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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?

Which EKG finding is most commonly associated with hypomagnesemia?

Which of the following is the most common cause of end stage renal disease in infants? 

A 24 year-old male with NKDA has been diagnosed with Helicobacter pylori infection. He has no prior history of macrolide use and the local clarithromycin resistance rate is

What is the appropriate sequence followed when performing a physical examination on a non-traumatic patient?

A crescendo-decrescendo, grade I/VI, early systolic murmur is found in an asymptomatic patient. It is best heard in the left 2nd ICS and along the left sternal border when supine. It does not radiate and disappears with sitting. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Which of the following diagnoses is associated with dirty, brown granular casts on urine microscopy?

Which of the following is the BEST choice to treat a patient with NKDA who is diagnosed with a UTI during pregnancy? 

GL is a 48 year-old Hispanic female with a PMH of CAD- s/p stent placement 6 months ago, Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia. She has been compliant with Rosuvastatin (Crestor) 40mg 1 tab daily and lifestyle modifications for the past 6 months. Today her fasting lipid panel shows Total cholesterol= 230mg/dl, LDL level=100mg/dL, HDL=40mg/dL and TG=120mg/dL. Based on the ACC/AHA 2018 lipid guidelines, what is the BEST treatment recommendation for this patient?