Q- Which one of the following conditions is the most likely complication of Paget disease of bone in elderly patients?
A- Acute renal failure
B- Congestive heart failure
C- Dementia
D- Hepatic failure
Q- The upper limit of normal cholesterol for diagnosing hypercholesterolemia in patients with diabetes has been lowered from 90 mg/dL to 70 mg/dL. Which of the following is the effect of this change on diagnosing hypercholesterolemia in patients with diabetes?
A- Decreases the sensitivity of the test
B- Increases the Specificity of the test
C- Increases the negative predictive value of the test
D- Increases the positive predictive value of the test
Q- Echinocytes are type of erythrocytes characterized by abnormal cell membrane with small, spaced thorny projections. The presence of these cells in blood is characteristic of which one of the following enzyme deficiencies?
A- Citrate synthase
B- Glycogen reductase
C- Glycogen synthase
D- Pyruvate kinase