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Which of the following correlates with a higher risk of malignancy in a patient with a thyroid nodule?

A 63 year-old, previously healthy, male presents 5 hours after a 5-minute episode of exertional substernal chest pressure relieved by rest and one of his brother’s nitroglycerin tablets.  He had associated shortness of breath but no diaphoresis.  It was his first episode and the patient has no past medical history of cardiac problems.  In the emergency room, the heart and lung exams, serial EKG and cardiac enzymes are within normal limits.  Which of the following tests would be best at evaluating his symptoms further?

Which of the following is true regarding nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)?

Which of the following drugs should be avoided in patients with CKD?

A patient who receives chronic hemodialysis is admitted to the hospital with a potassium of 7.6mEq/L.  Which of the following actions is the MOST appropriate?

On physical exam, a fundus is found to be tipped posteriorly without cervical displacement in the vaginal canal. This describes which of the following uterine positions?

A 57 year-old male presents for a visit to his primary care physician. He is s/p MI 2 years ago but complains of chest pain 1-2 times a month. He has needed 15 nitroglycerin tablets to control the chest pain in the past week. Which of the following conditions should be highest on the differential diagnosis for this patient? 

Which of the following is the mechanism of action for Mirabegron (Myrbetriq), an agent used for urinary incontinence?

Which of the following is the best interpretation of the lab results below?   HBsAg positive HBcAb IgM positive HBsAb negative

Ranson criteria is used to assess the severity of which of the following?