Q- Which of the following will be your response to a patient refuses lifesaving treatment due to a religious belief?
A- Bring a court order
B- Contact his family to convince him to take his treatment
C- Do not treat him
D- Hide his treatment in his food
Q- A Southeastern Asian woman gives birth to a male infant. Peripheral blood studies show hematocrit ratio 18% with numerous nucleated red cells, anisocytosis and poikilocytosis. Hemoglobin lacks some chains. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A- Alpha-thalassemia
B- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
C- Hereditary spherocytosis
D- Sickle cell anemia
Q- A symmetrically enlarged mass is felt during neck examination of 35-year-old woman. Her thyroid panel is normal. No thyroid peroxidase antibody is detected. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A- Anaplastic carcinoma
B- Follicular carcinoma
C- Graves’ disease
D- Nodular goiter