practice tests

Question 1

best way to measure canal stenosis

Answer 1

body canal ratio

Question 2

x ray sign for actetectasis

Answer 2

tracheal deviation towards the patho side

Question 3

upon PE what would you hear if you suspect actelectasis

Answer 3

No breath sound

Question 4

(+) adson’s maneuver indicates?

Answer 4

Thoracic outlet syndrome: compression btw anterior and middle scalene M’s

PT: extend and rotate head towards side being tested

Question 5

fatigue, bradycardia, constipation, and M weakness are signs of?

Answer 5

hypothyroidism

Question 6

3 causes of thyrotoxicosis

Answer 6

1. hyperthyroidism
2. thyroiditis
3. excessive amts of exogenous thyroid hormone (levothyrosine)

Question 7

Mitral valve prolapse is most likely ass. with what hx finding?

Answer 7

family hx of Heart disease

Question 8

what condition is this:

SOB, excessive tiredness, leg swelling, worst when lying down/ at night , worst when exercising

Answer 8

CHF

need to ddx from:
kidney or liver prob, obesity, anemia, thyroid dz

Question 9

2 meds recommended for CHF due to left ventricular dysfunction

Answer 9

angiotensin converting enzymes

beta blockers

Question 10

what cells are MC elevated with mononucleosis

Answer 10

lymphocytes

Question 11

what 3 types of WBC’s are included under the category of lymphocytes

Answer 11

NK cells: innate immunity
T cells: adaptive immunity
B cells: AB driven immunity

Question 12

the fxn of these cells is to recognize specific “non-self” antigens

Answer 12

T cells and B cells

Question 13

___ cells produce lg amts of AB to neutralize foreign objects

Answer 13

B cells

Question 14

Epstein- Barr virus causes?

Answer 14

mono

aka: glandular fever, Pfeiffer’s dz, filatov’s dz

Question 15

dz triad of mono

Answer 15

1. Fever: 10-14 days
2. Sore throat/ acute pharyngitis: severe first 3-5 days
3. Swollen glands: posterior cervical lymph nodes (viral)

also: fatigue lasting mroe then 1 mo.
- jaundice
- enlarged spleen

Question 16

specifci lab test for Prostate CA

Answer 16

PSA

PSA: used for ejaculate, where it liquefies semen

Question 17

female presents with cold hands after sitting in the sun, with a rash on her neck and hands?

Condition:___

Answer 17

LUPUS

Question 18

akas for Lou Gehrig’s dz

Answer 18

ALS
motor neurone dz
charots dz

Question 19

condition:___

M spasciticy, rapidly progressive weakness, dysarthria, dysphagia, dyspnea

Answer 19

ALS

cognitive fxn & neuropsychology is usually spared

Question 20

what is multisystem proteinopathy?

Answer 20

dz that includes:

ALS

Question 21

___: form when the immune system attamots to wall off substances that it perceives as foreign and unable to eliminate

Answer 21

granuloma

Question 22

what two abnormal sounds can be heard during diastole?

Answer 22

mitral stenosis and pulmonic regurgitation

Question 23

what two densities are hard to differentiate on x ray

Answer 23

skeletal M and organ tissue

Question 24

air bronchiogram sign indicates?

Answer 24

pneumonia

Question 25

• (+) tactile fremitus

- incr whispered pectrolilioquy

Answer 25

lobar pneumonia

Question 26

s/s when hyperventilation leads to respiratory alkalosis

Answer 26

dizziness, tingling in the lips, hands or feet, HA, weakness, fainting and seizures

Question 27

hypoparathyroidism leads to decrease levels of ___ in the bl.

Answer 27

decreased Ca+ in the bl.

s/s: cramping, twitching or tetany

Question 28

induced tetany by tapping the facial N is called ___ sign.

it indicates?

Answer 28

chvostek’s sign

indicates: low bl Ca+ (possibly caused by hypoparathyroidism)

Question 29

DiGeorges sx?

Answer 29

total absense of the parathyroid gland at birth

Question 30

level that the caudal portion of the thyroid is palpable at

Answer 30

C5

Question 31

in which area of the spine is the greatest amt of flexion and extension produced

Answer 31

lumbar

Question 32

what position would relieve the pain of disk dz

Answer 32

flexion

bc it is going away from the lesion