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A 35-year old woman makes an appointment at your clinic because she is concerned about a lump she has found in her right breast. It first appeared 3 months ago. It changes with her menstrual cycle and is tender to touch. She does not have a family history of breast cancer. On physical examination, you inspect the skin, noting the absence of dimpling or retraction. Palpation of the breast reveals a round, 2-cm, freely mobile, tender, circumscribed mass that is firm in consistency and somewhat elastic.  The patient has no axillary, supraclavicular, or infraclavicular adenopathy. What is your most likely diagnosis before proceeding with further testing?

Which of the following skin conditions frequently heralds an anaphylactic reaction?

When obtaining the health history of a 60-year-old female, it is important to ask:

              Jaundice  is a state of high bilirubin in the bloodstream. It is most commonly seen first in the:

A 34-year-old female who gave birth 2 weeks ago developed fever and pain in the right breast while nursing her baby. The patient has tenderness, erythema, and swelling of the nipple on the right breast. Which of the following diagnostic studies is indicated?

            The pedigree of a family with a mitochondrial DNA disorder is unique in that:

A 66 year old male presents with complaints of decreased urinary stream over the last 3 days, He has felt tired the last 24 hours. He hasn’t checked his temperature. He has had increased urge to go but hesitancy is noted. Denies hematuria. PMH positive for BPH, HTN, Gout. Meds; Lisinopril 10mg Qd You suspect he has Prostatitis. What would you expect his prostate to feel like?

An            An affected individual who manifests symptoms of a particular condition through whom a family with a genetic disorder is ascertained is called a(n):

A palpable elevated mass up to 0.5cm in diameter that is Solid is?

A woman has a positive pregnancy test and comes to you with left lower quadrant pain.  On bimanual examination, you feel a tender mass.  Which of the following should you suspect?