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1. When does the MB fraction of creatinine phosphokinase rise following myocardial injury or infarction?






2. What are the signs of acute sinusitis?






3. What is the goal of CHF treatment? What drugs should be used?






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






5. What occurs after ovulation






6. Shoulder pain with pain radiating to elbow






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






8. 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






9. What is the role of FSH in one's menstrual cycle






10. In regards to a Pap smear - What should be done if a patient has cervical inflammation from infections such as Chlamydia or yeast that may cause cells to appear abnormal.






11. Treatment of Rhinosinusitis for symptoms persisting longer than 7-10 days






12. Diarrhea from custard filled pastries






13. In addition to cardiac disease - chest pain could be attributed to 4 other causes. Name them






14. What the consequences of decreased cardiac output?






15. What is the next best step if a patient has two or more positive dipstick tests?






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






17. Whats the diagnosis: Watery stools accompanied by a low-grade fever - headache - nausea or vomiting - and achiness






18. What treatments are the cornerstone for treating cases of functional constipation?






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






20. Name 4 factors that predispose an individual to develop pneumonia.






21. What is a markers of CNS vertigo?






22. Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding: Women over the age of ____ require an endometrial biopsy that considers the possibility of endometrial cancer.






23. What are the symptoms of palpitations?






24. What are the primary glomerular diseases?






25. Pain in shoulder when throwing - swimming - or serving a tennis ball






26. Pneumonia tx: suitable for healthy adults older than 60






27. Although urine dipstick test binds to albumin what - other important protein can it fail to detect?






28. Who should have Xray testing for shoulder pain?






29. How to NSAIDs contribute to gastritis and ulcer formation?






30. Name the skin lesion: larger fluctuant erythematous lesions that also occur in association with hairy legions






31. Where does the development of abnormal cervical cells begin?






32. What does treatment for migrans include?






33. What is most common form of abnormal vaginal bleeding? (give what causes it with answer)






34. Describe the Hx for a patient getting an abnormal vaginal bleeding work-up






35. What does the classic ring worm lesion have?






36. What lab tests are recommended for newly diagnosed hypertensive patients?






37. Metrorrhagia






38. Menometrorrhagia






39. How is constipation clinically defined?






40. Describe the presentation of myocardial pain?






41. What are the most common viral causes of diarrhea in kids and adults?






42. Which diuretic is best for HTN patients with renal impairment? What should be checked before administered?






43. 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






44. Diagnostic Evaluation of Abnoraml vaginal bleeding






45. Oligomenorrhea






46. How do you know if heart palpitations are due to stimulant or medication use?






47. What is the caUse of benign positional vertigo?






48. Describe the presentation tracheobronchitis






49. What drugs do you use to treat H.pylori + PUD?






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