NBME Free 120 Exam Practice Questions and
Answers
A 28-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 1-year history of pain with urination that has
increased in severity
during the past month. He also has had episodes of blood in his urine during the past 5 years. He lived in
sub-Saharan Af...
Hg. Examination of the right knee shows warmth, erythema, and effusion. Exquisite tenderness is
produced with minimal range-of-motion testing. Examination
of synovial fluid obtained via joint aspiration shows that it is clear, with positively birefringent rhomboids
observed under
polarized light microscopy. Deposition of which of the following substances is the most likely cause of
these findings? - Ans:✔✔-Pseudogout--> calcium pyrophosphate crystals
A 55-year-old woman with small cell carcinoma of the lung is admitted to the hospital to undergo
chemotherapy. Six days
after treatment is started, she develops a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F). Physical examination shows no
other abnormalities.
Laboratory studies show a leukocyte count of 100/mm3 (5% segmented neutrophils and 95%
lymphocytes). Which of the
following is the most appropriate pharmacotherapy to increase this patient's leukocyte count? -
Ans:✔✔-Filgrastim
A 37-year-old woman with right lower extremity edema is evaluated because of the sudden onset of
shortness of breath and
pleuritic chest pain. A diagnosis of pulmonary embolism is made. Which of the following signs, if present
on physical
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