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A 24 year old female patient with normal vital signs presents with lesions on her lip that erupted after she endured a tingling and burning sensation in the same area.  All other areas of her skin are normal. She says no one else in her family has this symptom. The patient is very worried  about them  clearing up before her wedding in two weeks. The lesions appear as vesicles surrounded by an erythematous base.  Your top differential diagnosis is most likely:

The following are risk factors for melanoma EXCEPT:

A nurse practitioner is seeing a patient that was previously diagnosed with rosacea.  He/she documents that the 56 year old male patient has cherry angiomas on his face.  You would expect to see

Today, you are examining a 4 year old boy, Samuel.  During his preschool physical, you note that he has an area (2cm) on his scalp near the posterior left hairline that has much less hair and some scaling in the hairless area.  You also note that he has some mild left posterior cervical lymphadenopathy.  Which of the following is nearest the top you your differential diagnosis list?

A 73 year old male patient presents with an indurated and crusted papule that has been growing slowly over the past year on his right ear.  No pearly borders or telangiectases are noted. It is painless and essentially asymptomatic.  The nurse practitioner suspects 

A 56 year old female patient with normal vital signs and BMI of 40 and history of Type II diabetes presents with a beefy red, well demarcated, maculopapular rash in the folds of her right axilla. She says it began about 3 weeks ago, is worsening and is mildly itchy.  She has not used any new detergents, deodorants, soap or lotion. The nurse practitioner reasons that the top differential is 

Your patient is pregnant. This was established through a quantitative serum hCG one week ago. Your patient reports she has experienced “a little bit of bleeding” over the past two days.  Which testing should you complete to help determine the cause?

In the paper by Freed in Cell the authors described a signaling difference for EGF versus EREG. What was the difference and describe two techniques that were used and how they supported the observation.

Name two upstream signaling pathways that can activate canonical NF-kB signaling.

Choose one of these two questions. Start your answer with the number you have chosen. Your answer should be 1-2 paragraphs (4-10 sentences).  Choice 1: After reading about the definition of culture, how has your own understanding of culture evolved? Why do you think cultural relativism is important when studying different societies? Can you think of a situation from your own life or something you’ve witnessed where cultural relativism helped you understand a different perspective? Choice 2: Culture is made up of various elements such as language, norms, values, beliefs, and customs. Think about the culture you are most familiar with. Choose two specific elements of culture (such as language, food, rituals, or social norms) and explain how they shape the daily lives and interactions of people in your community. Provide concrete examples of how these elements are practiced and what they reveal about the values or beliefs of the culture.