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Marcus is a 14 yr. old who is in to have an annual school exam. He has mild persistent asthma. Mom asks you to write a note for him to use the elevator at school? What is your most appropriate response?

In boys, the initial indication of puberty is:

An 8 month old girl presents with nasal congestion, poor feeding, and irritability. On physical exam, you note bilateral intermittent rales and expiratory wheezing. Her temperature is 101F with increased respiratory and cardiac rates. Your differential diagnosis includes all of the following EXCEPT:

An easily palpable, firm, nontender, sausage shaped mass in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen of a child is likely to be which of the following:

CeCe is a 7 day old infant presents in clinic with first-time mom. Mom’s breasts are sore and cracking with a small amount of bleeding.  She reports that she was positioning the baby correctly and has a good amount of milk supply.  What is the best action?

How long can bed bugs live?

Which of the following is an undesired effect of excess milk intake in toddlers?

You never treat scarlet fever with antibiotics.

A 60-year-old patient presents with an elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. All of the following should be considered in the differential EXCEPT?

For a phlebotomist to draw a blood sample from a patient, the patient must: