A collection of Question Banks in a variety of subjects and topics.
A patient, who appears to be female, is found to be 46,XY. The patient's vagina is very shallow, ending in a blind pouch, and there are palpable masses in the labia. The diagnosis of testicular feminization syndrome is made. Which of the following was most likely present during the early fetal life of this individual?
A 67-year-old black man with a history of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency presents with fever, irritative voiding symptoms, and perineal pain. Rectal examination is remarkable for a boggy, exquisitely tender prostate. A urine Gram's stain is positive for gram-negative rods. The risk for development of hemolytic anemia is highest if he receives high-dose, 21-day therapy with
A patient develops a form of lung cancer that spreads to occlude the thoracic duct. Edema involving which of the following sites might be expected as a potential complication?
A patient develops an acute febrile illness with shivers, nonproductive cough, and pleuritic chest pain. Five days later, he presents to the emergency room after abruptly having 'coughed up' nearly a cup of blood-stained sputum. Which of the following is most likely to be seen on chest x-ray?
A 15-year-old boy is evaluated by a clinician for failure to develop normal male secondary sexual characteristics. Physical examination reveals small testes, a small penis, and gynecomastia. The boy has had some difficulties in school, and the parents say that the school psychometrist said he had an IQ of 90. This patient's condition is most likely to be related to which of the following?
Maintenance of the corpus luteum during the first trimester of pregnancy is accomplished principally by the secretion of
A 52-year-old female presents with groin pain . Physical examination reveals a bulge in the groin area immediately inferior to the inguinal canal. The physician suspects that the patient has a femoral hernia containing a loop of small intestine. Which of the following structures is located immediately medial to the hernia sac?
The modified structures at the border of
the epithelium shown above are immotile in a 23-year-old patient. Which of
the following would be a consequence of this lack of motility?
A patient with tuberculosis develops bright orange-red urine and calls his physician in a panic because he is afraid he is bleeding into the urine. The patient has no other urinary tract symptoms. Which of the following medications is most likely to produce this side effect?
Which of the following Starling force changes is the primary cause of the edema seen in patients with nephrotic syndrome?