PDR 2ND BMEX Flashcards
This group of muscle found in the elbow is responsible for extension:
a. Pronator teres
b. Brachioradialis
c. Biceps
d. Triceps
d. Triceps
This condition refers to an excessive or thickened stratum corneum often but not always scaly.
a. Hyperkeratosis
b. Horn
c. Thick scaling
d. Lichenification
a. Hyperkeratosis
This skin lesion is formed when multiple furuncles coalesced.
a. Abscess
b. Big pus
c. Carbuncle
d. Folliculitis
c. Carbuncle
What is the most active joint in the human body?
a. Temporomandibular joint
b. Knee joint
c. Wrist joint
d. Elbow joint
a. Temporomandibular joint
This skin abnormality will produce accentuated skin markings and may resemble a bark of the tree.
a. Lichen planus
b. Horn
c. Hyperkeratosis
d. Lichen simplex chronicus
d. Lichen simplex chronicus
Which of these tests assesses the shoulder range of motion?
a. Empty can test
b. Hawkin’s test
c. Neer’s sign
d. Apley scratch test
d. Apley scratch test
Identify the type of joint in which the bones are almost in direct contact with each other, which allows no appreciable movement.
a. Synovial joints
b. Cartilaginous joints
c. Fibrous joints
d. Spheroidal joints
c. Fibrous joints
This is a configuration that is formed due to incomplete formation of an annular lesion.
a. Serpinginous
b. Arcuate
c. Whorled
d. Circular
b. Arcuate
The turbid yellowish-green crust is formed due to
a. Purulent secretion
b. Hemorrhagic secretion
c. Hardening of calcium deposits
d. Dried serous secretion
a. Purulent secretion
How is the patient best instructed if the examiner wants the patient to do an external rotation of the shoulder?
a. “Raise your arms behind you.”
b. “Raise your arms out to the side and overhead.”
c. “Place one hand behind your back as if brushing your hair.”
d. “Cross your arms in front of you.
c. “Place one hand behind your back as if brushing your hair.”
Which of the following statements is True about Osteoporosis?
a. Osteoporosis typically arises from bone growth during aging.
b. Osteoporosis is a T score less than -2.5
c. Postmenopausal women have a lower risk of developing osteoporosis.
d. a low body weight (less than 70 kg) reduces the risk of developing osteoporosis.
b. Osteoporosis is a T score less than -2.5
Which of these statements is true of Ballottement test?
a. Increased motion upon patellar oscillation denotes
intra-articular knee swelling.
b. Pressure is exerted along the medial and lateral collateral ligaments.
c. It tests the strength of the knees.
d. Orthopnea
a. Increased motion upon patellar oscillation denotes
intra-articular knee swelling.
Which statement is true of angioedema?
a. Always painful
b. Occur in thicker tissue
c. Pruritic
d. Deeper edematous reaction
d. Deeper edematous reaction
Which of the following describes erosions of the skin?
a. No infection
b. Does not bleed
c. Always very painful
d. Do not scar
d. Do not scar
Identify the skin lesion described as elevated, circumscribed, more than 2 cm in diameter, involves the dermis and may extend to the subcutis layer. Its greatest mass may be beneath the skin surface.
a. Pustule
b. Bulla
c. Vesicle
d. Nodule
d. Nodule
Which is a classic example of erythroderma?
a. Sezary syndrome
b. Lichen planus
c. Psoriasis
d. Toxic epidermal necrolysis
a. Sezary syndrome
Identify the type of joint in which the bones do not touch each other, and the joint articulations are freely movable.
a. Spheroidal joints
b. Fibrous joints
c. Synovial joints
d. Cartilaginous joints
c. Synovial joints
Which of these lesions is described as evanescent?
a. Wheal
b. Papule
c. Patch
d. Plaque
a. Wheal
Papules surmounted with scale is a
a. Papulosquamous lesion
b. Scaly plaque
c. Silvery scale
d. Big papule
a. Papulosquamous lesion
Which of the following statements is true of a pustule?
a. It is always a raised lesion containing bacteria.
b. Purulent exudate may contain multiple eosinophils.
c. The purulent exudate is hemorrhagic.
d. The purulent exudate may contain acellular debris.
d. The purulent exudate may contain acellular debris.
The horn is usually involved in this layer.
a. Papillary
b. Subcutaneous fat
c. Reticular
d. Epidermis
d. Epidermis
Spheroidal joints are capable of which type of movement?
a. Eversion
b. Circumduction
c. Motion in one plane
d. Internal rotation
b. Circumduction
Which is an example of a cartilaginous joint?
a. Vertebral bodies of spine
b. Knee
c. Skull suture
d. Shoulder
a. Vertebral bodies of spine
Which of the following is true of abscesses?
a. It is composed of multiple folliculitis.
b. The pus is usually not visible on the surface of the skin.
c. It is occasionally tender.
d. It will always produce fever.
b. The pus is usually not visible on the surface of the skin.
When a patient is instructed to “Raise your arms behind you,” what is the principal muscle affected in this movement?
a. Middle deltoid
b. Pectoralis major
c. Triceps brachialis
d. Coracobrachialis
c. Triceps brachialis
Shoulder abduction is not a function of this muscle.
a. Serratus major
b. Pectoralis major
c. Deltoid
d. Supraspinatus
b. Pectoralis major
The radial nerve is responsible for the sensation in this area of the hand.
a. Medial side of the 4th finger
b. Pulp of the 5th finger
c. Dorsal web space of the thumb and index finger
d. Pulp of thumb
c. Dorsal web space of the thumb and index finger
Which of the following tests is performed to detect irritation of the median nerve by lightly percussing over the nerve?
a. Finkelstein’s test
b. Phalen’s test
c. Digital Allen’s test
d. Tinel’s test
d. Tinel’s test
A cyst is an encapsulated lesion that is lined with
a. Dermis
b. Epithelium
c. Hypodermis
d. Papillary layer
b. Epithelium
What is the muscle affected in the internal rotation of the hip?
a. Iliopsoas
b. Internal obturator
c. Quadratus femoris
d. Gluteus maximus
a. Iliopsoas (RATIO)
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How will the patient be instructed when an examiner wants the patient to perform hip adduction?
a. “Lying flat, bend your knee and move your lower leg
towards the midline.”
b. “Lie face down, then bend knee and lift it up.”
c. “Lying flat, bend knee and turn lower leg and foot
across the midline.”
d. “Bend knee to chest and pull it against the abdomen.
a. “Lying flat, bend your knee and move your lower leg
towards the midline.”
A comedo is a hair follicle infundibulum that is dilated and plugged by
a. Lipid
b. Proteoglycan
c. Dirt
d. Protein
a. Lipid
Which of these is a feature of poikiloderma?
a. Swollen blood vessel
b. Generalized lesions
c. Pruritic
d. Varied pigmentary changes
d. Varied pigmentary changes
Identify the skin lesion that is described as elevated, circumscribed, less than 1 cm in diameter, seen in conditions such as Seborrheic keratosis, Lichen nitidus and Verruca contagiosum.
a. Papule
b. Plaque
c. Patch
d. Macule
a. Papule
Forward elevation to 90 degrees and active adduction of the should joint is done in this particular test.
a. Supraspinatus strength test
b. Infraspinatus strength test
c. Crossover test
d. Drop arm test
c. Crossover test
Which of the following techniques tests the rotator cuff?
a. Supraspinatus strength test
b. Apley scratch test
c. Neer’s impingement sign
d. Drop arm sign
c. Neer’s impingement sign
Scars are formed due to a breach in
a. Papillary dermis
b. Full thickness of hypodermis
c. Reticular dermis
d. Full thickness of the epidermis
c. Reticular dermis
In an ulcer, the breach of the dermis and destruction of adnexal structures can result in
a. hyperpigmentation
b. impedance of the blood flow
c. impedance of the reepithelialization
d. obstruction of the small blood vessel
c. impedance of the reepithelialization
Identify the skin lesion that is described as flat, circumscribed, more than 1 cm in diameter and seen in conditions such as vitiligo, melasma and solar purpura.
a. patch
b. papule
c. plaque
d. macule
a. patch
Identify the skin lesion that is described as elevated, circumscribed, more than 1 cm in diameter, and primarily filled with clear fluid.
a. Nodule
b. Pustule
c. Bulla
d. Vesicle
c. Bulla
Which part of the nail functions as a seal protecting it from external moisture?
a. Lateral nail folds
b. Cuticle
c. Nail plate
d. Lunula
b. Cuticle
Which of the following structures is involved when doing the Lachman test in knee examination?
a. Medial collateral ligament
b. Anterior cruciate ligament
c. Medial meniscus
d. Lateral collateral ligament
b. Anterior cruciate ligament
A 5 year-old child came in for consult with multiple very pruritic burrows. What is your diagnosis?
a. Scabies
b. Pyoderma gangrenosum
c. Folliculitis
d. Contact dermatitis
a. Scabies
Which of the following statements is true when inspecting the patient’s gait?
a. A wide base may suggest abductor weakness
b. Stance involves foot moving forward and does not bear weight
c. First phase of the gait bears approximately 60% weight of the walking cycle
d. The width of the base should be 3-5 inches from heel to heel
c. First phase of the gait bears approximately 60% weight of the walking cycle
Which of the bony structures are located on the anterior surface of the hip?
a. Ischial tuberosity
b. Pubic tubercle
c. Posterior superior iliac spine
d. Sacroiliac joint
b. Pubic tubercle
The involvement of the papillary and reticular connective tissue in atrophy will produce
a. Paper thin appearance
b. Glossy appearance
c. Wrinkled appearance
d. Depression of the skin
d. Depression of the skin
Identify the type of joint in which the articulating bony surfaces are separated by fibrocartilaginous discs and are slightly movable.
a. Spheroidal joints
b. Synovial joints
c. Fibrous joints
d. Cartilaginous joints
d. Cartilaginous joints
This particular neck motion occurs primarily in the axis of the spine.
a. Lateral bending
b. Flexion
c. Extension
d. Rotation
d. Rotation
This test examines the thumb function by asking the patient to grasp thumb against the palm and move wrist towards the midline.
a. Thumb adduction test
b. Tinel’s test
c. Finkelstein test
d. Hand grip test
c. Finkelstein test
Which of these conditions is hypothenar atrophy most commonly seen?
a. Rheumatoid arthritis
b. Ulnar nerve compression
c. Dupuytren’s contracture
d. DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis
b. Ulnar nerve compression
Identify the skin lesion that is described as flat, circumscribed, < 1 cm in diameter, often hypo or hyperpigmented that is seen in conditions such as impetigo, ephelid and petechiae.
A. Patch
B. Macule
C. Plaque
D. Papule
B. Macule
Identify the skin lesion that is described as flat, circumscribed, > 1 cm in diameter and seen in conditions such as vitiligo, melisma and solar purpura.
A. Macule
B. Plaque
C. Patch
D. Papule
C. Patch
Identify the skin lesion that is described as elevated, circumscribed, < 1 cm in diameter, and primarily filled with clear fluid.
A. Pustule
B. Vesicle
C. Bulla
D. Nodule
B. Vesicle
Identify the skin lesion that is described as elevated, circumscribed, usually < 1 cm in diameter, and filled with purulent fluid.
A. Vesicle
B. Bulla
C. Nodule
D. Pustule
D. Pustule
Identify the type of scale that is described as thick, greasy or waxy, yellow to brown in color and flaky.
A. Pityriasiform
B. Lamellar
C. Exfoliative
D. Seborrheic
D. Seborrheic
What are the four muscles of the rotator cuff?
A. Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres major, Subscapularis
B. Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Levator scapulae, Subscapularis
C. Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Trapezius, Subscapularis
D. Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis
D. Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis
What is the name of the test where you press on the scapula to prevent scapular motion with one hand, and raise the patient’s arm with the other. Pain elicited during this maneuver is indicative of a possible rotator cuff tear.
A. Drop arm sign
B. Hawkin’s impingement sign
C. Neer’s impingement sign
D. Apley scratch test
C. Neer’s impingement sign
Upon palpation of the elbow, you noted tenderness distal to the epicondyle. This is indicative of what disease entity?
A. Pitcher’s elbow
B. Tennis elbow
C. Golfer’s elbow
D. Bursitis
B. Tennis elbow
What do you call the special maneuver for examining the knee wherein you let the patient lie in supine position, hips flexed and knees flexed to 90⁰ and feet flat on the table. Both your hands are cupped around the knee with your thumbs on the medial and lateral joint line and the fingers on the medial and lateral insertions of the hamstrings. You then draw the tibia forward from under the femur. A forward jerk showing the contours of the upper tibia is a positive sign, making an anterior cruciate ligament tear more likely.
A. Valgus stress test
B. Varus stress test
C. Lachman test
D. Anterior Drawer sign
D. Anterior Drawer sign
NEXUS criteria is a set of validated criteria used to decide which trauma patients do not require cervical spine imaging and includes the following except
A. no evidence of intoxication
B. obtunded
C. no focal neurologic deficits
D. no posterior midline cervical spine tenderness
B. obtunded
In the setting of neck pain secondary to trauma, the following are considered high risk of having an injury requiring radiographic investigation:
A. 50-year-old car passenger with neck pain 3 days after collision
B. 50-year-old motorcycle rider, GCS 15
C. 55-year-old jeepney passenger with no cervical midline tenderness
D. 50-year-old jeepney passenger, ambulatory in the ER
B. 50-year-old motorcycle rider, GCS 15
Which of the following activities present with the greatest lumbar disc pressure?
A. Sitting and leaning forward
B. Supine lying
C. Sitting without back support
D. Standing and bending forward
D. Standing and bending forward
The following are examples of mechanical causes of low back pain except
A. severe scoliosis
B. spinal cord tumor
C. herniated disk
D. lumbar strain
B. spinal cord tumor
Straight leg test is a test for
A. neurologic dysfunction
B. lumbar instability
C. foraminal stenosis
D. lumbar ligament laxity
A. neurologic dysfunction
Muscle strength grade described as movement against gravity only
A. Grade 1
B. Grade 2
C. Grade 3
D. Grade 4
C. Grade 3
In performing the Shoulder External Rotation Lag test, patient is unable to maintain arm in full external rotation. You suspected patient has
A. supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus tear
B. bicipital tendinitis
C. deltoid weakness
D. anxiety
A. supraspinatus and/or infraspinatus tear
24-year-old male complains of localized pain and tenderness on the left anterior chest after being involved in a 2- wheel non-collision motor vehicle accident, passenger. What special technique would you employ to rule out rib fracture?
A. Observe contour of anterior chest for possible deformities
B. Palpate the affected area for localized tenderness to pinpoint possible fracture
C. Apply anteroposterior compression of the chest to illicit tenderness of the affected part
D. Percuss affected area to identify the fractured rib
C. Apply anteroposterior compression of the chest to
illicit tenderness of the affected part
A 45-year-old male came into the emergency room complaining of chest pain. Upon investigation, he pointed with his finger the area in his chest where he felt the pain. What could probably be the origin of his complaint according to Bates?
A. Respiratory pathology
B. Gastrointestinal pathology
C. Musculoskeletal pathology
D. Cardiac pathology
C. Musculoskeletal pathology
A 30-year-old female was rushed into the emergency department for severe dyspnea. History revealed that she has a condition known as PICA. Initial radiographic findings noted a collapsed right lung. What would be the expected physical examination finding of the involved site of the chest upon percussion?
A. Resonant on the right lung
B. Dull on the right lung
C. Dull on the left lung
D. Resonant on the left lung
B. Dull on the right lung
A 30-year-old female was rushed into the emergency department for severe dyspnea. History revealed that she has a condition known as PICA. Initial radiographic findings noted a collapsed right lung. What would be the expected physical examination finding of the chest?
A. Stridor heard upon auscultation
B. Tactile fremitus increased
C. Contralateral displacement of the trachea
D. Resonant lung fields upon percussion
B. Tactile fremitus increased
A 45-year-old male complains of cough and fever of one-week duration. You noted dullness over the right lung field on percussion. As a review, how is dullness in percussion defined according to Bates?
A. Soft intensity, high pitch, short duration Flat
B. Medium intensity, medium pitch, medium duration
C. Very loud intensity, lower pitch, longer duration Hyperresonant
D. Loud intensity, low pitch, long duration
B. Medium intensity, medium pitch, medium duration
What do you call an auscultatory chest finding that is heard as a series of precordial crackles that is synchronous with the heart beat and not with respiration?
A. Mediastinal crunch
B. Pleural rub
C. Rhonchi
D. Late inspiratory crackles
A. Mediastinal crunch
What is the most frequent cause of chest pain in children?
A. Angina pectoris
B. Heartburn
C. Rib fracture
D. Anxiety
D. Anxiety
Which among these muscle groups when noted to be involved in breathing denotes a certain disease process?
A. Diaphragm during respiration
B. Parasternals during inspiration
C. Sternomastoids during expiration
D. Abdominal muscles during expiration
D. Abdominal muscles during expiration
A 48-year-old male presents with a chest deformity identified by the consultant on duty as PECTUS CARINATUM. As a medical student, what is the clinical definition of the said condition?
A. The thorax is wider than it is deep
B. The lower portion of the sternum is depressed
C. The sternum is displaced anteriorly
D. Uniformity increased anteroposterior diameter of the chest
C. The sternum is displaced anteriorly
A 30-year-old female was rushed into the emergency department for severe dyspnea. History revealed that she has a condition known as PICA. Initial radiographic findings noted a collapsed right lung. What would be the possible cause of her symptoms?
A. Alveoli is filled with fluid or blood cells
B. Fluid accumulates in the pleural space
C. Air leaks into the pleural space
D. Lobar obstruction due to foreign object
D. Lobar obstruction due to foreign object
As a second year medical student, practicing percussion on your own self, which area of your body would give you TYMPANY?
A. On a puffed-out cheek
B. Over the anterior chest
C. On both extended thighs
D. Over the right upper quadrant of the abdomen
A. On a puffed-out cheek
A 21-year-old male was involved in a 2-wheel collision motor vehicle accident and sustained multiple rib fractures resulting in a traumatic flail chest. What can be observed in this condition?
A. The injured area remains motionless during the expiration and inspiration efforts
B. The injured area moves outward on expiration and caves inward during inspiration
C. The pain felt on the injured area increases with expiration and inspiration efforts
D. Soft tissue injuries will be apparent over the injured site
B. The injured area moves outward on expiration and caves inward during inspiration