200 questions in bank, no select all
5-6 eyes and ears
12 reproductive
30 endocrine
25 kidney/neuro/GI
25 comprehensive
Cumulative
Electrolytes
Inflammation markers – SED rate and CRP high indicate inflammation
Hematology - CBC. WBCs, counts and what they mean. Macrophages vs neutrophils.
Acid/base balance
Staging of cancers, stage 1-4
High BUN, normal creatinine = dehydration
Endocrine
Negative feedback/positive feedback
Diabetes
Diabetic retinopathy
DKA
Thyroid, TSH, T3 and T4 what regulates and what stimulates. No levels
Graves
ACTH
Cushings
Addison’s +labs
Pheochromocytoma
Catecholamines
Cortisol
Androgens
Parathyroidism
Pituitary adenoma
Giantism and acromegaly
SIADH +labs
Diabetes insipidus +labs
RAAS, ADH what glands are involved
Renal
Cystitis
Nephrolithiasis/kidney stones
Acute/chronic renal failure/injury
Role of kidneys, role of GI tract
Kidney labs
Kidney hormones - renin, erythropoietin, creatinine, aldosterone
Pyelonephritis, UTIs
Hydronephrosis
Urinary tract obstruction
Glomerulonephritis
Neuro
IICP
Stroke – types, assessment, labs
Head injury
Autonomic dysreflexia
Spinal shock
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinson’s
Status epilepticus
Alzheimer’s
Cranial nerves – assessment and what results mean
Brain tumors
Herniation of brain
Spinal nervous system - function (?) what it does
Posturing with head injury
Paralysis - paraplegia and quadriplegia
Meniere’s syndrome
Macular degeneration
Glaucoma
Cochlear implants
GI
Jaundice
Bilirubin pathway/metabolism
Hernias
Colitis
Liver – all about it. labs, cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy
Peptic ulcer disease
Hepatitis B (all?)
Types of pain - abdominal: parietal, somatic, referred, visceral
Crohn’s disease
Pancreatitis
Appendicitis
Ileus
Obstruction and peritonitis
Gallbladder contractions controlled by vagus CN X
Reproductive
Herpes
Dysmenorrhea
HPV - complications/cancers
Cervical, ovarian, endometrial cancers
Endometriosis
Prostatitis
Prostate cancer
Paraphimosis, phimosis
Priapism
BPH
Leiomyoma