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#june2020mccqe1 A 24-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department for a 10-day history of increasing shortness of breath and dry cough. Before this time, the patient was healthy and took no medications. On physical examination, temperature is 37.9°C (100.3°F), blood pressure is 105/70...

#june2020mccqe1 A 27-year-old African American man visits his primary care physician because of recent onset of “yellowness in the white of his eyes.” His recent history is significant for a “chest cold” for which he is taking trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; he is also taking fluoxetine for...

#june2020mccqe1 A 24-year-old woman at 30 weeks of gestation in her first pregnancy is noted to be mildly jaundiced, to have dark urine, and to have pruritus of her abdominal skin. Her BP is 130/80mmHg, the fundal height measures 29cm above the pubic symphysis. and the liquor volume appears...

#june2020mccqe1 An 18-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with acute mental status changes, rapid and deep breathing, abdominal pain, and vomiting. On examination she is tachypneic and tachycardic, her abdomen is soft and nontender, and her mucous membranes are dry. Laboratory...

#june2020mccqe1 A 1-year-old boy is brought to the pediatrician because his parents have recently noted a number of abnormalities. Although the child was normal at birth, he does not interact with others as his older sister did at the same age. His parents also note that he has coarse facial...

#june2020mccqe1 A 58-year-old man is admitted to the coronary care unit for telemetric monitoring after an episode of bradycardia. While in the unit, he suddenly loses consciousness. His pulse is undetectable and his blood pressure drops to 40 mm Hg. His airway is clear and patent, and he is...

#june2020mccqe1 A 75-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department because of a 2-day history of generalized weakness and fever. The patient is a nursing home resident and requires a chronic indwelling urinary catheter. On physical examination, temperature is 38.4°C (101.1°F), blood...

#june2020mccqe1 A 45-year-old garbage collector has severe neck pain and weakness in his left upper extremity. He has gotten no relief from over-the-counter medications. He denies any history of trauma. On examination the patient is thin and walks with his neck tilted to the left side. The...

#june2020mccqe1 A 45-year-old woman consults a physician because of chronic fatigue. A review of systems reveals long-standing stomach problems characterized by slow digestion and delayed emptying of her stomach. A complete blood count demonstrates a moderately severe megaloblastic anemia...

#june2020mccqe1 A 59-year-old man presents to his internist for a routine visit. He has no complaints, and review of symptoms is negative. His past medical history is significant for poorly controlled hypertension for 15 years due to noncompliance with antihypertensive medications. He takes...

#june2020mccqe1 A 38-year-old man is admitted to the hospital after sustaining a pulmonary embolism. The patient has a past medical history significant for two idiopathic deep venous thromboses and takes only an aspirin daily. Three hours ago, he developed acute shortness of breath, pleuritic...

#june2020mccqe1 A 25-year-old woman who is 28 weeks pregnant has asymptomatic bacteriuria detected during a routine prenatal visit. She has not had fever, urinary frequency, or dysuria and is not taking any medications other than prenatal vitamins. She has never had a urinary tract infection...

#june2020mccqe1 A patient with a left adrenal mass is scheduled for surgery. The surgeon is planning to approach the suprarenal area by removing the twelfth rib. With this approach, the surgeon should take particular care to avoid damaging which of the following structures? (A) Aorta (B)...