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The ASIA Scale “A” means: 

Loss of two-point discrimination with preserved pain/temp is most consistent with: 

A patient describes a progression of weakness over a 6-day period that began with moderate weakness in a glove and stocking distribution and has progressed to difficulty with all movements. The MOST likely diagnosis is: 

A 55-year-old man has a 5-cm submucosal jejunal mass and is resected.  The specimen shows nests and trabeculae of round cells with pink granular cytoplasm and salt-and-pepper chromatin.  His serum 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) level is markedly increased.   Which of the following embryologic derivatives is most likely related to the cells in the mass?

A patient is unable to abduct the arm past 15 degrees, but the deltoid strength is intact. Which nerve is injured?

After a 30-day backpacking trip, a patient has pain over the lateral aspect of the shoulder. Upon examination of the patient, the orthotist notes weakness of elbow flexion and shoulder abduction on the same side as the pain. A lesion at which level of the following sites is MOST likely the source of the symptoms?

A 67-year-old man has had a 4-kg weight loss and nausea for the past 6 months.  The upper endoscopy shows that the entire gastric mucosa is eroded and has an erythematous cobblestone appearance.  The gastrectomy specimen shows small and shrunken stomach with a rigid thickened wall.  Which of the following is most likely the diagnosis?

Match the characteristics with the inflammatory bowel disease (the choice of the disease can be used more than once)

Resting tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia are hallmark signs of: 

A 50-year old woman presents with weight loss, diarrhea and peripheral edema.  During the workup, the physician suspects Menetrier disease.  All of the following statements are true regarding this condition EXCEPT: