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Identify the speaker: “Lift the veil but once, and look me in the face.”

Identify the speaker of the quote: “The Great Spirit is angry with our enemies; he speaks in thunder, and the earth swallows up villages, and drinks up the Mississippi. The great waters will cover their lowlands; their corn cannot grow; and the Great Spirit will sweep those who escape to the hills from the earth with his terrible breath . . .BROTHERS–We must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other’s battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit; he is for us; he will destroy our enemies, and make all his red children happy.”

Liam is a 21-year-old who presents to the office because he can’t seem to quit crying.  When asked if he has any thoughts of harming himself he responds “I’d have to quit crying long enough to figure out how I’d do it”.  What is the most appropriate plan of care for this patient? 

Donna is a 57-year-old with a 40-pack year history of smoking cigarettes.  She presents requesting help with smoking cessation.  She tells you that she is feeling better than she has in a long time.  “I just got out of the hospital for a nervous breakdown.  The police came and took me because I was trying to jump off the bridge over the Missouri River”.  She has decided she wants to quit smoking so she can “feel really, really healthy”.  You have encouraged her for years to quit smoking and are thrilled she is wanting to quit.  Please select all appropriate treatment options for Donna.

Which are included in the Rome IV criteria used to diagnose irritable bowel syndrome? Select all that apply.

What advice is reasonable to provide a patient regarding prevention of DVT with air travel?  Please select all statements that apply.

A patient presents to your practice with a history of cholelithiasis. Which patient complaining of increased pain would require more urgent evaluation?

What would be an appropriate motivational interviewing technique to utilize with a patient having substance abuse issues?

Please select the statement/statements that is/are true regarding Zika Virus.

Immune globulin for post exposure to this type of Hepatitis is not effective and should not be administered.