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1. Prenatal visit schedule for low-risk pregnancies






2. What are the signs of malignant hypertension?






3. What diagnosis does the 'worse headache of my life' suggest?






4. What hypertension medications should be avoided in the 1st and 2nd trimesters of pregnancy?






5. Difference between Pneumonia and Bronchitis






6. What are signs of pulmonary congestion?






7. What is the leading caUse of parasitic diarrhea that presents as foul - greasy - bulky stools with associated weight loss or neuropathy?






8. What type of drug is particularly beneficial for CHF and provide renal protection for those with diabetes?






9. Who should have Xray testing for shoulder pain?






10. What are the common causes for laryngitis?






11. What should blood work include for suspected heart failure?






12. When does troponin rise following myocardial injury or infarction?






13. Name the diagnosis: live in the mouth - vaginal tract - and gut; produce budding spores - pseudohypahe (elongated cells) - or true hypae






14. What does the classic ring worm lesion have?






15. After treatment of dysplasia - women need Pap smears every...






16. Name the type of headache: severe - unilateral - localized to the periorbital/ temporal area; usually accompanied by one of the following symptoms- lacrimation - rhinorrhea - ptosis - miosis - nasal congestion - and eyelid edema; attacks occur every






17. What are the features of nephrotic syndrome?






18. What is the peripheral caUse of vertigo?






19. Describe the presentation tracheobronchitis






20. What microganism is causing this array of presentations: Mild - crampy - nonbloody diarrhea to life-threatening hemorrhagic colitis complicated by hemolytic uremic syndrome or thrombopenic purpura






21. Pt has Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS): When to do repeat pap?






22. Pneumonia tx: suitable for healthy adults less than 60






23. Shoulder pain with pain radiating to elbow






24. Name the microorganism: folliculitis - cellulitis - furuncles (abscess/ boil) - bullous impetigo and staphylococcal scaleded skin syndrome






25. What type of diuretic is the most widely used for HTN? What are some SE of this drug?






26. Name the microorganism: impetigo - erysipelas - cellulitis - lymphangitis






27. When is a lumbar puncture contraindicated?






28. Describe the presentation of pneumonia






29. Things that need to be included in history of shoulder pain






30. Describe the presentation of myocardial pain?






31. What does orthostatic positional changes that bring on dizziness suggest?






32. What is the caUse of acute larbyrinthitis or vestibular neuronitis?






33. Hyperthyroidism - pheochromocytoma - anemia - dehydration - hypovolemia are...






34. What are the indiciations for neuroimaging?






35. Whats the diagnosis: Severe abdominal pain in an elderly individual accompanied by acute diarrhea






36. Name the diagnosis: umbilicated skin lesion that is spread by autoinoculation - scratching - or touching a lesion. Discrete 2 to 5 mm slightly umbilicated flesh-colored - dome shaped papules occurring on the face - trunk - axillae - and extremities i






37. Why don't ACEi work well for the elderly and African Americans when treating HTN?






38. What are the physical exam signs of CHF?






39. History and PE for Pneumonia






40. What the consequences of decreased cardiac output?






41. What should preconception counseling include?






42. What is the mechanism of action for stimulant agents in treating constipation?






43. ______ infections cause approximately 95% of bronchitis cases in healthy adults.






44. Name the skin lesion: small tumors of the skin that obscure normal skin lines - have a mosaic surface pattern - and may have thrombosed vessels appeairng as black dots on the surface






45. How do you define persistent protein uria?






46. When do degenerative changes in the rotator cuff begin and what anatomy does this process usually involve?






47. Cycle length variabilty is primarily due to what?






48. What medications can cause heart palpitations?






49. What is HSV1 associated with? What is HSV 2 associated with? What are the two phases of HSV infections? Describe the rash?






50. Regular bleeding at intervals of less than 21 days