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A recreational triathlete wants to take high-dose vitamins C and E to “reduce muscle damage and improve recovery” during a heavy training block. Based on the class presentation, the best recommendation is:

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The nurse practitioner evaluates a 36 y/o female who presents to the clinic interested in starting on combination ethinyl estradiol-norgestimate oral contraceptive therapy. A thorough evaluation of the patient’s social history should include documentation of what risk factor linked to worsening cardiovascular disease; especially in combination with combined oral contraceptive treatment?

In class we discussed a 2015 a modifier screen that led to a new discovery about a cellular mechanism involved in C9orf72 ALS/FTD. Researchers modeled C9orf72 ALS/FTD by expressing (G4C2)30 in the fly eye. 1) Which statement below best summarizes the results of the modifier screen? [C] A. Over-expression of an RNAi against RanGap was a suppressor. B. Over-expression of an RNAi against RanGap was an enhancer. C. Over-expression of RanGap was a suppressor. D. Over-expression of RanGap was an enhancer. E. A knock-out mutation in RanGap was a suppressor. F. A knock-out mutation in RanGap was an enhancer.   2) Which statement is the best conclusion from the above result? [D] A. Dipeptide repeat proteins that arise from a microsatellite expansion in C9orf72 are toxic. B. A microsatellite expansion in C9orf72 disrupts stress granule formation. C. In ALS, proteins with prion-like domains that should undergo reversible liquid-liquid phase separation instead form insoluble aggregates. D. A microsatellite expansion in C9orf72 disrupts nucleocytoplasmic transport. E. A microsatellite expansion in C9orf72 disrupts TDP-43 localization.

A combat-sport athlete asks whether increasing vitamin D from 50,000 IU/week to 110,000 IU/week will necessarily produce greater performance gains. Based on the study presented in class, the best answer is:

Which of the following is true about scotopic vision?

The stapes is connected to the __________, which leads into the cochlea.

Why is the Wada test used to put to sleep one cortical hemisphere before brain surgery?

Roan has a unique visual perception disability called prosopagnosia. Which of the following would cause her difficulties?

Proper bread making takes a lot of time. To reduce this time, commercial bakeries often add stabilizers, dough softeners, and preservatives when making bread.