USMLE(medical science) practice test

what is the medical term of inflammation of the brain lining

• encephalitis

• neuritis

• encephalopathy

• meningitis

Answer explanation

The correct medical term for inflammation of the brain lining is meningitis.

an mid 50 patient walks in with severe headache and bad bowel movements, tests show bpm is 125, breathing is fast. What could be the diagnosis

• Migraine

• Food poisoning

• Hypertensive crisis

• Anxiety attack

Answer explanation

The correct diagnosis is a hypertensive crisis due to the patient's symptoms of severe headache, fast breathing, high bpm, and bad bowel movements, indicating a sudden spike in blood pressure.

______________ is caused when a person's breathing increases at a very fast speed, this can lead to the person passing out

An mid 20 patient comes in with joint pain and short term memory loss, nurse says bpm is slow, breathing is fast, and shows signs of hyperventilation. What is the diagnosis?

• Respiratory acidosis

• Respiratory alkalosis

• Metabolic acidosis

• Respiratory alkalosis

Answer explanation

The diagnosis is Respiratory alkalosis due to slow bpm, fast breathing, and signs of hyperventilation in a mid 20 patient with joint pain and short term memory loss.

An 10 year old patient has chest pain and doctors suspect an heart attack but found out it was wrong, heart rate is 86 bpm, breathing is normal, what is the diagnosis

• Lung cancer

• Muscle strain, anxiety, or indigestion

• Pneumonia

• Heart attack

Answer explanation

The correct diagnosis is muscle strain, anxiety, or indigestion as the symptoms do not align with a heart attack, such as normal heart rate and breathing.

an 90 year old man has been admited to the OR after doctors noticed that the patient skin is litle bit paler and breathing pattern is 3 second inhale, 9 second exhale, what is the diagnosis?

• Respiratory failure

• Heart attack

• Dehydration

• Pheumonia

Answer explanation

The diagnosis is respiratory failure due to the abnormal breathing pattern and pale skin observed in the 90-year-old man.

5 second inhale, 15 second exhale is an sign of what?

• Happiness or contentment

• Physical fitness

• Stress or anxiety

• Sleep deprivation

Answer explanation

5 second inhale, 15 second exhale is a sign of stress or anxiety because it indicates a breathing pattern commonly associated with trying to calm oneself down in stressful situations.

what type of parasite lives in the liver and can go unnoticed for more than few years?

• Tapeworm (Taenia solium)

• Hookworm (Necator americanus)

• Roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides)

• Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica)

Answer explanation

Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) is the type of parasite that lives in the liver and can go unnoticed for more than a few years.

colonoscopy is when the endoscope enters the?

• esophagus
• stomach
• colon
• liver

Answer explanation

colon=intestines

nscopy=endoscope of the

colon+nscopy=endoscope of the colon

the pancreas and the bile duct are connected by what?

• pancreatic duct

• hepatopancreatic ampulla

• bile ampulla

• hepatobiliary duct

Answer explanation

The pancreas and the bile duct are connected by the hepatopancreatic ampulla.