Which one of the following laboratory tests is NOT used to diagnose syphilis?
A) TRUS
B) FTA-ABS
C) VDRL
D) RPR
QUESTION 2The term hirsutism means:
A. excessive body-hair growth
B. abnormally tall stature
C. abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland, forming a lump in the neck.
D. abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
QUESTION 3Which of the following statements about bone marrow aspiration is FALSE?
A) It is done in the posterior iliac crest.
B) It is used to treat leukemia or lymphoma.
C) It shows stages of cell development.
D) It is examined under a microscope.
QUESTION 4Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammation with fusing together of the ________.
A) hip
B) ankle
C) wrist
D) vertebrae
QUESTION 5In a patient with liver disease, the yellowish discoloration of the skin is known as ascites.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 6The knowledge and practice of persons of old age and their medical treatment is known as ________.
A) pediatrics
B) psychiatry
C) neonatology
D) geriatrics
QUESTION 7The hyposecretion of oxytocin causes ________.
A) uterine inertia
B) goiter
C) precocious puberty
D) Graves' disease
QUESTION 8During angiography, a radiopaque dye is injected into a blood vessel to fill and outline it.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 9A sometimes benign, sometimes malignant tumor of the ovary that contains hair and teeth is known as a ________.
A) Wilms' tumor
B) neuroblastoma
C) seminoma
D) teratoma
QUESTION 10All of the following combining forms mean testis EXCEPT ________.
A) orchi/o-
B) didym/o-
C) testicul/o-
D) morph/o-
QUESTION 11All of the following are associated with pain EXCEPT ________.
A) causalgia
B) anesthesia
C) neuralgia
D) CRPS
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