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NEWBORN SCREENING
1. Ideally, the initial screening of newborn infants should
be performed
a. Within 1 week of birth
b. During the first 72 hours of life
c. During the first 24 hours of life
d. Immediately after birth
2. Adherence to a specific diet is the general treatment
for patients with
a. Congenital hypothyroidism
b. Biotinidase deficiency
c. Phenylketonuria
d. Thalassemia
3. Patients with disorders of fatty acid oxidation should avoid
a. Carnitine supplementation
b. Special diets
c. Snacking
d. Fasting
4. The most common lethal genetic condition among whites is
a. Cystic fibrosis
b. Tay-Sachs disease
c. Huntington's disease
d. Muscular dystrophy
5. Infant girls with the classic and most severe form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia present with
a. Hirsutism
b. Gynecomastia
c. Pseudomenses
d. Ambiguous genitalia
6. Patients with galactosemia commonly develop sepsis caused by
a. Staphylococcus aureus
b. Escherichia coli
c. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
d. Klebsiella pneumoniae
CARDIAC AUSCULTATION
7. A feature of the atrioventricular valves is that they
a. Rely on anchoring apparatus to coapt tightly
b. Have three leaflets with deep cusps
c. Prevent retrograde blood flow into the
ventricles
d. Typically close synchronously during diastole
8. In the United States, stenotic heart valves used to be
commonly caused by
a. Collagen vascular disease
b. Endocarditis
c. Rheumatic heart disease
d. Marfan syndrome
9. A congenital cardiac anatomic anomaly that
produces a cardiac murmur is
a. Coarctation of the aorta, adult type
b. Tricuspid regurgitation
c. Pulmonary stenosis
d. Patent ductus arteriosus
10. Erb's point is located at the
a. Second right intercostal space
b. Second left intercostal space
c. Third left intercostal space
d. Cardiac apex
11. The machinery murmur associated with patent
ductus arteriosus is heard best at the
a. Aortic area
b. Pulmonic area
c. Tricuspid area
d. Mitral area
12. An Austin Flint murmur is the characteristic
murmur of
a. Tricuspid stenosis
b. Mitral prolapse
c. Mitral regurgitation
d. Aortic regurgitation
CME EXPIRATION DATE: APRIL 2011
Successful completion of the self-assessment is required to earn Category I CME credit. Successful completion is defined as a cumulative score of at least 70% correct.