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Examination items are in multiple-choice format. The great majority of examination items are multiple-choice with a single response from among four options. Some examinations may include a small percentage of items that require selection of multiple (three or four) responses from among a larger set of available (up to eight) options. Examinations items may also be supplemented by an image.
A 72-year-old patient is being treated with leuprolide 22.5 mg via intramuscular injection every 3 months for prostate cancer. The PSA level was 4 ng/mL 4 months ago and 10 ng/mL 3 months ago, and it is currently 25 ng/mL. A bone scan and staging CT scans reveal metastatic disease. Which regimen has been associated with the largest increase in survival?
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Which is the most appropriate management strategy for this patient at this time?
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A patient who is homozygous for the UGT1A1*28 allele may need a reduced dose of which drug?
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Which laboratory value needs to be monitored in a 55-year-old patient who is being treated with pembrolizumab in second-line therapy for metastatic melanoma?
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What guidance should be given to a patient with multiple myeloma has a serum creatinine of 3.0 mg/dL and a corrected calcium of 14.3 mg/dL?
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A 59-year-old never-smoker female patient is diagnosed with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma and is to be initiated with afatinib 40 mg orally once daily. The tumor tests positive for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 19 deletions and is negative for ALK gene rearrangement. The patient has a diagnosis of heartburn and depression, and no history of smoking. Which drug-specific education is appropriate for this patient?
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Which study design is most appropriate for an economic benefit in using docetaxel or paclitaxel as second-line therapy for female patients with anthracycline-resistant metastatic breast cancer?
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Which is the most appropriate statistical test for determining if the values obtained using a new assay differ from those of the general population using the standard assay?
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The primary goal of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is to:
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Which risk factor is associated with melanoma?
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