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myusmle - 11/10/06 21:33
A 26-year-old woman has a 3-week history of joint pain and a photosensitive rash on her face and other exposed parts of her body. Which of the following tests is most useful in confirming the diagnosis?
A) Antibodies against native DNA (double-stranded DNA)
B) Antibodies against rubella virus
C) Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
D) Leukocyte count
E) Rheumatoid factor assay
F) Serologic test for syphilis
G) Total hemolytic complement concentration
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#554144
rmansour - 11/10/06 21:57
AAA: SLE
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#554156
myusmle - 11/10/06 22:03
A i agree with u
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rr555 - 08/19/08 02:06
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#137609
myusmle - 11/10/06 21:33
A 35-year-old woman has had type 1 diabetes mellitus for 20 years and microalbuminuria for 3 years. Which of the following findings is most likely on examination of tissue obtained on renal biopsy?
A) Corticomedullary cysts
B) Diffuse glomerulosclerosis
C) Endothelial cell proliferation
D) Glomerular crescents
E) Glomerular leukocytic infiltration
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#554148
rmansour - 11/10/06 21:58
BBB: KIMMELSTEIN WILSON DISEASE WITH NODULES IN THE GLOMERULUS.
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rizowana - 08/19/08 02:01
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rr555 - 08/19/08 02:03
bbbb
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nbme q 102
#137607
myusmle - 11/10/06 21:32
A 56-year-old man has had fever and pleuritic chest pain for 1 day. He was admitted to the hospital 3 weeks ago because of an acute transmural anterior myocardial infarction. He has taken a β-adrenergic blocking agent and aspirin since being discharged. A friction rub is heard over his precordium. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the current findings?
A) Adverse drug effect
B) Aortic dissection
C) Autoimmune reaction
D) Postviral inflammation
E) Recurrent ischemia
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#554126
rmansour - 11/10/06 21:53
CCC: DRESSLER'S SYNDROME. AN AUTOIMMUNE FIBRINOUS PERICARDITIS
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#554146
myusmle - 11/10/06 21:58
Yes CCCCCCCCCC
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#137605
myusmle - 11/10/06 21:31
A 2-year-old child has a hemorrhage in the lower gastrointestinal tract. A Meckel's diverticulum is surgically resected. What kind of ectopic tissue is most likely to be present in the diverticulum?
A) Biliary
B) Colonic
C) Duodenal
D) Gastric
E) Splenic
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rmansour - 11/10/06 21:47
DDD
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#554139
myusmle - 11/10/06 21:56
u r right doc mansour
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#1424854
rr555 - 08/19/08 01:57
dddd
nbme q 69
#137189
myusmle - 11/09/06 22:12
The photomicrograph is of lung tissue as seen at autopsy of a patient with an occupational exposure to
A) asbestos
B) beryllium
C) coal dust
D) iron
E) silica
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#552065
rmansour - 11/09/06 22:17
AAA: PROBABLY FERRUGINOUS BODIES
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#552128
myusmle - 11/09/06 22:44
oh yes u r right
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myusmle - 11/09/06 16:46
18. An 83-year-old woman dies after having progressive memory loss, apraxia, and aphasia for 4 years. A photomicrograph of brain tissue obtained on autopsy is shown. Which of the following is the most likely cause of these findings?(here there is pic again)
A) Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
B) Dementia, Alzheimer's type
C) Hypothyroidism
D) Vascular dementia
E) Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) deficiency
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determined03 - 11/09/06 17:53
i think the answer is E
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myusmle - 11/09/06 18:13
i will go for B-- alzheimer`s
there r`nt any other signs of vit b12 def
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palis - 11/09/06 18:53
b...........
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shaziachoudry - 11/09/06 21:16
b until and unless there are vascular changes in pic
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farabi - 08/19/08 01:45
BBB
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#137162
myusmle - 11/09/06 21:40
A 46-year-old man is killed in an automobile accident. The photograph shows a kidney at autopsy. Which of the following would have been expected in this patient?
A) Cerebral arterial aneurysms
B) Hypertensive heart disease
C) Multiple hepatic cysts
D) Normal renal function
E) Vesicoureteral reflux
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#551974
rmansour - 11/09/06 21:51
I REMEMBER THE PICTURE WAS A HORSESHOW KIDNEY, AND PATIENTS HAVE NORMAL RENAL FUNCTION AS FAR AS I KNOW, SO PROBABLY D
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#552012
myusmle - 11/09/06 22:02
yes D sorry i cud`nt post the pic and even forgot to describe the pic
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#137027
myusmle - 11/09/06 15:57
A 50-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a fever, cachexia, and malaise for the past 6 months. Auscultation discloses a low-pitched, early to mid-diastolic murmur. Echocardiography shows a left atrial mass that prolapses into the mitral valve orifice during diastole. Which of the following findings is most likely on microscopic examination of this mass?
A) Amorphous extracellular matrix
B) Glycogen-containing polygonal cells
C) Malignant lymphoid cells
D) Malignant spindle cells
E) Mature adipose cells
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#551316
vl2ss - 11/09/06 16:17
AA??
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#551443
cell - 11/09/06 16:43
ans. b., ploygonal stellate cells.
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#551609
myusmle - 11/09/06 18:05
I know its left atrial myxoma
But histo i`m not sure
Is it AAAA
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#551704
palis - 11/09/06 19:04
bb
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eu_phoria - 11/09/06 19:17
A...
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rmansour - 11/09/06 19:37
THE MICRO FEATURES ARE STELLATE SHAPED CELLS (MESENCHYMAL CELLS) WITHIN A MYXOID BACKGROUND. THIS IS A POORLY WORDED QUESTION. IS IT B? NONE OF THE CHOICES DESCRIBE IT ACCURATELY.