PLE Category: Internal Medicine

PLE-2390

The patient came in complaining of dysuria, hematuria, and oliguria. How would you define oliguria?

PLE-2386

A 50-year-old female presented with acute cough, fever, and tachypnea. On chest x-ray, there were bilateral infiltrates and pneumatoceles. What is the most likely etiologic agent?

PLE-2387

What echocardiographic findings are considered positive for infective endocarditis?

PLE-2388

A 30-year-old male construction worker was admitted due to a fever of 3 days, associated with abdominal pain, diarrhea, myalgia, and headache. On physical examination, there was conjunctival suffusion and calf tenderness. History revealed that he waded in flood water. Vital signs were normal, good urine output, no jaundice, and no signs of meningeal irritation. What is the first-line drug?

PLE-2384

What will a kidney biopsy of a 58-year-old male diagnosed with membranous GN show?

PLE-2385

In tumor lysis syndrome, which of the following is not an electrolyte abnormality?

PLE-2382

In large retrosternal goiter, when the arms are raised above the head, does this cause the thyroid mass to impinge on the blood vessels, resulting in flushing of the face and syncope? Is this condition also known as something else?

PLE-2383

What is the term for a transient, pruritic linear wheal with a flare at a site where the skin is briskly stroked with a firm object?

PLE-2379

What is the diagnosis for a 20-year-old female with recurrent infections, pancytopenia, and an empty marrow seen on bone marrow biopsy?