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1. Range of motion testing: How do you tell the difference between joint/ligament involvement vs. muscular and/or tendon involvement?






2. Hyperinsulinemia can increase vascular tone by what 4 mechanisms?






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






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






5. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: severe constant mid abdominal pain






6. patients who present with an MI - unstable angina - or PE should be hospitalization of evaluation






7. What test done in PE measures instability of shoulder?






8. Irregular cycles with excessive flow - duration - or both






9. What is benign transient proteinuria?






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






11. Describe the presentation of angina?






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






13. Glomerular disease usually results in excess __ excretion; whereas tubular disease produce a of ______protein






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






15. What places women at higher risk of getting cervical cancer?






16. What is the caUse of benign positional vertigo?






17. Name the diagnosis: transmitted by airborne droplets or vesicular fluid; patients are contagious from 2 days before onset of the rash until all lesions have crusted. The rash has a centripetal distribution - starting at the trunk and spreading to the






18. What are the physical exam signs of CHF?






19. What are signs of pulmonary congestion?






20. Carcinoma in situ is generally referred to a gynecologist and requires ______






21. What is an acoustic neuroma?






22. What are the features of glomerular nephritis






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






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






25. Why is the pap smear one of the most effective cancer screening tools?






26. What is the Epley maneuver?






27. 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






28. Define nephrotic range proteinuria






29. What lab test is recommended as baseline for future evaluation of HTN in the event of medication induced neutropenia or agranulocytosis?






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






31. What should preconception counseling include?






32. What is the Nikolsky sign (elicted when a local skin separation occurs after minor pressure) suggest?






33. Palpitations: Which patients warrant hospitalization - monitoring and aggressive eval?






34. Prenatal visit schedule for low-risk pregnancies






35. What are the symptoms of palpitations?






36. At was quantity does urine dipstick test detect elevated protein?






37. Uterine bleeding between regular cycles






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






39. Mainstay treatment for soft tissue inflammation (Shoulder)






40. Lab testing for heart palpitation






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






42. Describe the presentation of myocardial pain?






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






44. What does the classic ring worm lesion have?






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






46. Diarrhea is defined as an ____ in stool weight to more than ____g per day






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






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






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






50. What is considered normal blood loss during a menstrual cycle?