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<<Question:>> A mother brings her 7-year-old son to the pediatrician because she is worried about his sleep. She reports that the child has repeatedly woken up in the middle of the night screaming and thrashing. Although she tries to reassure the child, he does not respond to her or acknowledge her presence. Soon after...
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<<Question:>> A 27-year-old man presents to a physician for evaluation of 3 months of increased vertigo. He says that occasionally he will experience several seconds of intense vertigo that makes him lose his balance. He came in for evaluation because this symptom is affecting his ability to drive to work. He has also ...
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<<Question:>> A 55-year-old woman comes to the clinic complaining of joint pain and stiffness for the past year. The pain is mainly concentrated in her hands and is usually worse towards the late afternoon. It is described with a burning quality that surrounds the joint with some numbness and tingling. The stiffness is...
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<<Question:>> A 2-day-old male newborn is brought to the physician because he became somnolent and felt cold after breastfeeding. Pregnancy and delivery were uncomplicated. He was born at 40 weeks' gestation and weighed 3538 g (7 lb 13 oz); he currently weighs 3311 g (7 lb 5 oz). Examination shows generalized hypotonia...
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<<Question:>> A 31-year-old man comes to the physician because of several months of recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhea. Six months ago, he traveled to Lake Superior for a fishing trip with his friends, during which they often ate their day's catch for dinner. Physical examination shows pallor. Laboratory studies sho...
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<<Question:>> A 25-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by his friends after a camping trip. He and his friends were in the woods camping when the patient started experiencing severe right upper quadrant abdominal pain after foraging and ingesting some wild mushrooms about 3 hours earlier. The patient i...
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<<Question:>> An otherwise healthy 39-year-old woman presents to her primary care provider because of right-leg swelling, which started 4 months ago following travel to Kenya. The swelling has been slowly progressive and interferes with daily tasks. She denies smoking or alcohol use. Family history is irrelevant. Vital...
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<<Question:>> A 13-day-old male is brought in by his mother for eye redness and ocular discharge. Additionally, the mother reports that the patient has developed a cough and nasal discharge. Pregnancy and delivery were uncomplicated, but during the third trimester, the mother had limited prenatal care. Immediately afte...
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<<Question:>> A 12-year-old girl presents to her primary care physician with left knee pain for the past 6 weeks. She recently joined the field hockey team at her school. The pain is the most severe when she is running up and down the stairs at the school stadium. The pain decreases when she goes home and rests after p...
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<<Question:>> An 80-year-old woman died due to the respiratory complications of lung cancer. She had been a heavy smoker, and battled COPD and adenocarcinoma of the lungs for the last 20 years. The autopsy also revealed a pathological finding in the mitral valve. Which of the following was most likely seen? ---- <<Choi...
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<<Question:>> A 34-year-old gravida 2 para 1 woman at 16 weeks gestation presents for prenatal care. Her prenatal course has been uncomplicated. She takes no medications besides her prenatal vitamin which she takes every day, and she has been compliant with routine prenatal care. She has a 7-year-old daughter who is he...
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<<Question:>> A 26-year-old primigravida woman comes for her primary care physician for the second prenatal visit. She is 10 weeks pregnant. She has no current complaint except for occasional nausea. She does not have any chronic health problems. She denies smoking or alcohol intake. Her family history is positive for ...
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<<Question:>> A 20-year-old college student presents to her college's mental health services department because her dean has been concerned about her academic performance. She was previously a straight A student; however, she has been barely passing her exams since the death of her younger brother in an accident 5 mont...
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<<Question:>> A 65-year-old gentleman presents to his primary care physician for difficulties with his gait and recent fatigue. The patient works in a health food store, follows a strict vegan diet, and takes an array of supplements. He noticed that his symptoms have progressed over the past year and decided to see a p...
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<<Question:>> A 62-year-old man comes to the physician because of fatigue and decreased urine output for 2 weeks. He has not been to the physician for many years and takes no medications. Serum studies show a urea nitrogen concentration of 42 mg/dL and a creatinine concentration of 2.3 mg/dL. Urinalysis shows heavy pro...
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<<Question:>> A 31-year-old male comes to the physician because of a 2-day history of blisters and brownish discoloration of urine. His symptoms appeared after he returned from a 4-day trip with his friends in Florida. He has had similar episodes of blistering twice in the past three years. Each episode resolved sponta...
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<<Question:>> A 21-year-old man presents with eye redness, itching, and watering; nasal congestion, and rhinorrhea. He reports that these symptoms have been occurring every year in the late spring since he was 18 years old. The patient’s medical history is significant for endoscopic resection of a right maxillary sinus...
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<<Question:>> A medicine resident on her nephrology rotation notices that she has received more alerts of high serum potassium levels on her patients through the hospital electronic medical record despite her census not having changed. On inspection of the laboratory result reports, critical alert markers are seen for ...
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<<Question:>> A 53-year-old woman comes to the emergency department because of blurry vision, headache, and multiple episodes of nosebleeds over the last few weeks. During this time, she has also been itching a lot, especially after getting ready for work in the mornings. She has had an 8-kg (17.6-lb) weight loss and i...
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<<Question:>> A 32-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 2-month history of fatigue, muscle weakness, paresthesias, headache, and palpitations. Her pulse is 75/min and blood pressure is 152/94 mm Hg. Physical examination shows no abnormalities. Serum studies show: Sodium 144 mEq/L Potassium 2.9 mEq/L Bicar...
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<<Question:>> A 42-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of fever and severe back pain. The fever is high-grade, continuous, without chills and rigors. The back pain is severe, localized to the thoracic region, and aggravated by deep breathing. The patient tried taking ibuprofen with li...
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<<Question:>> A 33-year-old man presents to his primary care physician for left-sided knee pain. The patient has a history of osteoarthritis but states that he has been unable to control his pain with escalating doses of ibuprofen and naproxen. His past medical history includes diabetes mellitus and hypertension. His t...
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<<Question:>> A 57-year-old man presents with fever and yellow discoloration of the skin for the past 4 days. He denies any recent weight loss or changes in urine or stool color. His past medical history is unremarkable. He admits to drinking about 130 g/day of alcohol and says he has been doing so for the past 25 year...
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<<Question:>> Six days after undergoing a thoracic endovascular aortic repair following a high-speed motorcycle accident, a 29-year-old woman develops a fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Serum studies show a sodium concentration of 129 mEq/L. An x-ray of the chest shows a left-sided pleural effusion. Thoracentesis...
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<<Question:>> A 12-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with a swollen and painful knee. He says that he was exploring with his friends when he tripped and hit his knee against the ground. He didn't feel like he hit it very hard but it started swelling and becoming very painful. His mom reports that he has...
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<<Question:>> A previously healthy 21-year-old man is brought to the emergency department 4 hours after the sudden onset of shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. He has smoked 1 pack of cigarettes daily for the past 3 years. He is 188 cm (6.2 ft) tall and weighs 70 kg (154 lb); BMI is 19.8 kg/m2. Physical exami...
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<<Question:>> A 5-year-old girl brought to the emergency department by her mother with seizures. The blood glucose is 94 mg/dl and the serum calcium is 5.3 mg/dl; however, the PTH levels are low. The medical history includes a delay in achieving developmental milestones. Her mother also says she needs frequent hospital...
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<<Question:>> A 67-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 9-month history of progressive fatigue. Examination shows pallor. Her hemoglobin concentration is 8.9 g/dL, mean corpuscular volume is 75 μm3, and serum ferritin is 9 ng/mL. Test of the stool for occult blood is positive. Colonoscopy shows an irregul...
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<<Question:>> A 21-year-old woman comes to the physician for the evaluation of dry cough and some chest tightness for the past several weeks. The cough is worse at night and while playing volleyball. She frequently has a runny nose and nasal congestion. Her mother has systemic lupus erythematosus. The patient has smoke...
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<<Question:>> An 8-year-old male presents to his pediatrician with dry, cracking skin on his hands. His mother states that this problem has been getting progressively worse over the past couple of months. During this time period, she has noticed that he also has become increasingly concerned with dirtiness. He tearfull...
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<<Question:>> A 68-year-old man of Mediterranean descent comes to the clinic with complaints of fatigue for the past month. He reports that it is increasingly difficult for him to complete his after-dinner walks as he would get breathless and tired around 10 minutes. He endorses dizziness and an upper respiratory infec...
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<<Question:>> A 50-year-old man with a remote history of intravenous drug use and a past medical history of AIDS presents to his primary care provider with several weeks of productive cough and a mild fever. He was in his normal state of health and slowly started to develop these symptoms. He is hoping to be prescribed...
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<<Question:>> A two-year-old female presents to the pediatrician with her mother for a routine well-child visit. Her mother is concerned that the patient is a picky eater and refuses to eat vegetables. She drinks milk with meals and has juice sparingly. She goes to sleep easily at night and usually sleeps for 11-12 hou...
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<<Question:>> A 32-year-old woman presents to the office with complaints of frothy urine and swelling in her body that started 6 days ago. She says that she first noticed the swelling in her face that gradually involved other parts of her body. On further questioning, she gives a history of rheumatoid arthritis for 2 y...
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<<Question:>> A 32-year-old man with a history of alcohol binge drinking and polysubstance use is found down in his hotel room with bottles of alcohol, oxycodone, alprazolam, amphetamine-dextroamphetamine, and tadalafil. When EMS arrives, he appears comatose with pinpoint pupils and oxygen saturation of 80% on room air...
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<<Question:>> An investigator is studying metabolic processes in cells from a mouse model. She identifies certain cells that are unable to generate enough reducing factor for respiratory burst. Increased production of which of the following substances is most likely to be present in these cells? ---- <<Choices:>> A) Ri...
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<<Question:>> A 24-year-old woman comes to the clinic because her period is 4 weeks late, and she is experiencing fatigue and morning nausea. She had her last period almost 8 weeks ago. She is gravida 0 para 0 with previously regular menses and an unremarkable medical history. She had her menarche at the age of 13 year...
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<<Question:>> A 60-year-old gentleman passes away after a car accident. On routine autopsy it is incidentally noted that he has both a ventral and dorsal pancreatic duct. This incidental finding observed by the pathologist is generated due to failure of which of the following embryological processes? ---- <<Choices:>> ...
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<<Question:>> A 35-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 6-month history of fatigue and increased sweating at night. He says that he feels “constantly tired” and needs more rest than usual although he sleeps well. In the morning, his sheets are often wet and his skin is clammy. He has not had any sore throat...
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<<Question:>> A 57-year-old man comes to the physician with a 3-month history of right flank pain. Urinalysis shows 60 RBC/hpf. Renal ultrasound shows a 3 cm, well-defined mass in the upper pole of the right kidney. A photomicrograph of a section of the resected mass is shown. Which of the following is the most likely ...
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<<Question:>> A 40-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 6-week history of increasing shortness of breath, fatigue, and fever. He has had a cough productive of foul-smelling sputum for 4 weeks. He was hospitalized for alcohol intoxication twice over the past 6 months. He has hypertension and depression. He h...
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<<Question:>> A 16-year-old girl presents to the emergency department complaining of acute bilateral lower quadrant abdominal pain. She states she is nauseous and reports a 24-hour history of multiple episodes of vomiting. She admits to having unprotected sex with multiple partners. Her temperature is 102.0°F (38.9°C)....
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<<Question:>> A 45-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after vomiting blood. The patient reports that he only ate a small snack the morning before and had not eaten anything for over 24 hours. At the hospital, the patient is stabilized. He is admitted to a surgical floor and placed on NPO w...
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<<Question:>> A 41-year-old man is admitted to the emergency room after being struck in the abdomen by a large cement plate while transporting it. On initial assessment by paramedics at the scene, his blood pressure was 110/80 mm Hg, heart rate 85/min, with no signs of respiratory distress. On admission, the patient is...
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<<Question:>> The incidence of a relatively benign autosomal recessive disease, X, is 1 in 25 in the population. Assuming that the conditions for Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium are met, what is the probability that a male and female, who are carriers, will have a child expressing the disease? ---- <<Choices:>> A) 1/4 B) 1/...
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<<Question:>> A 67-year-old male presents to his primary care physician complaining of left hip pain for the past six months. He denies any trauma or recent falls. He is accompanied by his wife who reports that he has experienced progressive hearing loss over the same time period. The patient has also noticed that he i...
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<<Question:>> A 19-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by his roommate for 'strange' behavior over the last 48 hours. The patient states that he is hearing voices speak to him, giving him secret messages and instructions to carry out. He believes that the FBI is following him and spying on his conversa...
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<<Question:>> A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department with left lower quadrant abdominal pain and fever for 1 day. He states during this time frame he has had weight loss and a decreased appetite. The patient had surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon 1 month ago and is still recovering but is otherwise ...
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<<Question:>> Six days after falling in the shower, a 75-year-old man with COPD is brought to the emergency department because of progressively worsening left-sided chest pain and shortness of breath. He has smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for 50 years. His temperature is 36.5°C (97.7°F), pulse is 110/min, respirat...
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<<Question:>> A 12-month-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother for several hours of crying and severe abdominal pain, followed by dark and bloody stools in the last hour. The mother reports that she did not note any vomiting or fevers leading up to this incident. She does report that the boy and ...
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<<Question:>> A 24-year-old man comes to the physician because of severe lower back pain for the past 2 days. The pain is constant and non-radiating, and he describes it as 7 out of 10 in intensity. The pain began after he helped a friend move into a new apartment. Three weeks ago, he was diagnosed with urethritis and ...
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<<Question:>> A 55-year-old man with known coronary artery disease presents to the ED with epigastric pain, worsening fatigue, and melena. He takes aspirin and rosuvastatin, but took ibuprofen over the past two weeks for lower back pain. He denies nausea, vomiting, hematemesis, chest pain, fever, and weight loss. Sitti...
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<<Question:>> A 61-year-old farmer comes to the physician because of a 3-month history of progressively worsening cough and shortness of breath. He has had a 7.5-kg (16.5-lb) weight loss during this period. He smokes occasionally and does not drink alcohol. Physical examination shows clubbing of the fingers. End-inspir...
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<<Question:>> A 57-year-old man comes to the emergency department because he has been having problems seeing over the last week. He says that he has been seeing specks in his vision and his vision also becomes blurry when he tries to focus on objects. He says that he cannot recall anything that may have precipitated th...
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<<Question:>> One day after a 4700-g (10-lb 6-oz) male newborn is delivered to a 28-year-old primigravid woman, the newborn has bluish discoloration of the lips and fingernails. His temperature is 37.3°C (99.1°F), pulse is 166/min, respirations are 63/min, and blood pressure is 68/44 mm Hg. Pulse oximetry on room air s...
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<<Question:>> A 36-year-old woman gravida 5, para 4 was admitted at 31 weeks of gestation with worsening fatigue and shortness of breath on exertion for the past month. She also has nausea and loss of appetite. No significant past medical history. The patient denies any smoking history, alcohol or illicit drug use. Her...
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<<Question:>> A 78-year-old Caucasian male actor presents to your office complaining of a dry, non-productive cough. He has a history of hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease and he follows a complicated regimen of medications to treat his multiple co-morbidities. Which of the following medications is mos...
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<<Question:>> An investigator studying viral mutation isolates a virus strain from the gastric contents of an infant with gastroenteritis. This virus has a nonenveloped RNA genome with 11 segments and a helical symmetrical capsid. The investigator finds that if 2 strains of this virus coinfect a single host cell, some ...
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<<Question:>> Please refer to the summary above to answer this question Administration of which of the following is most likely to improve this patient's current symptoms?" "Patient information Age: 82 years Gender: M, self-identified Ethnicity: Caucasian Site of care: office History Reason for Visit/Chief Concern: “I ...
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<<Question:>> A 53-year-old woman comes to the emergency department because of weakness and abdominal pain for 24 hours. She has had three bowel movements with dark stool during this period. She has not had vomiting and has never had such episodes in the past. She underwent a tubal ligation 15 years ago. She has chroni...
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<<Question:>> A 66-year-old woman with no significant past medical, past surgical, or family history presents with new symptoms of chest pain, an oral rash, and pain with swallowing. She lost her husband several months earlier and has moved into an elderly assisted living community. She states that her symptoms began s...
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<<Question:>> A 33-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a fever and fatigue. He states that he has not felt well since he returned from a hiking trip in Alabama. He is generally healthy and has no other medical conditions. His temperature is 101°F (38.3°C), blood pressure is 127/85 mmHg, pulse is 108/...
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<<Question:>> A 42-year-old woman comes to the physician for evaluation of a 6-month history of irregular menstrual periods. Her last period was 3 months ago. Previously, her periods occurred at regular 28-day intervals and lasted 4–5 days with moderate flow. She has also noticed breast tenderness and scant nipple disc...
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<<Question:>> A 15-year-old boy is brought to the physician by his mother for a well-child examination. He recently stopped attending his swim classes. The patient is at the 97th percentile for height and the 50th percentile for weight. Examination shows decreased facial hair, bilateral breast enlargement, and long ext...
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<<Question:>> A 14-year-old girl comes to the physician for exertional leg pain. The pain began last week when she started jogging to lose weight. She is at the 5th percentile for height and 80th percentile for weight. Physical examination shows a broad neck with bilateral excess skin folds that extend to the shoulders...
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<<Question:>> A 5-year-old boy is brought to the physician because of recurrent respiratory infections and difficulty walking for 2 months. Physical examination shows numerous telangiectasias on the nose, ears, and neck. There is overshoot on the finger-to-nose test. He has a narrow-based gait. Genetic analysis shows a...
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<<Question:>> An 8-year-old child with “elfin” facial features is very friendly with strangers. He has a history of mild mental retardation, and a hemizygous deletion on chromosome 7q11.23, that includes a portion of the elastin gene. Which of the following is most likely true in this patient? ---- <<Choices:>> A) Carp...
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<<Question:>> A study aimed to evaluate the relationship between inflammatory markers and lipid metabolism in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recruited 252 patients with RA in a tertiary care hospital. Fasting blood samples were taken for lipid profiling and for the assessment of inflammatory markers such as...
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<<Question:>> A 29-year-old woman, gravida 1, para 0, at 33 weeks' gestation comes to her doctor for a routine visit. Her pregnancy has been uncomplicated. She has systemic lupus erythematosus and has had no flares during her pregnancy. She does not smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, or use illicit drugs. Current medicat...
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<<Question:>> A 15-year-old girl is brought to the physician by her parents because she has not had menstrual bleeding for the past 2 months. Menses had previously occurred at irregular 15–45 day intervals with moderate to heavy flow. Menarche was at the age of 14 years. Eight months ago, she was diagnosed with bipolar...
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<<Question:>> A 52-year-old man is brought to the emergency department because of headaches, vertigo, and changes to his personality for the past few weeks. He was diagnosed with HIV 14 years ago and was started on antiretroviral therapy at that time. Medical records from one month ago indicate that he followed his med...
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<<Question:>> A 52-year-old man comes to the physician because of right shoulder pain that began after he repainted his house 1 week ago. Physical examination shows right subacromial tenderness. The pain is reproduced when the patient is asked to abduct the shoulder against resistance with the arm flexed forward by 30°...
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<<Question:>> A 19-year-old woman presents to the primary care clinic to establish care. She has no acute complaints or concerns. Upon further questioning, she shares that she gets frequent nosebleeds and often bleeds from her gums a little after brushing her teeth. She also typically has relatively heavy menstrual per...
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<<Question:>> A 23-year-old woman is brought to the physician by her father because of irritability, mood swings, and difficulty sleeping over the past 10 days. A few days ago, she quit her job and spent all of her savings on supplies for a “genius business plan.” She has been energetic despite sleeping only 1–2 hours ...
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<<Question:>> A previously healthy 6-year-old girl is brought to the physician by her parents because of slowed growth and fatigue. Over the past year, she went from average height for her age group to the shortest in her class. She has also been having more problems concentrating in class and is less interested in pla...
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<<Question:>> A 5-year-old non-verbal child with a history of autism is brought into the emergency department by his grandmother. The patient’s grandmother is concerned her grandchild is being abused at home. The patient lives in an apartment with his mother, step-father, and two older brothers in low-income housing. T...
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<<Question:>> BACKGROUND: Aldosterone blockade reduces mortality and morbidity among patients with severe heart failure. We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the effect of eplerenone, a selective aldosterone blocker, on morbidity and mortality among patients with acute myocardial infarction ...
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<<Question:>> A 20-year-old woman comes to the physician for the evaluation of fatigue and low energy levels for 2 months. She has not had fever or weight changes. She has no history of serious illness except for an episode of infectious mononucleosis 4 weeks ago. Menses occur at regular 28-day intervals and last 5 day...
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<<Question:>> A 15-year-old boy is brought to the clinic by his father for complaints of “constant irritation.” His father explains that ever since his divorce with the son’s mother last year he has noticed increased irritability in his son. "He has been skipping out on his baseball practices which he has always enjoye...
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<<Question:>> A 12-year-old boy is brought to the emergency room by his mother with complaints of abdominal pain and fever that started 24 hours ago. On further questioning, the mother says that her son vomited twice and has constipation that started approximately 1 and one-half days ago. The medical history is benign....
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<<Question:>> A 32-year-old man comes to the emergency department because of a wound in his foot. Four days ago, he stepped on a nail while barefoot at the beach. Examination of the plantar surface of his right foot shows a purulent puncture wound at the base of his second toe with erythema and tenderness of the surrou...
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<<Question:>> A 60-year-old male is admitted to the ICU for severe hypertension complicated by a headache. The patient has a past medical history of insulin-controlled diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. He smokes 2 packs of cigarettes per day. He states that he forgot to take his medications yesterday and star...
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<<Question:>> A 23-year-old nulligravida presents for evaluation 5 weeks after her last menstrual period. Her previous menstruation cycle was regular, and her medical history is benign. She is sexually active with one partner and does not use contraception. A urine dipstick pregnancy test is negative. The vital signs a...
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<<Question:>> A scientist wants to extract mRNA from a cell line of interest, amplify a specific mRNA, and insert it into a plasmid so that he can transfect it into a cell in order to over-express that protein. Which of the following proteins is required for the first step of amplification of this mRNA? ---- <<Choices:...
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<<Question:>> A 33-year-old pregnant woman undergoes a routine quad-screen during her second trimester. The quad-screen results demonstrate the following: decreased alpha-fetoprotein, increased Beta-hCG, decreased estriol, and increased inhibin A. A presumptive diagnosis is made based upon these findings and is later c...
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<<Question:>> A 2-year-old girl is brought to her pediatrician’s office with intermittent and severe stomach ache and vomiting for the last 2 days. Last week the whole family had a stomach bug involving a few days of mild fever, lack of appetite, and diarrhea but they have all made a full recovery since. This current p...
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<<Question:>> A 23-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of fever and headache. She says that the symptoms started suddenly after she woke up 3 days ago, though she has been feeling increasingly fatigued over the last 5 months. On presentation, her temperature is 102°F (38.9°C), blood...
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<<Question:>> A 27-year-old healthy college student presents to the clinic with her boyfriend complaining of a productive cough with rust-colored sputum associated with breathlessness for the past week. She also reports symptoms of the common cold which began about 1 week ago. She reports that her weekly routine has no...
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<<Question:>> A 40-year-old Caucasian woman presents to the physician with urinary frequency, urgency, and pelvic pain for 1 week. She has poor sleep quality because her symptoms persist throughout the night, as well as the day. Her pain partially subsides with urination. She does not have dysuria or urinary incontinen...
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<<Question:>> A mother brings her 6-month-old boy to the emergency department. She reports that her son has been breathing faster than usual for the past 2 days, and she has noted occasional wheezing. She states that prior to the difficulty breathing, she noticed some clear nasal discharge for several days. The infant ...
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<<Question:>> A patient presents to the emergency room in an obtunded state. The patient is a known nurse within the hospital system and has no history of any medical problems. A finger stick blood glucose is drawn showing a blood glucose of 25 mg/dL. The patient's daughter immediately arrives at the hospital stating t...
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<<Question:>> A 38-year-old project manager is told by her boss that her team will need to work on an additional project in the coming week for a very important client. This frustrates the woman, who already feels that she works too many hours. Instead of discussing her feelings directly with her boss, the woman leaves...
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<<Question:>> An 83-year-old woman with fever, malaise, and cough for the past 24 hours is brought to the emergency department. She lives in an assisted living facility, and several of her neighbors have had similar symptoms. She has a past medical history of hypertension treated with lisinopril. Her temperature is 38....
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<<Question:>> A 36-year-old woman presents for a pre-employment health assessment. She has no complaints. Her last annual physical examination 8 months ago was normal. She has no significant past medical history. She is a nonsmoker and says she quit all alcohol consumption last year. A complete hepatic biochemistry pan...
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<<Question:>> A 60-year-old Caucasian man is brought to the emergency department by his roommate after he reportedly ingested a bottle of Tylenol. He reports being suddenly sad and very lonely and impulsively overdosed on some pills that he had laying around. He then immediately induced vomiting and regurgitated most o...
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<<Question:>> A 59-year-old man is brought to the physician by his wife for a psychiatric evaluation. Over the past 12 months, his behavior has become increasingly disruptive. His wife no longer brings him along shopping because he has attempted to grope a female cashier on 2 occasions. He has begun to address the mail...
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<<Question:>> A 73-year-old man presents to your office accompanied by his wife. He has been experiencing a tremor in his right hand for the last several months that seems to be worsening. He does not have any other complaints and says he’s “fine.” His wife thinks that he has also had more difficulty walking. His histo...
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<<Question:>> A 42-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 3 comes to the physician because of a 14-month history of prolonged and heavy menstrual bleeding. Menses occur at regular 28-day intervals and last 7 days with heavy flow. She also feels fatigued. She is sexually active with her husband and does not use contraception. ...
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<<Question:>> A 53-year-old man presents with swelling of the right knee. He says that the pain began the previous night and was reduced by ibuprofen and an ice-pack. The pain persists but is tolerable. He denies any recent fever, chills, or joint pains in the past. Past medical history includes a coronary artery bypas...
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<<Question:>> A 26-year-old woman presents with blood in her urine for the past 2 days. She says she has had increasing urinary frequency at night for the past several days and recently noticed a reddish tinge in her urine. She is also concerned that her feet are beginning to swell, and she has been feeling increasingl...
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