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






2. What are the symptoms of palpitations?






3. What are the most common causes for the common cold?






4. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: associated with signs of connective tissue disease - potential risk of stricture/ dysphagia






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






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






7. Patient presents with aching shoulder - which becomes acutely painful with overhead activity






8. Isolated - extra pounding beats






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






10. Pain from inflammation or irritation is detected only by the parietal pleura - the parietal pleura is the source of...






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






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






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






14. What should preconception counseling include?






15. Name the diagnosis: a fertilized female mite burrow through the stratum corneum to being a 30 day life cycle of egg laying and deposition of fecal matter. After the eggs have hatched - the mites can migrate to other areas such as the finger webs - wr






16. What medications can cause heart palpitations?






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






18. What are the three types of lice?






19. What is the role of LH in the menstrual cycle






20. What HPV serotypes are most commonly associated with cervical cancer?






21. How can GERD (or esophageal motility disorders) lead to chest pain?






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






23. What is the preload?






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






25. 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






26. What are the secondly causes of glomerular disease?






27. Name the diagnosis: epidermal warts; transferred by touch and occurs at sites of trauma






28. Describe the presentation of pneumonia






29. What occurs after ovulation






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






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






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






33. Who should have Xray testing for shoulder pain?






34. What is the difference between a Holter monitor or an event monitor?






35. name the 4 emergent causes of chest pain






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






37. Oligomenorrhea






38. 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






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






40. Constipation: What are indications for lab testing?






41. Name the diagnosis: a ringowrm fungi that infects and survives only on dead keratin (stratum corneum) - the hair and the nails






42. What imaging is used to assess cardiac anatomy in patients with heart palpitations?






43. Treatment for supraventricular tachycardias






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






45. Menometrorrhagia






46. Lab testing for heart palpitation






47. Vaccines that should be updated before planned pregnancy






48. 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.






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






50. Discomfort with abducting the arm past 90 degress