Common
The decision you make weekly on the ward. 494 questions.
A 29-year-old woman has photosensitive facial erythema, painless oral ulcers and symmetrical pain and swelling of the small joints of both hands. Urinalysis sho…
Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal · Clinical rotations · common
A 69-year-old man presents with 2 months of progressive low back pain that is worse at night and is not relieved by rest. He has lost 6 kg unintentionally and h…
Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal · Clinical rotations · common
A 72-year-old woman sustains a low-trauma vertebral compression fracture while lifting a light shopping bag. She has no renal impairment, oesophageal disease or…
Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common
A 67-year-old woman reports several years of pain at the bases of both thumbs and in the distal finger joints. The pain is worse after gardening, morning stiffn…
Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal · Clinical rotations · common
A 54-year-old woman presents with a painful, swollen right knee that became symptomatic over 12 hours. She has a temperature of 37.8°C and is unable to fully fl…
Infectious Diseases · Clinical rotations · common
A a 68-year-old man with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease presents with worsening kidney function over the past two weeks. He started a proton pump…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
In a study of community-dwelling individuals, researchers observe varying prevalence rates of asymptomatic bacteriuria.In which of the following populations is…
Year 1 · Foundations · common
A 70-year-old man presents with dysuria, a slow urinary stream, and a feeling of incomplete emptying. Urinalysis shows leukocytes and nitrites. He is afebrile a…
Year 1 · Mechanisms of disease · common
A 50-year-old man presents to the emergency department with confusion, rapid breathing, and general weakness. He has a history of chronic kidney disease. On exa…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 2-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department after falling off a bunk bed at home. She was playing unsupervised in her older sibling’s room. She hit…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 3-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after falling from a low-height chair at home. He has swelling and tenderness over his left forearm. X-r…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 40-year-old woman presents with a 6-month history of intermittent upper abdominal discomfort described as postprandial fullness and occasional epigastric pain…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 58-year-old man is undergoing evaluation for chronic upper gastrointestinal symptoms. He reports longstanding retrosternal burning, especially at night and af…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 52-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of vomiting blood and lightheadedness. He reports passing black stools over the past fe…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 61-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 6-hour history of hematemesis and melena. He reports a long-standing history of osteoarthritis, fo…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 45-year-old woman presents with a painful, swollen, red area on her right forearm that developed over the past two days. She reports a minor cut from gardenin…
Year 1 · Mechanisms of disease · common
A biopsy of the tracheal epithelium shows a single layer of cells with nuclei at different levels, cilia, and mucus-secreting goblet cells. Which of the followi…
Year 1 · Foundations · common
Which function is performed by stratified cuboidal epithelium?
Year 1 · Foundations · common
Which of the following is a location of stratified cuboidal epithelium in the body?
Year 1 · Foundations · common
What is the main function of stratified squamous epithelium?
Year 1 · Foundations · common