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<<Question:>> A 39-year-old man presents to a primary care clinic for a routine physical exam. He denies any complaints. He has a long beard and hair, wears several copper bracelets, and a crystal amulet. When asked about his diet, he discloses eating mostly canned foods, which he has stockpiled in his cabin in case th...
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<<Question:>> A 24-year-old woman visits her physician to seek preconception advice. She is recently married and plans to have a child soon. Menses occur at regular 28-day intervals and last 5 days. She has sexual intercourse only with her husband and, at this time, they consistently use condoms for birth control. The ...
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<<Question:>> A 28-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department 30 minutes after being involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision in which she was the unrestrained driver. On arrival, she is semiconscious and incoherent. She has shortness of breath and is cyanotic. Her pulse is 112/min, respirations are ...
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<<Question:>> You are a resident on a pediatric service entering orders late at night. Upon arrival the next morning, you note that you had mistakenly ordered that low molecular weight heparin be administered to a 17-year-old patient who does not need anti-coagulation. When you talk to her, she complains about the "sho...
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<<Question:>> A 4-year-old boy presents with a history of recurrent bacterial infections, including several episodes of pneumococcal sepsis. His family history is significant for 2 maternal uncles who died from similar symptoms. Laboratory tests reveal undetectable serum levels of all isotypes of immunoglobulins and re...
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<<Question:>> A 32-year-old man comes to the emergency room because of severe breathlessness for the past few hours. Over the course of a few years, he has been treated for asthma by several physicians, but his symptoms have continued to progress. He doesn’t smoke and never did. Both his father who died at the age of 4...
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<<Question:>> A 51-year-old woman presents to her primary care doctor with diarrhea. She has had 3-10 malodorous and loose bowel movements daily for the last 6 months, though she recalls that her bowel movements started increasing in frequency nearly 2 years ago. She was otherwise healthy until 2 years ago, when she ha...
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<<Question:>> A 31-year-old woman presents with difficulty walking and climbing stairs for the last 3 weeks. She has no history of trauma. The physical examination reveals a waddling gait with the trunk swaying from side-to-side towards the weight-bearing limb. When she stands on her right leg, the pelvis on the left s...
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<<Question:>> A 25-year-old man presents to the emergency department with pain in his leg. He states that the pain was sudden and that his leg feels very tender. This has happened before, but symptoms resolved a few days later with acetaminophen. His temperature is 98.5°F (36.9°C), blood pressure is 129/88 mmHg, pulse ...
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<<Question:>> A 51-year-old man presents to his physician with decreased libido and inability to achieve an erection. He also reports poor sleep, loss of pleasure to do his job, and depressed mood. His symptoms started a year ago, soon after his wife got into the car accident. She survived and recovered with the minima...
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<<Question:>> A 24-year-old woman, otherwise healthy, presents with a non-productive cough, sore throat, and myalgia. The patient reports that her symptoms started gradually 2 weeks ago and have not improved. She has no significant past medical history and no current medications. She is a college student and denies any...
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<<Question:>> A 37-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 3, comes to the physician for very painful menses that have caused her to miss at least 3 days of work during each menstrual cycle for the past 6 months. Menses occur with heavy bleeding at regular 28-day intervals. She also has constant dull pain in the pelvic region ...
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<<Question:>> A 52-year-old man is brought to the emergency department with severe epigastric discomfort and left-sided chest pain radiating to the back that began after waking up. He has also vomited several times since the pain began. He underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy the previous day for evaluation of epiga...
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<<Question:>> A 22-year-old male with a history of difficult-to-treat bipolar disorder with psychotic features is under going a medication adjustment under the guidance of his psychiatrist. The patient was previously treated with lithium and is transitioning to clozapine. Which of the following tests will the patient n...
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<<Question:>> A 47-year-old man comes to the emergency department because of urinary and fecal incontinence for 6 hours. Earlier in the day, he suffered a fall at a construction site and sustained injuries to his back and thighs but did not seek medical attention. He took ibuprofen for lower back pain. His temperature ...
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<<Question:>> A 20-year-old female presents to the college health clinic concerned about a rash that has recently developed along her back and flank. Aside from a history of chronic diarrhea and flatulence, she reports being otherwise healthy. She is concerned that this rash could be either from bed bugs or possible be...
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<<Question:>> A 55-year-old man presents to the physician with tiredness, lethargy, bone pain, and colicky right abdominal pain for 1 month. He has no comorbidities. He does not have any significant past medical history. His height is 176 cm (5 ft 7 in), weight is 88 kg (194 lb), and his BMI is 28.47 kg/m2. The physica...
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<<Question:>> A 22-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus and mild asthma comes to the physician for a follow-up examination. She has had several episodes of sweating, dizziness, and nausea in the past 2 months that occur during the day and always resolve after she drinks orange juice. She is compliant with her d...
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<<Question:>> A 38-year-old woman seeks evaluation at the emergency room for sudden onset of pain and swelling of her left leg since last night. Her family history is significant for maternal breast cancer (diagnosed at 52 years of age) and a grandfather with bronchioloalveolar carcinoma of the lungs at 45 years of age...
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<<Question:>> A 60-year-old man presents with fever and cough productive of rust-colored sputum and is diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia. The causative organism is isolated, and a Gram stain is shown in Figure 1. Which of the following most correctly describes additional features of the most likely causative ...
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<<Question:>> A 30-year-old man is brought to the emergency room by ambulance after being found unconscious in his car parked in his garage with the engine running. His wife arrives and reveals that his past medical history is significant for severe depression treated with fluoxetine. He is now disoriented to person, p...
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<<Question:>> A 4-day-old boy is brought to the physician by his mother because of vomiting, irritability, and poor feeding. Pregnancy and delivery were uncomplicated. Physical examination shows increased muscle tone in all extremities. He appears lethargic. His diapers emit a caramel-like odor. Urine studies are posit...
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<<Question:>> A 27-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician for foot pain. The patient states that she has pain in her foot and toes whenever she exerts herself or is at work. The patient is an executive at a medical device company and works 60 hours/week. She is currently training for a marathon. She has ...
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<<Question:>> A 2-year-old boy is brought to the physician by his parents several weeks after the family immigrated from Russia. The parents are worried because the child appears to have trouble seeing and has not started walking. The child was born at home and has never been evaluated by a physician. During the pregna...
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<<Question:>> A 10-year-old boy who recently immigrated to the United States from Africa with his family is brought to the emergency department by his mother for a progressively worsening ulcerative lesion on his jaw. His mother reports that her son’s right jaw has rapidly enlarged over the past few months. He says tha...
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<<Question:>> An investigator is studying the teratogenicity of cigarette smoking during pregnancy. He reviews several databases containing data about birth defects and prenatal drug exposures and finds that infants exposed to cigarette smoke in utero are approximately 2 times as likely to have a particular birth defec...
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<<Question:>> A 79-year-old woman who lives alone is brought to the emergency department by her neighbor because of worsening confusion over the last 2 days. Due to her level of confusion, she is unable to answer questions appropriately. She has had type 2 diabetes mellitus for 29 years for which she takes metformin. V...
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<<Question:>> A 35-year-old woman presents to the clinic with a 2-week history of headaches. She was in her usual state of health until 2 weeks ago, when she started having headaches. The headaches are throughout her whole head and rated as a 7/10. They are worse in the mornings and when she bends over. She has some mi...
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<<Question:>> A 68-year-old man presents for a screening ultrasound scan. He has been feeling well and is in his usual state of good health. His medical history is notable for mild hypertension and a 100-pack-year tobacco history. He has a blood pressure of 128/86 and heart rate of 62/min. Physical examination is clear...
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<<Question:>> A 42-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of two episodes of hemoptysis over the past 24 hours. The patient has a 6-month history of severe sinusitis and bloody nasal discharge. Her vital parameters are as follows: blood pressure, 155/75 mm Hg; pulse, 75/min; respiratory rate, 14/...
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<<Question:>> A 66-year-old man is brought to the emergency department 1 hour after the abrupt onset of painless loss of vision in his left eye. Over the last several years, he has noticed increased blurring of vision; he says the blurring has made it difficult to read, but he can read better if he holds the book below...
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<<Question:>> A 40-year-old woman comes to the emergency department due to severe right flank pain, fever, chills, and decreased urine output. The vital signs include a temperature of 39.0°C (102.2°F), heart rate of 120/min, a regular breathing pattern, and blood pressure of 128/70 mm Hg. Cardiopulmonary auscultation i...
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<<Question:>> A 7-year-old boy is brought to the pediatrician by his parents for a routine checkup. The parents note that the patient recently joined a baseball team and has had trouble keeping up with his teammates and gets short of breath with exertion. The patient has otherwise been healthy and has no known history ...
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<<Question:>> A 21-year-old woman comes to the physician because she had a positive pregnancy test at home. For the past 3 weeks, she has had nausea and increased urinary frequency. She also had three episodes of non-bloody vomiting. She attends college and is on the varsity soccer team. She runs 45 minutes daily and l...
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<<Question:>> A 32-year-old man is brought to the emergency department because of a 2-day history of confusion and rapidly progressive dyspnea. He has had a fever and chills for the past five days. Five years ago, he was diagnosed with hepatitis C. He has smoked two packs of cigarettes daily for 15 years and drinks one...
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<<Question:>> A 10-year-old girl is admitted to the medical floor for a respiratory infection. The patient lives in a foster home and has been admitted many times. Since birth, the patient has had repeated episodes of pain/pressure over her frontal sinuses and a chronic cough that produces mucus. She was recently treat...
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<<Question:>> A 34-year-old man comes to the physician for a follow-up examination. He has a 3-month history of a nonproductive cough. He has been treated with diphenhydramine since his last visit 2 weeks ago, but his symptoms have persisted. He does not smoke. He drinks 3 beers on the weekends. He is 177 cm (5 ft 10 i...
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<<Question:>> A 70-year-old man with a recent above-the-knee amputation of the left lower extremity, due to wet gangrene secondary to refractory peripheral artery disease, presents with weakness and dizziness. He says that the symptoms began acutely 24 hours after surgery and have not improved. The amputation was compl...
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<<Question:>> A 31-year-old African American woman presents to her primary care provider complaining of stiff, painful fingers. She reports that her symptoms started 2 years ago and have gradually worsened. Her pain is not relieved by ibuprofen or acetaminophen. She is most concerned about having occasional episodes in...
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<<Question:>> A 47-year-old woman comes to the physician because of easy bruising and fatigue. She appears pale. Her temperature is 38°C (100.4°F). Examination shows a palm-sized hematoma on her left leg. Abdominal examination shows an enlarged liver and spleen. Her hemoglobin concentration is 9.5 g/dL, leukocyte count...
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<<Question:>> A 38-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician for evaluation of 3 months of increasing fatigue. She states that she feels normal in the morning, but that her fatigue gets worse throughout the day. Specifically, she says that her head drops when trying to perform overhead tasks. She also says ...
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<<Question:>> A 20-year-old male is brought to a psychiatrist by his parents for bizarre behavior. His parents report that over the past two semesters in school, his personality and behavior have changed noticeably. He refuses to leave his room because he believes people are spying on him. He hears voices that are pers...
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<<Question:>> A 51-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 3-month history of diffuse perineal and scrotal pain. On a 10-point scale, he rates the pain as a 5 to 6. He reports that during this time he also has pain during ejaculation and dysuria. He did not have fever. The pain is persistent despite taking ove...
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<<Question:>> A 57-year-old man presents to the emergency department for evaluation of slurred speech and left arm and leg weakness over the last 3 hours. History reveals hypertension that is being treated with hydrochlorothiazide. Vital signs include: blood pressure of 110/70 mm Hg, heart rate 104/min, respiratory rat...
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<<Question:>> A 36-year-old man was sent to the Emergency Department after a stray baseball hit him in the left eye during a game. Paramedics on sight could not perform the necessary testing and encouraged the patient to visit an ED for further testing and imaging. At the Emergency Department, the patient complains of ...
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<<Question:>> A 37-year-old primigravid woman at 36 weeks' gestation is admitted to the hospital 30 minutes after the onset of labor. On arrival, contractions occur every 8–10 minutes. During the last 2 days she has noted decreased fetal movements. The pregnancy had been complicated by gestational hypertension. Current...
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<<Question:>> A 2-year-old male presents to the pediatrician for abdominal pain. The patient’s parents report that he has been experiencing intermittent abdominal pain for two days. Each episode lasts several minutes, and the patient seems to be entirely well between the episodes. The pain seems to improve when the pat...
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<<Question:>> A 41-year-old female complains of frequent diarrhea and abdominal pain between meals. Endoscopy reveals a duodenal ulcer distal to the duodenal bulb. CT scan of the abdomen demonstrates a pancreatic mass, and subsequent tissue biopsy of the pancreas reveals a malignant islet cell tumor. Which of the follo...
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<<Question:>> A 9-year-old boy is brought to the physician by his father, who is concerned because his son has been less interested in playing soccer with him recently. The father and son used to play every weekend, but the son now tires easily and complains of pain in his lower legs while running around on the soccer ...
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<<Question:>> A 58-year-old woman presents to the physician with a cough that began 6 years ago, as well as intermittent difficulty in breathing for the last year. There is no significant sputum production. There is no history of rhinorrhea, sneezing or nose congestion. She has been a chronic smoker from early adulthoo...
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<<Question:>> An 82-year-old man presents to the emergency department complaining of vision loss in his left eye. He states that it suddenly appeared as if a curtain was coming down over his left eye. It resolved after five minutes, and his vision has returned to normal. He has a history of coronary artery disease and ...
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<<Question:>> A 55-year-old woman presents with symptoms of rectal bleeding and pruritus in the perianal region. She works as a real estate agent and has a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). On physical examination, her spleen and liver are enlarged. A blood smear reveals teardrop red blood cells (RBCs)...
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<<Question:>> A 25-year-old woman is being evaluated due to complaint of fatigue and voiding pink urine. The laboratory results are as follows: Hb 6.7 Red blood cell count 3.0 x 1012/L Leukocyte count 5,000/mm3 Platelets 170 x 109/L Reticulocyte count 6% Hematocrit 32% The physician thinks that the patient is suffering...
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<<Question:>> A 30-year-old woman presents to the clinic for a 3-month history of painful hair loss. She was in her usual state of health until about 3 months ago when she started to develop some painfully itchy spots across her scalp. Since that time these spots have lost hair and scarred, with new spots continuing to...
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<<Question:>> A 60-year-old woman presents to the physician because of shortness of breath and easy fatigability over the past 3 months. Her symptoms become worse with physical activity. She notes no chest pain, cough, or wheezing. Her last menstrual period was 10 years ago. She currently takes calcium and vitamin D su...
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<<Question:>> Two weeks after returning from vacation in Mexico, a 21-year-old man comes to the emergency department because of malaise, nausea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain. He has no history of serious illness and takes no medications. Physical examination shows scleral icterus and right upper quadrant tendern...
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<<Question:>> A 40-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 2 week history of anorexia and a feeling of dryness in the mouth; she has had a 5.8-kg (12.8-lb) weight loss during this period. She also complains of fatigue and inability to carry out daily chores. One year ago, she was diagnosed with advanced cerv...
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<<Question:>> A 23-year-old woman is brought to the psychiatric emergency room after she was found naked in the street proclaiming that she was a prophet sent down from heaven to save the world. A review of the electronic medical record reveals that she has a history of an unspecified coagulation disorder. On exam, she...
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<<Question:>> A 10-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents because of a dull persistent headache beginning that morning. He has nausea and has vomited twice. During the past four days, the patient has had left-sided ear pain and fever, but his parents did not seek medical attention. He is fro...
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<<Question:>> A 7-year-old boy is brought to his pediatrician's office by his mother with a new onset rash. His mother says that the rash appeared suddenly yesterday. He is otherwise well. His medical history is unremarkable except for a recent upper respiratory infection that resolved without intervention two weeks ag...
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<<Question:>> A 38-year-old man presents to his physician with recurrent episodes of facial swelling and abdominal pain. He reports that these episodes started when he was approximately 16 years of age. His mother also has similar episodes of swelling accompanied by swelling of her extremities. The vital signs include:...
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<<Question:>> A 5-year-old boy undergoes MRI neuroimaging for the evaluation of worsening headaches and intermittent nausea upon awakening. He receives a bolus of intravenous thiopental for sedation during the procedure. Ten minutes after the MRI, the patient is awake and responsive. Which of the following pharmacologi...
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<<Question:>> A 65-year-old woman with osteoarthritis comes to the physician because of severe lower back and left leg pain. She has chronic lower back pain that is usually well-controlled with ibuprofen, but 3 hours ago her back pain acutely worsened after she picked up her 3-year-old granddaughter. The pain radiates ...
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<<Question:>> A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department complaining of difficulty in breathing for the past 2 days. He has had recurrent episodes of bacterial pneumonia in the right lower lobe during the last 6 months. His last episode of pneumonia started 7 days ago for which he is being treated with anti...
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<<Question:>> A 37-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 3-day history of fatigue and yellowish discoloration of his eyes and skin. Physical examination shows mild right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness. The course of different serum parameters over the following 4 months is shown. Which of the following ...
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<<Question:>> A 68-year-old man comes to the physician because of fatigue and muscle cramps for the past 4 weeks. He has also noticed several episodes of tingling in both hands. He has not had fever or nausea. He has had a chronic cough for 10 years. He has chronic bronchitis, hypertension, and osteoarthritis of both k...
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<<Question:>> An investigator is studying the rate of multiplication of hepatitis C virus in hepatocytes. The viral genomic material is isolated, enzymatically cleaved into smaller fragments and then separated on a formaldehyde agarose gel membrane. Targeted probes are then applied to the gel and visualized under x-ray...
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<<Question:>> A 72-year-old male is brought from his nursing home to the emergency department for fever, chills, dyspnea, productive cough, and oliguria over the past 72 hours. He was in his normal state of health and slowly developed breathing problems and fever. His past medical history is significant for hepatitis C...
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<<Question:>> A 70-year-old Caucasian male presents to the emergency room following a fall. The patient's past medical history is significant for myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation. His home medications are unknown. The patient's head CT is shown in Image A. Laboratory results reveal an International Normali...
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<<Question:>> A 26-year-old woman presents to her gynecologist with complaints of pain with her menses and during intercourse. She also complains of chest pain that occurs whenever she has her menstrual period. The patient has a past medical history of bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. Her current m...
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<<Question:>> A 47-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by police. He was forcibly removed from a bar for lewd behavior. The patient smells of alcohol, and his speech is slurred and unintelligible. The patient has a past medical history of alcohol abuse, obesity, diabetes, and Wernicke encephalopathy. Th...
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<<Question:>> A 72-year-old man is seen in the hospital for a sacral rash. The patient has been hospitalized for the past 3 weeks for a heart failure exacerbation. When the nurse went to bathe him this morning, she noticed a red rash over his sacrum. The patient reports mild discomfort and denies pruritus. The patient ...
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<<Question:>> A 70-year-old man with a long-standing history of diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension presents with complaints of constant wrist and shoulder pain. Currently, the patient undergoes hemodialysis 2 to 3 times a week and is on the transplant list for a kidney. The patient denies any recent traumas. Whi...
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<<Question:>> A 25-year-old woman presents to the clinic with complaints of dysuria and increased urinary frequency. Her urinalysis results are negative for nitrites. Urine microscopy shows the findings in figure A. What is the most likely cause underlying her symptoms? ---- <<Choices:>> A) E. coli infection B) S. sapr...
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<<Question:>> A newborn infant is born at 42 weeks gestation to a healthy 36-year-old G1P0. The delivery was complicated by prolonged labor and shoulder dystocia. The child is in the 87th and 91st percentiles for height and weight at birth, respectively. The mother’s past medical history is notable for diabetes mellitu...
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<<Question:>> A 28-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, at 30 weeks' gestation comes to the physician because of headache for the past 5 days. Her pregnancy has been uncomplicated to date. Pregnancy and vaginal delivery of her first child were uncomplicated. The patient does not smoke or drink alcohol. She does not use i...
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<<Question:>> A 16-year-old boy with history of seizure disorder is rushed to the Emergency Department with multiple generalized tonic-clonic seizures that have spanned more than 30 minutes in duration. He has not regained consciousness between these episodes. In addition to taking measures to ensure that he maintains ...
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<<Question:>> A 35-year-old woman presents to an outpatient clinic during winter for persistant rhinorrhea. She states it is persistent and seems to be worse when she goes outside. Otherwise, she states she is generally healthy and only has a history of constipation. Her temperature is 98.7°F (37.1°C), blood pressure i...
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<<Question:>> A 21-year-old male presents to your office with hematuria 3 days after the onset of a productive cough and fever. Following renal biopsy, immunofluorescence shows granular IgA deposits in the glomerular mesangium. Which of the following do you suspect in this patient? ---- <<Choices:>> A) Lipoid nephrosis...
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<<Question:>> A 73-year-old man presents to the office, complaining of “weird blisters” on his right hand, which appeared 2 weeks ago. The patient says that he initially had a rash, which progressed to blisters. He denies any trauma or known contact with sick people. He is worried because he hasn’t been able to garden ...
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<<Question:>> A 60-year-old male presents to the emergency room complaining of substernal chest pain. He reports a three-hour history of dull substernal chest pain that radiates into his left arm and jaw. He had a similar incident two months ago after walking one mile, but this pain is more severe. His past medical his...
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<<Question:>> A 3-year-old male is brought by his mother to the pediatrician because she is concerned about a lump in his neck. She reports that the child was recently ill with a cough, nasal congestion, and rhinorrhea. She also noticed that a small red lump developed on the patient’s neck while he was sick. Although h...
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<<Question:>> A 50-year-old woman presents to the outpatient clinic because of a swollen and enlarged right breast. Clinical examination shows no evidence of mass or axillary lymphadenopathy. There is no history of trauma or inflammation. Her past medical and surgical history is positive for breast augmentation with a ...
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<<Question:>> A 48-year-old man presents to his primary care physician with diarrhea and weight loss. He states he has had diarrhea for the past several months that has been worsening steadily. The patient recently went on a camping trip and drank unfiltered stream water. Otherwise, the patient endorses a warm and flus...
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<<Question:>> A 25-year-old man presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. He was the unrestrained front seat driver in a head on collision. The patient is unresponsive and his medical history is unknown. His temperature is 99.5°F (37.5°C), blood pressure is 67/38 mmHg, pulse is 190/min, respi...
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<<Question:>> A newborn is rushed to the neonatal ICU after becoming cyanotic shortly after birth. An ultrasound is performed which shows the aorta coming off the right ventricle and lying anterior to the pulmonary artery. The newborn is given prostaglandin E1 and surgery is planned to correct the anatomic defect. Whic...
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<<Question:>> A 48-year-old woman underwent a thyroidectomy with central neck dissection due to papillary thyroid carcinoma. On day 2 postoperatively, she developed irritability, dysphagia, difficulty breathing, and spasms in different muscle groups in her upper and lower extremities. The vital signs include blood pres...
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<<Question:>> A 56-year-old man presents with sudden-onset severe eye pain and blurred vision. He says the symptoms onset an hour ago and his vision has progressively worsened. Physical examination reveals a cloudy cornea and decreased visual acuity. Timolol is administered into the eyes to treat this patient’s symptom...
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<<Question:>> Four days after undergoing a craniotomy and evacuation of a subdural hematoma, a 56-year-old man has severe pain and swelling of his right leg. He has chills and nausea. He has type 2 diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease, and was started on hemodialysis 2 years ago. Prior to admission, his medicat...
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<<Question:>> A 10-year-old boy is presented to the hospital for a kidney transplant. In the operating room, the surgeon connects an allograft kidney renal artery to the aorta, and after a few moments, the kidney becomes cyanotic, edematous, and dusky with mottling. Which of the following in the recipient’s serum is re...
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<<Question:>> Background: Beta-blockers reduce mortality in patients who have chronic heart failure, systolic dysfunction, and are on background treatment with diuretics and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. We aimed to compare the effects of carvedilol and metoprolol on clinical outcome. Methods: In a multicen...
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<<Question:>> A 52-year-old man who was recently hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism is put on an unfractionated heparin drip as a bridge to chronic warfarin therapy. During morning rounds, he is found to have diffuse bruising despite minimal trauma, and his heparin infusion rate is found to be faster than prescribe...
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<<Question:>> A new formula for an anti-wrinkle cream is being tested for efficacy in a group of 362 healthy 40- to 60-year-old female volunteers. The marketing team randomizes the volunteers. Half receive the new formula and the other half of the volunteers receive the original formula. The mean age in the test group ...
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<<Question:>> A 49-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 1-year history of bloating and constipation alternating with diarrhea. She eats a balanced diet, and there are no associations between her symptoms and specific foods. She had been a competitive swimmer since high school but stopped going to training...
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<<Question:>> A 20-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of severe muscle soreness, nausea, and darkened urine for 2 days. The patient is on the college track team and has been training intensively for an upcoming event. One month ago, she had a urinary tract infection and was treated with nitro...
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<<Question:>> A 56-year-old man presents for a follow-up regarding his management for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). He was diagnosed with type 2 DM about 7 years ago and was recently started on insulin therapy because oral agents were insufficient to control his glucose levels. He is currently following a regimen comb...
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<<Question:>> A 17-year-old high school student presents to the physician’s office for a health maintenance examination. He is a recent immigrant from Venezuela and has no complaints at this time. Past medical history is significant for appendicitis at age 10, treated with an appendectomy. He denies the use of alcohol ...
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<<Question:>> A group of researchers aimed to study the association between phosphate levels in plasma and renal function decline in pre-dialysis patients. The study started in 2018 by including incident pre-dialysis patients (with chronic kidney disease in stage IV or V) who were already included in pre-dialysis care ...
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<<Question:>> A 56-year-old man comes to the office complaining of a dry cough for 2 months. His medical history includes a recent myocardial infarction (MI), after which he was placed on several medications. He is currently on ramipril, clopidogrel, digoxin, lovastatin, and nitroglycerin. He does not smoke cigarettes ...
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<<Question:>> An investigator is studying the effect of extracellular pH changes on the substrates for the citric acid cycle. Which of the following substances is required for the reaction catalyzed by the enzyme marked by the arrow in the overview of the citric acid cycle? ---- <<Choices:>> A) Thiamine B) Pantothenic ...
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