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A medical student is learning about the different types of carbohydrates. They identify a polysaccharide that serves as the primary storage form of glucose in animals, predominantly found in the liver and muscles. This polysaccharide is:

A. Starch

B. Cellulose

C. Glycogen ✓

D. Chitin

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A biochemist is studying a newly discovered enzyme. They observe that as the substrate concentration increases, the reaction rate initially increases rapidly but then plateaus. This plateau indicates that the enzyme has reached its maximum velocity (Vmax?), which is defined as:

A. The substrate concentration at which the reaction rate is half of Vmax?

B. The initial rate of reaction

C. The reaction rate when all enzyme active sites are saturated with substrate ✓

D. The point at which the enzyme begins to denature

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A patient presents with severe metabolic acidosis. The body’s buffer systems are crucial in maintaining blood pH within a narrow range. Which of the following is the most important extracellular buffer system in human blood?

A. Phosphate buffer system

B. Protein buffer system

C. Bicarbonate-carbonic acid buffer system ✓

D. Ammonia buffer system

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200. You are responding to a patient with acute onset shortness of breath and an audible wheeze. What is the immediate action?

A. Administer a bronchodilator (if ordered/protocol), apply oxygen, and elevate head of bed ✓

B. Place the patient supine

C. Give a sedative

D. Encourage deep coughing

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199. A client in a therapy session describes hearing voices that tell them to do things. What is your immediate clinical priority?

A. Explore the content of the voices, specifically if they are commanding harm to self or others ✓

B. Tell them the voices are not real

C. Ignore the voices

D. Document the voices and proceed as usual

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198. You are assisting a patient with feeding who has dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). What is the critical safety intervention?

A. Provide thin liquids

B. Place the patient in a supine position

C. Ensure the patient is upright and offer small, frequent bites, checking for pockets of food ✓

D. Rush the feeding process

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197. A patient with diabetes develops a new, non-healing foot ulcer. What is the most urgent concern?

A. Aesthetic appearance of the foot

B. Risk of infection and potential amputation ✓

C. Minor skin irritation

D. Decreased mobility

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196. A patient with a history of seizure disorder is prescribed an anti-epileptic medication. What critical patient teaching point should be emphasized?

A. Discontinue the medication if seizures stop

B. Take the medication only when a seizure is felt coming on

C. Take the medication consistently as prescribed to maintain therapeutic levels ✓

D. Double the dose if a seizure occurs

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195. You are preparing to administer medication through an IV line. What is the critical step before administering the medication if the IV is infusing other fluids?

A. Stop the primary infusion, flush, administer medication, flush, and restart infusion ✓

B. Administer the medication directly into the primary infusion bag

C. Administer the medication without flushing

D. Administer the medication very slowly

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194. A patient reports feeling consistently “down,” having trouble sleeping, and lacking energy for the past few weeks, but denies any specific stressors. What screening tool could be used to further assess for depression?

A. MMSE

B. PHQ-9 or Beck Depression Inventory ✓

C. GAD-7

D. CAGE questionnaire

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Practice Questions

A medical student is learning about the different types of carbohydrates. They identify a polysaccharide that serves as the primary storage form of glucose in animals, predominantly found in the liver and muscles. This polysaccharide is:

A biochemist is studying a newly discovered enzyme. They observe that as the substrate concentration increases, the reaction rate initially increases rapidly but then plateaus. This plateau indicates that the enzyme has reached its maximum velocity (Vmax?), which is defined as:

A patient presents with severe metabolic acidosis. The body’s buffer systems are crucial in maintaining blood pH within a narrow range. Which of the following is the most important extracellular buffer system in human blood?

200. You are responding to a patient with acute onset shortness of breath and an audible wheeze. What is the immediate action?

199. A client in a therapy session describes hearing voices that tell them to do things. What is your immediate clinical priority?

198. You are assisting a patient with feeding who has dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). What is the critical safety intervention?

197. A patient with diabetes develops a new, non-healing foot ulcer. What is the most urgent concern?

196. A patient with a history of seizure disorder is prescribed an anti-epileptic medication. What critical patient teaching point should be emphasized?

195. You are preparing to administer medication through an IV line. What is the critical step before administering the medication if the IV is infusing other fluids?

194. A patient reports feeling consistently “down,” having trouble sleeping, and lacking energy for the past few weeks, but denies any specific stressors. What screening tool could be used to further assess for depression?

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