PLE Category: Internal Medicine

PLE-2071

What are the management strategies used for bronchiectasis, except for one?

PLE-2067

A 32-year-old woman with known SLE was noted to have a new cardiac murmur on routine follow-up with her rheumatologist. She is asymptomatic, without any fever, weight loss, nor history of previous cardiac disease. On 2D echo, a vegetation on the mitral valve is demonstrated. Which of the following statements is true?

PLE-2068

A 45-year-old man reports to his physician that his wife noted coarsening of his facial features over several years. In addition, he also reports low libido and energy. PE shows frontal bossing and enlarged hands. An MRI confirms that he has a pituitary mass. Which of the following screening tests should be ordered to diagnose the cause of the mass?

PLE-2064

What is the most common symptom or sign of liver disease?

PLE-2065

What is the average amount of reported daily alcohol intake in women that is associated with the development of chronic liver disease?

PLE-2066

A 24-year-old has been newly diagnosed with SLE. Which of the following organ system complications is she most likely to have over the course of her lifetime?

PLE-2063

A 55-year-old man is found to have a serum calcium of 13 mg/dL after complaining of fatigue and thirst for the past month. A CXR revealed a 4 cm mass in the right lower lobe of the lung. What is the most likely cause of his hypercalcemia?

PLE-2060

What is a true statement regarding potassium level derangements?

PLE-2061

What is the significance of (+) PPD?