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On the skin, a circumscribed, raised, solid lesion which usually measures less than 5mm in a diameter is referred to as a:
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Papule
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Testicular neoplasms are most likely to originate from:
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Germ Cells
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The most common route of bacterial invasion of the kidney is via the:
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Lower urinary tract
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Endometrial hyperplasia: is associated with unopposed estrogen stimulation, may be a precursor to endometrial carcinoma, both, neither
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Both
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Which entity has the least potential for undergoing malignant transformation:
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Hyperplastic polyp
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A patient is discovered to have an abnormality in chromosome 22 characterized as Philidelphia chromosome. This patient is at increased risk for developing:
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Chronic myelogenous leukemia
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Congenital lack of thyroid hormone results in:
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Cretinism
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Complications of pregnancy include each of the following EXEPT: Benign cystic teratoma, choriocarcinoma, eclampsia, hydatiform mole
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Benign cyctic teratoma
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Increased gastric acid production is usually seen in patients with:
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Chronic duodenal ulcers
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In which of the following diseases would an enlarged spleen most likely be found:
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Sickle cell anemia
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Jaundice which occurs as the result of extrahepatic biliary obstruction would most likley be the result of which of the following:
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Viral Hepatitis
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Mitral stenosis would most frequently results from:
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Rheumatic fever
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Approximately three weeks after recovering from a sore throat a 6 year old boy develops malaise fever periorbital edema and a rust colored urine. The most likely diagnosis would be:
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None of the above
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Myasthenia gravis is associated most commonly with tumors of the:
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Thymus
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A 12 year old male was noticed to have multiple large hyperpigmented skin lesions at the time of birth and since that time has developed subcutaneous nodules over the trunk and extremities. The most likely diagnosis is:
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Vitiligo
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The foramen ovale is formed in the:
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Septum primum
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All of the following are common alterations of blood seen with severe liver disease EXCEPT: Decreased serum albumin, Decreased serum fibrinogen, elevated blood urea nitrogen, elevated serum ammonia, elevated serum bilirubin
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Elevated blood urea nitrogen
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Which of the following forms of vasculitis are immunological mediated: giant cell arteritis, polyarteritis, both, neither
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Both
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Cigaratte smoking is the major etiology agent causing emphysemia in the country. Certain genetic traits may however predispose to emphysema. Which factor is a known predisposing factor:
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Alpha 1 antitrypsin
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Chronic bronchitis is best characterized by:
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Excess production of mucous
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Thrombosis of a renal arteriole would result in which type of necrosis of the renal tissue:
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Coagulative
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Cavitary lesion in the upper lobes of the lungs are most frequently due to:
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Tuberculosis
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Which of the following is the most common cause of esophageal varices:
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Portal vein obstruction
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Increased amount of fluid within the ventricular spaces of the brain is known as:
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Hydrocephalis
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Which of the following skin conditions is caused by viruses
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Impetigo, Nevus, Pustule, & Verruca
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The function of the skin is to:
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Act as a mechanical barrier to the external environment, Assist in the temperature regulation of the body
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Which of the following diseases usually result in increased mucus production by the tracheobronchial tree:
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asthma
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Which of the following conditions would least likely be a direct result of hepatic cirrhosis:
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Hepatic infarction
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Elevated blood levels of estrogen that are unopposed by progesterone over a long period of time may be responsible for:
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Breast cancer & uterine cancer
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Which of the following causes of vaginitis is least likely to be associated with vaginal discharge:
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Herpes
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In a woman suffering from toxemia of pregnancy which symptom would be least likely
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Fever
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Hepatocellular carcinoma is often associated with:
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preexisting cirhosis
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Malignant lymphomas most often originate within the
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Lymph nodes
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Pheochromocytoma is a neoplasm that
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secretes epinephrine
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Breast feeding of babies does or does not increase risk developing brest cancer
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Does not
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Excessive growth hormone levels occuring in the adult would result in:
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Acromegaly
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The failure of a testis to descend into the scrotum is known as:
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Cryptorhcism
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Cervical carcinoma occurs at what age
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May occur at any age from teenage years to senility
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The most common ovarian malignancy
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Arises from ovarian surface epithelium
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Laennec's cirrhosis is a term used to describe the liver cirrhosis that occurs with:
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Chronic alcoholism
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a goiter:
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is a condition in which the thyroid gland increases in size
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Neurologic abnormalities occur in patients with:
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None of the above
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The most common congenital cardiovascular defect is:
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Atrial septal defect
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Which cell is the functional cell of the nervous system
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Neuron
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The most common cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage is:
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Peptic ulcer
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