Rectus Sheath Rupture

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A 49-year-old man complained about mild itching and scaling on the foot, particularly at the base of the toes. His nails were intact.

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QUESTION 2:

The impact of insomnia on patients with hypertension recently has been studied in a group of 234 patients. Most of these patients slept 6 or fewer hours a day.

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QUESTION 3:

A 43-year-old man presents with left eye irritation of about 2 weeks' duration. He has mild photophobia and slightly blurred vision that doesn't clear when he blinks. He has had similar symptoms twice in the past 2 years and was twice told that he had conjunctivitis.

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QUESTION 4:

A 25-year-old woman presented to the GI clinic complaining of intermittent solid food dysphagia. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy performed 5 years earlier showed linear furrowing with trachealization. A diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis was made.

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QUESTION 5:

This solitary, rapidly expanding, very painful (analog scale 9 out of 10) ulcer developed on the pretibial surface of the leg of a 48-year-old woman with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis.

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ANSWER KEY:

Question 1. Answer: c

Question 2. Answer: d

Question 3. Answer: b

Question 4. Answer: a

Question 5. Answer: b