Reference no: EM133455652
Questions
1. Dietary fat is required for the absorption of all of the following except:
A) vitamin A
B) tacopherols
C) vitamin K
D) vitamin D
E) thiamine
2. During a prolonged fast or in starvation, most tissue will
A) oxidize glucose at a faster rate
B) break down the coenzymes NAD and FAD to make ATP
C) switch from glucose to fatty acids as the primary energy source.
D) Increase the storage of glycogen in skeletal muscle fibers
E) convert more glucose to triglycerides
3. A 45 years female present to you with abdominal cramps and a low grade fever. She explains to you that she barely made it to the office because she "always feels like she has to go really bad" she explains to you that, she has had diarrhea for the past 4 days, which is odd, because she routinely eats a healthy diet high in fiber. The stool sample does not appear to contain any mucus or Frank blood, but the sample has not been examined microscopically. Given only this information, what is your best diagnosis?
A) inguinal hernia
B) traveler's diarrhea
C) irritable bowel syndrome (BS)
D) diverticulitis
E) peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
4. Which of the following pairs of hormones are not antagonists
A) GHRA and somatostatin
B) PTH and calcitonin
C) insulin and glucagon
D) aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide
E) aldosterone and ADH
5. If a person is hypoventilating then:
A) the partial pressure of carbon dioxide is decreasing
B) the rate at which carbonic acids is dissociating into hydrogen ions and bicarbonate ion is increasing
C) the pH of cerebrospinal fluid is increasing
D) more oxygen will be able to bind to hemoglobin
6. A 65 year old male presents to you with difficulty breathing and a non protective. cough .He describes to you that he is a retired firefighter " who used to be in great shape", but now even walking up one flight of stairs leaves him "winded " Blood tests revealed a slightly lowered O2 level, but are otherwise unremarkable. Spirometry reveals a significant reduction in ERV/FEV1.0. Given only this information, what is your best diagnosis?
A) chronic bronchitis
B) asthma
C) emphysema
D. Influenza