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• WBR0923  + ('''Incorrect'''-Non resolving pseudocysts … '''Incorrect'''-Non resolving pseudocysts after a period of 6 weeks observation, pseudocysts larger than 5 cm and complicated pseudocysts should be drained. Percutaneous catheter drainage is preferred in infected cysts and patients with significant co-morbidities for surgery.th significant co-morbidities for surgery.)
• WBR0213  + ('''Incorrect'''-Normal T3 and T4 with increased TSH level is seen in subclinical hypothyroidism.)
• WBR0263  + ('''Incorrect'''-Only in distal perforations that are close to the gastroesophageal junction, a left thoracotomy approach is recommended.)
• WBR0264  + ('''Incorrect'''-Only increasing the evening dose of insulin will be helpful in treating Dawn phenomenon and not the morning dose.)
• WBR0919  + ('''Incorrect'''-Only increasing the evening dose of insulin will be helpful in treating Dawn phenomenon and not the morning dose.)
• WBR0215  + ('''Incorrect'''-Periodic calcium measurement is useful for screening patients with parathyroid hyperplasia in MEN I and MEN IIa.)
• WBR0915  + ('''Incorrect'''-Repeat abdominal CT is not as sensitive as colonoscopy in ruling out colon cancer or an extension of the diverticulum.)
• WBR0565  + ('''Incorrect'''-Retrograde urethrography is done in cases where there is a suspicion of urethral injury.)
• WBR0268  + ('''Incorrect'''-Routine neck and serum chemistry surveillance is appropriate only in patients with asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism without any of the above-mentioned features.)
• WBR0260  + ('''Incorrect'''-Secondary and tertiary are central hypothyroidism. Low circulating thyroid hormone levels with low or inappropriate normal TSH levels characterize them.)
• WBR0265  + ('''Incorrect'''-Sensorineural hearing loss is generally due to fractures or trauma to the inner ear.)
• WBR0566  + ('''Incorrect'''-Since the patient is stable following a blunt trauma to his kidney, surgical exploration and treatment is not indicated. Failure of a conservative treatment might indicate the necessity for a surgical intervention.)
• WBR0826  + ('''Incorrect'''-Surgery alone is for stage 1 colon cancer.)
• WBR0912  + ('''Incorrect'''-Switching to subcutaneous insulin alone will loose the control over blood glucose and make the patient unstable again.)
• WBR0399  + ('''Incorrect'''-The history and findings are inconsistent with congestive heart failure, which is a cause of cardiogenic pulmonary edema.)
• WBR0395  + ('''Incorrect'''-The use of radioactive 131I is contraindicated in pregnancy and should be used with caution in women of childbearing age.)
• WBR0917  + ('''Incorrect'''-These are cases in which t … '''Incorrect'''-These are cases in which the disease appears to have become complicated or are about to. High fever (>102.2 C), marked leukocytosis (>15,000 WBC), or chills suggest suppurative progression. Acalculous acute cholecystitis is also placed in this category. Other signs of complications such as worsening abdominal pain (gallbladder perforation) or the appearance of an abdominal mass (abscess formation) are a reason for surgery. In these patients immediate laparoscopic cholecystectomy (within 24 hours) has been increasingly performed by surgeons, because it has been shown to be safe, is not more difficult than laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed later, and shortens the hospital length of stay.later, and shortens the hospital length of stay.)
• WBR0911  + ('''Incorrect'''-This patient should be sto … '''Incorrect'''-This patient should be stopped from further receiving the continuous infusion of the full dose of regular insulin and isotonic saline since it will promote the development of cerebral edema and potassium infusion is not required since serum potassium has gone above 5.3 mEq/L. serum potassium has gone above 5.3 mEq/L.)
• WBR0397  + ('''Incorrect'''-Vertigo (barotrauma) is du … '''Incorrect'''-Vertigo (barotrauma) is due to the mechanical effects of expansion and contraction of gases when pressure differences exist between the body cavities and the environment. It is also a manifestation of compression sickness occurring during descent.ression sickness occurring during descent.)
• WBR1095  + ('''Incorrect''': Steroids have not been proved to be the effective in meningitis except in Tb meningitis. Also a lumbar puncture is the best initial step in this case to rule out meningitis from encephalitis.)
• WBR0354  + ('''incorrect''' Electrocardiogram also helps in diagnosing reinfarction , however CK-MB along with Electrocardiogram is the better option)
• WBR0344  + (''Bacteroides fragilis'' is an obligate anaerobe.)
• WBR0187  + (''Blastomyces dermatitidis'' forms hyphae with nondescript conidia. The tissue form is a broad-based budding yeast.)
• WBR0291  + (''C. diphtheriae'' exotoxin acts by inhibiting the cellular protein synthesis by stimulation of adenosine diphosphate (ADP) ribosylation and inactivation of protein synthesis elongation factor 2.)
• WBR292  + (''Campylobacter jejuni'' infection involves invasion of colonic mucosa with disruption of epithelial cells.)

• WBR0063  + (''Campylobacter jejuni'' is a glucose-nonfermenting and motile rod.)

• WBR291  + (''Campylobacter jejuni'' is positive for nitrate reduction test.)
• WBR0876  + (''Citrobacter freundii'' sepsis is not associated with ecthyema gangrenosum.)
• WBR0186  + (''Coccidioides immitis'' is a dimorphic fungus that forms characteristic spherules with endospores inside host tissues.)
• WBR0473  + (''N. gonorrhea'' is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause infectious arthritis.)
• WBR0382  + (''Proteus mirabilis'' is oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, and urease-positive.)
• WBR0892  + (''Pseudomonas aeroginosa'' is an aerobic, oxidase-positive, gram-negative rod that produces pyocyanin.)
• WBR0945  + (''S. epidermidis'' is a catalase-positive, … ''S. epidermidis'' is a catalase-positive, coagulase-negative, gram-positive coccus with novobiocin sensitivity. ''S. epidermidis'' is a component of the normal skin flora but can become pathogenic typically by infecting prosthetic devices. It is a common cause of endocarditis among patients with artificial valves.tis among patients with artificial valves.)
• WBR1078  + (100% nasal oxygen is the treatment of choice to abort an acute attack. It may be used alone or in conjunction with Sumatriptan to treat cluster headache.)
• WBR0418  + (71% represents the positive predictive val … 71% represents the positive predictive value (PPV) of the test. PPV is calculated using the following equation: PPV = TP/ (TP+FP). 80% represents the negative predictive value (NPV) of the test. NPV is calculated using the following equation: NPV = TN/ (TN+FN) the following equation: NPV = TN/ (TN+FN))
• WBR0802  + (<font color="Green">'''Correct.'''</font> See overall explanation)
• WBR287  + (<font color="Green">'''Correct.'''</font> See overall explanation.)
• WBR1047  + (<font color="green">'''Correct.'''</font>)
• WBR286  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''&l … <font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font> Bicarbonate therapy (e.g. 1 ampule (45mEq) infused over 5 minutes) is effective in cases of metabolic acidosis. The bicarbonate ion will stimulate an exchange of cellular H+ for Na+, thus leading to stimulation of the sodium-potassium ATPase. It will not prevent acutely the development of arrhythmias.ll not prevent acutely the development of arrhythmias.)
• WBR288  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>)
• WBR290  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>)
• WBR0810  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>)
• WBR0811  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>)
• WBR1046  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''&l … <font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>'- An immunologic assay to detect the presence of circulating acetylcholine receptor antibodies (AChR-Ab) is the first step in the laboratory confirmation of myasthenia.There are three AChR-Ab assays: binding, blocking, and modulating. The test has high specificity, that is why (AChR-Ab) should be performed on all patients.The binding type antibodies is 80-90% of patients with generalized disease, provides the laboratory confirmation of myasthenia gravis(Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1987;505:526). of myasthenia gravis(Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1987;505:526).)
• WBR1045  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''&l … <font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>- Chest CT is highly sensitive in detecting lung masses, but it is not the first step in the evaluation. It is done as second step after chest Xray. The randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that annual low-dose CT (LDCT) screening in patients with a 30 pack-year history of smoking, including those who quit smoking in the preceding 15 years, demonstrated a decrease in lung cancer and all-cause mortality.ted a decrease in lung cancer and all-cause mortality.)
• WBR289  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font> Bilateral chest tube placement is indicated in the case of a flail chest.)
• WBR0949  + (A decrease in CO2 would left-shift the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve.)
• WBR0589  + (A defense mechanism characterized by creating an amusing situation out of an awkward or difficult one. This defense mechanism is not common of borderline personalities.)
• WBR1020  + (A frameshift mutation, not a translocation, causes a deletion in the dystrophin gene.)
• WBR1128  + (A minor cannot make medical decisions except in cases of sexually transmitted diseases, contraception, pregnancy, drug addictions and trauma/emergency. In this situation the teenager can choose to withhold information from his parents.)
• WBR0283  + (A renal biopsy of minimal change disease t … A renal biopsy of minimal change disease typically shows no abnormalities on light microscopy. In contrast, electron microscopy shows effacement (fusion) of podocytes, which are visceral epithelial cells, with slit-pore membrane obliteration between podocyte foot processes.iteration between podocyte foot processes.)