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A patient tells you that he is going to kill himself, what do you do? -Answer Have Pt. Sign
a "No Self-Harm" contract and refer to primary care phsician on a semi-urgent basis.
Young man had very high energy, and didn't have to sleep much just a couple days ago,
now feeling exhausted and sad. Diagnosis: -Answer Bipolar disorder
65 yr old male is staying in nursing home after 6 month of post stroke, he does not like to
talk with anybody, social withdrawl; does not like to move and like to lie down in the bed;
he rather thinks him little and forget him. What do you suspect? - Answer Depression
Which one is example of abuse? - Answer Retinal hemorrhage in infant (baby shaking)
Child abuse reporting process, what type of law? - Answer Varies state by state
Mom brought a kid to the clinic, kid has an ear infection, during intake, mom told you
that the kid don't like to talk to other people and don't like to play with other people,
what is your diagnosis for a kid? - Answer Child Abuse
Confused elderly suspects somebody in his health care steals his money, and patient
said don't tell anybody. Your response? - Answer Call social worker
Domestic violence - Answer Encourage patient seeking for legal consultant and
consider keep away form abusive partner.
McBurney sign - Answer Tender point in right lower abdomen of a patient with
appendicitis.
,Patient with lower right quadrant abdominal pain - Answer Appendicitis
Diverticulitis case study, it asked about what test would you use to diagnose it: -Answer
CT scan
Patient has abdominal pain is aggravated when defecting? - Answer Aortic aneurysm
Patient has diarrhea and constipation, stools show mucus and blood, why is the
diagnosis: - Answer Ulcerative Colitis
Which drug category will you select if you want to reduced gastric acid in the stomach? -
Answer Antacids
Drug and Herb test for metabolism? (In liver is involved in drug metabolism) - Answer
Cytochrome
Benzodiazepines used for? - Answer Anti-anxiety, relax muscle, help insomnia, muscles
spasms, seizure. = BZD (-zepam)
Tardive dyskinesia and extrapyramidal syndrome side effect of what kind of
medications? - Answer Antipsychotic
What disease is the most common causing renal failure in US? - Answer Type I diabetes
Infection with Group A B-hemolytic streptococcus infection is responsible for? - Answer
Glomerulonephritis
Causes of erectile dysfunction are due to - Answer Organic or psychosomatic
,Side effects of drugs used to treat ED? - Answer Hypotension
Side effect of Erectile Dysfunction drugs: - Answer Stuffy and runny nose
A patient was pricked by a thorn in yard, symptoms occur next day-fever, chills, redness
swollen and tenderness. What to suspect? - Answer Cellulitis
Woman gets a splint of wood, within the very next day started spreading in the area
around the wound, wound became red, swollen and sore increased in size, warm and
tender to the touch, what is the problem with this patient? - Answer Cellulitis
Case: Patient presents with highly contagious skin bacterial infection, the presence of
red sore near the nose or mouth that quickly bursts, releasing pus or fluid, what do you
suspect? - Answer Impetigo
One kindergarten teacher has red on his trunk and 4 limbs, the blister with fluid filled.
What is your diagnosis? - Answer Chickenpox
A 2-year-old boy is brought to the clinic by his parents with a history of fever,
listlessness, and cough for 3 days. Physical examination of this child shows lethargy
with congestion of the throat. The buccal mucosa shows small irregular red spots with
central bluish-white specks. Maculopapular skin rashes are also seen all over the body.
What is the most likely medical diagnosis? - Answer Measles
A college student 20 years of age is admitted with fever, sore throat, and fatigue.
Physical examination reveals enlarged lymph nodes in the posterolateral neck. What is
the most probable diagnosis? - Answer Infectious mononucleosis
Most common pathogen for PID (pelvic inflammatory disease) - Answer Chlamydia and
Gonorrhea
CNT: Universal Precautions should be taught to: - Answer All employees with
occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens
, Fatigue, night sweats, weight loss: - Answer Need to rule out cancer
67 old man with cachexia. What does it suggest? - Answer Probably Cancer
Reasons for EPO increase: - Answer Anemia
Which Vitamin helps iron deficiency anemia: - Answer Vitamin C
Which one of these is a risk factor for blood clots? - Answer Pregnancy
If taking anticoagulant avoid which supplement? - Answer Vitamin K
What is primary cause of secondary hypertension? - Answer Renal and endocrine
diseases
What category of drugs has side effect of muscle ache (myalgia)? - Answer HMG-CoA
redactase inhibitor
Chronic Diabetic patient testing to check blood sugar level: - Answer HbA1C
hemoglobin
What hormone spikes during ovulation ? - Answer LH = Luteinizing hormone
What hormone is elevated in menopause? - Answer FSH = Follicle stimulating hormone
Patient has PCOS, infertility, she is overweight, w/irregular periods what other
symptoms - Insulin Resistance
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