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NMS Q&A Family Medicine

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Rheumatology in Primary Care 165(D) A 24-hour urine uric acid level is 800 mg/dL.(E) Aspirated joint fluid shows negatively birefringent,needle-shaped crystals within WBCs when viewedwith a polarizing microscope.15 Which of the following is correct with respect to calciumpyrophosphate deposition disease (CPDD, alsoknown as pseudogout)?(A) Its incidence is increased with advanced patientage.(B) The crystals are easier to detect in this diseasethan in gout.(C) It may be associated with hypoparathyroidism.(D) It typically affects only the weight-bearingjoints.(E) Attacks are always monoarticular.18 Plantar fascia rupture19 Posterior tibial tendonitis20 Retrocalcaneal bursitis(A) Pain is retrocalcaneal.(B) Pain is in the inside of the foot and the ankle.(C) There is an intense tearing sensation on thebottom of the foot.(D) There is a history of trauma.(E) Pain is in the area of a thinned plantar aspect ofthe heel.For Questions 16 through 20, match the numbered soft tissuecauses of heel pain with the lettered descriptions of clinicalpresentations.16 Fat pad atrophy17 Heel contusion

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