Archives: Medical Student Years 1-3

MS-0597

What is the primary process of growth that causes benign enlargement of the prostate?

MS-0598

How does the incidence of male breast cancer compared to that of female breast cancer?

MS-0599

How can cardiac output be defined?

MS-0600

Ms. Johnson is a 35-year-old asthmatic woman with severe community acquired pneumonia. She has been admitted to the intensive care unit for cardiovascular support. Currently, her blood pressure is 80/64 mmHg, heart rate is 128 bpm, and cardiac output is 3.2 L/min. Ms. Johnson is receiving 15 L/min of oxygen through a facemask and has oxygen saturations of 88% with a respiratory rate of 16. Her temperature is 39.6°C. What is the estimated stroke volume for Ms. Johnson?

MS-0577

A 16-year-old male patient is experiencing an acute asthma attack and is struggling to breathe. Which of the following options is not a correct description of anatomical dead space?

MS-0578

As a final year medical student, you are assisting a general surgeon in a busy outpatient clinic. A 53-year-old male patient presents with a swelling in his left groin.

Upon examination, the swelling is located superior and medial to the pubic tubercle, it is non-tender, easily reducible, and has a positive cough impulse. The surgeon suspects an inguinal hernia and informs you that there is an anatomical structure immediately above the midpoint of the inguinal ligament.

What is this anatomical structure?

MS-0579

What is the location of the Billroth cords?

MS-0580

Which type of cell makes up the majority of yellow bone marrow?

MS-0581

A 12-year-old girl is experiencing intense pain around her belly button that is spreading to her right iliac fossa. She has a fever and is vomiting on and off. The medical team has decided to perform a laparoscopic removal of her appendix. Can you identify the most frequent location of the appendix in the pelvis?