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






2. Mainstay treatment for soft tissue inflammation (Shoulder)






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






4. Natural history of cervical cancer






5. What are the physical exam signs of CHF?






6. What is the preload?






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






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






9. MI - pericardial tamponade - PE - GI bleed - are...






10. What are the features of nephrotic syndrome?






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






12. Name the diagnosis of heartburn: associated with signs of connective tissue disease - potential risk of stricture/ dysphagia






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






14. Name the diagnosis: umbilicated skin lesion that is spread by autoinoculation - scratching - or touching a lesion. Discrete 2 to 5 mm slightly umbilicated flesh-colored - dome shaped papules occurring on the face - trunk - axillae - and extremities i






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






16. What is benign transient proteinuria?






17. What are signs of pulmonary congestion?






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






19. Treatment for supraventricular tachycardias






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






21. In regards to a Pap smear - What should be done if a patient has cervical inflammation from infections such as Chlamydia or yeast that may cause cells to appear abnormal.






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Tx of chronic or intermittent afibs






28. What should preconception counseling include?






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






30. How can GERD (or esophageal motility disorders) lead to chest pain?






31. What occurs after ovulation






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






33. What does treatment for migrans include?






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






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






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






37. History and PE for Pneumonia






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






39. Diagnosis of HTN






40. 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






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






42. Describe the presentation of angina?






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






44. How are fungal infections diagnosed?






45. What are the signs of malignant hypertension?






46. Define the patient population typically affected by orthostatic or postural proteinuria






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






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






49. Who should have Xray testing for shoulder pain?






50. At was quantity does urine dipstick test detect elevated protein?