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A 64-year-old man with a history of a remote myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure presents for his 3-month follow-up. A recent echocardiogram reveals severe left ventricular   dysfunction.What intervention has been shown to reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death in similar patients?

Bonus Question: A 70-year-old man with a history of hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism, osteoarthritis, hypertension presents for a routine evaluation. He denies any problems today and otherwise has no significant past medical history. His physical examination is remarkable for pulse rate of 44 beats per minute and blood pressure of 150/94 mm Hg.  An EKG assessment reveals sinus bradycardia and Mobitz Type II second-degree AV block.What antihypertensive agent should be avoided in the management of this patient?

During your Internal Medicine rotation, you are asked to evaluate a 48-year-old male patient who presents complaining of fever and malaise for the past 10 days.  On examination you note palatal petechiae, subungual splinter hemorrhages, painless erythematous papules on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet bilaterally, and a grade III/VI holosystolic murmur heard best at the apex.  Based on this information, which of the following conditions is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

Mr. Gonzales’ colonoscopy revealed several large benign polyps, which his physician removed in a _______.

Mr. Ling’s history revealed that his father died of colon cancer. Due to Mr. Ling’s age and positive family history, the physician scheduled Mr. Ling for a flexible colonoscopy. This diagnostic procedure is:

IgM is the abbreviation for:

Articular cartilage functions to:

Mr. Carusa has chronic hypertension. He is scheduled for a procedure in which x-rays are taken after contrast material is injected into the bloodstream to outline renal blood vessels. This procedure is called:

A clinical procedure that aids in the diagnosis of blood disorders like anemia and leukemia is:

The first “P” in BPPV stands for paroxysmal, meaning what?