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






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






3. How are fungal infections diagnosed?






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






5. 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






6. How does CHF present on X-ray?






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






8. What are the consequences of diastolic dysfunction?






9. What are the features of glomerular nephritis






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






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






12. Carcinoma in situ is generally referred to a gynecologist and requires ______






13. Name the diagnosis: paroxysmal episodes that begin and resolve abruptly.






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






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






16. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: regurgitation - dysphagia






17. Name types of laxatives






18. Pain in shoulder when throwing - swimming - or serving a tennis ball






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






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






21. What is the Nikolsky sign (elicted when a local skin separation occurs after minor pressure) suggest?






22. What is HSV1 associated with? What is HSV 2 associated with? What are the two phases of HSV infections? Describe the rash?






23. Oligomenorrhea






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






25. Uterine bleeding between regular cycles






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






27. Name the type of headache: severe - unilateral - localized to the periorbital/ temporal area; usually accompanied by one of the following symptoms- lacrimation - rhinorrhea - ptosis - miosis - nasal congestion - and eyelid edema; attacks occur every






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






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






30. Regular bleeding at intervals of less than 21 days






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






32. What is afterload?






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






34. SE Of Beta blockers?






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






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






37. What are signs of pulmonary congestion?






38. What are the signs of malignant hypertension?






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






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






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






42. What is the caUse of Meniere disease? What are the cardinal symptoms?






43. Menometrorrhagia






44. Discomfort with abducting the arm past 90 degress






45. Difference between Pneumonia and Bronchitis






46. Name the skin lesion: erythema - warmth - edema - pain - fever






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






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






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






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