Clinical Case MCQs

 A healthy 69 year-old male who weighs 230 pounds (104kg) with a height of 5 feet and 6 inches (1.7 m) is scheduled to undergo repair of his large incisional hernia and a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the same time. Based on his BMI, what is the best deep vein thrombosis preventive strategy will you use in him?

A. Early ambulation 

B. LMWH and pneumatic compression stockings 

C. Compression stockings only 

D. Aspirin plus pneumatic compression stockings 

E. Pneumatic compression stockings only 

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Clinical Case MCQs

 Q1. A healthy 69 year-old male who weighs 230 pounds (104kg) with a height of 5 feet and 6 inches (1.7 m) is scheduled to undergo repair of his large incisional hernia and a laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the same time. From the formula below, what is his BMI?

A. 30

B. 33.5

C. 37.1

D. 40.2

E. Cannot be calculated from the info given

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Clinical Case MCQs: Joint pain

 Q6. The patient in Q1 with RD has blood work and her results are tabulated in Column B. What would be the next step in her management?

a. Perform bone marrow biopsy

b. Liver biopsy

c. Fecal Guaiac test

d. Ultrasound of the abdomen

e. Transfusion of 2 units of PRBCs

f. Check renal function

https://youtu.be/xpSnqVT-Cco

Clinical Case MCQs: Joint pain

 Q5. Which of the following blood tests is most sensitive for the diagnosis of the condition shown in the image?

a. Anti double stranded DNA

b. Anti Anticentromere antibody

c. Lupus anticoagulant

d. Anti cyclic citrullinated peptide

e. Rheumatoid factor

f. Anti-Smith

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Clinical Case MCQs: Joint pain

 Q7. Which of the following antibodies characterizes rheumatoid factor?

A

B

C

D

E

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