62 year old woman - osteoporosis - a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected beneficial effect
of the drug is due to which of the following? -Answer= Decreased Osteoclast Activity
Cohot Study of elderly women - rela
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62 year old woman - osteoporosis - a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected beneficial effect
of the drug is due to which of the following? -Answer= Decreased Osteoclast Activity
Cohot Study of elderly women - relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those who exercise
regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to 1.8). Which of the following is the conclusion about
the effect of exercise on the risk of hip fracture? -Answer= Statistically Significant Overall Increase
Risk
52 year old man goes to ER with chest pain radiating to his jaw while shoveling snow. Pulse is
80/min and blood pressure is 130/70. The most immediate treatment mechanism of action? -
Answer= Increased nitric oxide concentration
24 year old woman - spilled hot grease on her left leg while working at a fast-food restaurant.
Exam of leg shows 7cm pink, soft, granular, edematous wound. The formation of this tissue was
most likely caused by increased activity of which? -Answer= a. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VEGF - stimulates angiogenesiss.
TYPE III Collagen = Blood Vessels - early wound repair
27 year old man- MVC - skull x-ray shows a linear, nondepressed basal skull fracture - increased
serum osm and decreased urin osm. Following desmopressin urine osm increases. Desmopressin's
effect is due to the activation of which of the following? -Answer= a. Adenylyl Cyclase
Adenylate Cyclase - ATP - CAMP -- PROTEKINASE A -- Ca
v2
A 10 month old boy - 4 day history of fever and cough. He attends day care center. Chest exam
shows intercostal retractions along with bilateral, diffuse wheezes and expiratory rhonchi. The
infectious agent most likely has which of the following properties? -Answer= Mediation of Cell Entry
via a fusion protein
A 17 year old girl in ED - 15 minutes after being stung by a bee. Mild light headedness but no
difficulty swallowing- Bilateral wheezing - Which is most appropriate pharmacotherapy for this
patient? -Answer= B2- Agonist
14 year old boy - 2 day history of sore throat and fever that peaks in late afternoon. 1 week of
fatigue. He recentaly had sex with one partner. Physical exam show cervical lymphadenopathy and
pharyngeal erythema with a creamy exudate. DX? -Answer= Infectious Mononucleosis
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