A Dangerous-or Just Unsightly-Lesion?

Question 1:

For about 2 years, this raised, approximately 1.3-cm in diameter, irregular, waxy lesion had been present on the lateral eyebrow of a 62-year-old man.

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The correct answer is c. Seborrheic keratosis.
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Question 2:

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The correct answer is d. All of the above
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Question 3:

A 20-year-old woman presented with 15 days of nausea and intractable bilious non-bloody emesis. She had undergone corrective surgery for scoliosis 1 month earlier. Abdominal CT showed marked distention of the stomach, consistent with gastric outlet obstruction. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy finding is seen here.

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The correct answer is d. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome
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Question 4:

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The correct answer is e. All of the above
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Question 5:

A 20-year-old woman presented in mid-winter with a mildly painful, swollen, and discolored left toe of a week’s duration. She denied fevers, chills, joint pain, fatigue, changes in menstruation, or other systemic symptoms. There was no history of trauma to her feet or excessive cold exposure.

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The correct answer is b. Chilblains
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