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#march2020usmle2ck A 55-year-old woman visits her physician to consult about hormone replacement therapy (HRT).Her physician discuss with her the pros and cons of using HRT. Which one of these benefits is gained by the use of HRT? A-HRT decrease the risk of breast cancer B-HRT decrease the...

#march2020usmle2ck A 20-year-old exchange male student from Greece presents to the office for evaluation. Two days ago, he noticed yellow discoloration of his conjunctiva. His family history is significant for hemolytic anemia due to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency. Which one of...

#march2020usmle2ck A 61-year-old man with a history of recurrent angina and hypertension presents to the clinic for routine examination. His vital signs are within normal limits and his cardiac examination is satisfactory. Reviewing his medication, his physician noticed that he had been...

#march2020usmle2ck A 45-year-old woman visits her physician with a complaint of pain and fatigue in her wrist and hand for 6 weeks. MRI confirms the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. What is the structure that forms the anterior wall of the carpal tunnel? A-Skin B-Superficial fascia...

#march2020usmle2ck A 23-year-old man who takes anti-mycobacterial therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis presents to the clinic because of recent visual disturbance and pain with movement of his left eye. On examination, there is tenderness to the pressure of the left eye and a blind spot at the...

#march2020usmle2ck An 88-year-old woman complains of fatigue and loss of weight over the past 6 months. She lives alone and she has no children. She has a long history of controlled hypertension with atenolol. Vital signs are within normal limits. Her weight is 5Ib less than it was in her last...

#march2020usmle2ck A 48-year-old woman presents to the clinic for a complaint of difficult swallowing solid food for the last 2 months. After seconds of swallowing, she feels the food getting stuck at the suprasternal notch. She has no history of food or acid regurgitation. She has not lost...

#march2020usmle2ck A 64-year-old man complains of severe headache, dizziness, nausea and deterioration of vision. Workup shows a decrease in oxygen carrying capacity with no change in PO2 of arterial blood. Which of the following is most likely responsible for this patient’s symptoms? A-...

#march2020usmle2ck A 23-year-old man with a long history of duodenal ulcer has been treated with cimetidine (Tagamet) for 6 months. What is the mechanism of action of this drug? A-Adds a protective membrane to gastric mucosa B-Blocks H2 receptors C-Stimulates H2 receptors D-Inhibits H+,K+-ATPase

#march2020usmle2ck A 27-year-old man complains of 2-week history of watery diarrhea and 5 lb. weight loss. He had no similar episodes in the past, did not travel recently, did not eat out or take antibiotics. He quit smoking last month after 1 PPD for 5 years. His family history is significant...

#march2020usmle2ck A 32-year-old woman presents with a complaint of severe pain during menstruation. She is prescribed indomethacin. Which is the mechanism of action of this drug to reduce her pain? A-Interferes with the production of leukotrienes B-Limits the production of histamine...

#march2020usmle2ck A 24-year-old man with a history of AIDS is currently managed by antiretroviral therapy (HAART) containing a protease-inhibitor, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Which one of these drugs is a nucleoside...

#march2020usmle2ck A 39 year-old man presents to the ER by his wife. They were watching TV when she noticed that her husband was confused and stumbling. He is not usually at home at this time but he did not feel good all the day. He used to drink every night with his friends at the bar but he...

#march2020usmle2ck A 23 year-old woman presents to the emergency room with severe lower right abdominal pain for the last six hours. She had intermittent lower abdominal pain for three days but never been severe like this time. Her last menstrual period was three months ago and before that she...

#march2020usmle2ck A 6 year old girl presents to the emergency room with her mother for a deep wound on her right forearm. Her mother tells you that her daughter was playing at school today and wounded herself when she fell on a big rock. When you ask her about her vaccination, she tells you...

#march2020usmle2ck A 2-year old girl is presented with rectal bleeding. Her mom noticed blood in her BM yesterday and was worried about it and she decided to go to your clinic to examine her daughter. There is mild pain, not related to meals. No nausea or vomiting. The girl is healthy and her...