Mini Med Honor Quiz

A patient comes into your office to follow up on his high blood pressure. You measure his blood pressure and find it to be 160/95. Which of the following is true?

Mr. Green is a 45-year-old man who presents to the Emergency Room with difficulty breathing for the last 2 months. He is unable to characterize the shortness of breath, but describes his breathing as shallow. He rates his breathing difficulty a 9 out of 10. Prior to two months ago, he used to be able to walk a block, unload groceries and climb stairs without much difficulty. Recently, he has noticed episodes of breathlessness following his usual activities and he chalked it up to normal aging. He states that resting makes his symptoms better. In addition to the difficulty breathing, he admits to some coughing, difficulty sleeping and swollen legs and feet. What important piece of the HPI is missing?

Which location would NOT be described as a place to take a Peripheral Pulse?

Becky is nervous about her BMI calculation. She finds out that her BMI is 23. What is her classification?

You are taking a patient’s vital signs and find that her heart rate is 105 beats/minute and the respiratory rate is 16 breaths/minute. Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a true statement regarding depression?

A 28 year old woman comes to your office complaining of episodes of hallucinations where she usually hears voices for the past year. Her husband states that she often has difficulty distinguishing what’s real and lately has been “mixing her words up”. Which of the following risk factors accounts for most cases of the patient’s illness?

A 23 year old woman who is currently in Law School comes to your office worried that she may have generalized anxiety disorder, because her mother has been diagnosed with GAD. Which of the following would not be a reason to suspect GAD in this patient?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding Bipolar disorder?

Melvin contracted “the flu” 4 days ago. What would you recommend he do?

A low level of which of the following neurotransmitter is implicated in causing depression?

Which of the following is NOT a common symptom of the flu?

Which age group is at an especially high risk for contracting Streptococcus pneumoniae?

Where can the Hemagglutinins and Neuraminidases of an influenza virus H1N1 be found?

The large number of human cases of influenza A virus infection have been associated with direct or indirect contact with infected live or dead poultry. This flu known as the Avian flu was classified as Influenza A (H5N1). The subtype classification of this flu is based on:

In a patient’s positive pneumonia Chest X-Ray, what might NOT be seen?

Which of the following is not a vaccination recommended for individuals in the 18-24 years age group?

Your Friend Sarah’s mother keeps nagging her about drinking more water. She wants to know how much water she should be drinking in a day. You correctly respond:

You want to improve your eating habits, so you decide to replace:

A Patient describes his pain as being a 4 out of 10. Which letter of CLODIERS does this describe?

Choose the BEST option: When obtaining a History of Present Illness for a patient in pain, to ascertain information regarding the L of CLODIERS, ask the patient to:

What is the first thing you should do when you start taking a patient history?

Your patient visits your office for a regular physical exam and is noted to have normal blood pressure. A week later, however, the patient is sent to the emergency room due to an elevated blood pressure leading to hypertensive urgency. You suspect that the patient evaded the diagnosis of hypertension due to the phenomenon known as:

According to the USHHS, you need to do which two types of physical activities each week?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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