FREE PANRE MCQ Question and Answers

Question 1

What qualities do an indirect inguinal hernia have?

Accepted Answer

Congenital protrusion through the inguinal ring into inguinal canal

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Protrusion through weak spot of inguinal canal

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Occurs below inguinal ligament at weak spot of femoral canal

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Occurs at umbilical ring through abdominal wall

Question 2

What would you expect with a positive obturator sign while performing an exam on a patient with probable appendicitis?

Accepted Answer

Increased pain when passively flexing and internally rotating the right hip

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Increased pain when passively flexing and externally rotating the right hip

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Increased pain when passively extending the right hip

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Increased pain when passively extending the left hip

Question 3

The following x-ray results would all suggest abuse, with the exception of:

Accepted Answer

10-year-old with distal radius fracture

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14-year-old with rib fracture

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3-year-old with skull fracture across a suture line

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7-year-old with spiral fracture of the femur

Question 4

Which of the following conditions can be diagnosed with certainty with a temporal artery biopsy?

Accepted Answer

Giant cell arteritis

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Polymyalgia rheumatica

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Takayasu arteritis

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Polyarteritis nodosa

Question 5

At the intensive care unit (ICU), a newborn was being treated for cyanotic episodes and stunted growth. Auscultation reveals a systolic murmur, and an x-ray reveals a heart that resembles a boot. Which diagnosis is more likely?

Accepted Answer

Tetralogy of Fallot

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Persistent truncus arteriosus

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Transportation of the great arteries

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Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Question 6

An ECG that has fallen P waves is being examined by you. Which diagnosis is more probable?

Accepted Answer

Sick sinus syndrome

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Wandering atrial pacemaker

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Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

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None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following drugs increased insulin release from pancreatic beta cells, hence lowering plasma glucose levels?

Accepted Answer

Glyburide

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Pioglitazone

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Acarbose

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Metformin