Marty is a 71-year-old patient in with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease. He has been participating in an Alzheimer’s disease research study for the past 5 years. In the study, he has been categorized as “”prodromal”” based on biomarker results and neuropsychiatric testing. Which of the following biomarker results are indicative of Alzheimer’s disease? […]

KT is a 60 yo woman with GERD and LA Grade B esophagitis who has been on lansoprazole 30 mg PO BID for 15 years. Her friend recently told her that it was not good to take PPIs long-term, and she wants to know what risks she should be aware of. Which of the following […]

A Hispanic woman, Mrs. Rivera, had to sign an informed consent form for a hysterectomy. The patient spoke no English and the hospital staff relied on her bilingual son to serve as the interpreter. When the son explained the procedure to the mother, he appeared to be interpreting accurately and explaining the proper procedure. His […]

A 24-year-old man is brought into the ED after failing off his motorcycle. He was not wearing a crash helmet. The EMT-P tells you he was conscious for a time after the injury but then became unarousable. He has an obvious fracture of his left femur and marked bruising over his pelvis. His blood pressure […]

A 6-year-old child with a leg fracture of suspicious origin is brought into the emergency department by the mother and the mother’s boyfriend. Which diagnostic examination will most likely be anticipated if the medical staff suspect abuse? Group of answer choices Psychiatric evaluation to ensure the child is truthful Renal ultrasound to rule out retroperitoneal […]

Your patient Marla has come to you concerned about her continued knee pain. She has tried aquatic therapy, but walking has been difficult for her. She is willing to wear a tibiofemoral knee brace but also wants to know if you will prescribe the topical NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) her friend told her about. What […]

A 14 month old child presents to clinic with head injury after a fall. Which of the following findings is most concerning for child abuse or neglect? Group of answer choices a bruise in the child who is crawling but not walking a scald injury in a child under 5 years bruising on the legs […]

Nabin is a 34-year-old male that was admitted to the hospital for pain in his lower right abdomen. The doctor just informed him that he has appendicitis (inflammation of the appendix), and will need surgery immediately. Nabin will need to stay in the hospital until surgery is performed and he has recovered. You are a […]

oan is a 61-year-old female with severe osteoarthritis who is not a candidate for total hip replacement. Due to a previous GI bleed, she is unable to take ibuprofen. Previous attempts of physical therapy have made her pain worse. She has tried diclofenac gel, which has not offered pain relief. Her pain is currently impacting […]

Mrs. Seattle is 63 years old female who is recently admitted to along term care facility. she is ambulatory, and able to perform self-care a few months ago but transitioned to the long-term care facility after several falls in her home, with the latest one resulting in a fractured right hip. Mrs. Seattles does require […]