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Which lipid particle is considered protective against atherosclerosis?
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How many bones are in the typical adult human skeleton?
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Which nutrient is the main source of quick energy for cells?
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Which sensory organ contains the cochlea?
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Which immunoglobulin is most abundant in human serum?
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Which disease was first prevented by vaccination in 1796?
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Which organ is primarily affected in Hashimoto disease?
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Which clinical triad is classic for Horner syndrome?
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Which rare autosomal dominant disorder features telangiectasias and recurrent epistaxis due to vascular malformations?
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Which gas do we exhale in greatest proportion after breathing?
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Which cytokine drives the acute phase response and is targeted by tocilizumab?
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Which paired organs filter blood and produce urine?
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Which organism causes Lyme disease?
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Which histamine receptor is blocked by ranitidine to reduce gastric acid secretion?
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What instrument do clinicians use to listen to heart and lung sounds?
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What is the medical name for the windpipe?
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Which site is most commonly used to check the pulse at the wrist?
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Which triad of signs classically indicates acute cardiac tamponade?
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Which parasite spreads via Anopheles mosquitoes?
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Which coagulation study monitors warfarin therapy effectiveness?
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Which joint type allows the widest range of motion at the shoulder?
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Which screening test is recommended for colorectal cancer beginning at many adults age 45?
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Which part of a neuron sends signals away from the cell body?
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What is the primary function of alveoli in the lungs?
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Which hormone surges to trigger ovulation?
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Which clinical sign involves tapping the facial nerve to test for hypocalcemia?
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Which prion disease was historically linked to ritual cannibalism among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea?
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Which bacterium is linked to most peptic ulcers?
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Which blood test measures average glucose over about three months?
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Which eponym denotes the bony overgrowth at the distal interphalangeal joints in osteoarthritis?
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Which virus causes the seasonal flu?
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Which endocrine tumor secretes excess catecholamines and is associated with the rule of tens?
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Who performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967?
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What is the formal name of the first oral polio vaccine licensed in the United States in 1961?
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Which blood type is called the universal recipient?
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Which part of the brain coordinates balance and fine movement?
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How many chambers does the human heart have?
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What is the genetic material of the human immunodeficiency virus?
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What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
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Which syndrome combines thrombocytopenia microangiopathic hemolysis and neurologic symptoms often following diarrheal illness in children?
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What is the name of the maneuver to relieve choking in a conscious adult?
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Which dermatome includes the umbilicus level?
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Which neurotransmitter deficit is central to Parkinson disease?
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Which electrolyte disturbance classically causes peaked T waves on ECG?
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Which mineral is most critical for healthy tooth enamel?
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Which cardiac ion channel gene is most commonly mutated in congenital long QT type 1?
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Which vitamin is synthesized in skin with sunlight and supports bone health?
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Which syndrome results from nonfunctional adrenocorticotropic hormone receptor leading to congenital adrenal insufficiency with pigmentation sparing?
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Which surgeon completed the first human kidney transplant between identical twins in 1954?
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Which vaccine uses a live attenuated virus in the standard measles mumps rubella schedule?
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Which lung volume remains after maximum exhalation?
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Which scoring system estimates stroke risk in atrial fibrillation?
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Which vasculitis shows granulomas involving the upper airway lungs and kidneys and is associated with PR3 ANCA?
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Which blood component is essential for clot formation?
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Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy?
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What is the eponym for the pathognomonic rash of Lyme disease?
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Which cranial nerve is responsible for smell?
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Which organ primarily regulates fluid balance via urine output?
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What is the largest artery in the human body?
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Which parasite causes neurocysticercosis leading to new onset seizures in endemic regions?
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Which cardiac biomarker rises earliest after acute myocardial infarction within about one to three hours?
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In which year did Barry Marshall famously drink H pylori culture to prove causation in gastritis?
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What is the normal resting heart rate range for healthy adults in beats per minute?
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Which electrolyte abnormality prolongs the QT interval and predisposes to torsades?
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Which year marked the first successful use of the artificial heart device Jarvik 7 as a permanent implant?
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Which viral surface protein of influenza mediates fusion after endocytosis?
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Where are most taste buds located?
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Which muscle is the main driver of breathing at rest?
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Blood pressure is traditionally measured in which units?
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Which sugar level test is central to diabetes management?
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Which inherited disorder causes copper accumulation treated with chelators like penicillamine?
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Which eponym describes the facial nerve paralysis associated with acoustic neuroma surgery risk?
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Which clotting factor deficiency defines classic hemophilia A?
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What is the medical term for fainting due to temporary drop in cerebral perfusion?
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What is the largest external organ of the human body by surface area?
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Which microorganism produces the botulinum neurotoxin used therapeutically to treat dystonia?
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In which year did Alexander Fleming first report the discovery of penicillin?
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What organ primarily detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs?
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Which blood type is known as the universal donor?
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In what year did the World Health Organization certify global smallpox eradication?
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Which molecule discovered in 1961 is nicknamed the first neurotransmitter modulator identified by cyclic nucleotide signaling?
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Which Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2008 recognized the discovery of human papillomavirus causing cervical cancer?
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The Apgar score was first introduced in which year?
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Which antibody is used as a marker for celiac disease along with anti endomysial antibodies?
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Which genetic repeat expansion causes Huntington disease?
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What condition is characterized by low thyroid hormone with elevated TSH?
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Which part of the eye controls the amount of light entering?
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What is the normal body temperature in Celsius?
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Which antibiotic class inhibits bacterial cell wall cross linking?
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What is the name of the surgical procedure that removes a portion of the colon and connects the small intestine to the rectum in ulcerative colitis?
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What does the emergency acronym CPR stand for?
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Which artery is most often occluded in myocardial infarction of the anterior wall?
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Which bony structure protects the brain?
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Which metabolic emergency shows Kussmaul respirations and fruity breath odor?
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Which year did Roentgen announce the discovery of X rays?
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Which year saw the publication of the Framingham Heart Study initial major findings on cardiovascular risk factors?
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Which antibiotic targets the 50S ribosomal subunit by binding the peptidyl transferase center as linezolid does?
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Which clinical test assesses for de Quervain tenosynovitis by ulnar deviation with thumb in fist?
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What eponym refers to the oedema swelling of the uvula seen in severe angioedema?
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Which childhood exanthem presents with Koplik spots on the buccal mucosa?
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Which lung disease is strongly associated with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency?
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Which artery is palpated in the neck to assess pulse during CPR?
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Which ethical pledge is associated with the phrase 'first do no harm'?
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Which measurement estimates body fat using height and weight?
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Which organ stores and concentrates bile?
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Which histologic body describes the nuclear inclusions of cytomegalovirus on light microscopy?
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Which antimicrobial first isolated from soil bacteria Saccharopolyspora erythraea entered clinical use in 1952?
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Which fracture type involves a bone broken into more than two pieces?
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Which gland is called the master gland of the endocrine system?
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Which vitamin deficiency leads to night blindness?
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Which imaging modality uses magnetic fields rather than ionizing radiation?
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What is the primary anticoagulant produced in leeches that inspired a modern drug?
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Which proto oncogene activation characterizes Burkitt lymphoma with t 8 to 14 translocation?
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Which organ produces the hormone insulin?
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Which infectious disease is targeted by Bacillus Calmette Guerin vaccine?
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Which congenital heart defect produces a machine like continuous murmur classically?
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Which disease did Edward Jenner inoculate against using cowpox material in 1796?
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What is the common name for epistaxis?
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Which classification places drugs by fetal risk during pregnancy in former US labeling?
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What is the formal term for the calculation that estimates renal filtration using serum creatinine age sex and race variables as in CKD EPI?
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What is the common term for myocardial infarction?
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Which protein in red blood cells binds oxygen for transport?
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