IT Certification Exam Questions & Answers

Q116. A 23-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder is brought to the Emergency Department having ingested non-lethal substances after her boyfriend broke up with her. The staff tells you that she has consulted
8 times under similar circumstances in the past 3 years. Which one of the following pieces of information would be useful to provide to the staff?

Q117. A 21-year-old man presents to the office with persistent pain and swelling of the wrist 2 weeks after falling on his outstretched hand. Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of the wrist taken at the time of the injury showed no evidence of fracture or dislocation. Which one of the following is the most likely cause of the patient’s symptoms?

Q118. You are seeing a 5-month-old infant who has had intermittent stridor since age 2 months. He is otherwise healthy. He has been drinking well and has been reaching all the age-specific developmental milestones.
Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Q119. A 47-year-old man presents to the office with a 1-month history of passing blood in his stool 2 to 3 times per week. He is otherwise healthy and denies any systemic symptoms. Other than a small lateral skin tag on digital rectal examination, the physical examination findings are unremarkable. Which one of the following is the best next step?

Q120. A 70-year-old man presents with severe, postprandial, mid-abdominal pain which has become more severe over the past 6 to 9 months. It is associated with nausea but has not caused him to vomit or changed his bowel habits. He has lost 14 kg over the last 6 months. Abdominal and rectal examination is normal. Upper gastrointestinal series is unremarkable. Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Q121. A 69-year-old man presents with a 4-day history of a painful right knee. On history, he denies any trauma or similar previous episodes. Examination reveals effusion of the right knee that is warm to the touch. Which one of the following is the best next step?

Q122. A 35-year-old woman presents to your clinic for follow-up regarding her persistent primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura. She was admitted to hospital with a relapse and received treatment with dexamethasone, intravenous immunoglobulin, and rituximab. She was recently discharged from hospital with a platelet count of 55 × 10#/L (130-360), and also continues to take 10 mg of prednisone once daily. She is scheduled for a splenectomy in 4 weeks. Which one of the following is the best next step in preparation for the patient’s surgical procedure?

Q123. A 76-year-old man is brought by his family to your clinic with new-onset urinary incontinence. They state that the patient is experiencing a slowly progressing cognitive decline marked by memory disturbance, apathy, and attentional problems. Examination reveals that the patient has a stooped, forward-leaning posture and a wide-based gait. Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Q124. A 26-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 2, aborta 0, has just delivered a full-term newborn via spontaneous vaginal delivery after 4 hours of labor. Following oxytocin administration and placental expulsion, there continues to be a steady trickle of bright red blood from her vagina. On examination, the placenta is intact and the fundus feels firm. Her vital signs are within normal range.
Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Q125. A 20-year-old man is brought by a friend to the emergency department with an elevated temperature, generalized muscle rigidity, hypovolemia, a fluctuating level of consciousness, and impaired attention. The patient also may be responding to auditory hallucinations. The friend informs you that the patient overdosed with a prescribed medication. Which one of the following medications is most likely to cause these symptoms?

Q126. A 94-year-old woman with severe dementia is referred for vaginal bleeding and a persistent foul odour from the vagina. She lives in a long-term care facility. She has been using a ring pessary for the past 15 years. Her current pessary has not been replaced in 2 years. On examination, there is moderate vaginal atrophy. After removing the pessary, which one of the following is the best next step?

Q127. A 34-year-old woman, gravida 3, para 2, aborta 0, presents at 38 weeks’ gestation. She is in early labor with ruptured membranes. Her previous pregnancy was complicated by fever during labor. Which one of the following would increase the risk of fever recurrence?

Q128. A 43-year-old man is referred to you for an incidental finding of elevated hemoglobin. Laboratory results are as follows:
Hemoglobin
185 g/L (130-170)
Mean corpuscular volume
92 fL (60-100)
White blood cells
7.8×1037.8×103 / L (4-10)
Platelets
250×103250×103 / L (130-400)
His BMI is 23. He has type 2 diabetes for which he takes gliclazide MR 60 mg daily. Which one of the following features on history could explain his laboratory abnormality?

Q129. A 25-year-old woman who is at 8 weeks’ gestation plans to travel to rural Cambodia to care for her ill mother.
Which one of the following treatments should be provided to her before the trip?

Q130. You are asked to see a 50-year-old man 2 hours after he underwent a laparotomy for gastric resection. Lab results are as follows:
pH
7.28 (7.35-7.45)
PaCO#
60 mm Hg (35-40)
PaO#
60 mm Hg (85-105) with 4 L/min via nasal prongs
Bicarbonate (HCO#)
24 mmol/L (24-30)
Which one of the following is most consistent with this clinical presentation?

Q131. During an office visit, your 14-year-old patient requests a prescription for oral contraceptives. The province where you are working does not have a statutory age of consent. Which one of the following is the best next step?

Q132. A 3-year-old boy is brought to your office because his daycare teachers are concerned about his language development. His parents speak both English and French at home, and he can say around 15 words combined in both languages. His history reveals that he has minimal interest in playing with other children. Which one of the following is most appropriate?

Q133. A 37-year-old woman diagnosed with schizophrenia comes to her family physician because she has been choking on her food lately. She has a history of mild spasmodic dysphonia. She was recently started on haloperidol for auditory hallucinations. Which one of the following is the best short-term management?