Adult-Gerontology Primary Care

Reviewed February 2024 Achalasia Sample question: A 60-year-old man comes to the clinic with reports of difficulty swallowing, heartburn, chest pain, and mild weight loss. He has difficulty swallowing solids and liquids and often regurgitates undigested food. He has no significant past medical history and takes no medications. He reports no travel-related infection. Esophageal manometry read more…

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Reviewed January 2024 Chlamydia Cervicitis

Reviewed February 2024 Cushing Syndrome Sample question: A 35-year-old woman presents to the clinic with decreased libido, weight gain, and menstrual irregularities. She says she has gained 35 pounds in the past three months without any changes in her diet. She has also noticed her face has become more round. Examination shows a dorsal fat read more…

Reviewed February 2024 Hypercalcemia Sample question: A 62-year-old woman with nephrolithiasis presents to the emergency department with muscle weakness, nausea, and confusion. ECG reveals bradycardia with a shortened QT interval. Laboratory findings include a total calcium of 14.7 mg/dL. In addition to starting intravenous isotonic saline at 200 mL/hour, which of the following is the read more…

Reviewed February 2024 Acanthosis Nigricans Sample question: A 39-year-old woman presents for evaluation of darkening areas on the back of her neck. She has a history of hypertension and hypothyroidism. Her current medications include oral contraceptives, levothyroxine 125 mcg, and lisinopril 10 mg. Her vital signs are body mass index of 35.2 kg/m2, temperature of 97.7°F, read more…

Reviewed January 2024 Ankylosing Spondylitis (Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis) Sample question: A 51-year-old man presents with low back pain that has been worsening over the past several years. Radiographs of the spine demonstrate fusion of the sacroiliac joints and a “bamboo spine.” Blood tests reveal that he is human leukocyte antigen B27 positive. Which of the following findings read more…

Reviewed January 2024 Von Willebrand disease Sample question: A 27-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with vaginal bleeding. She states that the bleeding is sporadic throughout the month and her periods last up to 8–10 days. She is otherwise healthy and has no other concerns. She notes that her mother and sister have always had long read more…

Reviewed February 2024 Hypothyroidism Sample Question: A 30-year-old woman presents to the clinic with hair loss, fatigue, weight gain, and constipation. She also reports symptoms of arthralgia. Her heart rate is 50 bpm. Physical examination reveals cool, rough, dry skin, periorbital puffiness, and pallor. A beta-hCG test shows a negative result. Which of the following read more…

Reviewed January 2024 Hyphema Sample Question: A 13-year-old boy is brought to the urgent care clinic by his mother. He was struck in the eye with a baseball while playing with classmates during recess. He complains of blurred vision and excruciating eye pain. Examination of the eye reveals decreased visual acuity, miosis, photophobia, and grossly visible read more…

Reviewed February 2024 Ménière Disease Sample Question: A 28-year-old man presents to his primary care physician for evaluation of intermittent episodes of left ear tinnitus, fullness, and hearing loss over the past 6 months. He reports no history of loud noise exposure or recent ear or upper respiratory tract infections. On two occasions without any read more…

Reviewed February 2024 Myasthenia Gravis Sample Question: A 27-year-old woman presents to the clinic concerned about eye strain. Her vision is sometimes blurry after working at a computer all day. Her boyfriend has noticed that one of her eyelids sometimes droops. Her symptoms are absent in the morning but develop and worsen as the day read more…

Reviewed February 2024 Multiple Myeloma

Reviewed February 2024 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

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Reviewed January 2024 Small Bowel Obstruction

Reviewed January 2024 Appendicitis

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