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






3. What are the features of nephrotic syndrome?






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






5. Complete the sentence: pericarditis can cause frictional rub and......






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






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






8. MI - pericardial tamponade - PE - GI bleed - are...






9. Name the type of headache: The patient chronically uses analgesic or antimigraine drugs - esp. those with caffeine






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






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






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






13. A woman with which medical conditions is at risk for complications for herself and fetus during pregnancy






14. Pneumothorax - sudden sharp chest pain - preceded by viral illness






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






16. Name the skin lesion: honey colored crusts






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






18. Four muscles of rotator cuff






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






20. What are the secondly causes of glomerular disease?






21. Oligomenorrhea






22. What are the symptoms of palpitations?






23. The degenerative process that results in bursitis - tendonitis - and shoulder impingement often begins in the _____ or ____ tendons - which have a poor blood supply and are often under stress.






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






25. What are the primary glomerular diseases?






26. 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






27. Lab testing for heart palpitation






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






29. What procedures should be performed on women with low-grade and high-grade intraepithelial lesion on pap smear?






30. 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






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






32. Name some medications that can cause proteinuria






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






34. Regular bleeding at intervals of less than 21 days






35. Describes what occurs during squamous metaplasia of the cervix.






36. SE Of Beta blockers?






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






38. 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






39. What are the signs of acute sinusitis?






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






41. What does the classic ring worm lesion have?






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






43. Isolated - extra pounding beats






44. Describe the presentation tracheobronchitis






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






46. Describe the presentation of angina?






47. What is the preload?






48. What are the three major risk factors for heart failure?






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






50. How do you define persistent protein uria?