Which of the following conditions is associated with cigarette smoking?
a. Glaucoma
b. Increased sperm quality
c. Bladder cancer
d. Eczema
Question 11: A chronic cough lasts longer than:
a. 3 weeks
b. 1 month
c. 6 monthsd. 1 year
Question 12: The ‘freezing phenomenon’ is a cardinal feature of?
a.Parkinson’s disease
b. Alzheimer’s disease
c. A CVA
d. Bell’s palsy
Question 13: When administered at the beginning of an attack, oxygen therapy may help this kind of headache?
a. Tension
b. Migraine
c. Cluster
d. Stress
Question 14: Which ethnic group has the highest lung cancer incidence and mortality rates?
a. African American men
b. Scandinavian men and women
c. Caucasian women
d. Asian men
Question 15: The most significant precipitating event leading to otitis media with effusion is:
a. Pharyngitis
b. Allergies
c. Viral upper respiratory infection (URI)
d. Perforation of the eardrum
Question 16: Samuel is going to the dentist for some work and must take endocarditis prophylaxis because of his history of:
a. Severe asthma.b. A common valvular lesion.c. Severe hypertension.d. A previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).
Question 17: A 34-year-old patient was treated for a urinary tract infection (UTI) and has not responded to antibiotic therapy. Which of the following actions should be taken next?a. Send a urine specimen for microscopy looking for fungal colonies.b. Increase the dose of antibiotic.c. Order a cytoscopy.d. Order a different antibiotic.
Question 18: Which statement best describes a carotid bruit?
a. It is felt with the middle three fingers over the carotid artery.b. A bruit becomes audible when the lumen is narrowed to 1 mm or less.c. A low-pitched bruit is a medical emergency.d. The higher the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of stenosis.
Question 19: Which statement is true regarding chloasma, the ‘mask of pregnancy’?
a. It is caused by a decrease in the melanocyte-stimulating hormone duringpregnancy.
b. This condition only occurs on the face.
c. Exposure to sunlight will even out the discoloration.
d. It is caused by increased levels of estrogen and progesterone.
Question 20: Simon presents with alopecia areata with well-circumscribed patches of hair loss on the crown of his head. How do you respond when he asks you the cause?
a. “You must be under a lot of stress lately.”b. “It is hereditary. Did your father experience this also?”c. “The cause is unknown, but we suspect it is due to an immunologic mechanism.”d. “We’ll have to do some tests.”
Question 21: A blood pressure (BP) of 150/90 is considered:
a. Stage 2 hypertension
b. Hypertensive
c. Normal in healthy older adults
d. Acceptable if the patient has DM
Question 22: When teaching post MI patients about their NTG tablets, theclinician should stress that the tablets should remain in thelight-resistant bottle in which they are packaged and shouldnot be put in another pill box or remain in areas that are orcould become warm and humid. Once opened, the bottlemust be dated and discarded after how many months?
a. 1 month
b. 3 months
c. 6 months
d. As long as the tablets are kept in this special bottle, they will last forever
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