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33. A patient asks why they cannot control their heartbeat but can move their arms. Which explanation is correct?

A 37 year old patient with severe CP, SOB, and CHF was admitted to a local hospital.  His coronary angiogram reveals thrombosis in the circumflex branch of the left coronary artery.  What condition could result from blockage of blood flow in the circumflex branch?  (Hint: stenosis = narrow; insufficiency = leaky)

A 61 year old male falls off a ladder and breaks multiple ribs.  He immediately has difficulty breathing and calls for an ambulance.  Paramedics do not hear breath sounds on his right side.  If he has a pneumothorax, what happened to the right intrapleural pressure?

In the evolution of ecchymoses (bruising), which cells are responsible for phagocytosis of erythrocytes leading to release of hemosiderin and iron free pigments?

A 32 year old male, with a history of anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) secondary to beestings, is stung multiple times while cleaning his gutters.  He gives himself an EpiPen (epinephrine) injection to combat possible anaphylaxis.  What would this epinephrine do to his heart?

In which direction does the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve shift, if PCO2 levels drop?

After a bad hockey check, a 28 year old male presents to his primary care physician with his right pupil constricted, his right eyelid drooping, and the inability to sweat on the right side of his face.  Which division of the autonomic nervous system was injured?

Which organ produces albumin, the main protein responsible for maintaining oncotic pressure?

A patient is diagnosed with hypocalcemia.  What would you expect her phosphate levels to look like?

A 45 year old male, with a history of cocaine abuse and cigarette smoking, presents with extreme weakness in his bilateral lower extremities.  An angiogram demonstrates a thrombosis in a vessel supplying 2/3 of the spinal cord.  Which vessel(s) was / were blocked leading to the spinal cord ischemia?