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Medical FISDAP questions with correct answersWhich individual is most likely to suffer from cholecystitis?
A. 43 year old female with a history of obesity
B. 77 year old male with Crohn's disease
C. 17 year old female with a history of constipation
D. 1 year old with a history of RSV Correct Answer-A. 43 year old
female with a history of obesity
Fat Fertile Females over 40
Cholecystitis is a redness and swelling (inflammation) of the
gallbladder. It happens when bile becomes trapped and builds up in the
gallbladder
A 26 year old male is playing soccer on a field that was recently treated
for weed control. He is speaking in short sentences and complaining of
nauseas, headache, severe thirst, and a swelling throat on a hot day. Vital
signs are BP 100/72, R28 with audible wheezes. You should suspect
A. Heat stroke
B. environmental poisoning
C. status asthmaticus
D hyperglycemia. Correct Answer-C. status asthmaticus
,Status asthmaticus is a medical emergency, an extreme form of asthma
exacerbation characterized by hypoxemia
A patient has a positive Brudzinski's sign, low grade fever, nuchal
rigidity and petechial rash. You should suspect
A. Hepatisis
B. Viral infection
C. sepsis
D. meningitis Correct Answer-Brudzinski's sign is a physical exam
finding suggestive of meningitis. As a result of irritation of the
meninges, flexion of the neck causes flexion of the hips and knees
A 45 year old male complains of severe flank pain radiating to his groin.
He is unable to urinate or find a confortable resting position. You should
suspect.
A. renal calculi
B. gall stones
C. Nephritis
D. Appendicitis Correct Answer-A. renal calculi
Kidney stones
also called renal calculi,
,are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside your
kidneys.
A 44 year old female complains of localized abdominal pain in her mid-
epigastric region. Her pain is associated with nausea and tends to
subside with eating. Vital signs are BP 128/78, P 84, R 20, skin is warm
and dry. What is the most likely cause?
A Cholecystitis
B. Pancreatitis
C. Diverticular disease
D. Peptic ulcer disease Correct Answer-D. Peptic ulcer disease
peptic ulcers open sores that develop on the inside lining of your
stomach and the upper portion of your small intestine.
An 80 year old female fell at her nursing home and complaining of pain
in her wrists. She has redness around her wrists and ankles. She also has
a deep deep purple bruise on her ear and a yellowish-brown on her thigh.
What should you suspect?
A. Neuropathy leading to frequent falls
B. Physical abuse
C Basilar Skull fracture
D. Colles' fractures Correct Answer-B. Physical abuse
, How should you treat a sickle cell?
A. Referral to private MD
B. IV fluid bolus and analgesic pain relief
C. Ice packs to extremities
D. Oxygen and non-emergent transport only Correct Answer-B. IV fluid
bolus and analgesic pain relief
O2, fluids and pain meds.
Which is a primary structural cause of altered mental status?
A. Abnormal blood glucose levels
B. Severe tissue hypoxia or anoxia
C. Increasing intracranial pressure
D. Hemorrhage in the brain tissue Correct Answer-D. Hemorrhage in the
brain tissue
What is a complication of acute renal failure?
A. Polyuria
B. Hypertension
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