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What is false concerning PSA molecule?

A. the free form of PSA exists in small proportions in the body, and found mainly in BPH and in the ejaculate

B. α1- anti chymotrypsin binds to 3 epitopes of the PSA molecule to form a complexed PSA

C. α2- macroglobulin binds to 5 epitopes of the PSA molecule to form a complexed PSA

D. the purified PSA molecule has a molecular weight of 90 kDa

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D. the purified PSA molecule has a molecular weight of 90 kDa


the purified PSA molecule has a molecular weight of 30 kDa.

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Which statement is false concerning the dipstick method for detecting hematuria?

A. depends on the ability of hemoglobin to oxidize a chromogen indicator

B. negative results need to be confirmed by microscopic examination

C. has a sensitivity of 95% and a specificity of 75%

D. the presence of many epithelial cells suggests skin or vaginal contamination

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What antibiotic could result in red man syndrome?

A. vancomycin

B. clindamycin

C. streptomycin

D. tobramycin

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All of the following conditions are related to obesity syndrome, EXCEPT:

A. super fertility

B. increase aromatization reaction

C. increase resistance to circulating insulin

D. sleep apnea

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Which statement regarding post-obstructive diuresis (POD) is false?

A. urine production exceeding 200 ml/hr for 2 consecutive hours or producing greater than 3 L of urine in 24 hours is diagnostic of POD

B. pathologic POD can be exacerbated by excessive fluid replacement

C. the replacement fluid choice is ringer lactate

D. fluid resuscitation depends on the degree of dehydration

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Between which 2 fascial planes does the prostatic neurovascular bundle travel?

A. prostatic fascia and levator fascia

B. prostate capsule and prostatic fascia

C. Denonvilliers fascia and prostate capsule

D. Denonvilliers fascia and endopelvic fascia

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What are the posterior relations of the kidneys?

A. quadratus lumborum and diaphragm

B. psoas and diaphragm

C. psoas and latissimus dorsi

D. transversus abdominus and paraspinous

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How can hyperuricosuria cause calcium oxalate calculi?

A. by increasing oxalate absorption

B. by heterogeneous nucleation

C. by inducing hyperoxaluria

D. by reducing urate crystals saturation

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In which condition can NOT creatinine level be 1200 mg/dL?

A. an aspirate of pelvic urinoma

B. in untreated end-stage renal failure disease

C. a sample from a wound drain after pyeloplasty

D. a sample from suprapubic catheter

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Which of the following explains infertility in liver cirrhosis male patients?

A. decrease plasma estradiol levels

B. increase plasma testosterone-estradiol-binding globulin levels

C. suppression of suprarenal androgens

D. exaggerated pituitary response to feedback hormones

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Which statement is false concerning the epididymis?

A. each epididymis can be palpable at the postero-lateral surface of the testis

B. has 3 parts; head, body, and tail

C. new batches of sperms stay in the epididymis around 2 days for maturation

D. shares the same blood supply of the testis

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Where do Cowper`s gland ducts drain into?

A. ejaculatory ducts

B. prostatic urethra

C. membranous urethra

D. bulbous urethra

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Which statement is false concerning the gubernaculua?

A. degenerate after birth

B. called the caudal genital ligaments

C. help guide the testes down through the inguinal canals

D. represent undifferentiated mesenchyme

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Which layer lies between the superficial and deep inguinal lymph nodes?

A. Scarpa`s fascia

B. fascia lata

C. Dartos fascia

D. Camper`s fascia

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Which of the following does NOT increase in prostate cancer?

A. human kallikrein 2

B. pro-PSA

C. free PSA

D. complexed PSA

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What is false concerning coagulase splitting bacteria (Griess) test?

A. it is a reduction reaction that converts nitrate to nitrite

B. nitrazine reagent papers are used to elicit the reaction

C. it is false negative in diluted urine, on taking vitamin C, and in gram +ve bacteria

D. the reaction takes 4 minutes to complete

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Which of the following contributes second to the seminal fluid by volume?

A. seminal vesicles

B. the prostate

C. testes

D. bulbourethral glands

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What nerve provides the major neural supply to the striated urinary sphincter and levator ani muscle?

A. somatic innervations

B. sympathetic fibers from T11 - L2

C. the pudendal nerve

D. the obturator nerve

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Which of the following conditions could result in white urine?

A. chyluria

B. bacteriuria

C. phosphaturia

D. all of the above

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Which of the prostate medications could result in retrograde ejaculation?

A. tamsulosin

B. doxazosin

C. dutasteride

D. alfuzosin

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From where does the main parasympathetic efferent innervation to the pelvic plexus arise?

A. S1

B. S2-S4

C. T11-L2

D. L3-S1

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What is the most common cause of hematuria in men over 60 yrs.?

A. kidney stones

B. glomerulonephritis

C. BPH

D. bladder cancer

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Which structure is a part of the renal hilum?

A. renal pelvis

B. branches of the renal artery

C. tributaries of renal vein

D. all of the above

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Which of the following mediates calcium reabsorption in the distal renal tubules?

A. aldosterone

B. hypocalcemia

C. parathyroid hormone

D. vitamin D

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During fluoroscopy, what is the main source of radiation hazards that urologists could be exposed to?

A. scattered radiation from the unleaded wall

B. scattered radiation from the patient

C. scattered radiation from the floor and ceiling

D. radiation from the primary beam

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What is false concerning PSA molecule?

A. the free form of PSA exists in small proportions in the body, and found mainly in BPH and in the ejaculate

B. α1- anti chymotrypsin binds to 3 epitopes of the PSA molecule to form a complexed PSA

C. α2- macroglobulin binds to 5 epitopes of the PSA molecule to form a complexed PSA

D. the purified PSA molecule has a molecular weight of 90 kDa

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Bacterial resistance to antibiotics may occur because of:

A. inherited chromosomal-mediated resistance

B. acquired chromosomal-mediated resistance

C. extrachromosomal-mediated resistance

D. all of the above

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What vessels are located in the prostate neurovascular bundle?

A. Watson plexus

B. capsular arteries and veins

C. inferior vesical and midrectal vessels

D. Santorini plexus

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What is false concerning renal vasculature?

A. there are 4 surgical segments of the kidney, based on the segmental artery distribution

B. along the kidney convexity, there is an avascular plane

C. there are no collaterals between segmental arteries

D. in < 10%, the posterior branch is the first to branch off the renal artery

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Which nephron segment contains the most diluted urine in central diabetes insipidus patient?

A. proximal convoluted tubules

B. distal convoluted tubules

C. collecting duct

D. loop of Henle

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What is the most significant complication of cyclosporine?

A. hepatic toxicity

B. renal toxicity

C. neural toxicity

D. cardiac toxicity