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






2. History and PE for Pneumonia






3. What are the two common clinical presentations of acute diarrhea?






4. What should be considered in younger patients with menorrhagia






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






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






7. patients with herpes zoster may experience what symptom before the rash appear?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Clinical Manifestations of HTN






16. Name types of laxatives






17. 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.






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






19. Difference between Pneumonia and Bronchitis






20. How does CHF present on X-ray?






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






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






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






24. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: regurgitation - dysphagia






25. Name the skin lesion: pustule in association with a hair follice






26. What are symptoms are CHF?






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. Tx of chronic or intermittent afibs






33. What does the classic ring worm lesion have?






34. What are the indiciations for neuroimaging?






35. What is the Epley maneuver?






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






37. What does orthostatic positional changes that bring on dizziness suggest?






38. True or false: Migraine headaches require two of these four headache characteristics for diagnosis: unilateral location - pulsatile quality - moderate to severe intensity - or aggravation by movement. They must also be associated with one of the foll






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






40. What is the preload?






41. Diarrhea from custard filled pastries






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






43. What is the peripheral caUse of vertigo?






44. Uterine bleeding between regular cycles






45. Define proteinuria






46. What are signs of pulmonary congestion?






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






48. Cycle length variabilty is primarily due to what?






49. Describe the presentation of pericardial pain






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