Medical Knowledge Quiz

The term intermittent claudication refers to:

• Sensory deficit in the legs due to damage to nerves

• Dry, cyanotic skin with superficial ulcers

• Chest pain related to ischemia

• Ischemic muscle pain in the legs, particularly with exercise

An echocardiogram is used to demonstrate any abnormal:

• Movement of the heart valves

• Change in central venous pressure

• Activity in the conduction system

• Blood flow in coronary arteries

The outcome for many aortic aneurysms is:

• Pressure on adjacent organs or structures

• Early diagnosis and repair

• Thrombus formation and pulmonary embolus

• Rupture and hemorrhage

The classic early manifestation(s) of left-sided congestive heart failure is/are ____, whereas the early indicator(s) of right-sided failure is/are _______.

• Swelling of the ankles and abdomen; chest pain

• Shortness of breath on exertion or lying down; swelling of the ankles

• Coughing up frothy sputum; hepatomegaly and splenomegaly

• Palpitations and periodic chest pain; shortness of breath on exertion

The most common factor predisposing to the development of varicose veins is:

• Congenital valve defect in the abdominal veins

• Trauma

• Infection

• Increased venous pressure

The term arteriosclerosis specifically refers to:

• Degeneration with loss of elasticity and obstruction in small arteries

• Intermittent vasospasm in coronary arteries

• Ischemia and necrosis in the brain, kidneys, and heart

• Development of atheromas in large arteries

A partial obstruction in a coronary artery will likely cause:

• Myocardial infarction

• Angina attacks

• Hypertension

• Pulmonary embolus

Malignant neoplasms involving lymphocyte proliferation in the lymph nodes are called:

• Lymphedemas

• Lymphomas

• Lymphocytomas

• Myelomas

The atypical cell that serves as a marker for diagnosing Hodgkin’s lymphoma is the:

• Hodgkin’s lymphocyte

• Monocyte

• Reed-Sternberg cell

• Ann Arbor cell

One of the reasons non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas are harder to treat than Hodgkin’s lymphomas is that they:

• Involve multiple nodes and widespread metastases

• Are asymptomatic until they reach stage IV

• Tend to be much larger than Hodgkin’s lymphomas

• Are not affected by the newer drug treatments