Archive Of Standardized Exam Questions: Medicine

OVERVIEW

This page is dedicated to organizing various examples of standardized exam questions BY THE DISEASE THEY ARE ASKING ABOUT. While this may seem a odd practice, it is useful to see multiple examples of how certain diseases will be characterized on standardized exams. The purpose of this archive is not to serve as a question bank, but instead as a study tool used to familiarize oneself with how diseases are characterized on common exams (namely the boards and the shelf exams). This particular archive is dedicated to diseases within the field of medicine.

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM & BREAST

Fertility And Infertility:

• Turner Syndrome

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Diabetes Mellitus:

• Hyperglycemic Hyperosmotic State (HHS)
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)

Thyroid Disorders:

• Graves Disease

Adrenal Disorders:

• Corticoadrenal Insufficiency (Addison Disease)
• Cushing Syndrome
• Aldosteronoma

Pituitary Disorders:

• Acromegaly/Gigantism
• Diabetes Insipidus 
• SIADH (Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of ADH [Vasopressin])

Congenital Disorders:

• Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

MULTISYSTEM PROCESSES & DISORDERS

Infectious Disorders:

• Epstein-Barr Virus Infection (Mononucleosis)

Immunologic & Inflammatory Disorders:

• Scleroderma
• Sarcoidosis

Nutritional Disorders:

• Wernicke Encephalopathy
• Zinc Deficiency
• Folic Acid Deficiency
• Iron Deficiency Anemia
• Hypermagnesemia (Magnesium Toxicity)

Toxins/Environmental Extremes

• Ethylene Glycol Poisoning

Genetic Conditions:

• Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome)
• Hemochromatosis
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Acute Intermittent Porphyria