Question 1
A 72-year-old male presents with exertional dyspnea and a harsh, crescendo-decrescendo systolic murmur best heard at the right upper sternal border. Which of the following physical exam findings would be most consistent with severe aortic stenosis?
Correct Answer:
A low-amplitude and delayed carotid upstroke
Question 2
A 55-year-old male with a history of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is being discharged. In addition to aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor, which of the following medication classes provides a mortality benefit and should be initiated prior to discharge for secondary prevention?
Correct Answer:
Beta-blockers
Question 3
A 68-year-old female is diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Her initial lab work shows a hemoglobin of 9.2 g/dL, serum creatinine of 2.5 mg/dL, and serum calcium of 12.1 mg/dL. An X-ray reveals multiple lytic lesions in the vertebrae. Which of these findings is NOT part of the classic CRAB criteria for diagnosing symptomatic multiple myeloma?
Correct Answer:
Thrombocytosis (Platelets > 450,000/µL)
Question 4
A patient is hospitalized and receives unfractionated heparin for a deep vein thrombosis. Five days later, their platelet count drops from 250,000/µL to 90,000/µL, and a new pulmonary embolism is suspected. What is the most likely underlying pathophysiology of this condition?
Correct Answer:
Autoantibody formation against the heparin-platelet factor 4 (PF4) complex
Question 5
A 22-year-old male of Mediterranean descent presents with fatigue, jaundice, and dark urine after being treated with a sulfonamide antibiotic for a urinary tract infection. A complete blood count reveals normocytic anemia, and a peripheral smear shows Heinz bodies and bite cells. This presentation is most characteristic of a deficiency in which of the following enzymes?
Correct Answer:
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
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