DIT Questions

1. Where would you expect to find B cells in a lymph node?
Where would you find T cells, plasma cells,

and macrophages? (FA13 p192) (FA14 p196) (SU14 p258) (Phys p427)
2. The protein derived from what gene serves as a transcription factor for the development and function
of regulatory T cells? (R p796-797)
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3. What is the female homologue to each of the following male structures? (FA13 p513) (FA14 p562)
(SU14 p199-200)
Male
Corpus spongiosum
Female
Cowpers glands (bulbourethral glands)
Prostate
Glans penis
Ventral penile shaft
Scrotum
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4. What important intracellular proteins are common to both the extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic
pathways? (FA13 p212) (FA14 p220)
5. What ratio indicates fetal lung maturity? What is the proper name for the main component of
pulmonary surfactant? (FA13 p544) (FA14 p594) (SU14 p98) (Phys p468)
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6. What amino acids are necessary for purine synthesis? (FA13 p64) (FA14 p66) (SU14 p292)
7. You start a patient on a drug that has been on the market for five years. It has excellent efficacy.
However, your patient begins to have an annoying side effect one month after initiation of this drug.
She contacts the manufacturer about it; and they, in turn, contact you to gather data on her course
while on the drug. In what phase of the clinical trial would this example fall? (FA13 p50) (FA14 p50)
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8. What nutrient deficiency is associated with spooning of the nails (koilonychia)? (H p846)
9. What is the equation for determining a drugs clearance? (FA13 p227) (FA14 p239) (SU14 p388)
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10. Which bacteria are well known for being obligate intracellular bacteria? Why cant these bacteria
replicate extracellularly? (FA13 p121) (FA14 p123) (SU14 p260-261)
*Page references are as follows:

FA13: First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2013
SU14: Step-Up to USMLE Step 1 2014
R: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 8th ed. (2010)
Phys: Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 12th ed. (2011)
H: Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, 18th ed. (2012)
COA: Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 6th ed. (2010)
GG: Goodman and Gilman Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12th ed. (2011)
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1. You have a patient who is experiencing progressive difficulty with swallowing liquids and solid food.
Subsequently, the patient undergoes a barium swallow that reveals stenosis of the lower esophageal
sphincter. What is the diagnosis associated with this barium swallow finding? What are some
common causes of this diagnosis? (FA13 p324) (FA14 p349)
2. In the lower extremity, what are some of the clinical differences between peripheral vascular disease
(PVD, also known as peripheral artery disease (PAD)) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT)? (H p2066,
2170)
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3. A 22-year-old man suffers a stabbing injury to the chest. He has lost a lot of blood, and you are
concerned that his cardiac output is low. What are the two equations for cardiac output? (FA13 p253)
(FA14 p266) (SU14 p70)
4. A 66-year-old man currently taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation is instructed to avoid food products
that contain vitamin K to optimize anticoagulation. For what coagulation factors is vitamin K
necessary? (FA13 p95) (FA14 p96) (SU14 p272)
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5. Your 46-year-old male patient is asking your advice on whether to take a daily aspirin. How does
taking an aspirin a day prevent platelet aggregation and myocardial infarction? Which two arachidonic
acid products affect platelet aggregation? (FA13 p404) (FA14 p439) (SU14 p245-246, 274)
6. A 5-year-old boy is treated with mebendazole for a pinworm infection. Mebendazole acts on
microtubules to inhibit the pinworms. What other medications act on microtubules? What syndrome
demonstrates a defect in microtubule polymerization? (FA13 p76, 207) (FA14 p78, 213)
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7. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) increase expression of one type of GLUT receptorsthose in adipose

tissueas one of their antidiabetic actions. Which GLUT receptors would you expect to find on skeletal
muscle and fat? (FA13 p288) (FA14 p308) (SU14 p311)
8. What is compartment syndrome, and how is it treated? (SU14 p244) (COA p540)
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9. An 18-year-old woman has seasonal allergies. She complains that her eyes water and her nose runs
constantly during the spring. Which cell type is responsible for her symptoms, and what drug inhibits
these cells action? What WBCs descend from the myeloblast (granulocyte) lineage? (FA13 p345-346)
(FA14 p374-375) (SU14 p257, 266)
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10. Which GI ligaments match the following descriptions? (FA13 p310) (FA14 p336)
Description
GI ligament
Separates the greater and lesser sacs
May be cut during surgery to access the

lesser sac
2 ligaments that connect the spleen to

other structures
Contains the portal triad
Connects liver to the anterior abdominal

wall

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1. What are the characteristics of narcolepsy? What is the treatment for narcolepsy? (FA13 p62) (FA14
p513) (SU14 p45)
2. What is the first-line treatment for a patient with erectile dysfunction? (FA13 p541) (FA14 p592) (SU14
p224, 227) (H p377)
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3. With what physical exam finding must you presume scaphoid fracture despite a normal initial x-ray?
What might result in a proximal fracture of the scaphoid if left untreated? (COA p686)
4. A patient with Crohn disease fails traditional therapy (5-ASA, steroids, and immunosuppressants). What
other drugs are used to treat Crohn disease that target TNF-? (FA13 p210) (FA14 p217) (SU14 p143)
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5. During what week of fetal development will the fetus reach the following landmarks? (FA13 p504)
(FA14 p552)
Fetal Landmark
Week(s)
implantation
organogenesis
heart begins to beat
can distinguish male or female genitalia
gastrulation
formation of primitive streak and neural plate
6. What is a cholesteatoma, and how does it present? (H p249) (R p754)
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7. What are the adverse reactions of exogenous testosterone in males? (FA13 p519) (FA14 p573) (SU14
p226)
8. What is the initial medical treatment for the arrhythmia known as torsades de pointes? (FA13 p261)
(FA14 p277) (SU14 p70-71) (H p1892)
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9. What structures give rise to the blood brain barrier? (FA13 p413) (FA14 p449)
10. Which diuretics are most appropriate for patients with hyperaldosteronism? What are their important
side effects? (FA13 p501) (FA14 p548) (SU14 p166-167)

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1. Homocystinuria is one of the few diseases that can result in subluxation of the lens. What are the
different causes of homocystinuria? How does the treatment differ for each? (FA13 p109) (FA14
p111) (SU14 p306)
2. Diagram the pathway by which the cochlea communicates a signal to the primary auditory cortex.
(Phys p639)
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3. A 20-year-old Italian woman complains of weakness and fatigue. A CBC reveals a microcytic,
hypochromic anemia with a normal iron panel. What type of thalassemia does this patient most likely
have? What is the structure of HbH? What disease results in HbH production? What is the structure of
Hb Barts? What disease results in Hb Barts production? (FA13 p352-353) (FA14 p382-383) (SU14
p281-282)
4. A 34-year-old obese white woman develops urinary retention after undergoing a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy. Which cholinergic agonist can be used to treat post-op ileus and urinary retention?
What conditions can be made worse by using cholinomimetic agents? (FA13 p233) (FA14 p246) (SU14
p401)
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5. For what conditions is hyperbaric oxygen therapy particularly helpful? (SU14 p17-18) (Phys p540)
6. A 23-year-old man undergoes a splenectomy due to splenic rupture from blunt abdominal trauma.
What would you expect to find on this patients peripheral RBC smear after the splenectomy? (FA13
p351) (FA14 p381) (SU14 p286) Asplenic patients are susceptible to which encapsulated organisms?
(FA13 p193) (FA14 p197) (SU14 p282) What vaccines for these encapsulated organisms should be
given to asplenic patients? (FA13 p121) (FA14 p123)
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7. If stroke volume determines cardiac output, and contractility determines stroke volume, what
determines contractility? (FA13 p254) (FA14 p267) (Phys p231)
8. What is the pressure in the potential spaces of the body including the pleural cavity, the joint spaces,
and the pericardial cavity? (Phys p300)
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9. How does standard deviation differ from standard error of the mean? (FA13 p54) (FA14 p56) Which
one is used in calculating confidence intervals? (FA13 p55) (FA14 p57)
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10. A 48-year-old man presents to your office with a persistent cough that has begun to become bloody.
CXR reveals a coin lesion within the lung parenchyma. Further work up reveals that the patient has the
most common type of lung cancer in non-smokers. Which cancer is this? What other lung cancers are
not associated with smoking? Which lung cancers are associated with smoking, and where are they
located, centrally or peripherally? (FA13 p558) (FA14 p609) (SU14 p116)

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1. What is the fibrous band attached to the testis and scrotum that aids in normal testicular descent?
What is this structure called in females? (FA13 p514) (FA14 p562) (SU14 p200-202)
2. What is Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome? (FA13 p85) (FA14 p87) (SU14 p92) (R p744) (H p409)
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3. What is the difference between a case-control study, a cohort study, and a clinical trial? (FA13 p50)
(FA14 p50) (SU14 p19-20) Which studies use odds ratios, and which use relative risks? (FA13 p52)
(FA14 p50, 53) (SU14 p20)
4. What are the effects of NSAIDs inhibition of PGE2? (FA13 p404) (FA14 p440) (SU14 p245) What role
do prostaglandins and angiotensin II play on the renal arterioles? (FA13 p485) (FA14 p526, 528) (SU14
p150)
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5. A female infant is brought to the clinic for evaluation of her genitalia. On exam, clitoromegaly and
labial fusion is noted. Lab studies reveal elevated 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels. What is the most
common form of adrenal hyperplasia? Which hormone levels are altered as a result of this enzyme
deficiency? What are the clinical manifestations of this enzyme deficiency? (FA13 p291) (FA14 p312)
(SU14 p170, 188)
6. T cells are found in the paracortex of the lymph node between the follicles and the medulla. Which
cytokines are secreted by the two different types of helper T cells (Th1 and Th2)? (FA13 196) (FA14
p201) (SU14 p261)
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7. A 25-year-old man complains of a scrotal mass and pain made worse by coughing or sneezing. A
scrotal exam reveals a palpable scrotal protrusion with the Valsalva maneuver. What type of hernia is
this patient experiencing? What type of hernia protrudes through Hesselbachs triangle? What
structures form Hesselbachs triangle? (FA13 p318) (FA14 p344) (SU14 p252-253)
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8. What is the mechanism of action of the following antiemetics? (FA13 p234, 342) (FA14 p247, 372)
(SU14 p141-143) (GG p1341-1344)
Scopolamine
Promethazine
Prochlorperazine
Metoclopramide
Ondansetron
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9. What are the 3 endogenous androgens, in order from the most potent to the least potent? (FA13
p519) (FA14 p573) (SU14 p171)
10. How does a decrease in renal artery pressure cause an increase in blood pressure? (FA13 p485) (FA14
p530) (SU14 p149)

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1. Which drugs are known to cause aplastic anemia? What is the treatment for aplastic anemia? (FA13
p240, 355) (FA14 p253, 385) (SU14 p282)
2. What physiologically is taking place in decompression sickness? (Phys p538)
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3. A 34-year-old woman develops a painful right eye with decreased visual acuity. Exam demonstrates a
firm right eye. What type of glaucoma is the patient experiencing? What is the difference between the
mechanism of closed- and open-angle glaucoma? What is the fundoscopic finding associated with
glaucoma? What is the treatment for closed- and open-angle glaucoma? (FA13 p438-439, 449) (FA14
p478, 490) (SU14 p39)
4. Is a 34-year-old schizophrenic patient having active hallucinations, who is not oriented to time, place,
or person, able to legally agree to a plan of care? What factors must be in place in order for a patient
to have the capacity to make a decision? (FA13 p57) (FA14 p60) (SU14 p23)
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5. A 32-year-old man is being treated for alcohol dependence with disulfiram. One night he begins
drinking, and later has severe nausea and vomiting. What is the mechanism of action of disulfiram?
What other drugs have a disulfiram-like effect? (FA13 p95) (FA14 p97) (SU14 p318) (GG p643-644)
6. A 1-year-old boy is brought to the clinic for evaluation of his skin. The patients skin was normal at
birth but now is erythematous, scaly, and has many new freckles. Work-up and an astute attending
reveal that this child has xeroderma pigmentosum. What cancers will this child be at higher risk of
developing? (FA13 p220) (FA14 p231) (SU14 p255)
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7. The thalamus is a relay station that conducts signals to and from the brain. Which thalamic nuclei are
the relay stations for each of the following body sensations/activities? (FA13 p415) (FA14 p452) (SU14
p42)
Auditory sensation
Visual sensation
Motor to the body
Facial sensation
Body sensation
8. What is PPAR-? How is it relevant to the treatment of diabetes mellitus? (FA13 p305) (FA14 p330331) (SU14 p183) (R p1137)
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9. A 23-year-old man comes to your clinic with a fever of 39C, a headache, and myalgias. This is the
second fever he has had in the last two weeks. He recently finished treatment to eradicate the lice
infestation that he acquired during a recent trip to Mexico. What organism might be responsible for
this mans recurrent fever? (FA13 p139) (FA14 p142)
10. A 40-year-old man arrives at your clinic for his first physical in 20 years. He reeks of cigarette smoke
and you notice his jacket bears the logo of his favorite tobacco company. He proudly informs you that
he got this great jacket by redeeming his cigarette cartons. At what stage of change in overcoming his
smoking habit is this man? (FA13 p470) (FA14 p513)

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1. In which phase of meiosis is a primary oocyte arrested until just prior to ovulation? In which phase of
meiosis is an oocyte arrested until fertilization? (FA13 p522) (FA14 p569) (SU14 p201, 207)
2. In performing a lumbar puncture to obtain a sample of CSF, what structures are pierced, starting with
the most exterior? (COA p505)
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3. A 65-year-old woman with COPD is in severe respiratory distress, has cyanosis and signs of right-sided
heart failure. What medications are used in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension? What is its
mechanism of action? (FA13 p564) (FA14 p614)
4. Does the notochord become the neural tube? (FA13 p408) (FA14 p444)
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5. From where does the amygdala receive inputs? To where does it send output? (Phys p719)
6. A 35-year-old man develops hallucinations just before sleep, episodes of excessive sleepiness, and
cataplexy during times of laughter and sadness. Narcoleptic sleep episodes begin with what stage of
sleep? What are the different stages of normal sleep? How do they differ from one another? (FA13
p61) (FA14 p451) (SU14 p45)
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7. The body uses both the cell-mediated and humoral immune response to fight infection. Which T cell
type regulates the humoral response? (FA13 p196) (FA14 p201)
8. What are some of the reasons a woman might have primary amenorrhea? (SU14 p206, 209) (H p385)
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9. What is a syringomyelia? What symptoms are commonly seen in patients with syringomyelia? (FA13
p410) (FA14 p446) (SU14 p41)
10. Coal miners are at an increased risk of skin cancer because of their exposure to arsenic. What type of
skin cancer is associated with this exposure? (FA13 p403) (FA14 p438)

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1. A child arrives at the ER in hypotensive shock after taking his dads phenoxybenzamine. The intern on
call orders the nurse to get her a pressor STAT. The nurse informs the intern that there are two
pressors available in the ER, epinephrine and phenylephrine. Which one will be able to increase the
blood pressure of this pediatric patient? (FA13 p237) (FA14 p250) (SU14 p79)
2. You recommend that your patient, a 51-year-old woman, begin taking a calcium and vitamin D
supplement in order to prevent osteoporosis. What are the steps in the conversion of vitamin D to its
active form in the body? By what mechanism does vitamin D help prevent osteoporosis?
(FA13 p294) (FA14 p315) (SU14 p176)
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3. What landmarks are used when placing an internal jugular central venous catheter? (COA p1011)
4. At times bupropion can be added to a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for treatmentresistant depression. What can occur if a MAO inhibitor (MAOI) is added to an SSRI? What is the
treatment for this condition? (FA13 p475) (FA14 p519) (SU14 p57)
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5. Clavulanic acid, sulbactam, and tazobactam aid penicillins in their activity against bacteria through
what mechanism? (FA13 p177) (FA14 p180) (SU14 p350)
6. A patient presents with a 1cm painless, mobile mass in her right parotid gland. You inform the patient
that most tumors in the parotid gland are benign. What is the most common benign tumor of the
salivary gland? What is a Warthins tumor? What cranial nerve goes through the parotid gland? (FA13
p324, 434) (FA14 p349, 472) (SU14 p43, 121)
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7. Membranous glomerular diseases involve thickening of what structure? (FA13 p489) (FA14 p535)
(SU14 p154, 158)
8. Which bacteria are most commonly responsible for sialadenitis? What condition most commonly
predisposes a patient to sialadenitis? (SU14 p121) (R p756-757)
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9. What important secretory products are secreted from the following cells of the GI tract? (FA13 p319320) (FA14 p345-346) (SU14 p119, 121)
Source
G cells
Secretory products
I cells
S cells
D cells
Parietal cells
Chief cells
10. An 88-year-old man arrives at the ER after he fell and struck his head. He has a history of atrial
fibrillation, for which he takes warfarin. Noncontrast CT of the head reveals subarachnoid
hemorrhage. What is the antidote for warfarin anticoagulation or warfarin overdose? For heparin
overdose? (FA13 p239, 368) (FA14 p252, 400) (SU14 p272)

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1. A 45-year-old woman presents to the ER with complaints of chest pain, a racing heart beat, and
dizziness. Examination reveals a heart rate of 120 beats/minute, BP of 116/74, and 20
respirations/minute. The patient is diaphoretic and anxious. An initial EKG reveals ventricular
tachycardia with shifting sinusoidal waveforms. What is this classic EKG finding? What are the possible
causes of this patients condition? (FA13 p261) (FA14 p277) (SU14 p71) (R p147)
2. How does MRI differ from CT imaging? (COA p67-70)
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3. What enzymes do obligate anaerobes lack? (FA13 p121) (FA14 p123) (SU14 p331)
4. A patient of yours with recent complaints of weakness, pallor, craving for ice chips and tachycardia has
a history of chronic hemorrhoids. What do you immediately suspect is the cause of this patients
anemia and how do you treat it? (FA13 p352) (FA14 p382) (SU14 p281)
5. What is the antidote for digoxin toxicity? (FA13 p210) (FA14 p217) (SU14 p70)
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6. What embryological structural abnormalities might account for multiple miscarriages? What
structures arise from the paramesonephric ducts? What other name is given to the paramesonephric
ducts? (FA13 p512) (FA14 p561) (SU14 p198, 203) (R p1007)
7. Hydatidiform mole is the most common precursor of what ovarian germ tumor? What tumor marker
is monitored after the dilation and curettage of a hydatidiform mole? (FA13 p525) (FA14 p576) (SU14
p213)
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8. What are some of the circumstances in which information is HIPAA-exempt, meaning that your health
information can be shared with another party?
9. A young woman complaining of easy bleeding and menorrhagia was referred by her OB/GYN for workup of her bleeding disorder. Your preceptor tasks you with determining the cause of the patients
condition. Compare the clinical findings of platelet disorders to those of coagulation factor defects.
(FA13 p359) (FA14 p389) (SU14 p277-279)
Bleeding time
PT and PTT
Platelet disorder
Coagulation
factor defect
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Clinical features
10. You are reading a research article about the prostate specific antigen test, and it mentions that the
PSA blood test is associated with a high false positive frequency. In your own words, explain what
false positive means. (FA13 p51) (FA14 p51) (SU14 p18-19)

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1. A 30-year-old man is undergoing the Schilling test to investigate his B12 deficiency. What must be
present in the enteric system in order for vitamin B12 to be absorbed? (FA13 p93) (FA14 p348) (SU14
p121)
2. Describe the flow of blood into and out of the thyroid gland. (COA p1018-1020)
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3. What is the definition of first-degree heart block? What are the symptoms of first-degree heart block?
(FA13 p262) (FA14 p278-279) (SU14 p72)
4. The part of the brain responsible for attention and alertness has been implicated in schizophrenia,
PTSD, Parkinson disease, narcolepsy, progressive supranuclear palsy, depression, and ADHD. What part
of the brain is this? (Hint: Lesion results in coma.) (FA13 p419) (FA14 p456) (SU14 p47)
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5. What potentially fatal autoimmune skin disorder is caused by IgG antibodies against desmosomes?
What is the difference between a desmosome and a hemidesmosome? (FA13 p378, 398) (FA14 p410,
434-435) (SU14 p253-255)
6. What are the main differences between delirium and dementia? Which is more commonly reversible?
(FA13 p462) (FA14 p504) (SU14 p49-50)
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7. A 66-year-old man is involved in a motorcycle accident and suffers a head injury that leaves him in a
coma. Prior to this injury the man met with his lawyer to write out specific instructions in case an
event like this happened. What are these instructions called? (FA13 p57) (FA14 p60) (SU14 p23-24)
8. What is the classic presentation of granuloma annulare? (H p2988)
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9. A 45-year-old woman who has been taking prednisone for control of rheumatoid arthritis symptoms
has recently been diagnosed with Cushing syndrome. Other than exogenous steroids, what else can
cause Cushing syndrome? How does the level of ACTH help differentiate the etiology? (FA13 p296)
(FA14 p317) (SU14 p187)
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10. An 18-year-old man is brought to your office for delayed onset of puberty. Physical exam confirms a
small penis and testicles for his age, as well as lack of facial, pubic, and underarm hair. The patient also
reveals that he has never been able to smell. What is the likely diagnosis? (FA13 p525) (FA14 p575)
(SU14 p203)

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1. What renal pathology is characteristic of RBC casts and proteinuria? (FA13 p489, 492) (FA14 p534,
538) (SU14 p106, 156) (R p918, Table 20-5)
2. What nerve is damaged when a patient presents with the following symptom (upper extremity)?
(FA13 p381-383) (FA14 p414-415) (SU14 p240-241) (Answers given for self study)
Symptom
Claw hand
Ape hand
Wrist drop
Scapular winging
Unable to wipe bottom/anus
Loss of forearm pronation
Cannot abduct or adduct fingers
Loss of arm abduction
Weak lateral rotation of arm
Loss of arm and forearm flexion
Loss of forearm extension
Trouble initiating arm abduction
Unable to abduct arm beyond 10 degrees
Unable to raise arm above horizontal
Nerve
Ulnar
Median
Radial
Long thoracic
Thoracodorsal
Median
Ulnar
Axillary
Suprascapular and/or axillary
Musculocutaneous
Radial
Suprascapular
Axillary
Long thoracic
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3. A 56-year-old man develops right lower extremity edema after a returning from Europe from a
business trip. An exam of the right lower extremity demonstrates a red, warm, lower leg with a
positive Homans sign. What is the patients diagnosis? What is a positive Homan's sign? What is
Virchows triad? What is the most common inherited hypercoagulability syndrome? (FA13 p360, 553)
(FA14 p602) (SU14 p105)
4. In which pulmonary disease would you see an increased Reid index? (FA13 p554) (FA14 p604) (SU14
p106)
5. What enzyme catalyzes the rate-limiting step in cholesterol synthesis? What class of drugs inhibits this
enzyme? (FA13 p114) (FA14 p99) (SU14 p125)
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6. Which adrenergic antagonists can be used to treat hypertension as well as urinary retention in patients
with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)? What is the difference between the prostate exam findings
in BPH versus adenocarcinoma of the prostate? (FA13 p237, 535-536) (FA14 p586) (SU14 p78)
7. Many factors are involved in the proper morphogenesis of organs in utero. In the case of
oligohydramnios, lack of fluid flowing in and out of the fetal lungs leads to pulmonary hypoplasia. This
is an example of which type of error in organ morphogenesis? (FA13 p505) (FA14 p553) (SU14 p146)
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8. What arteries supply the adrenal glands? From what arteries do these arteries arise? (COA p296)
9. Which neoplasm is most commonly responsible for the following paraneoplastic effects? (FA13 p223)
(FA14 p235) (SU14 p117, 165)
Syndrome or Effect
Neoplasm
ACTH Cushings syndrome
PTH-related peptide hypercalcemia
Erythropoietin polycythemia
ADH SIADH
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10. Given the following scenarios describe the corresponding complement deficiency? (FA13 p199) (FA14
p204) (SU14 p264)
Clinical scenario
Frequent Neisseria infections
Complement deficiency
Frequent pyogenic respiratory tract infections
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Increased frequency of type III hypersensitivity

reaction

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STEP 1 REVIEW COURSE Part 1, Set 12

1. Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome can have a decreased sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG),
which causes hirsutism. What can an increased SHBG cause in men? What is the general mechanism
of action of the steroid/thyroid hormones? (FA13 p295, 530) (FA14 p316, 581)
2. A patient comes to your clinic because he has not been able to extend his wrist for the last 3 days.
Upon further questioning, you discover that 4 days ago the patient passed out drunk for an entire
night while his arm was draped over a chair. What is this patients condition? (FA13 p382) (FA14
p414) (SU14 p240) (COA p54, 743) Does the regeneration of neurons occur in both the CNS and PNS?
(SU14 p25-26, 241) (R p1260) What is the rate of growth of a new axon in the PNS? (R p1260)
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3. A 36-year-old malnourished woman comes to the ER with abdominal pain. She has a fever, abdominal
tenderness (without rebound tenderness) and anorexia. Her WBC count is markedly elevated and her
RDW is high. The patient reports having had a bowel movement this morning and is not nauseated. A
small bowel follow through reveals skip lesions (discontinuous areas of focal narrowing) and a
string sign (significant narrowing) in the terminal ileum. What disease does this patient likely have?
What drugs can be used to treat it? (FA13 p328) (FA14 p354) (SU14 p130-131, 143)
4. What is the equation for determining a drugs volume of distribution? What types of disease would
alter the volume of distribution of a highly protein-bound drug such as ceftriaxone? (FA13 p227)
(FA14 p239) (SU14 p14) (Phys p376-378)
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5. The parents of a 5-year-old girl are concerned because their daughter has night terrors, sleepwalking,
and enuresis (bedwetting). In which stage of sleep do these occur? What medications shorten this
stage of sleep, and thus are useful in treating night terrors, sleepwalking, and enuresis? (FA13 p61)
(FA14 p451) (SU14 p44-45)
6. A 30-year-old man begins to develop shortness of breath and cyanosis even at rest. Exam reveals
clubbing and a systolic murmur. He mentions that he has had a murmur since childhood. Further
work-up reveals a large ventricular septal defect and pulmonary hypertension. The patient is
diagnosed with Eisenmengers syndrome. Describe how this syndrome develops. (FA13 p266) (FA14
p283) (SU14 p66)
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7. A 48-year-old woman who has taken oral contraceptive pills for the past 15 years is concerned because
she is not experiencing menopausal symptoms like the rest of her friends her age. What is the primary
reason why menopausal women experience symptoms? Why might this patient not be experiencing
menopausal symptoms? What symptoms/conditions are attributed to the changes that take place in
menopause? (FA13 p523, 540) (FA14 p571, 590) (SU14 p210-211, 227)
8. What medications are known for causing erectile dysfunction? (H p375)
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9. A newly married couple was enjoying a honeymoon on a Caribbean beach in Mexico. A few days into
the trip, the two began complaining of abdominal cramps and watery diarrhea. They did not have a
fever. Which type of Escherichia coli causes the very common Travelers diarrhea? (FA13 p135)
(FA14 p139) (SU14 p129)
10. What is the rule of 2s associated with a Meckel diverticulum? (FA13 p330) (FA14 p356) (SU14 p120)

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1. What is the most common renal malignancy in adults? What is the associated gene deletion with this
malignancy? (FA13 p494) (FA14 p540) (SU14 p165)
2. What does the Eustachian (auditory) tube connect? What is its purpose? What drug is commonly
prescribed for Eustachian tube dysfunction? (H p248-249)
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3. A 24-year-old young man is fired from his job, and when explaining the chain of events to his
roommate, he says that it doesnt really matter. I didnt even need that job. His roommate is
perplexed, wondering how they will pay their rent. Of which immature ego defense could this be an
example? (FA13 p459) (FA14 p501) (SU14 p61)
4. A pediatric patient presents with a noticeable right flank mass. The patients mother also reports
blood in the patients urine. What malignancy would be most likely in this scenario? What is the
WAGR complex? (FA13 p494) (FA14 p541) (SU14 p165)
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5. A 22-year-old man who recently immigrated from a developing country is seen at the county health
clinic with a complaint of a chronic but recently worsening productive cough and sinusitis symptoms
(i.e., headache). He also mentions to you privately that he and his wife have not been able to have
children despite trying for two years. While you note this last complaint, you order a CXR out of
concern this man may have TB given his immigration status. The CXR appears backwards on the
display, but you realize this mans heart is actually on the opposite side of his chest. What is the
primary defect in this syndrome, and what are the characteristic symptoms/signs? (FA13 p76) (FA14
p78) (SU14 p104)
6. What is the definition of tidal volume, residual volume, and vital capacity? (FA13 p546) (FA14 p596)
(SU14 p97)
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7. When screening a population for a particular disease, would you rather have a high sensitivity or a high
specificity? (FA13 p51) (FA14 p51) (SU14 p18) What test is used to screen for HIV? What test is used
to confirm a positive HIV screen? (FA13 p164) (FA14 p167) (SU14 p366)
8. A mutation in which proto-oncogene is most commonly associated with Hirschsprung disease?

(R p766)
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9. Amyloidosis and sarcoidosis are associated with which cardiomyopathy? What are some other
diseases or conditions associated with this cardiomyopathy? (FA13 p272) (FA14 p290) (SU14 p91)
10. How do primary and secondary hyperaldosteronism differ in their effect on plasma renin levels? What
agent is used to treat primary hyperaldosteronism? (FA13 p296) (FA14 p318) (SU14 p187, 167)

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1. How does the treatment of acute gout differ from the treatment of chronic gout? Why is allopurinol
sometimes used in patients with leukemia and lymphoma? (FA13 p391) (FA14 p425) (SU14 p235)
2. When performing a femoral arterial line placement or femoral venous catheter placement, it is
important to palpate the femoral artery to determine where the inguinal structures are located. What
structures are found under and just inferior to the inguinal ligament? List them in order from lateral to
medial. (FA13 p316) (FA14 p342) (SU14 p252)
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3. A 54-year-old man presents with blood pressure of 200/160, and the examination reveals right-sided
abdominal bruit suggestive of renal artery stenosis. What is the mechanism by which renal artery
stenosis causes hypertension? What are some other common causes of secondary
hyperaldosteronism? (FA13 p296) (FA14 p318) (SU14 p187)
4. Sertoli cells release a substance that acts on the paramesonephric ducts in order to prevent the
formation of what structures in a normal male fetus? What other name is given to the
paramesonephric ducts? (FA13 p512) (FA14 p561) (SU14 p200)
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5. What is the mechanism of action for methylphenidate? (FA13 p472) (FA14 p516) (SU14 p60) (GG
p298) What are the signs of intoxication of amphetamine? (FA13 p471) (FA14 p514) (SU14 p54)
6. A 38-year-old mans AIDS is being managed by his infectious disease physician, who has decided to
start him on trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). Why would you place an AIDS patient on
TMP-SMX when his CD4 count drops below 200? (FA13 p146) (FA14 p149) (SU14 p370)
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7. What medication targets CD3 and is used to prevent acute transplant rejection? (FA13 p210) (SU14
p271)
8. What are the effects of stimulating the amygdala? (Phys p719)
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9. A 50-year-old roofing worker develops a cough for the past month that is now associated with
hemoptysis. The patient denies a smoking history or prolonged exposure to second-hand smoke. An
X-ray reveals a left-sided lower lung coin-shaped lesion. What type of lung cancer is suspected in this
individual? What is the appearance of asbestos fibers in the lung? What cancers are associated with
asbestosis? (FA13 p555, 559) (FA14 p606, 610) (SU14 p110)
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10. Given each of the following deficits, list the corresponding affected artery. (FA13 p422) (FA14 p460)
(SU14 p33)
Clinical Presentation
Affected Cerebral Artery
Loss of motor and sensation of leg and

foot
Visual field deficits
Aphasia with generalized sensory and

motor dysfunction
Loss of motor and sensation of the face
Loss of motor and sensation of the arms

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1. A 60-year-old male long-time patient of yours comes to your office complaining of sexual dysfunction.
What is the differential diagnosis? What drugs are known for causing sexual dysfunction? (FA13 p60)
(FA14 p512) (SU14 p223)
2. What organisms are particularly known for causing infective endocarditis? (FA13 p128-129, 145)
(FA14 p130-131, 148) (SU14 p89) (H p1052) (R p566)
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3. Which type of lymphoma has a presentation that is very similar to CLL and fewer constitutional
signs/symptoms? (FA13 p364) (FA14 p394) (SU14 p280)
4. A 44-year-old woman is seen in the ER for shortness of breath, malaise, and high fever. CXR reveals a
right-sided consolidation and her labs reveal a WBC count of 12,000. Which organism is overall the
most common cause of lobar pneumonia? What organisms are the most common causes of interstitial
(walking) pneumonia? (FA13 p560) (FA14 p611) (SU14 p111)
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5. What is the difference between a promoter region and an enhancer region? (FA13 p70) (FA14 p72)
(SU14 p297)
6. A 30-year-old man is at an inpatient facility for opioid addiction. What symptoms might this patient
experience while discontinuing opioids? (FA13 p470) (FA14 p514) (SU14 p55)
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7. What are the signs of right-sided heart failure? What are the signs of left-sided heart failure? What is
most often the cause of right-sided heart failure? (FA13 p273) (FA14 p291) (SU14 p85-88)
8. What medications are considered first-line in the treatment of ADHD? (GG p303)
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9. How many umbilical vessels are there? Which umbilical vessel has the highest oxygen content? (FA13
p508) (FA14 p557) (SU14 p65)
10. What abnormal lab values would lead you to suspect alcoholic hepatitis? (FA13 p334) (FA14 p361)
(SU14 p138)

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1. The dorsal root ganglion is considered gray matter within the spinal cord. From what embryological
derivative are the dorsal root ganglia derived? (FA13 p505) (FA14 p553) (SU14 p25)
2. At what positive G force does visual black-out occur? Why does this occur? (Phys p531)
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3. Which complement protein is an opsonin? Which complement protein aids in neutrophil chemotaxis?
Which complement proteins form the membrane attack complex? (FA13 p199) (FA14 p204) (SU14
p262-263)
4. A 40-year-old woman treated with lisinopril for stage I hypertension becomes pregnant. Why are ACE
inhibitors contraindicated in pregnancy? What centrally acting 2-agonist is often used to treat
hypertension in pregnancy? (FA13 p236) (FA14 p249) (SU14 p78)
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5. An elderly patient fell and struck his head on a coffee table. His family brought him to the ER. He is
currently conscious and at his neurological baseline. Non-contrast CT of the head reveals a crescent
shaped radiopacity that follows the contour of the skull crossing suture lines. What type of intracranial
hemorrhage might this be and which vessel(s) would be involved? (FA13 p424) (FA14 p462) (SU14
p31-32)
6. A 42-year-old obese man presents with a complaint of severe pain in his right knee. He believes he
injured it while dancing at his cousins wedding last night. You suspect gout. How would you
differentiate between gout and pseudogout upon exam of synovial fluid aspirate? (FA13 p391) (FA14
p425) (SU14 p235) (R p1243-1246)
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7. A child presents with nephritis, deafness and ocular dysfunction. What is the diagnosis? A gene defect
in what type of collagen contributes to the dysfunctions associated with this syndrome? What type of
collagen organizes bone, skin and tendons? What type of collagen organizes cartilage? (FA13 p77, 79)
(FA14 p79, 81) (SU14 p156)
8. Where is most of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) generated? What is the function of CSF? (Phys p746)
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9. What is the composition of a nucleosome? Which histone ties nucleosomes together? (FA13 p64)
(FA14 p66) (SU14 p294)
10. A child is noticed to be yellow by a visiting relative, so he was brought to the clinic. His exam revealed
jaundice and splenomegaly. The patients lab results reveal anemia and spherocytes. What test is
used to confirm the diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis? What findings are associated with
hereditary spherocytosis? (FA13 p356) (FA14 p386) (SU14 p283)

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1. A 3-year-old patient presents with a fever of 102F for the last three days. On the fourth day the
patient develops a red macular rash over the entire trunk and her fever resolves abruptly. What viral
infection is most likely in this case? (FA13 p155-156, 161) (FA14 p158-159) (SU14 p358)
2. What are the mechanisms of action of the following toxins? (SU14 p29) (H p1197, 1200, 3580)
Strychnine
Tetanus toxin
Black widow spider toxin
Botulinum toxin
Alpha-bungarotoxin
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3. What phase of drug metabolism do geriatric patients lose first? Which phase of drug metabolism
makes a slightly polar metabolite by oxidation, reduction, or hydrolysis? (FA13 p228) (FA14 p240)
(SU14 p16)
4. What is the difference between malingering and factitious disorder? (FA13 p467) (FA14 p510) (SU14
p60)
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5. Which cancers can cause the paraneoplastic syndrome Lambert-Eaton syndrome? (FA13 p223) (FA14
p235) (SU14 p117)
6. A patient complains of intense thirst and profuse urination. After further testing, you suspect diabetes
insipidus. What urine specific gravity and serum osmolality findings would you see in a patient with
diabetes insipidus? (FA13 p301) (FA14 p325) (SU14 p187) (Phys p354)
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7. What is the most common tumor of the urinary tract? What is the usual presenting complaint of a
patient with this tumor? What substance exposures increase the risk of developing this tumor? (FA13
p494) (FA14 p541) (SU14 p165)
8. What is a conductive hearing loss, and what are some causes? (H p248)
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9. Which conditions are associated with oligohydramnios, and which are associated with
polyhydramnios? (FA13 p527) (FA14 p579) (SU14 p146) What is Potter syndrome? (FA13 p478) (FA14
p522) (SU14 p146)
10. What pulmonary artery pressures indicate pulmonary hypertension? (FA13 p549) (FA14 p599, 608)

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1. What problem/abnormality is associated with the following buzzwords?
Calf pseudohypertrophy (FA13 p86) (FA14 p616) (SU14 p251)
Gower maneuver (FA13 p86) (FA14 p89) (SU14 p251)
Subluxation of lenses (FA13 p85) (FA14 p87) (SU14 p238)
Caf-au-lait spots (FA13 p85) (FA14 p87)
Tuft of hair on lower back (FA13 p409) (FA14 p445) (SU14 p26)
2. A patient comes to the clinic complaining of severe low back pain that radiates down the back of her
leg. What is the most likely explanation for her pain? (COA p474)
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3. A 59-year-old man with a 50-pack-year history sees you for management of his COPD. What is the
clinical definition of chronic bronchitis? (FA13 p554) (FA14 p604) (SU14 p106)
4. What type of cell differentiation and maturation takes place at the thymus? (FA13 p193) (FA14 p197)
(SU14 p257-258) The thymus also functions to positively restrict major histocompatibility complex
(MHC) at the corticomedullary junction. On which cells would you expect to find MHC I? MHC II?
(FA13 p194) (FA14 p198) (SU14 p260-261)
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5. In your own words, describe what type I () error is. (FA13 p54) (FA14 p57) (SU14 p21)
6. A 50-year-old woman develops a new onset of lower back pain without a specific injury. A lumbar Xray reveals lytic lesions which raise suspicion for multiple myeloma. What is the characteristic finding
on electrophoresis with multiple myeloma? What is the classic finding in the urine of a patient with
multiple myeloma? (FA13 p363) (FA14 p393) (SU14 p269)
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7. A 30-year-old man who is experiencing shortness of breath is diagnosed with obstructive lung disease
on pulmonary function test. The patient does not have a history of asthma and has never smoked. The
patient is subsequently diagnosed with 1-antitrypsin deficiency. How does the emphysema caused by
smoking differ from the emphysema caused by 1-antitrypsin deficiency? (FA13 p335, 554) (FA14
p363, 604) (SU14 p107)
8. What trace element is essential to the function of carbonic anhydrase and lactic dehydrogenase? (Phys
p856)
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9. You are performing a radical mastectomy and exercise extreme caution as you dissect laterally along
the serratus anterior muscle. You do this in order to avoid severing which motor nerve, which would
result in what sequela? (FA13 p383) (FA14 p413) (SU14 p241)
10. In what clinical scenarios would you see a nutmeg liver? (FA13 p273, 335) (FA14 p291, 362) (SU14
p86, 137)

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1. You are performing a well-child examination on a 4-year-old girl. The patient was recently adopted
after being removed from the biological mother for abandonment. What changes might you see in
your evaluation? What are the effects seen in an infant when there is long-term deprivation of
affection? (FA13 p459) (FA14 p502)
2. A person eating fugu sashimi in Japan is at risk of what toxicity? What is the mechanism of this
toxicity?
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3. A 25-year-old woman presents to the clinic with severe pelvic pain that is always associated with
menses. What diagnosis is characteristic of this type of pain and often results in infertility? What is the
classic finding on the ovary that is associated with this diagnosis? (FA13 p528) (FA14 p580) (SU14
p208-209)
4. Which antifungal drugs cause gynecomastia and by what mechanism? What diuretic drug causes
gynecomastia and by what mechanism? (FA13 p185-186, 501) (FA14 p190, 548) (SU14 p218, 425,
447)
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5. How many half-lives does it take for a drug infused at a constant rate to reach 94% of steady state?
What variables determine the half-life of a drug? (FA13 p227) (FA14 p239) (SU14 p388)
6. What are the early cyanotic heart diseases? What are the late cyanotic heart diseases? (FA13 p265)
(FA14 p282-283) (SU14 p66)
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7. What is the mechanism of action of penicillin? Is it a bacteriostatic or bactericidal antibiotic? (FA13
p176, 180) (FA14 p179) (SU14 p350)
8. Describe the anatomical layers of the penis. (COA p419-420)
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9. A 37-year-old patient with refractory peptic ulcer disease undergoes an esophagogastric
duodenoscopy (EGD). Biopsies of the duodenum reveal hypertrophied submucosal glands. What are
these glands? What are Peyers patches? How can these structures help you identify the location from
which a histological specimen was taken? (FA13 p321, 323) (FA14 p347-348)
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10. What is the adult remnant of the following fetal structures? (FA13 p252, 505, 514) (FA14 p265, 553,
562) (SU14 p63, 198)
Fetal Structure
Adult Remnant
Gubernaculum (female)
Processus vaginalis (male)
Foramen ovale
Notochord

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1. A unilateral lesion to the lateral corticospinal tract results in motor deficits ipsilateral to the lesion.
Where in the lateral corticospinal tract is the motor innervation to the legs located? (FA13 p427)
(FA14 p465) (SU14 p35)
2. What are some of the possible causes of pericarditis? (FA13 p275) (FA14 p293) (SU14 p93) (R p581)
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3. A 22-year-old man recently lost his leg in a tragic accident involving alcohol and heavy machinery. Just
prior to discharge, a vigilant nurse informs you that the patient has been very depressed about his lost
limb, and she overheard him talking to a friend about just ending his life with his dads gun when he
gets out of the hospital. What needs to be done? (FA13 p58) (FA14 p61)
4. In cystic fibrosis thick, mucous secretions inhibit digestive enzymes, which can lead to malabsorption
of fat and fat-soluble vitamins. What are the fat-soluble vitamins? What are the corresponding
symptoms of fat-soluble vitamin deficiency? (FA13 p90-95, 326) (FA14 p91-96, 353) (SU14 p115, 454)
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Deficiency Symptoms
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5. What class of drugs can be used to treat estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer? What is another
use for these drugs? What is the main concern when using tamoxifen? (FA13 p373) (FA14 p406)
(SU14 p226, 290-291)
6. What branchial arch derivative abnormality causes facial abnormalities by affecting Meckels cartilage?
What cranial nerves are affected in this abnormality? From what germ layers are the branchial arches
derived? (FA13 p509, 511) (FA14 p558-560) (SU14 p228-229)
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7. Which primary bone tumor fits each of the following descriptions? (FA13 p363, 389) (FA14 p393, 422423) (SU14 p233, 385)
Most common malignancy arising within bone
11;22 translocation
Soap-bubble appearance on x-ray
Onion-skin appearance of bone (layers of new bone in periosteum)
Codmans triangle (periosteal elevation) on x-ray
May arise from osteochondroma or appear as a primary tumor
Anaplastic small cells, aggressive mets, good chemo response
Most common malignant bone tumor in children
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8. How does an anterior shoulder dislocation present differently than a posterior shoulder dislocation?
(COA p814)
Anterior Dislocation
Posterior Dislocation
Arm position
Neurovascular
compromise
Classic scenario
Physical exam
9. You are treating a 63-year-old woman with small cell lung cancer who develops SIADH. She becomes
disoriented secondary to hyponatremia. Consequently, you rapidly correct the low serum sodium with
demeclocycline and water restriction. The patients sodium level and disorientation improve, but
several days later the patient develops diplopia. What is the cause of this patients diplopia? (FA13
p419, 486-487) (FA14 p457, 531-532)
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10. A 45-year-old woman receives a kidney transplant and receives cyclosporine as part of her antirejection regimen. What is the mechanism of action of cyclosporine? (FA13 p209) (FA14 p215) (SU14
p270)

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1. What are the Jones criteria for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever? (FA13 p129) (FA14 p131) (SU14
p89-90)
2. What is the cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? (FA13 p272) (FA14 p290) (SU14 p91) (R p576)
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3. What is the mechanism of action of the following cholinergic agents? (FA13 p233-234) (FA14 p246247) (SU14 p78, 400-401, 403, 434, 439)
Cholinergic Agent
Mechanism of Action
pralidoxime
neostigmine
bethanechol
hexamethonium
atropine
carbachol
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4. During fetal development what structure traps the inferior poles of the kidney resulting in a horseshoe
kidney? Do patients with horseshoe kidneys have abnormal renal function? (FA13 p478) (FA14 p523)
(SU14 p146)
5. An adult trauma patient begins to experience shortness of breath on day 3 of his hospital stay. The
patient had an open reduction internal fixation of a right femur fracture. You are concerned the
patients shortness of breath might be attributed to an embolus. What type of embolus is this patient
at risk of getting? What are the different types of emboli? (FA13 p553) (FA14 p603) (SU14 p105)
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6. A 25-year-old man is evaluated in the clinic for red, swollen, and painful right wrist and left knee joint.
During the exam, the patient brags about his sexual conquests. What sexually-transmitted organism
can cause osteomyelitis as well as this patients septic arthritis? (FA13 p169) (FA14 p172) (SU14 p237)
7. What is the site of action of each of the following diuretics? (FA13 p499) (FA14 p546) (SU14 p150, 166)
Thiazide diuretics-
Loop diuretics-
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors-
Osmotic diuretics-
Potassium-sparing diuretics-
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8. How can a skull fracture at the base of the brain lead to pulsating exophthalmos (protrusion of the
eye)? (H p237)
9. The different hereditary hyperbilirubinemias can all present with jaundice and scleral icterus. What is
the underlying cause in the following hyperbilirubinemias, and what form of bilirubin is elevated in the
serum in each disease? (FA13 p336) (FA14 p364) (SU14 p134)
Hereditary
Hyperbilirubinemia
Cause
Bilirubin
(unconjugated or conjugated)
Gilbert syndrome
Crigler-Najjar
syndrome, type I
Dubin-Johnson
syndrome
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10. In patients with a prolactinoma, what pharmacologic agent can be used to inhibit the release of
prolactin? In normal physiology, how is prolactin secretion regulated? (FA13 p290) (FA14 p310) (SU14
p172, 186)

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1. Which cardiac valve is most commonly involved in infective endocarditis and acute rheumatic fever?
(FA13 p274) (FA14 p292) (SU14 p89)
2. What disorders can cause cotton-wool spots on the retina? (H p231)
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3. What neurotransmitter levels in the brain are either increased or decreased in each of the following
disorders? (FA13 p461) (FA14 p503)
Schizophrenia
Parkinson disease
Alzheimer disease
Huntington disease
Anxiety
Depression
4. Name the syndromes below that are common causes of anovulation. (FA13 p296, 529-530) (FA14
p317, 581) (SU14 p209-210)
Elevated cortisol, central obesity
Amenorrhea + hirsutism + obesity
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5. A type 2 diabetic with a HgbA1c of 10% presents to your clinic with many complaints. You are
concerned about the effect of the patients long term hyperglycemia. What diabetic complications can
be attributed to sorbitol-induced osmotic damage? What enzyme converts glucose to sorbitol? (FA13
p105) (FA14 p107)
6. What is the underlying cause of DiGeorge syndrome? What are the manifestations of DiGeorge
syndrome? (FA13 p89, 206) (FA14 p91, 212, 560) (SU14 p169, 268)
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7. In your own words, describe what type II () error is. (FA13 p54) (FA14 p57) (SU14 p21)
8. What efferent fibers carry input from the brain that influences the outer hair cells (OHCs) of the
cochlea in much the same way that gamma motor neurons influence muscle spindles? What is the
result of this input? (SU14 p36) (Phys p639) (H p248) What is the result of damaging the OHCs (as
with antibiotics such as gentamicin and streptomycin)? (H p250)
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9. What are the risk factors for osteosarcoma? (FA13 p389) (FA14 p422) (SU14 p233)
10. A child in India is brought to the doctor with symptoms of muscle weakness, malaise, headache, fever,
and hyporeflexia. For the past few weeks he had been swimming in a water way known to contain
sewage. You think this boy has contracted a pathogen via the fecal-oral route. What area of the body
is this pathogen attacking to give the neurologic symptoms seen? (FA13 p429) (FA14 p467) (SU14
p47)

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1. What agent can be given as an inhaled drug to loosen mucus plugs, can be given orally to treat
acetaminophen overdose, and can be given orally as prophylaxis against IV contrast-induced
nephropathy in those with preexisting renal disease? (FA13 p239, 563-564) (FA14 p252, 613-614)
(SU14 p115-116)
2. What synthetic agent is used both as a pituitary hormone analog and as a treatment for von
Willebrand disease? (SU14 p191) (GG p712) (H p927)
3. What viral illness is associated with Burkitt lymphoma? Is Burkitt lymphoma a neoplasm of mature Tor B-cells? (FA13 p362) (FA14 p392) (SU14 p280) Where are T-cells found in the spleen? Where are Bcells found in the spleen? (FA13 p193) (FA14 p197) (SU14 p258-259) (R p633)
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4. Which type of diabetes mellitus fits the following descriptions? (FA13 p303) (FA14 p328) (SU14 p181)
(R p1132)
Associated with obesity
May cause ketoacidosis
Strong genetic predisposition
Associated with HLA DR 3 & 4
5. When is a fetus most susceptible to damage from teratogens? What drug used in the treatment of
hypertension is a teratogen? What effect does this have on the fetus? (FA13 p507) (FA14 p554)
(SU14 p78, 203)
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6. In which lobes of the brain would you find the following brain functions? (FA13 p418) (FA14 p455)
(SU14 p33)
Function
Lobe
Brocas area (motor speech)
Wernickes area (speech

understanding)
Primary auditory cortex
Principal visual cortex
Principal sensory areas
Primary motor cortex
Premotor cortex
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7. What is the most common gynecologic neoplasm? What is the typical histological pattern? Is it benign
or malignant? (FA13 p529) (FA14 p581) (SU14 p217)
8. How is the body affected by a prolonged stay in space at zero gravity? (Phys p533)
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9. How are the following relative component levels in the blood of a polycythemia vera patient different
from normal: plasma volume, RBC mass, O2 saturation, and endogenous erythropoietin? (FA13 p366)
(FA14 p398) (SU14 p287)
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10. Describe how the following diuretics affect the nephron function. (FA13 p500-501) (FA14 p547-548)
(SU14 p167-168)
Diuretic
Nephron Effect
Acetazolamide
Mannitol
Furosemide
Hydrochlorothiazide
(thiazides)
Potassium sparing
ADH antagonists

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1. A 53-year-old man has just been diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) visualized on endoscopy.
Ranitidine and lansoprazole are the medications available on your hospital formulary for treatment of
PUD. Describe the different ways in which ranitidine and lansoprazole decrease parietal cell acid
secretion. Why is ranitidine preferred over cimetidine? What other conditions can you treat with
lansoprazole and ranitidine? (FA13 p341) (FA14 p371) (SU14 p141-142)
2. How much does the H&H change in a person that has acclimatized to a hypoxic environment for
weeks? (Phys p529)
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3. Wallenberg syndrome is an injury of the lateral medulla that presents with a constellation of
neurologic symptoms, including difficulty with swallowing (dysphagia), hoarseness and difficulty with
palate elevation. Which part of the lateral medulla is responsible for swallowing and palate elevation?
What other cranial nerves can be involved with this region? (FA13 p422) (FA14 p460) (SU14 p34)
4. What are some extrapulmonary causes of restrictive lung disease? (FA13 p555) (FA14 p605) (SU14
p100)
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5. What are the essential amino acids? (FA13 p106) (FA14 p108) (SU14 p305)
6. What muscles compose the rotator cuff? (FA13 p379) (FA14 p411)
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7. What mature structures arise from each of the following embryologic structures? (FA13 p250) (FA14
p262) (SU14 p63-64)
Embryologic Structures
Bulbus cordis
Mature Structure
Left horn of sinus venosus
Primitive atrium
Truncus arteriosus
Primitive ventricle
Right horn of sinus venosus
Right common and anterior

cardinal veins
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8. What medications are commonly used for the treatment of insomnia? (GG p477)
9. A 50-year-old man crashes on a motorcycle on the highway and sustains a right anterior hip dislocation
and knee trauma. Now he cannot adduct his hip or plantar flex on that side. Which nerves are
injured? (FA13 p384) (FA14 p416) (SU14 p243)
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10. Describe the rash presentation (timing, description, location) associated with each of the following
diseases. (FA13 p172) (FA14 p175) (SU14 p462, 465, 467-468)
Disease
Rubella
Rash Presentation
Herpes zoster
HHV-6
Parvovirus B19
Coxsackievirus type A
Streptococcus pyogenes

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1. A 35-year-old woman is being treated with leuprolide for infertility issues. Her father is also being
treated with leuprolide for prostate cancer. Describe how variations in administration of leuprolide
can modify its effects and, therefore, usage. (FA13 p539) (FA14 p590) (SU14 p227)
2. What effect does stress have on adipocytes? (Phys p825)
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3. What feature distinguishes a thyroglossal duct cyst from a branchial cleft cyst? What is the remnant of
the thyroglossal duct? Explain the development of the thyroid gland. (FA13 p286) (FA14 p306) (SU14
p169-170)
4. A chronic alcoholic with cirrhosis begins to experience a tremor and blurred vision. You feel like these
symptoms might be due to his progressive liver disorder and associated with hyperammonemia. What
is another hereditary cause of hyperammonemia? What are some other findings with
hyperammonemia? (FA13 p107) (FA14 p109) (SU14 p311)
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5. Does a partial agonist always have a lower maximal efficacy than a full agonist? Does a partial agonist
always have a lower potency than a full agonist? (FA13 p229) (FA14 p242) (SU14 p14-16)
6. A 46-year-old schizophrenic woman has been treated with an atypical antipsychotic with good results
for several years. Routine labs reveal a precipitous drop in her WBCs. Which drug is this patient likely
taking, and how frequently must her labs be drawn to watch for this problem? (FA13 p473) (FA14
p517) (SU14 p56) (GG p330)
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7. What are the common causes of metabolic acidosis with an elevated anion gap? (FA13 p488) (FA14
p533) (SU14 p152)
8. How is cystic fibrosis diagnosed? (FA13 p86) (FA14 p88) (SU14 p115) (H p2149)
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9. Given the following clinical situations, classify each as type I, II, III, or IV hypersensitivity. (FA13 p204)
(FA14 p209) (SU14 p266)
Clinical Situation
Asthma exacerbation
Type of Hypersensitivity
Poison ivy dermatitis
Goodpasture syndrome
Arthus reaction
Anaphylaxis
Serum sickness
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Liver transplant rejection
Rh incompatibility (erythroblastosis
fetalis)
TB skin test (PPD)
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10. You are conducting a study trying to determine the reduction in risk of developing a relapsing
depressive episode with antidepressant X when compared to a placebo treatment. What is this
determination called? What is attributable risk, and how is it calculated? (FA13 p52) (FA14 p53)
(SU14 p388)

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1. While thiazide and loop diuretics are known for wasting potassium in the urine, there are other
diuretics that conserve it. Which diuretics are these? What are their mechanisms of action? What are
their important side effects? (FA13 p501) (FA14 p548) (SU14 p167)
2. What substances compose the matrix of the bone? (Phys p957)
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3. What risk factors are associated with cholesterol gallstones? What risk factors are associated with
pigment gallstones? (FA13 p339) (FA14 p367) (SU14 p137)
4. A 66-year-old woman is being treated in the ER for an acute MI. Nitroglycerin is given with the
expectation that it will vasodilate which vessels preferentially? Another patient in the ICU is on
hydralazine for acute treatment of his severe hypertension. How does hydralazine function? (FA13
p279-280) (FA14 p298-299) (SU14 p79)
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5. Which immune response is responsible for hyperacute, acute and chronic transplant rejection? What
is the time frame for each? (FA13 p208) (FA14 p214) (SU14 p267)
6. A 35-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis presents to clinic with internuclear ophthalmoplegia.
What is internuclear ophthalmoplegia? (FA13 p442) (FA14 p482) (SU14 p37)
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7. For which infections is vancomycin a good choice? How does vancomycin resistance develop? (FA13
p179) (FA14 p182) (SU14 p351)
8. What is the treatment for digoxin toxicity? (FA13 p239) (FA14 p252) (SU14 p70) (GG p803)
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9. A 67-year-old man with new-onset hepatic failure and normal renal function is currently taking a drug
metabolized and excreted by the kidneys. Would you need to change the loading dose or maintenance
dose of this medication because of this hepatic failure? If this patient were to develop hepatorenal
failure, would you need to change the loading dose or maintenance dose of the medicine? (FA13
p227) (FA14 p239) (SU14 p388)
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10. Do atypical antipsychotics primarily address the negative or positive symptoms of schizophrenia? How
does the mechanism of action of typical antipsychotics differ from the mechanism of action of the
atypical antipsychotics? (FA13 p463, 473) (FA14 p505, 517) (SU14 p55)

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1. Metastasis to the brain, liver, and bone commonly come from which locations? (FA13 p224) (FA14
p236) (SU14 p52)
Brain
Liver
Bone
2. A central line is often placed in the subclavian vein to administer fluids and medications or to measure
central venous pressure. What landmarks are used when placing a subclavian central line? (COA
p1008)
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3. What is the mechanism of organophosphate poisoning? What are the symptoms of cholinergic
excess? (FA13 p230, 233-234) (FA14 p243, 246-247) (SU14 p395)
4. Which glycogen storage disease fits the following features? (FA13 p111) (FA14 p113) (SU14 p315-317)
Features
Severe hypoglycemia with elevated blood
lactate
Glycogen storage disease
Hypoglycemia without elevated blood

lactate
Cardiomegaly
Myoglobinuria associated with exercise
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5. What are the most common locations of lung cancer metastases? (FA13 p558-559) (FA14 p609) (SU14
p116)
6. What is the treatment of a pulmonary embolism? (FA13 p367) (FA14 p603) (SU14 p276-277) (R p706)
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7. What is the characteristic fetal complication associated with lithium use in pregnancy? What other
agents used to treat bipolar disorder can be teratogenic, and what are their corresponding fetal
effects? (FA13 p506-507) (FA14 p554-555) (SU14 p60, 390)
8. What are some of the functions of bile produced by hepatocytes and stored in the gallbladder? (Phys
p783) What hormone is the most potent stimulator of gallbladder contractions? (Phys p785)
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9. What are the common causes of Erb-Duchenne palsy? Where is the brachial plexus insult with ErbDuchenne palsy? (FA13 p381-382) (FA14 p413) (SU14 p240)
10. What anatomic structures are found in the retroperitoneum? (FA13 p309) (FA14 p335)

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1. What physiology accounts for the automaticity of the AV and SA nodes? (FA13 p260) (FA14 p275)
(SU14 p64-65) (Phys p111-112)
2. What test is used to detect corneal abrasions?
3. A patient with an epilepsy diagnosis is pregnant with her first child. She is concerned that her child
may also have seizures. What are the most common causes of seizures in children? In adults? In the
elderly? (FA13 p445) (FA14 p485) (SU14 p46)
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4. What is p value? What is an acceptable p value? (FA13 p54) (FA14 p57) (SU14 p21)
5. What organism causes Hansen disease? What animal serves as the reservoir for this organism in the
US? Where in the body does this organism live? (FA13 p133) (FA14 p135) (SU14 p460-461)
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6. Which diuretics lower serum calcium levels? What is the mechanism by which this patient developed
hypocalcemia? (FA13 p500-501) (FA14 p547-548) (SU14 p166-167)
7. A 9-year-old child is brought into the clinic for evaluation of a right wrist drop and confusion. Physical
exam reveals a bluish line on the gingivae. What peripheral smear finding is consistent with lead
poisoning? What is the treatment for lead poisoning in this patient? (FA13 p350, 353) (FA14 p380,
383) (SU14 p281)
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8. What is BNP, and how is it useful in cases of heart failure? (FA14 p279) (H p2216)
9. A kidney transplant patient begins to experience renal failure seven years after receiving her kidney
transplant. What type of rejection is this, and how is it mediated? (FA13 p208) (FA14 p214) (SU14
p267)
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10. A 62-year-old man complains of weak urine stream and hesitancy when trying to urinate. His physician
prescribes finasteride. How does this agent treat benign prostatic hyperplasia? (FA13 p539) (FA14
p591) (SU14 p219, 225) (GG p1205)

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1. What type of immunodeficiency disorder is caused by DiGeorge syndrome? (FA13 p206) (FA14 p212)
(SU14 p268) Development of what branchial pouches are affected in DiGeorge syndrome? (FA13
p511) (FA14 p560) (SU14 p169)
2. What are Cheyne-Stokes respirations? (FA13 p568) (FA14 p618) (SU14 p103) (H p1904) (Phys p512)
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3. The E4 variant of Apo E is a known risk factor for Alzheimers disease. What is the primary function of
the following major apoproteins? (FA13 p115) (FA14 p118) (SU14 p321)
Apo A-I
Apo B-48
Apo B-100
Apo C-II
Apo E
4. What drugs and endogenous hormones regulate the secretion of gastric acid? (FA13 p319) (FA14
p345) (SU14 p121)
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5. What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia (adding a symptom)? What are the negative
symptoms of schizophrenia (removing a normal finding/trait)? (FA13 p463) (FA14 p505) (SU14 p55)
6. Name five or more drugs that inhibit acetylcholinesterase. What is the clinical application for each?
(FA13 p233) (FA14 p246) (SU14 p251, 413-414, 434, 442)
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7. Describe the anatomy of the femoral sheath. When placing a femoral line for central venous access
you palpate a femoral pulse. Where do you place the guide needle in relation to this pulse: medially or
laterally? (FA13 p316) (FA14 p342)
8. What is HIPAA?
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9. What long-term complication is associated with having to receive multiple blood transfusions? (FA13
p360) (FA14 p391)
10. What area of the brain is damaged in Kluver-Bucy syndrome? What are the symptoms of Klver-Bucy
syndrome? (FA13 p419) (FA14 p456) (SU14 p33)

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1. A 35-year-old man is seen in the office for his chronic, recurrent peptic ulcer disease. It has been
refractory to conventional treatment with PPIs. Your attending mentions that this might be caused by
a tumor. What type of tumor may be responsible for this condition? If this patient also presented
with renal stones and signs of hypogonadism, what syndrome might you suspect? (FA13 p304) (FA14
p329) (R p782, 1162)
2. How is thyroid hormone made and stored? (SU14 p192) (Phys p907) (H p2913)
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3. A 49-year-old trauma patient comes into the ER unconscious and in need of surgery. What are the
exceptions to informed consent? (FA13 p56) (FA14 p59) (SU14 p23-24)
4. What is the role of clomiphene in the treatment of PCOS? What is the mechanism of action of
clomiphene? (FA13 p540) (FA14 p590) (SU14 p226)
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5. Ceftriaxone is used for the treatment of sexually-transmitted N. gonorrhea infections. What
generation of cephalosporin is ceftriaxone? Which generation of cephalosporins is effective against
Pseudomonas? Are cephalosporins bacteriostatic or bactericidal? (FA13 p178) (FA14 p181) (SU14
p350-351)
6. What are the side effects of amiodarone, and what testing should be performed periodically on
patients taking it? (FA13 p284) (FA14 p303) (SU14 p74-75)
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7. A patient is undergoing treatment with recombinant interferon for his Hepatitis C. In what ways do
interferons interfere with viral protein synthesis? (FA13 p201) (FA14 p205-206) (SU14 p265)
8. A 35-year-old white woman presents with a dull ache in her jaw that is made worse by chewing. She
states that this pain corresponds to her recent promotion and increase in responsibilities. What is the
most likely diagnosis? (H p269)
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9. In regard to seizures, what do the terms partial, generalized, simple and complex mean? (FA13 p445)
(FA14 p485) (SU14 p46)
10. Your patient develops a cough with the new antihypertensive drug you prescribed her. What are some
other side effects associated with this medication? (FA13 p502) (FA14 p549) (SU14 p78-79, 86)

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1. A 6-year-old boy is receiving poor grades in school. His teachers and parents report that he has normal
intelligence but that he is very distractible and full of excess energy. What medication might help this
boy? (FA13 p460) (FA14 p502) (SU14 p60)
2. What are the carpal bones of the wrist from radial to ulnar? (COA p674)
3. On which cells would you find CD4 molecules? On which cells would you find CD8 molecules? What
actions do the CD8+ cells accomplish? (FA13 p196-197) (FA14 p201-202) (SU14 p260)
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4. Why is diphenhydramine (Benadryl) a poor medication choice in the elderly and those with BPH?
(FA13 p231, 562) (FA14 p244, 613) (SU14 p114)
5. Clopidogrel (Plavix) and ticlopidine are commonly used after MI or cardiac cath with stent placement.
What is the mechanism of these drugs? (FA13 p368) (FA14 p400) (SU14 p276)
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6. What breast pathology fits the following description? (FA13 p533-535) (FA14 p584-586) (SU14 p218)
Most common breast tumor in women under 25
Most common breast mass in postmenopausal women
Most common breast mass in premenopausal women
Most common form of breast cancer
7. What common over-the-counter medication is used to remove excess thick sputum by stimulating the
vagus nerve to generate low viscosity secretions in the bronchial tree? (FA13 p563) (FA14 p613) (SU14
p115)
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8. What are some of the signs and symptoms of pericarditis? (FA13 p275) (FA14 p292) (SU14 p93) (R
p582)
9. A 30-year-old Asian woman presents to your clinic with a variety of complaints. Upon completion of
her exam you are suspicious of Takayasu arteritis. What were likely some of the patients presenting
complaints? (FA13 p276) (FA14 p296) (SU14 p92)
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10. What are other examples of encapsulated bacteria that have a preventative vaccine? What test can be
used to detect encapsulated bacteria? (FA13 p121) (FA14 p123) (SU14 p331)

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1. What anticonvulsants are used to treat absence seizures? What anticonvulsants are used to treat
status epilepticus? (FA13 p451) (FA14 p492) (SU14 p46-47)
2. What is the mechanism of action and clinical use for varenicline? (FA13 p471) (FA14 p514) (SU14 p60)
(GG p272)
3. Which diuretics are most appropriate for patients with hyperaldosteronism? What are their important
side effects? (FA13 p501) (FA14 p548) (SU14 p166-167)
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4. What asthma medication fits each of the following statements? (FA13 p563) (FA14 p614) (SU14 p108)
Statement
Medication
Inhaled treatment of choice for chronic

asthma
Inhaled treatment of choice for acute

exacerbations
Narrow therapeutic index, drug of last resort
Blocks conversion of arachidonic acid to

leukotriene
Inhibits mast cell release of mediators, used

for prophylaxis only
Inhaled treatment that blocks muscarinic

receptors
Inhaled long-acting 2-agonist
Blocks leukotriene receptors
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5. What is the difference between mean, median, and mode? What are their relationships in a
positively-skewed curve and a negatively-skewed curve? (FA13 p54) (FA14 p56) (SU14 p21)
6. What is the mechanism of action of neomycin? What are the toxicities with this class of medication?
(FA13 p180) (FA14 p184) (SU14 p434)
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7. When an infant is born and takes its first breath, the lungs expand and create negative pressure that
draws blood into the pulmonary circulation. Because the pressure in the pulmonary circulation is
lower than that in the aorta, blood preferentially flows into the pulmonary circulation and the ductus
arteriosus closes. What other fetal blood vessels are closed in the adult circulation? (FA13 p252)
(FA14 p265) (SU14 p63-64) (Phys p269-271)
8. What foods, typically high in mercury, should be avoided during pregnancy? (R p407-408)
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9. What artery supplies the distal third of the colon? What artery supplies the proximal two-thirds of the
colon? From what embryonic structures are the distal third and proximal two-thirds of the colon
derived? (FA13 p312) (FA14 p338) (SU14 p118)
10. You are rotating with an anesthesiologist and learning to calculate dosages of anesthetics with her.
How does the rate of elimination differ between zero-order elimination and first-order elimination?
Which type of elimination behaves as though the enzymes responsible for the elimination are
saturated? (FA13 p228) (FA14 p240) (SU14 p16)

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1. A 67-year-old male CHF patient lost his job and medical insurance, so he stops buying and taking his
digoxin, and develops dyspnea. What will this do to his cardiac output (CO)? What are the
mechanisms behind his development of dyspnea? (FA13 p254, 273) (FA14 p268, 291) (SU14 p73, 86)
2. What is Kallman syndrome? (FA13 p525) (FA14 p575) (SU14 p203) (H p2878)
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3. A 31-year-old man is post-op day 1 after an exploratory laparotomy. The surgery was performed
emergently for intraperitoneal hemorrhage after a motor cycle crash. His creatinine today is elevated
to 2.0 mg/dL. His pain is currently uncontrolled. Explain why an NSAID could lead to a potential
complication in this patient. (FA13 p481, 485) (FA14 p526, 529) (SU14 p245-246)
4. A 17-year-old girl is brought to the emergency room for abdominal pain and vomiting. She has a fever,
and further questioning and exam reveal that the pain is in the right lower quadrant and has rebound
tenderness. She says the pain began around the umbilicus. She is very nauseated and vomits again
during the exam. What must be ruled out prior to coming to the final diagnosis in this patient? (FA13
p329) (FA14 p355) (SU14 p120, 127)
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5. What is the mechanism of action of local anesthetics? Which nerve fibers are blocked first with local
anesthesia? (FA13 p454) (FA14 p495)
6. Which phagocyte dysfunction disease increases patient susceptibility to S. aureus and E. coli? What is
the cause of this disease? (FA13 p207) (FA14 p213) (SU14 p269)
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7. What are the 3 different eukaryotic RNA polymerases? What type of RNA does each make? (FA13
p70) (FA14 p73) (SU14 p297)
8. What medications are used in the treatment of urge incontinence? (GG p232)
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9. What are the layers of the epidermis beginning with the most superficial layer? What is Auspitz sign?
(FA13 p378, 397) (FA14 p410, 432) (SU14 p253-254)
10. A 45-year-old obese woman comes to your clinic with complaint of polyuria and polydipsia. Glucose
tolerance tests are abnormally elevated. Which cell types do not require insulin for the uptake of
glucose? (FA13 p288) (FA14 p308) (SU14 p176)

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1. A 40-year-old man is beginning to have symptoms of a resting tremor, postural instability, and masklike (expressionless) facies. Name the antiviral drug and its mechanism of action that could be used
against this disease. (FA13 p455) (FA14 p496) (SU14 p48) (GG p614)
2. What are the symptoms of decompression sickness? (Phys p538)
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3. A 55-year-old alcoholic is admitted to the hospital for upper GI bleed. A ruptured esophageal varicose
is found to be the cause. What is the preferred medical treatment for this condition? (FA13 p341)
(FA14 p371) (SU14 p121)
4. A 28-year-old man is being treated with combination of bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin for
metastatic non-seminoma testicular cancer. The patient develops SOB during the course of treatment.
Pulmonary function testing indicates that the patient has a restrictive lung disease. Which of the
chemotherapy agents is responsible for this restrictive lung disease? Which of the chemotherapy
agents in the above regimen work by inducing free radicals to interfere with DNA structure? (FA13
p372) (FA14 p404) (SU14 p290)
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5. How does flutamide differ from finasteride in terms of clinical use and mechanism of action? (FA13
p539) (FA14 p591) (SU14 p225)
6. A 3-day-old preterm infant delivered at 34-weeks gestational age develops respiratory distress
syndrome (RDS). What types of pneumocytes are affected in RDS? What is the mechanism that leads
to poor O2-CO2 exchange at the gas exchange barrier in preterm infants with RDS? What structures
make up the gas exchange barrier? How would you increase surfactant production in the pre-term
neonate? (FA13 p544, 555) (FA14 p594, 606) (SU14 p98, 103-104)
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7. What might you observe in a patient who presents to the emergency room with PCP intoxication?
(FA13 p471) (FA14 p515) (SU14 p55)
8. Which bone is commonly fractured when a person hits something with the knuckles of a clenched fist,
causing deep pain in the anatomical snuffbox? (SU14 p244, 385) (COA p686)
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9. How does the mechanism of action of benzodiazepines differ from the mechanism of action of
barbiturates? What toxicities of barbiturates can be fatal? (FA13 p452-453) (FA14 p493) (SU14 p46)
10. IFN- stimulates macrophages and inhibits T2 helper cells. What cell type releases IFN-? (FA13 p196)
(FA14 p201) (SU14 p261)

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1. Where would you expect to find B cells in a lymph node?

Where would you find T cells, plasma cells,

Cowpers glands (bulbourethral glands)

Ventral penile shaft

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7. Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) increase expression of one type of GLUT receptorsthose in adipose

Separates the greater and lesser sacs

May be cut during surgery to access the

2 ligaments that connect the spleen to

Contains the portal triad

Connects liver to the anterior abdominal

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heart begins to beat

can distinguish male or female genitalia

formation of primitive streak and neural plate

6. What is a cholesteatoma, and how does it present? (H p249) (R p754)

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2. What physiologically is taking place in decompression sickness? (Phys p538)

Motor to the body

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2. How does MRI differ from CT imaging? (COA p67-70)

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8. What is the classic presentation of granuloma annulare? (H p2988)

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ACTH Cushings syndrome

PTH-related peptide hypercalcemia

Frequent pyogenic respiratory tract infections

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Increased frequency of type III hypersensitivity

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Affected Cerebral Artery

Loss of motor and sensation of leg and

Aphasia with generalized sensory and

Loss of motor and sensation of the arms

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