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1. Treatment for supraventricular tachycardias






2. Natural history of cervical cancer






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






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






5. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: colicky right upper quadrant pain - with meals - radiation to scapular regions






6. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: upper abdominal/ epigastric pain - bloating - belching - flatulence - nausea






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






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






9. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: dysphagia - assoc. with immunocompromised condition






10. Name some medications that can cause proteinuria






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






12. Name the diagnosis: isolated extra or pounding beats; often disappear with excertion






13. Name the type of headache: mild to moderate intensity; located in the bilateral occipital-frontal areas; dull or band-like; lasts for hours; often assoc. with stress.






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






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






16. Menometrorrhagia






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






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






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






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






21. Predictors of cardiac etiology






22. Diagnosis of HTN






23. HIgh risk pregnant patients should be evaluated for ____ and ____






24. Diarrhea from custard filled pastries






25. Clinical Manifestations of HTN






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Metrorrhagia






33. Define the patient population typically affected by orthostatic or postural proteinuria






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






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






36. What is the caUse of benign positional vertigo?






37. What are the three types of lice?






38. What are the common causes for laryngitis?






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






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






41. What are symptoms are CHF?






42. 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






43. Describe the presentation of angina?






44. What are the features of glomerular nephritis






45. 1+ protein level on urine dipstick usually represents how much protein in the urine?






46. What does the classic ring worm lesion have?






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






48. When does the American Cancer Society recommend obtaining Pap smear in low-risk women






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






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