A 28-year-old woman presents to the office in great distress because she has no money for groceries or rent. She is a single mother of a 7-year-old girl. She has a history of gambling disorder. She has felt unable to cope for the last 3 months and has started gambling again. Today, she is crying, and she shares that her boyfriend became violent with her yesterday. Which one of the following is the highest priority for assessment?
A 42-year-old man comes to your family practice. He has started seeing a reflexologist to help manage his chronic back pain. He presents to you a letter from the reflexologist outlining the weekly necessary treatments, each costing $300, and a list of blood tests for the patient to have done. The patient asks you to order the laboratory testing and send the results to his “other doctor.” Which one of the following is the best next step?
A 15-year-old boy is brought to the office by his father because he is having headaches. When alone, the boy appears withdrawn and admits to suicidal ideation. He shares that he is gay but does not want to tell his parents. He says that he faked the headaches so that one of his parents would make an appointment for him. Which one of the following is the best next step?
A 68-year-old man with a history of diabetes, hypertension, delirium tremens, and tobacco addiction comes to the Emergency Department with his daughter. She tells you that his behavior has become unmanageable and she feels he may require an increased level of care. His vital signs are:
Blood pressure: 162/105 mm Hg
Heart rate: 112/min, regular
Temperature: 37.8°C
On history, his daughter explains she had to confiscate a half-empty bottle of alcohol from his room yesterday. He is now convinced that there are bugs crawling all over him and he will not relax. He appears pale, sweaty, and shaky. His most recent blood glucose is 7.8 mmol/L (3.8–11.1). Which one of the following is the best next step?
A 4-month-old boy is brought to the office by his parents to ask about the rotavirus vaccine. They would like to avoid the possibility of the infant coming down with gastroenteritis. Their older child was hospitalized with gastroenteritis at age 10 months. They have a friend who had intussusception after getting the rotavirus immunization, and they are worried about a possible link to the vaccine. Which one of the following is the most appropriate response?
An investigator interested in the etiology of neonatal jaundice conducted a study where he selected 150 children diagnosed with this condition and 150 children born in the same time period and in the same hospital who did not have a diagnosis of neonatal jaundice. He then reviewed the delivery records of their mothers to determine various prenatal and perinatal exposures. This is an example of which one of the following?
A 6-year-old boy is brought to the Emergency Department by his daycare provider because he has an injured left arm. Physical examination findings show a swollen left arm just below the shoulder and bruising around both knees and the upper right arm. Radiographs of the left arm show a fracture with early callus formation around the proximal humeral shaft. Which one of the following is the most important next step?
An 80-year-old woman presents to your office with weight loss and generalized weakness. Her husband calls you after the appointment and asks that his wife not be told if she is diagnosed with cancer as hearing this will likely " kill her. " Investigations subsequently show that she has metastatic lung cancer. Which one of the following is the best next step?
A 29-year-old woman presents with vaginal spotting after 6 weeks of amenorrhea. She is asymptomatic otherwise. Serum β-hCG is 2150 IU/L, and pelvic ultrasound shows an empty uterus. She has been trying to conceive for 7 months. Which one of the following is the best next step?
A previously well 4-year-old boy is brought to your office by his mother. She is concerned by his behaviour. Shortly after falling asleep, he awakens, screams loudly and cries. He appears frightened and does not respond to his mother’s efforts to calm him. During these episodes, he appears agitated and flushed. After 15–20 minutes, he settles back to sleep. Physical examination is unremarkable. Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
TESTED 17 Mar 2026
