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-  Editor: Marty Knowlton
Writing is a great way to communicate your experiences as a PA. Consider adding your perspective to our quarterly notes.


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Board Review Book  - Project in Evolution
  - Project Coordinator:   Kim Palmer

          You  &  I  & each of us - We CAN DO THIS together!

If all of our 1000+ alumni could generate FIVE multiple choice questions, on each of our favorite medical specialties: 
         Voilą   We have a book!

Could you generate five questions appropriate for re-certification?   
Conceptually, this can work!   With our collective abilities, we can offer a very competitive product to PA Students across the country. (If multiple-choice questions bring back bad memories, please offer a vignette of an "Unforgettable Patient.")  Textbook specialists such as Delmar Publishing would be a resource for the logistics of this project.

If we all take this seriously, this project can generate funds for years!   References provide objective verification of our "common knowledge," needed for PA certification candidates.

Send your mutiple choice questions to Professor Palmer TODAY! 



(It is much easier than sending in Semi-annual Dues!)



Some examples:

Question # 101 - Lahut
The most useful cardiac enzyme test for myocardial necrosis is:

A. creatine kinase MB isoenzyme
B. troponin I
C. lactate dehydrogenase
D. myoglobin
E. alkaline phosphatase

(Answer - B.
                 Ref: eMedicine.com
"Myocardial Ischemia," update 6-15-2006, Michael Zevitz, MD)


Question # 102 - Lahut
The most common precipitating factor in the development of diabetic ketoacidosis is:

A. vomiting
B. oral hypoglycemic agents
C. anasarca
D. infection
E. inappropriately high doses of insulin

(Correct Answer - D.
               - Ref: UpToDate.com
"Clinical features and diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state in adults," update 12-1-2006, Abbas E Kitabchi, PhD, MD, et al.)


Question # 103 - Lahut
Vigorous physical activity is defined by the CDC in "Healthy People 2010" as repetitive physical activities that use large muscle groups at 70 percent or more of maximum heart rate for age. Differentiated from moderate activity, vigorous activities may include:

A. walking (3 mph), raking leaves
B. gardening, doubles tennis
C. skating, rowing
D. swimming, bowling

(Correct Answer - C.
               - Ref:
Healthy People 2010.gov
Chapter 22 - Physical Activity and Fitness; Terminology


Question # 104 - Lahut
A 42-year-old woman with a long history of chronic back pain and spinal stenosis requests narcotics and an antibiotic for her UTI, which started when she became fecally incontinent after she had moved furniture two days ago. She says, "Motrin doesn't work," requests relief from her radicular pain and wants to leave as soon as possible. Your clinical interaction should involve:

A. scheduling MRI for next week, with urine dip now
B. assessing anal sphincter tone
C. assessing axial loading / compression testing
D. prescribing muscle relaxants without narcotic analgesia

(Correct Answer - B.
               - Ref:
eMedicine.com
"Cauda Equina Syndrome," update 1-10-2007, Michael S Beson, MD, MBA, FACEP)


Question # 105 - Lahut
All of the following are potential sequelae of untreated PID except:
A. Ectopic pregnancy
B. Tubal infertility
C. Chronic pelvic pain
D. Decreased ovulation

(Correct Answer - D.
               - Ref:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2006
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease)




Give it a try! You know far more than you believe!

Kim will be THRILLED to hear from you! Click:
        PalmerK@mail.amc.edu