Xpress Minion test

1.

1 point

All the following match the anticoagulant with its correct mechanism of action except

a. abciximab GpIIb/IIIa recept or inhibition

b. clopidogrel - inhibition of thromboxane A2 release

c. fondaparinux inhibition of factor Xa

d. argatroban-thrombin inhibition

2.

1 point

All the following are late complications of bone marrow transplant preparative regimens except

a. growth retardation

b. azoospermia

c. hypothyroidism

d. dementia

3.

1 point

A 29year old male is found on routine chest radiography for life insurance to have right hilaradenopathy and scrotal swelling. He is otherwise healthy. Besides biopsy of the lymph nodes, which of the following is indicated?

a. Angiotensinconverting enzyme (ACE) level

b. B- hCG

c. Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

d. PSA

4.

1 point

All the following conditions are associated with an increased incidence of cancer except

a. Down's syndrome

b. Fanconi'sanemia

c. Fragile X syndrome

d. Von HippelLindau syndrome

5.

1 point

Which of the following symptoms is most suggestive of an esophageal mass?

a. Early satiety

b. Liquid phase dysphagia only

c. Solid phase dysphagia progressing to liquid phase dysphagia

d. Oropharyngeal dysphagia

6.

1 point

All of the following have been associated with development of a lymphoid malignancy except

a. Celiac sprue

b. Helicobacter pylori infection

c. Hepatitis B infection

d. HIV infection

7.

1 point

All the following are suggestive of iron deficiency anemia except

a. Koilonychia

b. Pica

c. Decreased serum ferritin

d. Decreased total ironbinding capacity (TIBC)

8.

1 point

All the following disorders may be associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm except

a. Osteogenesis imperfecta

b. Takayasu's arteritis

c. EhlersDanlos syndrome

d. Klinefelter's syndrome

9.

1 point

Which of the following is the most potent stimulus for hypothalamic production of arginine vasopressin?

a. Hypertonicity

b. Hyperkalemia

c. Hypokalemia

d. Hypotonicity

10.

1 point

All of the following necessitate sending bacterial stool cultures in patients with diarrhea for 2 days severe enough to keep them home from work except

a. age >75

b. bloody stools

c. dehydration

d. recent lung transplantation