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1. 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.






2. What are the signs of cerebral hemorrhage?






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






4. What is the peripheral caUse of vertigo?






5. Name the diagnosis: A short PR interval and delta wave on ECG; assoc. with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias






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






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






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






9. How do you define persistent protein uria?






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






11. Name 4 factors that predispose an individual to develop pneumonia.






12. What medications can cause heart palpitations?






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






14. Name the diagnosis: a ringowrm fungi that infects and survives only on dead keratin (stratum corneum) - the hair and the nails






15. What are the primary glomerular diseases?






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






17. What is the preload?






18. What are the consequences of diastolic dysfunction?






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






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






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






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






23. What are the signs of acute sinusitis?






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






25. What are the physical exam signs of CHF?






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






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






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






29. What are the features of glomerular nephritis






30. Oligomenorrhea






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






32. When should a patient get a stress test?






33. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: regurgitation - dysphagia






34. SE Of Beta blockers?






35. 1+ protein level on urine dipstick usually represents how much protein in the urine?






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






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






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






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






40. What is a markers of CNS vertigo?






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






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






43. Isolated - extra pounding beats






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






45. What is benign transient proteinuria?






46. Although urine dipstick test binds to albumin what - other important protein can it fail to detect?






47. What should be considered in younger patients with menorrhagia






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






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






50. 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.