IGCP 304 3P EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

IGCP 304 3P EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

1.       Which medication targets postprandial glucose by blocking its transport across the intestine into the bloodstream?

Question options:

acarbose (Precose) glipizide (Glucotrol) metformin (Glucophage)

rosiglitazone (Avandia)

2.     Which type of insulin will help to reduce nocturnal hypoglycemia?

Question options:

NPH

regular immediate-acting

long-acting

3.    What symptoms in a college student living in a dorm would be suspicious for atypical community acquired pneumonia?

Question options:

temp of 102, dyspnea, and diminished lung sounds on auscultation 

  low grade fever, malaise, and crackles audible throughout the lung fields

temp of 101.2, sore throat, and diminished lung sounds on auscultation low grade fever, malaise, and clear lung fields on auscultation

4.    How would you describe the lesions of condyloma accuminata in a male patient?

Question options:

a chancre

ü a red, nontender, enlarging nodule with induration

a group of small, scattered vesicles

5.    Which headache sign does not warrant an immediate investigation?

Question options:

aggravated or relieved by change of position

precipitated by Valsalva maneuver new onset after age 50

relieved with use of common analgesics

6.    During a migraine, what happens to the cerebral arteries? Question options:

they dilate

t+hey vibrate

7.      You are evaluating a 15 year old patient for bipolar disorder. His

parents tell you that he has severe mood swings, is easily

distracted, and constantly corrects his teachers. You would have a high suspicion for bipolar if which symptom was present?

Question options:

he is forgetful

he sleeps less than 4 hours nightly he does not complete tasks

he blurts out answers in class inappropriately

8.   Which risk factor is not associated with breast cancer? Question options:

use of hormone replacement therapy personal or family history of breast cancer postmenopausal obesity

low socioeconomic status