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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What are the primary glomerular diseases?






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. When is a lumbar puncture contraindicated?






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






8. Range of motion testing: How do you tell the difference between joint/ligament involvement vs. muscular and/or tendon involvement?






9. Tx of chronic or intermittent afibs






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






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






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






13. What are the medications used to treat labyrinthitis - vestibular neuronitis - and BPV?






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






15. Name the diagnosis: epidermal warts; transferred by touch and occurs at sites of trauma






16. Discomfort with abducting the arm past 90 degress






17. When does troponin rise following myocardial injury or infarction?






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






19. Shoulder pain with pain radiating to elbow






20. Metrorrhagia






21. Name some medications that can cause proteinuria






22. What are the physical exam signs of CHF?






23. Treatment for supraventricular tachycardias






24. What are the features of nephrotic syndrome?






25. Diarrhea from custard filled pastries






26. What are the signs of acute sinusitis?






27. Difference between Pneumonia and Bronchitis






28. Oligomenorrhea






29. Define proteinuria






30. Chronic pain and shoulder stiffness with limited motion






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






32. When should invasive eletrophysiologic study should be considered?






33. Name types of laxatives






34. History and PE for Pneumonia






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






36. What are the features of glomerular nephritis






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






38. What the consequences of decreased cardiac output?






39. Diagnosis of HTN






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






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






42. How are fungal infections diagnosed?






43. 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






44. What type of imaging is need for chronic sinusitis?






45. Prenatal visit schedule for low-risk pregnancies






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






47. Describe the presentation of angina?






48. Name the diagnosis: transmitted by airborne droplets or vesicular fluid; patients are contagious from 2 days before onset of the rash until all lesions have crusted. The rash has a centripetal distribution - starting at the trunk and spreading to the






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






50. Menometrorrhagia