BioMed Day 2 - HB KIM

Question 1

What is the marker that is the standard for diagnosing pregnancy?

Answer 1

Hcg: human chorionic gonadotropin

Question 2

Where in the body is the HcG hormone created?

Answer 2

The placenta

Question 3

What test is used to confirm intrauterine pregnancy? The gestational sac is visible by ______ weeks of gestational age.

Answer 3

Ultrasound, five

Question 4

HCG in an ectopic pregnancy rises slower/faster than a normal pregnancy?

Answer 4

slower

Question 5

Temporal arteritis (inflammation of the arteries) is also known as ______ _______ _______.

Answer 5

Giant cell arteritis

Question 6

Symptoms of temporal arteritis/GCA are…

Answer 6

headache, scalp tenderness, jaw pain and blindness (in one eye)

Question 7

A 65 year old female patient presents with a right side headache with scalp pain. She reports pain in the jaw when she is chewing, fever, fatigue, recent weight loss, decreased visual acuity of the right eye, and double vision. She reports temporal tenderness with light pressure. What is her diagnosis?

A. Migraine
B. Stroke
C. Bell’s Palsy
D. Temporal Arteritis

Answer 7

D. Temporal Arteritis

risk factors:
woman, over 50, polymyalgia rheumatica

Question 8

What is the best way to confirm the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis?

A. Complete blood count
B. Basic metabolic panel
C. Temporal artery biopsy
D. CT scan of the head

Answer 8

C. Temporal artery biopsy

Question 9

What medication must be administered immediately to prevent blindness in Giant Cell Arteritis?

A. Sildenafil
B. Prednisone
C. Tylenol
D. Artificial tears

Answer 9

B. Prednisone

This helps decrease the inflammation to prevent blindness

Question 10

A 70 year old male presents with weight loss, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness, and significant loss of appetite. What is the diagnosis?

A. Iron defiency anemia
B. Lactose intolerance
C. Cachexia
D. Osteoporosis

Answer 10

C. Cachexia

Cachexia is a wasting disorder characterized by extreme weight loss, muscle wasting, and loss of body fat. It typically occurs in the late stage of serious conditions such as COPD and cancer.

Question 11

What are the main causes of Cachexia?

Answer 11

1. Cancer (the most frequent cause)
2. Chronic heart failure
3. Rheumatoid arthritis
4. COPD
5. Dementia

Question 12

What are the main risk factors for Morton’s neuroma?

Answer 12

1. Middle aged woman
2. History of wearing narrow toe shoes

Question 13

What is the main test to deturmine Morton’s neuroma?

Answer 13

Mulder’s sign.

Put pressure between the metatarsals of the 3rd and 4th digits of the foot and if you feel a click or the numbness/tingling gets worse, it’s a positive sign.

Question 14

What diagnostic tool is used to confirm Morton’s neuroma?

Answer 14

Ultrasound