ACE 2 test questions

Who is most likely to have an osteoporotic fracture?

70 y/o Caucasian woman

Diabetes Insidious is due to a deficiency of which of the following?

Antidiurectic Hormone ADH

During a physical examination, the eye disorder strabismus, misalignment of the eye, will display abnormal findings in which of the following?

Convergence

Which structures provides communication between the right and left cerebral hemispheres?

Corpus Callosum

What is your clinical impression for a patient who has a "moon" face with red cheeks, excessive hair growth, truncal obesity, and a "buffalo hump"?

Cushing's syndrome

Patient with a history of cryptorchidism have an increased incidence of which type of cancer?

Testicular cancer

What are the three major symptoms/ signs for Meniere's disease?

Tinnitus, hearing loss and vertigo

Which of the following muscles or muscle groups is innervated by the C7 nerve root?

Triceps

Which is the most common etiology of aortic dissection?

Hypertension

A 60 y/o professor, has lost of interest in his clinical department. His wife notes he has a distinct personality change over 18 months and noticed weight gain, dispite no real alterations in his diet. He constantly complains of feeling cold and feeling lethargic. Additionally he developed severe constipation and wondereed whether he may have a bowel tumor. Upon physical exam you find he had a pale complexion, hands are cold and pulse rate is 53 beats per min.

Hypothyroidism

A 20 y/o male presents with LOW BACK PAIN that is aggregated when he sits for long periods and is worse at night, morning stiffness, fatigue, blurred vision, decrease is ROM of lumbar and hips, X-rays indicate bilateral scarolitis. Which of the following disease would you likely suspect?

Ankylosing spondylitis

What is the name of the condition when fibrosadipose plaques form in the tunica intima of large and medium size arteries?

Athersclerosis

Lumbar radiographic study of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis would most likely show which of the following?

Bamboo sign

When the immune system become seriously impaired in AIDS patients, which T-lymphocytes are being destroyed?

CD4

Which bacteria are associated with chronic gastric and peptic ulcer?

Helicobacter Pylori, H Pylori

Which form of hepatitis is transmitted by the oral fecal route?

Hep A

which structure connect the veins from the SP, pancrease, GB and intestines to send blood to the LV?

Hepatic Portal Vein

Which location in the brain is mostly likely affected during a stroke when a patient displays right upper extremity contracture and right lower extremity weakness?

Left side of the brain

Which hormonal surge triggers ovulation and day or two later?

Luteinizing hormone

A 20 y/o college student present with severe HEADACHE, severe stiff neck, photophobia, fever, chills. He has been sick for 3 days and is getting worse. You are concerned that the patient has which of the following and which physical exam will most likely be positive?

Meningitis, Brudzinski's Sign

Which is the most sensitive tumor marker for prostate cancer?

PSA

Which of the following conditions has the characteristic of a mask like face, with decreased blinking and a characteristic stare?

Parkinson's disease

Damage to which nerve can impair function of the diaphragm?

Phrenic

Which of the following produces human chorionic gonadotropin hCG?

Placenta

Which hormone is responsible for initiation and maintenance of lactation

Prolactin

Which of the following is the correct term for an upper urinary tract infection and which physical examination may be positive?

Pylonephritis, using the ulnar side of one fist to strike the opposite hand on the constovertebral angle

What is the most appropriate recommendations to give to a patient with ankylosing spondylitis?

Range of motion exercises

Vitamin D deficiency may cause which disorder?

Rickets

What is the structure referred to as the pacemaker of the HT called?

SA node

During a physical exam you find that during inspiration the HT rate speeds up and during expiration the HT rate slows down. What is this called?

Sinus Arrhythmia

The trapezius and sternomastoid muscles are innervated by which nerve?

Spinal Accessory nerve, CN 11

"Kegel exercises" are usually prescribed to patients with which type of condition?

Stress incontence

Nerve impulses through which nerve increase peristalsis and decrease HT rate?

Vagus

A 10 y/o child presents with cracks and fissures around his mouth and scaly skin. Which vitamin do you suspect the child is deficient in?

Vitamin B2, Riboflavin

Smoking causes serious depletion of which vitamin?

Vitamin C

Which is one of the most characteristic findings in hypothyroidism?

Weight gain despite decreased food intake.