Answer 25

25.  Choice C is the correct answer.  BPH, prostatitis, and prostate cancer can all 3 elevate a serum PSA.

Question 25

25.  All of the following are causes of elevated PSA except:

A.  BPH
B.  Prostatitis
C.  Priapism
D.  Prostate Cancer

Answer 24

24.  Choice C is the correct answer.  The patient is over 35 so typically chlamydia is not a causative organism.  For acute prostatitis the organism is gram negative and needs to be treated for 6 weeks.  Amoxicillin does not have gram negative coverage.  Cipro covers gram negative but the regimen is not long enough.

Question 24

24.  Your patient is a 62 year old male that presents with hematuria, polyuria, and weak urinary stream.  These symptoms have been present for 1 week.  Physical exam reveals an afebrile male with a tender, enlarged prostate.  Urinalysis reveals 25-50 WBC and many bacteria.  Which of the following is an acceptable antibiotic regimen?

A.  Doxycycline 100 mg BID for 10 days
B.  Amoxicillin 500 mg TID for 6 weeks
C.  Levaquin 500 mg daily for 6 weeks
D.  Cipro 500 mg BID for 10 days
 

Answer 23

23.  Choice C is the correct answer.  Tylenol ingestion can cause liver failure but not renal failure.  Sepsis, NSAID ingestion, and renal vein thrombosis can all cause renal failure.

Question 23

23.  Renal failure may result from all of the following except:

A.  NSAID ingestion
B.  Sepsis
C.  Tylenol ingestion
D.  Renal vein thrombosis

Answer 22

22.  Choice D is the correct answer.  BPH is the most common cause of urinary retention.  Multiple sclerosis, prostate cancer, and multiple sclerosis are all potential cause of urinary retention but not the most common cause of men over 50.

Question 22

22.  The most frequent cause of urinary retention in men over 50 is?

A.  Multiple Sclerosis
B.  Myasthenia Gravis
C.  Prostate Cancer
D.  Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

Answer 21

21.  Choice B is the correct answer.   Five millimeters is the critical size for kidney stone passage spontaneously.

Question 21

21.  The critical size for passage of a kidney stone spontaneously is?

A.  5 cm
B.  5 mm
C.  10 mm
D.  5 microns