An 18-year-old female with diabetes presents to the clinic for her annual visit. Over the past year, she has experienced daily nausea and occasional vomiting. She has learned that eating small amounts of food at a time helps to decrease the frequency of vomiting. She is diagnosed with diabetic gastroparesis and started on metoclopramide. What is a side effect of metoclopramide?

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An 18-year-old female with diabetes presents to the clinic for her annual visit. Over the past year, she has experienced daily nausea and occasional vomiting. She has learned that eating small amounts of food at a time helps to decrease the frequency of vomiting. She is diagnosed with diabetic gastroparesis and started on metoclopramide. What is a side effect of metoclopramide?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

A 27-year-old woman presents to clinic with infertility over the past 2 years. Her husband had a normal sperm analysis. She has also had weight gain and increased facial hair. Her labs show an increase in both her LH and FSH, with a ratio of LH:FSH of 2:1. What is the most appropriate medication to help her with her infertility?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

A 76-year-old man presents to the clinic for follow-up of his benign prostatic hyperplasia. He has been doing well with his symptoms since starting finasteride. He no longer has as much difficulty starting his stream and feels that he empties his bladder completely. What is the mechanism of action of finasteride?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

A 23-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician with an enlarging neck mass and weight loss. The large mass is seen in the midline of the neck. She has lost 15lb over the past month, feels like her heart is racing, and is always hot. The patient is diagnosed with Graves' disease and started on propylthiouracil. Which of the following is a side effect of propylthiouracil?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

A 54-year-old man with elevated cholesterol levels is treated with niacin. Within 2 weeks of starting therapy, he develops an uncomfortable feeling of warmth and itchiness. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in the management of this patient?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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