The Audio PANCE and PANRE Board Review Podcast Episode 9




The Audio PANCE and PANRE Physician Assistant Board Review Podcast show

Summary: <a href="http://www.thepalife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/The-Audio-PANCE-and-PANRE-Episode-7.jpg"></a>The Audio PANCE and PANRE is an audio board review series that includes 10 Multiple Choice PANCE and PANRE Board Review Questions in each episode.<br> I created this audio series to help you fill some downtime when you are unable to read (like in the car) with some useful board review.<br> I hope you enjoy this free audio component to the examination portion of this site. The full series is available to all members of the <a href="http://www.thepalife.com/academy/" target="_blank">PANCE and PANRE Academy</a>.<br> <br> * You can download and listen to past <a href="http://www.thepalife.com/audio-pance-panre-player/">FREE episodes here</a> or on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/audio-pance-panre-podcast/id898457614?mt=2&amp;uo=4&amp;at=1l3uZL5" target="_blank">iTunes</a>.<br> * You can listen to the latest episode and take an interactive quiz of the questions below.<br> <br> Listen Carefully Then Take The Quiz<br> Questions 1-10<br> The Audio PANCE and PANRE Episode 9<br> 1. A 3 year-old girl is diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. Which of the following disorders is this child at risk for in the future?<br> A. Asthma<br> B. Tinea pedis<br> C. Squamous carcinoma<br> D. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)<br> 2. A 3 year-old boy is seen in the office with a 5-day history of fever, erythema, edema of the hands and feet, a generalized rash over the body, bilateral conjunctival injections, fissuring and erythema of the lips, and cervical adenopathy. Antistreptolysin A (ASO) titer and throat culture are negative. The most serious systemic complication associated with this disorder is<br> A. renal.<br> B. cardiac.<br> C. pulmonary.<br> D. hepatic.<br> 3. Which of the following medication classes is the treatment of choice in a patient with variant or Prinzmetal’s angina?<br> A. Calcium channel blockers<br> B. ACE inhibitors<br> C. Beta blockers<br> D. Angiotensin II receptor blockers<br> 4. Pharmacologic treatment of a patient with gestational diabetes should consist of which of the following?<br> A. Oral hypoglycemic agents<br> B. Regular insulin<br> C. Oral corticosteroids<br> D. Glucagon<br> 5. Which of the following is an indication for vaccination against hepatitis A?<br> A. Illicit drug users<br> B. Health care workers<br> C. Renal dialysis patients<br> D. Routine vaccination starting at birth<br> 6. A 2 month-old infant presents for a routine health maintenance visit. The mother has been concerned about the infant’s hearing since birth. Physical examination reveals no apparent response to a sudden loud sound. Which of the following is the most appropriate diagnostic evaluation?<br> A. audiometry<br> B. tympanometry<br> C. acoustic reflectometry<br> D. auditory-evoked potentials<br> 7. A 53 year-old female status post abdominal hysterectomy 3 days ago suddenly develops pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. On exam, she is tachycardic and tachypneic with rales in the left lower lobe. A chest x-ray is unremarkable and an EKG reveals sinus tachycardia. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?<br> A. Atelectasis<br> B. Pneumothorax<br> C. Pulmonary embolism<br> D. Myocardial infarction<br> 8. Which of the following is an independent risk factor for development of a mesothelioma?<br> A. Cigarette smoking<br> B. Asbestos exposure<br> C. Radon gas exposure<br> D. Chronic obstructive lung disease<br> 9. A 34 year-old female with a history of asthma presents with complaints of increasing asthma attacks. The patient states she has been well-controlled on albuterol inhaler until one month ago. Since that time she notices that she has had to use her inhaler 3-4 times a week and also has had increasing nighttime use averaging about three episodes in the past month.