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In myasthenia gravis, which two pulmonary function values are most sensitive in detecting respiratory muscle weakness?

HARRM Risk Factors for Melanoma include

A 65 year old female patient presents with complaints of incontinence. It occurs when she is walking for exercise or doing jazzercise class. She has noted it with coughing or sneezing too. What type of incontinence best characterizes this?

A 35-year old woman makes an appointment at your clinic because she is concerned about a lump she has found in her right breast. It first appeared 3 months ago. It changes with her menstrual cycle and is tender to touch. She does not have a family history of breast cancer. On physical examination, you inspect the skin, noting the absence of dimpling or retraction. Palpation of the breast reveals a round, 2-cm, freely mobile, tender, circumscribed mass that is firm in consistency and somewhat elastic.  The patient has no axillary, supraclavicular, or infraclavicular adenopathy. What is your most likely diagnosis before proceeding with further testing?

Which of the following skin conditions frequently heralds an anaphylactic reaction?

When obtaining the health history of a 60-year-old female, it is important to ask:

              Jaundice  is a state of high bilirubin in the bloodstream. It is most commonly seen first in the:

A 34-year-old female who gave birth 2 weeks ago developed fever and pain in the right breast while nursing her baby. The patient has tenderness, erythema, and swelling of the nipple on the right breast. Which of the following diagnostic studies is indicated?

            The pedigree of a family with a mitochondrial DNA disorder is unique in that:

A 66 year old male presents with complaints of decreased urinary stream over the last 3 days, He has felt tired the last 24 hours. He hasn’t checked his temperature. He has had increased urge to go but hesitancy is noted. Denies hematuria. PMH positive for BPH, HTN, Gout. Meds; Lisinopril 10mg Qd You suspect he has Prostatitis. What would you expect his prostate to feel like?