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A 44 year old male, with a history of hypertriglyceridemia, presents to the emergency department with a complaint of severe abdominal pain.  He describes the pain as severe, and it radiates to the back.  He also admits to nausea and vomiting.  Exam reveals tenderness to palpation throughout the abdomen, but is severe at the epigastric region.  Labs demonstrate lymphocytosis and an elevated lipase.  What is the most likely diagnosis?

If the afferent arteriole vasodilates, what happens to the glomerular filtration rate?

From which spinal cord segments does the typically brachial plexus originate?

A head-on collision results in a 47 year old female being pinned in a car.  This crush injury results in multiple vertebral column fractures and spinal cord swelling.  As a result of the spinal cord swelling, which structure is compressed between the dura and the vertebral bodies?

A 16 year old male is an unrestrained driver in a high speed motor vehicle accident.  Besides pain across his left anterior chest from the seatbelt, he complains of severe right wrist pain and numbness of his hand.  Exam demonstrates a limited range of motion of the right wrist and decreased sensation of the palm and first three digits.  X-rays demonstrate a volar dislocation of the lunate.  Entrapment of which structure is likely causing this patient’s symptoms?

Which of the following areas of the shoulder complex has the least amount of ligamentous support?

An insulin-dependent diabetic presents to the ER in sepsis due to a calcaneal diabetic ulcer.  The physician assistant working with the patient diagnoses him with wet gangrene. What is the pathophysiology behind gangrene?

A 65 year old, out-of-shape, grandmother goes on a hike with her 21 year old granddaughter, who runs regularly.  Which one would you expect to have a slower recovery to resting heart rate?

A 36 year old female, with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis, presents for an initial occupational therapy evaluation.  While reviewing her chart, you note that her cervical MRI demonstrated a subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint.  While developing an intervention plan, which cervical movement should you limit?

What is the name of the serous membrane that lines lung tissue?