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• WBR0828  + ('''Incorrect'''-In this patient, only isotonic 0.9% normal saline is recommended as an empirical treatment to replenish the lost fluids after a rapid fingerstick glucose test and not a bolus of 15 grams of 50% dextrose.)
• WBR0264  + ('''Incorrect'''-Metformin inhibits liver glucose production and is effective in treating Dawn phenomenon. This will be the next step if including longer acting insulin to the evening dose did not help.)
• WBR0265  + ('''Incorrect'''-Mixed hearing loss can occur secondary to fractures of the temporal bone when both the middle and the inner ear are traumatized.)
• WBR0399  + ('''Incorrect'''-Near drowning and not drowning is the appropriate diagnosis.)
• WBR0396  + ('''Incorrect'''-Neurogenic shock follows a spinal cord injury (warm skin, bradycardia, neurologic deficits) and is characterized by a decreased PCWP.)
• WBR0922  + ('''Incorrect'''-Non resolving pseudocysts after a period of 6 weeks observation, pseudocysts larger than 5 cm and complicated pseudocysts should be drained by either percutaneous catheter or endoscopic gastrostomy or laparoscopic gastrostomy drainage.)
• WBR0195  + ('''Incorrect'''-Only after night hypoglycemia documentation for confirmation, evening insulin dosage is reduced to treat Somogyi phenomenon.)
• WBR0912  + ('''Incorrect'''-Oral feeding can be started once the patient becomes stable without nausea and vomiting. It also gives a chance to shift to subcutaneous insulin. Stopping all medications will be inappropriate to this patient.)
• WBR0398  + ('''Incorrect'''-Patients with pseudo hypoparathyroidism will have low serum calcium, high serum phosphate and high serum PTH. Serum alkaline phosphatase and calcitriol levels will be normal.)
• WBR0565  + ('''Incorrect'''-Peritoneal lavage is not useful in the diagnosis of genitourinary injuries, as the structures involved are retroperitoneal.)
• WBR0823  + ('''Incorrect'''-Post-operative transfusion is of no use in maintaining the hemostasis in this patient since they are at increased risk of bleeding during the surgery.)
• WBR0213  + ('''Incorrect'''-Reidels thyroiditis presents as primary hypothyroidism.)
• WBR0918  + ('''Incorrect'''-Repeat colonoscopy after 15 years is not the correct approach to any of above scenario.)
• WBR0827  + ('''Incorrect'''-Repeat colonoscopy after 15 years is not the correct approach to any of above scenarios.)
• WBR0826  + ('''Incorrect'''-Right colectomy with a ileo-colic anastomosis and chemotherapy alone without a post operative follow up is not the appropriate line of management for colon cancer, since they have a higher probability for recurrence.)
• WBR0829  + ('''Incorrect'''-Sodium bicarbonate can be … '''Incorrect'''-Sodium bicarbonate can be administered only when acidosis (<7) is accompanied by a severe (<5 mEq/L) fall in serum bicarbonate level and life threatening hyperkalemia. Otherwise, sodium bicarbonate infusion can lead to neurological deterioration, slowing of the rate of recovery of ketosis and post treatment alkalosis.ecovery of ketosis and post treatment alkalosis.)
• WBR0821  + ('''Incorrect'''-Staging laparotomy is not as necessary as in the past because CT and MRI have replaced them and can usually identify or exclude disease of the abdomen.)
• WBR0263  + ('''Incorrect'''-The transhiatal approach would probably be avoided in this situation where an unknown amount of mediastinal contamination has taken place.)
• WBR0211  + ('''Incorrect'''-Tightening of glycemic control has not been shown to improve erectile dysfunction.)
• WBR1094  + ('''Incorrect''': Aminoglycoside have proved to be ineffective in patients of sinusitis.)
• WBR0450  + ('''Incorrect'''Complete blood count is useful when anemia is suspected as the cause of heart failure.)
• WBR0019  + ('''Incorrect:''' The history of the patient suggests that cardiac surgery is the inciting factor for the pericarditis in this case.)
• WBR291  + (''Campylobacter jejuni'' contains polar flagella and is motile on wet mount.)
• WBR0063  + (''Campylobacter jejuni'' is an oxidase-negative, glucose-nonfermenting rod.)
• WBR0186  + (''Cryptococcus neoformans'' is an encapsulated monomorphic yeast. It does not form spherules with endospores.)

• WBR0344  + (''Escherichia coli'' is facultatively anaerobic.)

• WBR0485  + (''G6PD'' gene mutation results in glucose- … ''G6PD'' gene mutation results in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency that causes a decrease in glutathione and an increased susceptibility to oxidant stress. Patients present with back pain, dark-colored urine, and severe pallor following exposure to triggers, such as fava beans intake, infections, or drugs. Labs typically demonstrate anemia and hemoglobinuria. Peripheral smear shows RBCs with Heinz bodies and bite cells.ows RBCs with Heinz bodies and bite cells.)
• WBR0892  + (''Klebsiella'' species are gam-negative bacilli that form mucoid colonies.)
• WBR0314  + (''Legionella pneumophila'' causes Legionna … ''Legionella pneumophila'' causes Legionnaires disease, a severe form of pneumonia. ''L. pneumophila'' is a gram-negative rod that stains poorly with gram stain. Silver stain is used in the culture media. ''L. pneumophila'' grows on charcoal yeast extract culture with iron and cysteine; it is also detected clinically by the presence of its antigen in urine.y by the presence of its antigen in urine.)
• WBR0152  + (''N. gonnorrhea'' does not commonly causes osteomyelitis. When it does, it is a subacute illness with minimal systemic symptoms.)
• WBR0382  + (''Proteus mirabilis'' is oxidase-negative and urease-positive.)
• WBR0876  + (''Proteus mirabilis'' sepsis is not associated with ecthyema gangrenosum.)
• WBR0945  + (''S agalactiae'' is a catalase-negative, beta-hemolytic, gram-positive coccus with bacitracin resistance. It is alternatively referred to as Group B streptococci and is a common cause of neonatal meningitis.)
• WBR0473  + (''S. epidermidis'' is a gram-positive, catalase-positive, coagulase-negative non-motile organism that is commonly associated with infections following prosthetic implant due to its ability to form antibiotic-resistant biofilms.)
• WBR0187  + (''Sporothrix schenckii'' is a dimorphic fungus that forms cigar-shaped yeast in tissue. At 25°C it forms septate hyphae with oval-shaped, glass-like spores.)
• WBR292  + (''Staphylococcus aureus'', ''Bacillus cereus'', and ''Clostridium botulinum'' produce preformed toxins in ingested food.)
• WBR0109  + (''VHL'' gene mutations increase the activi … ''VHL'' gene mutations increase the activity of the hypoxia-inducible factor transcription factor (HIF). HIF increases the expression of many pro-angiogenic proteins to promote tumorigenesis. Bilateral renal cell carcinoma is associated with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome, which is caused by mutations in the ''VHL'' gene.s caused by mutations in the ''VHL'' gene.)
• WBR0391  + (1.500 does not represent any relevant value.)
• WBR0418  + (71% represents the positive predictive value (PPV) of the test. PPV is calculated using the following equation: PPV = TP/ (TP+FP). On the other hand, specificity is correct.)
• WBR290  + (<font color="Green">'''Correct.'''</font> See overall explanation)
• WBR1046  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>- The role of Chest and neck CT in Myasthenia gravis is to evaluate a thymoma as a possible cause for myasthenia. Usually it is ordered in old age, when the thymoma is usually the causative factor.)
• WBR0135  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font> Renin, secreted by the kidney JG cells, transforms Angiotensinogen (secreted from the liver) into Angiotensinogen I.)
• WBR287  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>)
• WBR0810  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>)
• WBR0811  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>)
• WBR1047  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>)
• WBR289  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font> This could be the next step in management if the patient starts desaturating.)
• WBR288  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font> This can worsen the hypoventilation caused by the pain which can increase the risk of developing pneumonia.)
• WBR0802  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font> Less invasive melanomas even with lymph node metastases carry a better prognosis than deep melanomas without regional metastasis at time of staging)
• WBR286  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font> It is the surgical treatment of choice in compartment syndrome. However, following a crush injury, the rise in potasium could lead to fatal arrythmias, which should be treated initially with calcium gluconate.)
• WBR1045  + (<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>- Fasting Sugar is the initial test when Diabetes Mellitus is highly suspected.)