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0 - ArchivalUser - 11-23-2015

E.


0 - ArchivalUser - 11-24-2015

The correct answer is E


0 - ArchivalUser - 11-25-2015

The 10-year-old African American girl shown is brought to the office for the first time by her mother because of a "swollen knot on her neck." The mother noticed a small swelling in the middle of the girl's neck approximately 1 year ago and she thinks that it is getting larger. It has not caused the girl any pain or obvious discomfort but the mother is worried that it is something serious. The mother says that her own mother died of throat cancer and she is worried that her daughter might also have throat cancer. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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A ) Hypertrophic hyoid cartilage
B ) Laryngeal diverticulum
C ) Medullary thyroid carcinoma
D ) Nodular goiter
E ) Thyroglossal duct cyst



0 - ArchivalUser - 11-25-2015

is it E?


0 - ArchivalUser - 11-26-2015

Thyroglossal duct cyst


0 - ArchivalUser - 11-27-2015

E, thanks for the question


0 - ArchivalUser - 11-28-2015

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0 - ArchivalUser - 11-28-2015

The correct answer is E


0 - ArchivalUser - 11-29-2015

A 77-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 2-day history of cramping abdominal
pain and distention accompanied by nausea and vomiting. She is otherwise healthy and has no
history of abdominal operations. Her temperature is 37.4 C (99.4 F), blood pressure is 110/86 mm
Hg, pulse is 112/min, and respirations are 24/min. Cardiopulmonary examination shows no
abnormalities. Examination of the abdomen shows distention and mild diffuse tenderness; bowel
sounds are high-pitched. An x-ray film of the abdomen shows air-fluid levels throughout the small
bowel and air in the liver; there is no gas in the colon or free air. Which of the following is the most
likely diagnosis?

A) Adhesive small-bowel obstruction
B) Cecal cancer
C) Gallstone ileus
D) Intussusception
E) Mesenteric infarction
F) Ruptured appendicitis
G) Small bowel lymphoma


0 - ArchivalUser - 11-29-2015

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