Family Medicine Board Review Questions And

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Quiz :most likely cause of the following symptoms

• frequent abdominal pain
• nonbloody diarrhea
• 20 lb weight loss
• chronic intensely pruritic vesicular rash - Answer :celiac sprue (autoimmune

d/o) inflammation of small bowel wall, blunting of villi (villous atrophy), resultant malabsorption serum IgA tissue transglutaminase antibodies (TTG) dermatitis herpetiformis Quiz :Signs of primary hyperaldosteronism, and diagnosis? - Answer :1.uncontrollable blood pressure (more common in women)

• weakness (or asymptomatic)
• hypokalemia

morning plasma aldosterone/renin ratio (ratio 20 or more, and aldosterone level is 15 ng/dL) Quiz :What is thyroiditis? - Answer :Inflammatory or destructive (can be subacute, acute, or chronic) ie thyroid can recover

• period of hyperthyroidism (transient)
• acute; period of hypothyroidism; chronic - leads to persistent

hypothyroidism in thyroidits, the thyroid is NOT MAKING any thyroid, just releasing premade thyroid, ie transient hyperthyroidism

Quiz :What does a thyroid panel show of someone with euthyroid sick

syndrome? - Answer :abnormal TSH, Normal T4 1 / 2

patient has no symptoms of thyroid dz but are acutely ill w/ some critical illness Quiz :Most sensitive test for ACL tear? - Answer :Lachman test Quiz :Signs of multiple myeloma end organ damage? - Answer :1.hypercalcemia

• Renal Failure
• Anemia
• Skeletal lesions

MM signs - presence of M protein, monoclonal plasma cells, both Quiz :What is femoral neuropathy? - Answer :mononeuropathy assd w/ DM, as well as secondary to a number of conditions that are common in diabetics and not to the diabetes itself Quiz :Signs of polymyalgia rheumatic? - Answer :1. white women of european ancestry

• > age 50
• nml - elevated ESR
• fever, night sweats, depression, fatigue, malaise, anorexia, weight loss
• corticosteroid treatment (48-72 hour dramatic response)

Quiz :What is the most common abnormality with refeeding syndrome? -

Answer :hypophosphatemia

Quiz :Initial management of hypercalcemia of malignancy? - Answer :fluid replacement with normal saline Quiz :Slipped capital femoral epiphysis? - Answer :most common hip disorder between the ages of 8 and 15 and is more common in boys and overweight or obese children. It presents with limping and pain, and limited internal rotation of the hip is noted on physical examination.Quiz :What is the treatment for WPW? - Answer :1. Procainamide

• Amiodarone

Quiz :Treatment for nursing hoome-acquired pneumonia? - Answer :1.antipseudomonal cephalosporin - such as cefepime or ceftazidime

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