Term 1 of 309
Which of the following statements regarding serum immunoglobulin levels is/are correct?
A. Monoclonal gammopathy is a risk for transformation into multiple myeloma.
B. Polyclonal gammopathy is frequently associated with chronic infections.
C. Low serum globulin can indicate a primary immune deficiency.
A only
B only
A and C only
All of the above
Term 2 of 309
Which of the following cardiac tests is the most sensitive for the diagnosis of CAD?
EKG
Stress Echo
Stress EKG
CT Angiogram
,Term 3 of 309
The triad of a positive rheumatoid factor, enlarged spleen, and neutropenia is:
Caplan's Syndrome
Felty's Syndrome
Sjogren's Syndrome
Still's Disease
Term 4 of 309
The disease characterized by small bowel involvement and abdominal pain is:
Crohn's disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Term 5 of 309
All of the following statements regarding Neuroblastomas are correct EXCEPT:
Most cases are located in the bone
Some are identified incidentally from a chest x-ray
It is the most common extracranial solid tumor in childhood
Symptoms include bone pain, loss of appetite, weight loss, fever, and fatigue
,Term 6 of 309
All of the following statements regarding Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) are correct
EXCEPT:
It is associated with Philadelphia Chromosome
It affects males and females equally
Symptoms are less severe than in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML).
Radiation is palliative rather than curative
Term 7 of 309
The most frequent childhood cancer is:
Acute Leukemia
Neuroblastoma
Sarcoma
Retinoblastoma
Term 8 of 309
All of the following statements regarding bone tumors are correct EXCEPT:
They usually occur within the second and third decades of life
Pain and swelling are the most common presentations
Females are affected more than males
Ewing Sarcoma has a slightly better prognosis than Osteosarcoma
, Term 9 of 309
In a healthy heart, the early phase of diastolic filling is dominant and the E/A ratio is _____.
When there is delayed relaxation of the ventricle, there is decreased early filling and the E/A ratio
is _______.
The pattern seen in the elderly is called _______________ in which the ratio is >1, much like the ratio seen
in a young normal heart, but at a physiologic expense.
The most restrictive filling of the ventricle is demonstrated by an E/A ratio of ______, in which the
early diastolic filling is increased abnormally due to a very stiff, noncompliant ventricle with
minimal contribution to filling from the atrial contraction.
________________ of the ventricle is the extreme form of ventricular noncompliance that is frequently
seen in elderly women with longstanding hypertension.
Term 10 of 309
The following statements regarding the treatment of pericardial disease are true EXCEPT:
Acute pericarditis is treated with urgent pericardiocentesis
Constrictive pericarditis can be treated with surgical removal
Acute pericarditis is treated with NSAIDS
Pericardial effusion is treated by treating the underlying condition
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