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33. Surgical repair of the nose is known as:

10. The term myotomy means incision of:

22. What is an incision of the thyroid gland called?

29. The type of fracture in which a bone breaks and splinters into pieces is called:

1. In the term hyperglycemia, the root glyc refers to:

According to traditional Twelver Shi’a doctrine, what was the primary role of religious scholars (ulama) during the occultation of the Twelfth Imam?

10 year old male with no PMH, vaccination up to date reports acute onset of left testicular pain that started 2 hours ago while playing baseball.  The child denies any known injury, but the pain has been constant with no alleviating factors.  Patient denies difficulty urinating, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea.  No recent illness as per parents.  On exam, the patient is moderate painful distress.  Left testicle with erythema, swelling and tenderness on palpation.  Right testicle appears normal and with no pain.  Penis with no deformities, lesions or tenderness.  Otherwise, exam is unremarkable.  VS: BP: 115/65 mmHg Rt arm sitting; HR:70 bpm, T: 98.6F oral, RR: 16 bpm unlabored. Please provide a reading for the following image: 1. Type of image, wiev2. Abnormal findings/description3. Other findings/normal findings if pertinent

Which of the following is a key theological difference between Zaydi Shia and other Shia sects?

 In al-Husayn’s speech before the Battle of Karbala, what does he compare the state of the world to?

A 40 year old female with no PMH reports a palpable mass in her right breast.  Patient reports she palpated it about 1 week ago and since then the mass has become somewhat bigger and is now painful.  Patient denies any nipple change or changes.  Patient also denies fever, malaise or weight loss.  Menstrual periods have been regular, LMP 2 weeks ago.  On exam, the patient is in no distress.  Breast appear symmetric, no lesions or visible masses.  Nipples appear normal with no retractions or lesions, no nipple discharge.  About 2cm round, mobile palpable lesion in the right lateral breast at about 11 o’clock, about 3cm from the nipple.  Otherwise, exam is unremarkable.  VS: BP: 120/70 mmHg Rt arm sitting; HR:70 bpm, T: 98.6F oral, RR: 16 bpm unlabored. Please provide differential diagnosis for this presentation (list at least 5) AND what imaging would be indicated for this case.