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1. What are the symptoms of palpitations?






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






3. Isolated - extra pounding beats






4. Predictors of cardiac etiology






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






6. A ___ ___ ____records the cardiac rhythm for 24 hours and can detect arrhythmia.






7. Shoulder pain with pain radiating to elbow






8. Uterine bleeding between regular cycles






9. When should a patient get a stress test?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. What are the consequences of diastolic dysfunction?






19. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: gnawing epigastric pain - nausea - vomiting - bloating






20. An alternative method for stratifying risk for cervical cancer in women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS)






21. What is a markers of CNS vertigo?






22. Diarrhea from custard filled pastries






23. Mainstay treatment for soft tissue inflammation (Shoulder)






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






25. Describe the presentation tracheobronchitis






26. 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






27. What is benign transient proteinuria?






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






29. What are the features of glomerular nephritis






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






31. When is a lumbar puncture contraindicated?






32. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: dysphagia - assoc. with ingestion






33. Diagnostic Evaluation of Abnoraml vaginal bleeding






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






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






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






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






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






39. What are the three types of lice?






40. What is the caUse of acute larbyrinthitis or vestibular neuronitis?






41. Vaccines that should be updated before planned pregnancy






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






44. Name the diagnosis: older patient with pain or palpation of the temporal artery? What is the definitive diagnosis?






45. What are the 2 psych disorders most commonly associated with palpitations?






46. What are signs of pulmonary congestion?






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






48. Describe the presentation of myocardial pain?






49. What are the four classes of medications that are most commonly used for 1st line agents in HTN?






50. Metrorrhagia