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Cardiovascular Multiple Choice Questions and Answers Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 22 y/o female presents with a thyroid nodule. Thyroid aspiration biopsy is completed, and the result is suspicious. Thyroidectomy demonstrates malignancy. Which of the following is most likely to be present in the pathology report?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Papillary thyroid cancer is the most common type of thyroid malignancy.
Question 2 of 5
72 y/o female presented to the ER due to acute onset of severe abdominal pain and bloating. She was found to have a perforated gastric ulcer and underwent a gastrectomy. Upon returning home she noted postprandial N/V/D with diaphoresis, palpitations, and flushing. What is the most likely etiology?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Dumping syndrome occurs after gastrectomy due to rapid gastric emptying into the small intestine, causing osmotic shifts and symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and flushing.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is considered a non-modifiable risk factor for cancer development?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Genetic instability is a non-modifiable risk factor predisposing individuals to various types of cancer.
Question 4 of 5
After 'having a few', your patient made the mistake of talking politics with a couple of strangers. Badly bruised, he now presents to your office/ER with a swollen hand with multiple lacerations that, as best he recalls, were the result of punching someone in the mouth. Some appear infected. All but which of the following would be considered poor choices?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin®) is effective against both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria commonly found in human bites.
Question 5 of 5
What is the most important measure to prevent contrast-induced AKI in a patient with CKD?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Holding metformin is critical in preventing contrast-induced AKI in CKD patients, as it reduces the risk of lactic acidosis if renal function declines.