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Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 59-year-old man with a history of major depressive disorder, asthma, and erectile dysfunction presents to his family physician complaining of depressed mood, amotivation, overeating, and anhedonia. He currently takes no medications. The patient has a 3 pack-year smoking history and would like to quit bu... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 70-year-old woman presents with a 2-week history of severe fatigue. Over the past month, she has unintentionally lost 2 kg (4.4 lb). Three years ago, she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. Currently, she takes no medications other than aspirin for occasional knee pain. She does not smoke or dr... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 16-year-old man with no significant past medical, surgical, or family history presents to his pediatrician with new symptoms following a recent camping trip. He notes that he went with a group of friends and 1 other group member is experiencing similar symptoms. Over the past 5 days, he endorses signifi... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 57-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 1-month history of multiple swellings in both her axillae. She says they are generally painless, but are sometimes painful on the weekends. She also has increased fatigue, recurring low-grade fevers, and generalized pruritus. She does not smoke. She ... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 43-year-old man comes to the emergency room complaining of chest discomfort. He describes the feeling as "tightness," and also reports weakness and palpitations for the past hour. He denies shortness of breath, diaphoresis, or lightheadedness. He has no significant past medical history, and does not smo... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> An 11-year-old African American boy is brought to your office by his parents with a 1-day history of severe left hip pain. It is too painful for him to walk without support. He took ibuprofen, which brought no relief. He has had no chills or sweats. Similar painful episodes in the past required multiple h... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A researcher is studying the brains of patients who recently died from stroke-related causes. One specimen has a large thrombus in an area of the brain that is important in relaying many modalities of sensory information from the periphery to the sensory cortex. Which of the following embryologic structur... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 33-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after being involved in a bar fight. Physical examination shows tenderness to palpation over the left side of the back. An x-ray of the chest shows a fracture of the 12th rib on the left side. Further evaluation is most likely to show which of the f... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 71-year-old African American man is brought to the emergency department with a worsening productive cough and dyspnea for 2 days. He has had generalized bone pain for 2 months. He was admitted for pyelonephritis last month. He also received outpatient treatment for pneumonia almost 2 months ago. Over th... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 35-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 4-month history of intermittent headaches. They have been getting progressively worse and no longer respond to ibuprofen. He also complains of weight gain and excessive sweating. Physical examination shows prominent supraorbital ridges, prognathism, ma... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 10-year-old boy comes for a post-operative clinic visit with his ENT surgeon three months after airway reconstruction surgery and placement of a tracheostomy tube. Since the surgery, he says that he has been able to breathe better and is now getting used to tracheostomy care and tracheostomy tube change... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 60-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a rapid change in his behavior. The patient recently returned from a vacation in rural Mexico and recovered from several episodes of bloody diarrhea. He has had a notable and rapid decline in his memory which started this morning. His personality... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 71-year-old woman with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension was admitted to the hospital 8 hours ago with substernal chest pain for management of acute non-ST-elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). The ECG findings noted by ST-depressions and T-wave inversi... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 42-year-old woman is brought to the physician by her husband because of a 1-year history of abnormal behavior. During this time she has been irritable, restless, and has had multiple episodes of hearing voices. Over the past month, she has also had difficulty swallowing. She has a 2-year history of depr... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 64-year-old woman has progressively worsening abdominal pain 5 hours after an open valve replacement with cardiopulmonary bypass. The pain is crampy and associated with an urge to defecate. The patient reports having had 2 bloody bowel movements in the last hour. Her operation was complicated by signifi... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> An 8-month-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother. She is concerned that her son has had intermittent periods of severe abdominal pain over the past several days that has been associated with emesis and "currant jelly" stool. Of note, the family lives in a rural part of the state, re... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 48-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with complaints of persistent fatigue, dizziness, and weight loss for the past 3 months. She has a history of hypothyroidism and takes thyroxine replacement. Her blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg in a supine position and 65/40 mm Hg while sitting, tem... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 19-year-old man with a history of generalized tonic-clonic seizures comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. He is a known user of intravenous cocaine. His vital signs are within normal limits. Physical examination shows multiple hyperpigmented lines along the forearms. Oral ... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 62-year-old man with prostate cancer comes to the physician because of low back pain for 2 weeks and a 4.5-kg (10-lb) weight loss. Physical examination shows localized tenderness over the lumbar spine. An x-ray of the lumbar spine shows several osteoblastic lesions at the level of L2 and L4 vertebrae. M... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 2-week-old female newborn is brought to the physician because of increasing yellow discoloration of her eyes and skin for 2 days. She was born at 39 weeks' gestation and weighed 3066 g (6 lb 12 oz); she now weighs 3200 g (7 lb 1 oz). She is exclusively breastfed. Her older brother died 3 months after li... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A researcher is trying to determine whether a newly discovered substance X can be useful in promoting wound healing after surgery. She conducts this study by enrolling the next 100 patients that will be undergoing this surgery and separating them into 2 groups. She decides which patient will be in which g... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 13-year-old boy is brought to a physician with severe fevers and headaches for 3 days. The pain is constant and mainly behind the eyes. He has myalgias, nausea, vomiting, and a rash for one day. Last week, during an academic winter break, he traveled on a tour with his family to several countries, inclu... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 34-year-old male comes to his family physician with complaints of joint pain that has been present for over 7 weeks. Prior to the onset of his arthritis, he recalls having a gastrointestinal infection which caused mild diarrhea and abdominal cramps. He recovered well and had no issues until his joint pa... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 22-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 2-day history of fever and altered mentation. He reports fever without chills and rigors and denies sore throat, abdominal pain, headache, loose stool, burning micturition, or seizures. He has a history of tics and is currently on a low dose of... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 10-month-old boy is brought to the physician by his mother for evaluation of abnormal growth and skin abnormalities. His mother has also noticed that his eyes do not fully close when sleeping. He is at the 24th percentile for height, 17th percentile for weight, and 29th percentile for head circumference... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 64-year-old man presents to his primary care physician because of a tremor that he has developed over the last several months. He says that the tremor is worst when he is resting but becomes better when he engages in movements such as picking up the remote for his TV. His wife also says that his movemen... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 49-year-old woman presents to her physician with complaints of breast swelling and redness of the skin over her right breast for the past 1 month. She also mentions that the skin above her right breast appears to have thickened. She denies any pain or nipple discharge. The past medical history is signif... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 36-year-old primigravid woman at 26 weeks' gestation comes to the physician complaining of absent fetal movements for the last 2 days. Pregnancy was confirmed by ultrasonography 14 weeks earlier. She has no vaginal bleeding or discharge. She has a history of type 1 diabetes mellitus controlled with insu... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 63-year-old man presents to his primary care physician complaining of excessive daytime sleepiness. He explains that this problem has worsened slowly over the past few years but is now interfering with his ability to play with his grandchildren. He worked previously as an overnight train conductor, but ... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A previously healthy 5-year-old boy is brought to the physician with a recurring fever and malaise for 3 weeks. He has also had fatigue and loss of appetite. He initially presented 2 weeks ago with a maculopapular rash that has since resolved. At the time, he was given a prescription for amoxicillin-clavu... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> An 8-year-old girl is brought to the physician by her parents because of difficulty sleeping. One to two times per week for the past 2 months, she has woken up frightened in the middle of the night, yelling and crying. She has not seemed confused after waking up, and she is consolable and able to fall bac... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 56-year-old man who underwent kidney transplantation 6 months ago, presents to the physician because of fever, dyspnea, non-productive cough, and lethargy. He is on no other medications apart from immunosuppressive therapy. On physical examination, the vital signs include: pulse 110/min, blood pressure ... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 63-year-old man presents to the clinic complaining of burning bilateral leg pain which has been increasing gradually over the past several months. It worsens when he walks but improves with rest. His past medical and surgical history are significant for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and a 40-p... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 30-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, comes to the physician because she had a positive pregnancy test at home. During the last two weeks, she has had nausea and two episodes of non-bloody vomiting. She also reports increased urinary frequency. Her pregnancy and delivery of her first child were uncompli... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 71-year-old man comes to the physician accompanied by his wife because of a 6-month history of worsening episodic upper abdominal pain and an 8-kg (17.6-lb) weight loss. The pain is dull, nonradiating, worse after eating, and occasionally associated with bloating and diarrhea. His symptoms have not impr... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> Five days after admission into the ICU for drug-induced acute kidney injury, a 27-year-old woman develops fever. She is currently on a ventilator and sedatives. Hemodialysis is performed via a catheter placed in the right internal jugular vein. Feeding is via a nasogastric tube. An indwelling urinary cath... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 70-year-old man presents for his annual check-up. He says he feels well except for occasional abdominal pain. He describes the pain as 4/10–5/10 in intensity, diffusely localized to the periumbilical and epigastric regions, radiating to the groin. The pain occurs 1–2 times a month and always subsides on... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> Six days after undergoing a left hemicolectomy for colorectal carcinoma, a 59-year-old man collapses in the hospital hallway and is unconscious for 30 seconds. Afterwards, he complains of shortness of breath and chest pain with deep inhalation. He has hypertension and hyperlipidemia. He smoked one pack of... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 35-year-old woman presents to her physician with a complaint of pain and stiffness in her hands. She says that the pain began 6 weeks ago a few days after she had gotten over a minor upper respiratory infection. She admits that the pain is worse in the morning, and she occasionally notes subjective feve... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 15-year-old girl is brought to the physician because of abnormal vaginal bleeding for the past 2 months. Apart from the past 2 months, she has had regular menstrual cycles. She had menarche at the age of 13. She has no personal or family history of any serious illnesses. She takes no medications. Her vi... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 2-year-old boy presents with a swollen face and irritability. The patient's mother reports his urine was red this morning. 3 weeks ago, he presented to this same clinic with a ‘sandpaper’ rash and a red tongue with patchy hyperplastic fungiform papillae for which he was given broad-spectrum antibiotics.... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 37-year-old woman presents to the general medical clinic with a chief complaint of anxiety. She has been having severe anxiety and fatigue for the past seven months. She has difficulty concentrating and her work has suffered, and she has also developed diarrhea from the stress. She doesn't understand wh... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 17-year-old female is brought to the emergency room by her parents shortly after a suicide attempt by aspirin overdose. Which of the following acid/base changes will occur FIRST in this patient? ---- <<Choices:>> A) Non-anion gap metabolic acidosis B) Anion gap metabolic acidosis C) Metabolic alkalosis ... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> During a humanitarian medical mission in rural Vietnam, a medical resident encounters a 50-year-old man with a year-long history of a pruritic rash on his upper body and face, along with numbness and tingling sensation of both of his palms. He mostly works on his family’s rice farm, where he also takes ca... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 21-year-old female is brought to the emergency department by her roommate. Her roommate says that the patient has been acting “strangely” for the past 10 days. She has noticed that the patient has been moving and talking on the phone at all hours of the night. She doesn’t think that the patient sleeps m... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> An 87-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department 30 minutes after a fall onto a hardwood floor. She landed on her left side and hit the left side of her head. She did not lose consciousness. She has a mild headache over the left temple and severe left hip pain. She has had nasal congestion, a s... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 27-year-old male presents with primary complaints of a palpable mass in his scrotum and mild testicular pain. Physical exam reveals an abnormal appearing scrotum around the left testis, as depicted in image A. Which of the following is the most likely etiology of this presentation? ---- <<Choices:>> A) ... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 30-month-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents. He has burns over his left hand. The mother tells the doctor that the child was playing unobserved in the kitchen and accidentally grabbed a hot spoon, which produced the burn. She also says his pediatrician had expressed concern as... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 75-year-old man is brought to the emergency department for a 5-day-history of worsening dyspnea, orthopnea, and lower leg swelling. He has a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and myocardial infarction 10 years ago. Current medications include metoprolol, lisinop... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> You have been asked to quantify the relative risk of developing bacterial meningitis following exposure to a patient with active disease. You analyze 200 patients in total, half of which are controls. In the trial arm, 30% of exposed patients ultimately contracted bacterial meningitis. In the unexposed gr... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A father brings in his 7-year-old twin sons because they have a diffuse rash. They have several papules, vesicles, pustules, and crusts on their scalps, torso, and limbs. The skin lesions are pruritic. Other than that, the boys appear to be well. The father reports that several children in school have a s... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 75-year-old female comes to the physician’s office with complaints of right lower quadrant pain. She has been experiencing these symptoms for the last 6 months and they have progressively gotten worse. An ultrasound reveals a large ovarian mass and abdominal and pelvic CT reveals no metastases. Her seru... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 36-year-old African American woman G1P0 at 33 weeks gestation presents to the emergency department because "her water broke." Her prenatal history is remarkable for proteinuria in the absence of hypertension during her third trimester check-up. She denies any smoking, alcohol use, sick contacts, abdomin... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 30-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, at 40 weeks' gestation is admitted to the hospital in active labor. Her first pregnancy and delivery were complicated by iron deficiency anemia and pregnancy-induced hypertension. She has had no routine prenatal care during this pregnancy but was diagnosed with olig... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 32-year-old female presents to her obstetrician 3 weeks postpartum for failure to lactate. Of note, she has been unable to tolerate cold environments since the birth of her child. Review of systems is positive for fatigue, lightheadedness, and a 3-pound weight gain over the last 3 weeks. Her delivery wa... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 44-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 2-year history of progressive dysphagia. She initially had symptoms only when consuming solid foods, but for the past 2 months she has also had difficulty swallowing liquids. She describes a feeling of food “getting stuck” in her throat. She was diag... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 14-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents for joint pain following the acute onset of a diffuse, pruritic rash for the past 24 hours. A week ago, he was diagnosed with pharyngitis after returning home from summer camp and is currently taking antibiotics. There is no family hi... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 61-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 6-day history of cough, shortness of breath, and fever. She also reports that she has had 4 episodes of watery diarrhea per day for the last 3 days. She has chronic bronchitis. She has smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for the past 30 years. Her te... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 70-year-old woman presents to the office for a yearly physical. She states she has recently started experiencing pain in her legs and her back. Last year, she experienced a fracture of her left arm while trying to lift groceries. The patient states that she does not consume any dairy and does not go out... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 3-year-old boy is brought to the physician for evaluation of developmental delay. He could sit alone at 12 months and started walking with support at the age of 2 years. He can name only very few familiar objects and uses simple two-word sentences. He cannot stack more than 2 blocks. His parents report ... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 25-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of a 1-day history of lower abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. Her last menstrual period was 7 weeks ago. A urine pregnancy test is positive. A pelvic ultrasound shows a normal appearing uterus with an empty intrauterine cavity and a min... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 71-year-old man presents to the physician for a routine health-maintenance examination. He feels well; however, he is concerned about the need for prostate cancer screening. He has a 3-year history of benign prostatic hyperplasia. His symptoms of urinary hesitancy and terminal dribbling of urine are wel... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 47-year-old woman presents to the clinic complaining of difficulty swallowing that started 1 month ago. The patient also reports a weight loss of 10 lbs during this time, without a change in her appetite. She denies fatigue, cough, hoarseness, pain, or hemoptysis. The patient has a history of childhood ... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 2-year-old boy is brought to the physician by his parents for the evaluation of an unusual cough, a raspy voice, and noisy breathing for the last 2 days. During this time, the symptoms have always occurred in the late evening. The parents also report that prior to the onset of these symptoms, their son ... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 9-year-old boy from Eritrea is admitted to the hospital for lethargy and increased work of breathing. He has had recurrent episodes of fever, shortness of breath, and fatigue in the past 3 years. His pulse is 132/min and blood pressure is 90/66 mm Hg. Pulse oximetry on room air shows an oxygen saturatio... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 52-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with symptoms of heat intolerance, unintentional weight loss, feelings of anxiety, and excessive energy that hinder her from falling asleep at night. On physical exam, the patient is found to have mildly protuberant eyes bilaterally as well as dis... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 35-year-old man presents with acute-onset right flank pain. He says that his symptoms began suddenly 6 hours ago and have not improved. He describes the pain as severe, colicky, and ‘coming in waves’. It is localized to the right flank and radiates to the groin. He says he has associated nausea. He deni... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 22-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by ambulance 1 hour after a motor vehicle accident. He did not require any circulatory resuscitation at the scene, but he was intubated because he was unresponsive. He has no history of serious illnesses. He is on mechanical ventilation with no seda... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 72-year-old woman with a medical history significant for chronic kidney disease stage 4, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus, presents to the office for a scheduled visit. During her last visit, the physician started discussing with her the possibility of starting her on dialysis for her chronic ... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 44-year-old woman presents to her physician’s office for weakness. She reports having some difficulty placing books on a high shelf and getting up from a seated position. She denies muscle pain or any new rashes. She has noticed a tremor that is worse with action and has been having trouble falling asle... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 23-year-old college senior visits the university health clinic after vomiting large amounts of blood. He has been vomiting for the past 36 hours after celebrating his team’s win at the national hockey championship with his varsity friends while consuming copious amounts of alcohol. His personal medical ... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 29-year-old G1P0 at 23 weeks of gestation presents to the ED for left flank pain migrating to the groin. The pain is sharp, causing her to have nausea and vomiting. She also endorses urinary frequency, but denies vaginal discharge. There have been no complications in her pregnancy thus far. Her abdomina... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 26-year-old female presents to her primary care physician concerned that she has contracted a sexually transmitted disease. She states that she is having severe pain whenever she urinates and seems to be urinating more frequently than normal. She reports that her symptoms started after she began having ... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 57-year-old woman comes to the emergency department because of severe pain around her right eye, blurred vision in the same eye, and a headache for the past 4 hours. She is nauseous but has not vomited. She can see colored bright circles when she looks at a light source. She is currently being treated f... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 48-year-old Caucasian woman presents to her physician for an initial visit. She has no chronic diseases. The past medical history is significant for myomectomy performed 10 years ago for a large uterine fibroid. She had 2 uncomplicated pregnancies and 2 spontaneous vaginal deliveries. Currently, she onl... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> An investigator is studying a strain of bacteria that retains a blue color after crystal violet dye and acetone are applied. The bacteria are inoculated in a petri dish containing hypotonic saline. After the addition of an antibiotic, the bacteria swell and rupture. This antibiotic most likely belongs to ... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> Immediately following prolonged delivery of the placenta at 40 weeks gestation, a 32-year-old multiparous woman develops vaginal bleeding. Other than mild asthma, the patient’s pregnancy has been uncomplicated. She has attended many prenatal appointments and followed the physician's advice about screening... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 17-year-old girl is brought to the physician because she has not had a menstrual period. There is no personal or family history of serious illness. Examination shows normal breast development. Pubic hair is coarse and extends to the inner surface of the thighs. Pelvic examination shows a blind vaginal p... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 32-year-old man comes to the emergency department because of abdominal pain, a runny nose, and chills for 6 hours. He has also had diarrhea and difficulty sleeping. He appears irritable. His temperature is 37.1°C (98.8°F), pulse is 110/min, and blood pressure is 140/90 mm Hg. Examination shows cool, dam... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 34-year-old G3P2 undergoes colposcopy at 15 weeks gestation due to high-grade intraepithelial lesion detected on a Pap smear. She has no history of the gynecologic disease and had normal Pap smear results prior to the current pregnancy. The pelvic examination does not reveal any cervical lesions. Colpos... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 24-year-old G1P0 presents to her obstetrician at 26 weeks’ gestation complaining of worsening headaches and blurry vision. Her past medical history is notable for hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Her temperature is 98.6°F (37°C), blood pressure is 160/95 mmHg, pulse is 100/min, and respirations are 1... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 24-year-old woman complains of intermittent fever and joint pain. She says that these symptoms have been present for the past month. Before that, she had no signs or symptoms and was completely healthy. She has also lost her appetite and some weight. A complete blood count (CBC) showed severe pancytopen... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> An 8-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with puffy eyes. The patient’s parents noticed that his eyes were very puffy this morning thus prompting his presentation. They state their son has always been very healthy and other than a rash acquired from wrestling treated with a topical antibioti... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 29-year-old woman, gravida 1, para 0, at 38 weeks' gestation comes to the emergency department for sudden leakage of clear fluid from her vagina. Her pregnancy has been uncomplicated. She has largely been compliant with her prenatal care but missed some appointments. She has a history of chronic hyperte... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A previously healthy 44-year-old man comes to his physician because of frequent urination and increased thirst for several weeks. Physical examination shows darkened skin and a firm mass in the right upper quadrant. His blood glucose is 220 mg/dL. A photomicrograph of a specimen obtained on liver biopsy i... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 65-year-old woman comes to the clinic for an annual well-check. Her past medical history includes diabetes and hypertension, which are well-controlled with metformin and losartan, respectively. The patient reports a healthy diet consisting of mainly vegetables and lean meat. She denies smoking or alcoho... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 65-year-old man comes to the physician for a routine health maintenance examination. He feels well. His most recent examination 2 years ago included purified protein derivative (PPD) skin testing and showed no abnormalities. He is a retired physician and recently came back from rural China where he comp... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 21-year-old gravida 1 presents to her physician’s office for an antepartum visit at 11 weeks gestation. She has complaints of malaise, occasional nausea, and changes in food preferences. Her vital signs include: blood pressure 100/70 mm Hg, heart rate 90/min, respiratory rate 14/min, and temperature 36.... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> The study is performed in an attempt to determine whether there is an association between maternal exposure to 2nd-hand smoke and low birth weight. A total of 1,000 women who have given birth to at least 1 child are placed into 1 of 2 groups according to the birth weight of their 1st child. Each group inc... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 50-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department following a motor vehicle accident. She is awake but slow to respond. Her breath smells of alcohol. The emergency medical technician reports that her blood pressure has been dropping despite intravenous fluids. Ultrasound reveals a hypoechoic rim ... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 72-year-old man presents to the ED complaining of worsening abdominal pain over the last few hours. He also reports nausea, but denies fever, vomiting, or changes in the appearance of his bowel movements. His medical history is significant for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary artery dise... | C |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 72-year-old multiparous woman comes to the physician for the evaluation of episodes of involuntary urine leakage for the past 6 months. She loses small amounts of urine without warning after laughing or sneezing. She also sometimes forgets the names of her grandchildren and friends. She is retired and l... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 45-year-old woman presents to the office complaining of fatigue and unintentional weight loss. On examination, there is a palpable firm lymph node in the cervical area. Biopsy of the lymph node reveals Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The patient agrees to start the standard chemotherapy regimen. A few months later,... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 47-year-old woman comes to the emergency department after coughing up 2 cups of bright red blood. A CT angiogram of the chest shows active extravasation from the right bronchial artery. A coil embolization is planned to stop the bleeding. During this procedure, a catheter is first inserted into the righ... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 53-year-old farmer presents to the clinic for evaluation of a pigmented lesion on his arm. He states that he first noticed the lesion last year, but he believes that it has been slowly growing in size. He otherwise does not have any complaints and is generally healthy. Which of the following findings on... | A |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 72-year-old man comes to the physician because of fatigue and a 5-kg (11-lb) weight loss over the past 6 months despite a good appetite. He takes no medications. He does not smoke or use illicit drugs. Physical examination shows hepatosplenomegaly and diffuse, nontender lymphadenopathy. Laboratory studi... | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 15-year-old adolescent presents to his pediatrician with progressive easy fatigability and exercises intolerance over the last several months. The patient was born at 39 weeks gestation via spontaneous vaginal delivery. He is up to date on all vaccines and is meeting all developmental milestones. There ... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A one-week-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother, who recently immigrated to the United States and does not have health insurance. He was born at home, and has not received any medical care since birth. The mother states the boy has become irritable and has been feeding poorly. In t... | B |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> Given the mRNA sequence shown below, if translation were to start at the first base, what would the tRNA anticodon be for the last amino acid translated in the chain? 5'----GCACCGGCCUGACUAUAA---3' ---- <<Choices:>> A) 3' GCG 5' B) 3' GAU 5' C) 5' CGG 3' D) 3' CGG 5' ---- <<Answer:>> | D |
Answer the following medical question with the correct letter choice: | <<Question:>> A 7-year-old boy is brought to a new pediatrician to establish care. He presents with a history of extensive eczema, recurrent respiratory, skin, and gastrointestinal infections, and significant thrombocytopenia. The boy was born at 39 weeks gestation via spontaneous vaginal delivery. He is up to date on ... | A |
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