NBME CBSE - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (ACTUAL
TEST)
62 year old woman - osteoporosis - a bisphosphonate is prescribed.
The expected beneficial effect of
... [Show More] the drug is due to which of the
following? Correct Ans - Decreased Osteoclast Activity
Cohot Study of elderly women - relative risk ratio for hip fractures
among those who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval
of 1.1 to 1.8). Which of the following is the conclusion about the
effect of exercise on the risk of hip fracture? Correct Ans -
Statistically Significant Overall Increase Risk
52 year old man goes to ER with chest pain radiating to his jaw
while shoveling snow. Pulse is 80/min and blood pressure is 130/70.
The most immediate treatment mechanism of action? Correct Ans
- Increased nitric oxide concentration
24 year old woman - spilled hot grease on her left leg while working
at a fast-food restaurant. Exam of leg shows 7cm pink, soft,
granular, edematous wound. The formation of this tissue was most
likely caused by increased activity of which? Correct Ans - a.
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
VEGF - stimulates angiogenesiss.
TYPE III Collagen = Blood Vessels - early wound repair
27 year old man- MVC - skull x-ray shows a linear, nondepressed
basal skull fracture - increased serum osm and decreased urin osm.
Following desmopressin urine osm increases. Desmopressin's effect
is due to the activation of which of the following? Correct Ans -
a. Adenylyl Cyclase
Adenylate Cyclase - ATP - CAMP -- PROTEKINASE A -- Ca
v2
A 10 month old boy - 4 day history of fever and cough. He attends
day care center. Chest exam shows intercostal retractions along
with bilateral, diffuse wheezes and expiratory rhonchi. The
infectious agent most likely has which of the following properties?
Correct Ans - Mediation of Cell Entry via a fusion protein
A 17 year old girl in ED - 15 minutes after being stung by a bee. Mild
light headedness but no difficulty swallowing- Bilateral wheezing -
Which is most appropriate pharmacotherapy for this patient?
Correct Ans - B2- Agonist [Show Less]