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16 free practice questions at the mechanisms of disease stage shared by students. Answer them right here — no account needed.
A 70-year-old man presents with dysuria, a slow urinary stream, and a feeling of incomplete emptying. Urinalysis shows leukocytes and nitrites. He is afebrile a…
Year 1 · Mechanisms of disease · common
A 21-year-old woman presents to the GP with urinary urgency, suprapubic discomfort, and dysuria. This is her third similar episode in the past year. She does no…
Year 1 · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist
A 45-year-old woman presents with a painful, swollen, red area on her right forearm that developed over the past two days. She reports a minor cut from gardenin…
Year 1 · Mechanisms of disease · common
A 45-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus presents with a painful, rapidly expanding area of redness on her thigh. She has a fever of 39°C (102.2°F) and hypote…
Year 1 · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist
A 65-year-old man presents with purple spots on his forearms and hands that appeared over the past few days. He denies pain, itching, or trauma. His medical his…
Year 1 · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist
A 39-year-old male presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of pleuritic chest pain that worsens with a supine position and relieves with leaning…
Year 2 · Mechanisms of disease · common
During an epidemiological study of a population of 100,500 people, 500 individuals were identified as existing cases of a certain disease. Over the course of on…
Year 4 · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist
Which of the following congenital abnormalities is most commonly associated with lithium use during pregnancy?
Year 4 · Mechanisms of disease · common
A patient who was recently diagnosed with cancer refuses chemotherapy, despite the physician recommendation. The physician respects the patient's decision. Whic…
Year 1 · Mechanisms of disease · common
Which of the following is the most common type of familial dyslipidemia associated with markedly elevated LDL cholesterol and a high risk of early cardiovascula…
Year 4 · Mechanisms of disease · common
Which of the following mediators plays a key role in pain sensitization by enhancing nociceptor activity?
Year 4 · Mechanisms of disease · common
What is the most common type of malignant tumor of the urinary tract?
Year 3 · Mechanisms of disease · common
A 7-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with his mother, who reports that he developed a sore throat in the morning, which has worsened throughout…
Year 3 · Mechanisms of disease · common
You are conducting a routine developmental assessment on Leo, a healthy 8-week-old infant who was born full-term. His parents are curious about his developmenta…
Year 3 · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist
You are assessing Lucy, a 20-month-old child, in a routine pediatric check-up. Her parents are concerned because Lucy is not yet forming clear words, although s…
Year 3 · Mechanisms of disease · common
A 25-year-old patient receiving acetylcysteine for immediate-release paracetamol poisoning develops a rash, urticaria, and flushing shortly after the infusion s…
Mechanisms of disease · middle twist