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A 48-year-old male presents for his annual physical exam. He has not significant PMH and he is not currently on any medications. He consumes 2 cans of beer weekly and does not smoke. His blood pressure is normal during this visit. His primary care physician orders a fasting lipid panel with the following results:   Laboratory Test Patient Result Normal Range Triglyceride 135 mg/dL < 150 mg/dL HDL 36 mg/dL > 40 mg/dL LDL 220 mg/dL < 130 mg/dL   In addition to diet and exercise, what medication should be started in this patient?

A 20-year-old male presents to the primary care office for a routine wellness visit and is without complaints.  The patient states that he feels entirely well, denies recent acute illness, and has no significant PMH.  On physical examination, heart rate is noted to be irregular.  A baseline EKG is obtained.   Based on this rhythm strip (see image below), what is your initial diagnosis?     

A 62-year-old male with a PMH of polycythemia vera presents to the Emergency Department complaining of sudden onset of pain and paresthesia of the left leg which began 1 hour ago.  Physical examination reveals the left lower extremity is cool to the touch and the toes are cyanotic.  The popliteal pulse is absent by palpation and Doppler.  The left femoral pulse is absent by palpation but weakly present by Doppler.  The right upper and lower extremity pulses are 2+/4+ throughout.  Which of the following conditions is the most likely cause of this patient’s symptoms?

A 56-year-old male patient presents to the Primary Care clinic to establish care and states that he has not seen a medical provider in over 25 years.  The patient is currently without complaints.  Routine laboratory studies are ordered, including a comprehensive metabolic panel, CBC, and fasting lipid profile.  The laboratory reports the appearance of white, opaque serum (see image below) when analyzing the patient’s blood, and the physical examination was notable for the presence of multiple xanthomas over the back, proximal extremities, and chest area.  Based on this information, which of the following laboratory results would you expect to find in this patient?                                                              

A 42-year-old male presents to the emergency department due to acute onset of fever, malaise, and generalized arthralgias. His social history is pertinent for chronic use of marijuana and heroin. He was also recently laid off at his job and has been on what he calls a “drug binge.” The emergency room physician does a thorough examination and hears a high-pitched holosystolic murmur along left lower sternal border.  The emergency room staff begin running a number of labs and diagnostic tests based on the clinical suspicion that he may have infective endocarditis.  In a patient with a history of intravenous drug abuse (IVDA) and infective endocarditis, what is the most common causative bacterial pathogen and what is the most common heart valve affected?

According to the article “How to Write a Job Description That Actually Gets People to Apply”, the author urged managers to do which of the following?

We have talked a lot about sexual harassment in the class. Please answer ALL of the following questions. a) What is sexual harassment?  b) What are the two common forms of sexual harassment and what is an example of each? c) Who is the traditional form of legalistic sexual harassment training and investigation intended to protect?  d) What other approaches were mentioned in class and articles that could better improve the workplace and reduce incidents of sexual harassment? 

Many organizations utilize an applicant tracking system.  This is software that allows an organization to collect information on each applicant, track the applicants throughout the process, and automate emails to inform candidates if they are no longer under consideration.

The most common form of training is called On-The-Job Training. 

Two researchers perform two different hypothesis tests.   Researcher A obtained a p-value of 0.03. Researcher B obtained a p-value of 0.15 Based on this information, the p-value from researcher [answer1] provides stronger evidence against the null and in favor of the alternative.  Use a significance level of 0.05. Researcher A should [answer2] the null hypothesis. Researcher B should [answer3] the null hypothesis.