Question: A pudding recipe for 50 people calls for 4 cups of sugar. Each bag of sugar contains 6 cups. How many bags of sugar will be needed to make this recipe for 300 people?
Answer Options:
4 bags
13 bags
24 bags
8 bags
Answer: 4 bags
Question: The hypotenuse (side C) of a triangle is 13 inches long. Which of the following pairs of measurements could be correct for the lengths of the other two sides of the triangle?
Answer Options:
2.5 inches, 4 inches
2.5 inches, 6 inches
5 inches, 12 inches
5 inches, 8 inches
Answer: 5 inches, 12 inches
Question: An employee discovers that 0.0025 of all products produced at a factory contain defects. Which of the following percentages does this represent?
Answer Options:
25%
0.025%
0.25%
2.5%
Answer: 0.25%
Question: To determine the insurance premium of a car, an insurance company considers the following determinants: the age of the car, the model of the car, and the mileage of the car. Which of the following is the dependent variable?
Answer Options:
Model
Age
Mileage
Insurance premium
Answer: Insurance premium
Question: The table below shows the miles driven as a function of gallons of gas used. When the function is graphed, what does the ordered pair (6, 144) represent?
Answer Options:
The driver can go 144 miles with 6 gallons of gas.
The driver can go 24 miles in 1 hour.
The driver can go 144 miles in 6 hours.
The driver can go 6 miles with 144 gallons of gas.
Answer: The driver can go 144 miles with 6 gallons of gas.
Question: A farmer needs to buy fertilizer for his farmland. The instructions on the bag of fertilizer say 49.5 pounds of fertilizer is needed for 1 acre of land. The farmer buys 2,000 pounds of fertilizer. Which of the following is the approximate number of acres he can cover with the fertilizer he bought?
Answer Options:
125
1,000
40
300
Answer: 40
Question: Which of the following is NOT considered to be a potential sign or symptom of prostate cancer?
Answer Options:
Excessive urination
Erectile dysfunction
Blood in the urine or semen
Lower back, hip, or thigh pain
Answer: Excessive urination
Question: What is the surgical removal of the prostate called?
Answer Options:
Biopsy
Gleason surgery
Prostatitis
Prostatectomy
Answer: Prostatectomy
Question: Which of the following patients exhibits the greatest number of risk factors for prostate cancer?
Answer Options:
70-year-old African American male who eats steak three times a week
46-year-old white female with a family history of prostate cancer
92-year-old white male who complains of erectile dysfunction
24-year-old vegetarian Latino male
Answer: 70-year-old African American male who eats steak three times a week
Question: How can hormone therapy help in the treatment of prostate cancer?
Answer Options:
By reducing levels of testosterone, discouraging the cancer from growing
By killing the cancer cells
By reversing signs of aging in the patient, helping the body to resist the cancer
By making screening more effective
Answer: By reducing levels of testosterone, discouraging the cancer from growing
Question: Why is screening important?
Answer Options:
To determine how a disease was contracted
To identify symptoms and make the disease less painful
To address a disease’s symptoms by identifying the disease
To improve a person’s chances of survival by identifying the disease early on
Answer: To improve a person’s chances of survival by identifying the disease early on
Question: While performing a digital rectal examination, how can a doctor tell the difference between BPH and prostatic cancer?
Answer Options:
With BPH, the prostate is smooth and asymmetrical; whereas, a bumpy, symmetrical prostate indicates possible prostatic cancer
With BPH, the prostate is bumpy and symmetrical; whereas, a smooth, asymmetrical prostate indicates possible prostatic cancer
With BPH, the prostate is smooth and symmetrical; whereas, a bumpy, asymmetrical prostate indicates possible prostatic cancer
With BPH, the prostate is bumpy and asymmetrical; whereas, a smooth, symmetrical prostate indicates possible prostatic cancer
Answer: With BPH, the prostate is smooth and symmetrical; whereas, a bumpy, asymmetrical prostate indicates possible prostatic cancer
Question: Which of the following tests is used to measure protein levels in the blood to diagnose BPH?
Answer Options:
PPO
PTA
PSA
PPA
Answer: PSA
Question: Which of the following symptoms is NOT common to BPH?
Answer Options:
Frequent urination
Straining during urination
Dribbling at the start of urination
Incompletely voided bladder
Answer: Dribbling at the start of urination
Question: Which of the following individuals is MOST at risk for developing BPH?
Answer Options:
Walter, a 70-year-old African American male who lives in Texas
Marcos, a 35-year-old male who lives in Puerto Rico
Qi-shi, a 65-year-old Chinese male who lives in China
Jules, a 25-year-old white male who lives in France
Answer: Walter, a 70-year-old African American male who lives in Texas
Question: BPH can lead to all of the following conditions EXCEPT:
Answer Options:
Urinary tract infection
Reduced kidney function
Prostate cancer
Bladder stones
Answer: Prostate cancer
Question: Which of the following MOST likely occurs in secondary hypogonadism?
Answer Options:
The hypothalamus does not make enough testosterone
The pituitary gland does not make enough testosterone
The hypothalamus does not make enough GnRH
The pituitary does not secrete enough GnRH
Answer: The hypothalamus does not make enough GnRH
Question: Which of the following conditions is the MOST common cause of male hypogonadism?
Answer Options:
Mumps
Anorchia
Klinefelter syndrome
Cryptorchidism
Answer: Klinefelter syndrome
Question: Which of the following disorders refers to the absence of both testicles at birth?
Answer Options:
Anorchia
Hydrocele
Testicular torsion
Atesticlia
Answer: Anorchia
Question: How do primary hypogonadism and secondary hypogonadism differ?
Answer Options:
Primary hypogonadism entails a problem with the brain, while secondary hypogonadism involves the testicles
Secondary hypogonadism entails a problem with the prostate, while primary hypogonadism involves the testicles
Primary hypogonadism entails a problem with the prostate, while secondary hypogonadism involves the testicles
Secondary hypogonadism entails a problem with the brain, while primary hypogonadism involves the testicles
Answer: Secondary hypogonadism entails a problem with the brain, while primary hypogonadism involves the testicles
Question: A patient presents with gynecomastia, infertility, and loss of body hair. The test results reveal high levels of FSH and LH, but the levels of testosterone are low. Based on this information, which of the following conditions would the doctor MOST likely suspect?
Answer Options:
Kallmann hypogonadism
Primary hypogonadism
Secondary hypogonadism
Kallmann syndrome
Answer: Primary hypogonadism