Author: qnasb27

A 15 month female infant is brought in for a WCC and is noted to have breast buds. Genitalia is Tanner 1.You should: a. order estrogen/progesterone and gonadotropin levels b. order heat CT c. order head...

The new mother of a 3 week old infant is concerned that her child is having difficulty breathing. She states he is a noisy breather but has remained afebrile and sleeps/feeds well. After a benign history/physicalexam,...

4 yo BM presents with numerous hypopigmented macules of skin, sebaceous adenomas, mental retardation, and h/o recurrent seizures. What is the mode of inheritance of this disorder? a. aut recessive b. aut...

15 yo WM presents after referral to you for proteinuria. U/A shows 1+ proteinuria (no other abnormalities), no edema, normal cholesterol, and no significant PMH/FH. Urine protein/creatinine ratio is 0.148...

A patient with an uncompensated respiratory alkalosis may have A. Been exposed to living at high altitudes. B. A reduced [H2CO3]:[HCO3- ] ratio. C. Neuromuscular hyperexcitability. D. An arterial pH of...

A patient with partly compensated respiratory acidosis A. Must have a raised PCO2. B. May have a reduced hydrogen ion concentration [H ]. C. Must have a raised bicarbonate concentration [HCO3 ]. D. May...

A raised blood pH and bicarbonate level is consistent with A. Metabolic acidosis. B. Partly compensated respiratory alkalosis. C. A reduced PCO2. D. Chronic renal failure with a raised PCO2. E. A history...

Vitamin B12 deficiency may A. Result from disease of the terminal part of the ileum. B. Result in anaemia with small RBCs well filled with haemoglobin. C. Cause wasting (atrophy) of the gastric mucosa....

The following are all actions of bradykinin EXCEPT A. increased vascular permeability. B. activation of complement pathway. C. smooth muscle contraction. D. dilation of blood vessels. E. pain.

Histamine exerts its effect during inflammation by A. vasoconstriction of post capillary sphincters. B. constriction of large arteries. C. acting on H2 receptors on mast cells. D. causing venular endothelial...

The chemical mediator NOT responsible for chemotaxis is A. cytokines. B. C5a. C. bradykinin. D. bacterial products. E. LTB4.

The directional movement of a cell or organism in response to a chemical gradient is best called A. diapedesis. B. emigration. C. cytopempsis. D. chemotaxis. E. margination.