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CMC 2 Final Flashcards

1
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What does the acronym VINDICATE P stand for?

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V- Vascular
I- Infectious
N- Neoplastic/Nutritional
D- Drug/Diet
I- Inflammatory
C- Congenital
A- Autoimmune
T- Traumatic
E- Endocrine/Environmental
P- Psych/Pregnancy

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What is considred a normal response to the Babinski test (plantar reflex)?

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Downgoing toes (plantar flexion)

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What three situations most comonly exlicit an abnormal response to the Babinski test?

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  1. Nerve disease involving CNS
  2. Alcohol intoxication
  3. Post-ictal phase after seizure
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4
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An abnormal response to the Babinski test is expected in children younger than what age?

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12 months

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What is the most common cause of a positive pronator drift exam?

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CNS/upper motor neuron disease

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What is the most common cause of a positive Romberg test?

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Impaired proprioception from dorsal column disease

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Which myotome is tested by shoulder abduction?

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C5

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Which mytotome is tested by elbow flexion?

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C6

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Which myotome is tested by elbow extension?

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C7

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10
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Which myotomes are tested by wrist extension & flexion?

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C6 & C7

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Which myotome is tested by finger extension?

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C8

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Which myotome is tested by finger abduction & thumb opposition?

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T1 (also ulnar & median nerve)

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Which myotome is tested by hip flexion?

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L2 (also L1)

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14
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Which myotome is tested by thigh adduction?

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L3 (also L2)

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Which myotome is tested by knee extension?

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L4 (also L3)

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Which myotome is tested by ankle dorsiflexion?

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L5 (also L4)

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17
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Which myotome is tested by knee flexion?

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S1

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18
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Which myotome is tested by ankle plantar flexion?

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S1 (also S2)

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What are major metabolic causes of distal sensory polyneuropathy?

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Type 2 DM & prediabetes
Hyperlipidemia
B12 deficiency

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20
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Approximately what percent of distal sensory polyneuropathies are idiopathic?

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40%

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21
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What is the most common toxic cause of distal sensory polyneuropathy?

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Alcohol

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22
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What are 3 significant immunological causes of distal sensory polyneuropathy?

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MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance)
Sjogren’s syndrome
Gullain-Barre syndrome

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23
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Which muscles comprise the rotator cuff?

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Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Teres minor
Subscapularis

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24
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What is an availability heuristic?

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The tendency to rely disproportionately on information recently learned, or cases that are very memorable when considering a ddx

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What is an anchoring heuristic?

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The tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered when making decisions (i.e. anchoring too heavily on an ED dx when in the wards)

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26
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What is a representativeness heuristic?

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A cognitive short-cut where a patient’s presentation is a compared to a ‘typical’ case of specific diagnoses; this may fail to account for ‘atypical’ or less characteristic signs or symptoms

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27
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Define pretest probability:

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The percentage of patients having a disease to begin with, given what is already known

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28
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Define posttest probability:

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The percentage of patients having the disease given a positive test result

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29
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What does the acronym HEADSS stand for?

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H: Home environment
E: Education/Employment
A: Activities
D: Diet/Drugs
S: Sexuality
S: Safety/Suicide/Depresison

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30
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What is this finding on a breast exam called? What does it suggest?

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Peau d’orange

Lymphatic obstruction

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31
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What is this finding on a breast exam called? What does it suggest?

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Nipple retraction

Nothing necessarily, but new nipple retraction is a concern for cancer

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32
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What is this finding on a breast exam called? What does it suggest?

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Breast dimpling

It can suggest cancer attached to the skin and fascia of pectoral muscles

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33
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What is a normal lymph node diameter for axillay nodes? For supraclavicular nodes?

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Axilla: < 3cm

Supraclavicular: < 1cm

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34
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What questions are important for a menstrual history?

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-Age at menarche
-First day of last menstrual period (LMP)
-Duration of cycle, duration of bleeding
-Hx of heavy bleeding, pain

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35
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What are the most current recommendations for the breast self-exam?

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It is no longer recommended on a monthly regular basis, and has evidence of harm due to increased intervention with benign lesions

36
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Define gravidity:

A

The number of times a woman has been pregnant

37
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Define parity:

A

The outcome of a woman’s pregnancies

38
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How are gravity and parity reported using the TPAL system?

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G - # of pregnancies
P - (TPAL)

T- Term births (>37 weeks)
P- Preterm births (20 >#>37)
A- Abortions (any kind)
L- Living children

39
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Define oligomenorrhea:

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Menstrual periods with >35 days between cycles

40
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Define primary amenorrhea:

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No history of menarche

41
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Define secondary amenorrhea:

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No menses for > 6 months

42
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Define metorrhagia:

A

Menstrual bleeding at irregular intervals

43
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Define menarche:

A

The first menstrual period

44
Q

What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

A

Macule

45
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

A

Patch

45
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What criteria is shared by a macule and a patch? What criteria differentiates them?

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Flat lesion

Macule: < 1cm diameter
Patch: > 1cm diameter

46
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

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Papule

47
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

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Plaque

48
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What criteria is shared by a papule anda plaque? What criteria differentiates them?

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Raised lesion

Papule: < 1cm diameter
Plaque: > 1cm diameter

49
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

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Vesicle

50
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

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Bulla

51
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What criteria is shared by a vesicle and a bulla? What criteria differentiates them?

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Fluid-filled lesion

Vesicle: < 1cm diameter
Bulla: > 1cm diameter

52
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

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Nodule

53
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

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Tumor

54
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

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Pustule

55
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

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Comedo

56
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What characterizes a pustule?

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A vesicle filled with purulent fluid

57
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What characterizes comedo?

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Lesions of acne, with pilosebaceous units filled with keratin

58
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

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Cyst

59
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What word could be used to describe the primary lesion pictured here?

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Wheal

60
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What characterizes a wheal?

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A pink, edematous papule or plaque, often annular

61
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What characterizes a scale?

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Scales are accumulation of stratum corneum due to increases proliferation or delayed desquamation

62
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What characterizes a crust?

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Serum, blood, or purulent material that appears scaly

63
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What secondary characteristic describes the lesion pictured here? What characterizes it?

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Excoriation

Exogenous injury to epidermis

64
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What secondary characteristic describes the lesion pictured here? What characterizes it?

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Fissure

Linear clefts in skin

65
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What secondary characteristic describes the lesion pictured here? What characterizes it?

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Erosion

Partial loss of epidermis

66
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What secondary characteristic describes the lesion pictured here? What characterizes it?

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Ulcer

Full thickness loss of epidermis. May have loss of dermis or subcutis

67
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What secondary characteristic describes the lesion pictured here? What characterizes it?

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Petechiae

Non-blanchable macules < 2mm diameter

68
Q

What secondary characteristic describes the lesion pictured here? What characterizes it?

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Purpura

Non-blanchable macules, patches, papules or plaques

69
Q

What secondary characteristic describes the lesion pictured here? What characterizes it?

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Atrophy

Depression of skin from thinning of epidermis, dermis or fat

70
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What secondary characteristic describes the lesion pictured here? What characterizes it?

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Lichenification

Thickening of the epidermis and accentuation of natural skin lines

71
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What characteristic best describes the shape of these lesions?

A

Annular

72
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What characteristic best describes the shape of these lesions?

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Nummular

73
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How are annular and nummular lesions differentiated?

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Annular lesions are ring shaped

Nummular lesions are coin shaped

74
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How would skin lesions in a coalescing circle, ring, or incomplete ring be described?

A

Polycyclic

75
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How would snakelike or serpentine skin lesions be described?

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Serpiginous

76
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What word best describes the lesions presented?

A

Polycyclic

77
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What word best describes the lesions presented?

A

Serpiginous

78
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How would lesions found in the distal extremities be characterized?

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Acral

79
Q

How would skin lesions found in skin creases and folds be characterized?

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Intertriginous

80
Q

How would the configuration of this skin lesion be characterized?

A

Linear

81
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How would the distribution of this skin lesion be characterized?

A

Clustered

82
Q

How would the presentation of this skin lesion be characterized?

A

Targetoid

83
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How would the distribution of this skin lesion be characterized? What events might precede its presentation?

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Photodistributed

Exposure to sunlight

84
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A skin lesion distribution that resembles a geometric shape would be characterized how?

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Geometric

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