Answer 50

50.  Choice A is the correct answer.  Flomax has been shown to relax the ureter and increase the spontaneous passage rate of kidney stones.

Question 50

50.  Which of the following medications have been shown to relax the ureter and help with spontaneous passage of kidney stones?

A.  Flomax
B.  Detrol
C.  Ditropan
D.  Proscar

Answer 49

49.  Choice B is the correct answer.  Symptoms greater than 7 days is considered a risk factor for failing therapy for a UTI.

Question 49

49.  All of the following are risks of failing therapy for an urinary tract infection except:

A.  Diabetes

B.  Symptoms greater than 3 days

C.  Renal Transplant

D.  Pregnancy

Answer 48

48.  Choice B is the correct answer.  Mumps should be considered as a possible etiologic agent in isolated orchitis.

Question 48

48.  Which of the following viruses should be considered with a diagnosis of isolated orchitis?

A.  Measles
B.  Mumps
C.  Rubella
D.  Varicella

Answer 47

47.  Choice A is the correct answer.  CT scan of Abdomen and Pelvis is need to evaluate the collecting system and renal cortex.  The remainder of the workup is standard workup with bladder cancer.

Question 47

47.  Your patient is a 66 year old male diagnosed with bladder cancer by cystoscopy.  Which of the following is not part of the standard workup?

A.  Ultrasound of both kidneys
B.  Urinalysis
C.  CT scan of abdomen and Pelvis with 3 dose oral and IV contrast
D.  Urine Cytology

Answer 46

46.  Choice B is the correct answer.  With extracellular volumes increased, the pressure sensed by the carotid baroreceptors is generally reduced by the fall of the cardiac output in heart failure and the arterial vasodilation in cirrhosis.  

Question 46

46.  Heart failure and cirrhosis can lead to which type of hyponatremia?

A.  Euvolemic hyponatremia
B.  Hypervolemic hyponatremia
C.  Hypovolemic hyponatremia
D.  These diseases do not cause hyponatremia