneurysm
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
Constrictive pericarditis
High-output heart failure
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A 38-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 2, is brought to the emergency department by her husband after an episode of unconsciousness. She delivered a healthy infant two weeks ago and the postpartum course was complicated by severe vaginal bleeding, for which she required 4 units of packed red blood cells. Since the blood ...
Lactotrophic adenoma
Adrenal hemorrhage
Hypothalamic infarction
Pituitary ischemia
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A 71-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by his daughter after she found him to be extremely confused at home. She says that he appeared to be fine in the morning; however, upon returning home, she found that he was slumped in his chair and was hard to arouse. She was worried that he may have taken too ...
Increased antidepressant levels
Increased bleeding time
Increased d-dimer levels
Increased prothrombin time
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A 22-year-old man seeks help from a physician for his heroin addiction. He tells the doctor that he started using heroin at the age of 17 and gradually started increasing the dose. He has been trying to quit for the last 6 months after realizing the negative consequences of his addiction but has not succeeded because o...
Codeine
Clonidine
Methadone
Naloxone
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A 48-year-old man is unable to pass urine after undergoing open abdominal surgery. His physical examination and imaging findings suggest that the cause of his urinary retention is non-obstructive and is most probably due to urinary bladder atony. He is prescribed a new selective muscarinic (M3) receptor agonist, which ...
Inhibition of adenylyl cyclase
Inhibition of guanylyl cyclase
Activation of phospholipase C
Increased transmembrane K+ conductance
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A 17-year-old boy comes to the physician because of body aches and sore throat for 1 week. He has no history of serious illness and takes no medications. He lives with his parents; they recently adopted a cat from an animal shelter. He is sexually active with one female partner, and they use condoms consistently. His t...
Epstein-Barr virus
Cytomegalovirus
Human immunodeficiency virus
Toxoplasma gondii
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An 8-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department with severe dyspnea, fatigue, and vomiting. His mother reports that he has been lethargic for the last several days with an increase in urine output. She thinks he may even be losing weight, despite eating and drinking more than normal for the last couple weeks. ...
Increase in serum glucose
Decrease in serum potassium
Decrease in pH
Decrease in serum bicarbonate
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A 49-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with bloody stool and malaise. She developed a fever and acute left lower quadrant abdominal pain earlier in the day. She has had 2 bowel movements with bright red blood. Her past medical history is notable for hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. She t...
Hyaline casts
Muddy brown casts
Waxy casts
White blood cell casts
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A 50-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by his wife because of lethargy and confusion for the past 24 hours. He has also had a productive cough for the past year and has had a 10-kg (22-lb) weight loss over the past 6 months. He has a history of multiple sclerosis and has not had an acute exacerbation ...
Order CT scan of the chest
Administer furosemide
Administer hypertonic saline
Administer demeclocycline
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A 55-year-old man presents to the physician with complaints of 5 days of watery diarrhea, fever, and bloating. He has not noticed any blood in his stool. He states that his diet has not changed recently, and his family has been spared from diarrhea symptoms despite eating the same foods that he has been cooking at home...
Colonoscopy
Fecal occult blood test
Stool ova and parasite
Stool toxin assay
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A 49-year-old woman presents to her primary care doctor in late December with malaise. She reports worsening fatigue, myalgias, headache, and malaise that started 1 day ago. She works as a lunch lady at an elementary school. Her past medical history is notable for a distal radius fracture after a fall 2 years ago, but ...
DNA polymerase inhibitor
Neuraminidase inhibitor
Reverse transcriptase inhibitor
RNA-dependent polymerase inhibitor
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A 78-year-old woman is brought to the emergency ward by her son for lethargy and generalized weakness. The patient speaks in short utterances and does not make eye contact with the provider or her son throughout the interview and examination. You elicit that the patient lives with her son and daughter-in-law, and she r...
Perform lumbar puncture
Question the patient's son regarding the home situation
Ask the patient's son to leave the room
Call Adult Protective Services to report the patient's son
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A 23-year-old woman presents with fever, chills, nausea, and urinary urgency and frequency. She says that her symptoms began 4 days ago and have progressively worsened. Her past medical history is significant for a 6-month history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Her vital signs include: temperature 39.0°C...
Pyelonephritis
Uncomplicated cystitis
UTI
Acute obstructing nephrolithiasis
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A 44-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 2-week history of lower extremity swelling and frothy urine. He has a history of chronic hepatitis C infection. Physical examination shows 3+ pitting edema of the lower legs and ankles. Further evaluation of this patient is most likely to show which of the following...
Decreased blood urea nitrogen
Increased lipoproteins
Decreased cystatin C
Increased antithrombin III
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A 72-year-old male presents to his primary care physician complaining of increased urinary frequency and a weakened urinary stream. He has a history of gout, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hyperlipidemia. He currently takes allopurinol, metformin, glyburide, and rosuvastatin. His temperature is 98.6°F (37°C), blood pr...
Alpha-1-adrenergic receptor antagonist
Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonist
Non-selective alpha receptor antagonist
Selective muscarinic agonist
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A 39-year-old male presents with muscle weakness in his upper and lower extremities. The patient has also noticed some trouble with swallowing. On physical exam, signs of hyperreflexia, spasticity, fasciculations, and muscle atrophy are present in an asymmetric fashion. Tongue fasciculations are also present. No sensor...
Mitochondrial proliferation leading to ragged appearance in Gomori trichrome stain
Perimysial CD4+ infiltration and perifascicular atrophy
Denervation and reinnervation of the muscle
Larval cysts
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A 38-year-old woman comes to the physician for a follow-up examination. She was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenic purpura at the age of 37 years and has been treated with glucocorticoids and intravenous immune globulin. She has visited the emergency department 3 times in the past 4 months for nose bleeds, which re...
Romiplostim therapy
Rituximab therapy
Observation and follow-up
Schedule splenectomy
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A 54-year-old man is brought to the physician by his wife because of progressive difficulty walking during the past 3 months. He has not been able to walk without assistance for the past month and has started to use a wheelchair. He also reports having urinary incontinence for 1 year. His wife says that he has begun to...
Multiple system atrophy
Friedreich ataxia
Corticobasal degeneration
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
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A 28-year-old primigravid woman at 36 weeks' gestation comes to the emergency department for 2 hours of contractions. Her pregnancy has been uncomplicated. The contractions occur once every 20–30 minutes, last less than 30 seconds, and have been consistent in intensity and duration since onset. During that time there h...
Offer local or regional anesthesia
Admit for continuous monitoring
Reassurance and discharge
Perform cesarean delivery
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A 28-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by a friend after fainting at work and hitting her head. She is conscious, alert, and in pain as she sustained a deep laceration above her right orbit. When asked about prior fainting episodes, she says that she has had them since childhood, but she felt it was...
Calcium gluconate
Flecainide
Magnesium sulfate
Procainamide
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A 61-year-old G4P3 presents with a 5-year history of involuntary urine loss on coughing, sneezing, and physical exertion. She denies urine leakage at night. She has been menopausal since 51 years of age. She is otherwise healthy and is not on any medications, including hormone replacement therapy. The weight is 78 kg (...
Normal residual volume, involuntary detrusor contractions on maximal bladder filling
Normal residual volume, involuntary detrusor contractions on minimal bladder filling
Increased residual volume, involuntary detrusor contractions on maximal bladder filling
Normal residual volume, no involuntary detrusor contractions
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A 20-year-old woman is brought in by police for trying to break into a museum after hours. The patient states that she is a detective on the trail of a master collusion scheme and needs the artifacts from the museum to prove her case. Her family reports that she has been acting strangely for the past week. She has been...
Electroconvulsive therapy
Fluoxetine
Haloperidol
Lithium
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