• 2022-06-18
    A 65-year-old woman is noted to have suspected uterine fibroids on physical examination. Over the course of 1 year, she is noted to have enlargement of her uterus from approximately 12 weeks’ size to 20 weeks’ size. Which of the following is the best management? ()
    A: Continued careful observation
    B: Monitoring with ultrasound examinations
    C: Exploratory laparotomy with hysterectomy
    D: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist
    E: Progestin therapy
  • C

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      A 45-year-old woman has noted a lump on her left shoulder that has enlarged over the past 4 months. On physical examination there is a palpable non-tender supraclavicular lymph node. A biopsy of the node is performed and on microscopic examination there is a metastatic neoplasm. Which of the following is the most likely primary for this neoplasm? A: Cerebral glioma B: Fibroadenoma of the breast C: Adenocarcinoma of the stomach D: Liposarcoma of the retroperitoneum E: Laryngeal papilloma

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      If the interest rates on all bonds rise from 5 to 6 percent over the course of the year, which bond would you prefer to have been holding?

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      Which of the following is considered chronic inflammation? A: That with a time course of 8 to 10 days B: That with a sudden onset C: That only involving heat, pain, redness and swelling D: That does not disappear soon but last for weeks, moths or year

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      A 40-year-old woman has noted enlargement of her anterior neck region over the past 8 months. On physical examination her vital signs include T 36.8°C, P 64/minute, RR 16/minute, and BP 155/105 mm Hg. There is diffuse, symmetrical thyroid enlargement without tenderness. A chest radiograph is normal. Fine needle aspiration of the thyroid yields cells consistent with a neoplasm. Laboratory studies show that she is euthyroid, but her serum ionized calcium is elevated. She is taken to surgery and frozen sections of several thyroid masses show a malignant neoplasm composed of polygonal cells in nests. A thyroidectomy is performed. Immunostaining for calcitonin of the permanent sections is positive, and the neoplasm has an amyloid stroma with Congo red staining. Which of the following neoplasms is she most likely to have?( ) A: Anaplastic carcinoma B: Medullary carcinoma C: Papillary thyroid carcinoma D: Metastatic renal cell carcinoma E: Parathyroid carcinoma

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      20. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Sue’s life a year and a half before? A: She was earning $56,000 a year at her old job. B: She enjoyed vacationing in places like Mexico and the Caribbean. C: She had started business school at an excellent university. D: She lost her job.