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Without graphing the function, determine its amplitude or period as requested.y =  cos (- x) Find the period.

Dianne is a 73-year-old who presents with complaints of horrible shoulder pain and dysfunction.  States she was sitting in her car this a.m. and reached behind her to the back seat to lift a bag of library books into the front seat.  She had sudden severe pain and loss of use of her right shoulder.  Exam reveals a positive drop arm test of the right arm.  What is your best plan of care?

This question is for information purposes only. It will NOT be graded. How often did you input patient prescriptions with the preceptor’s help during your clinical time?

We have discussed two groups of protostomes: Lophotrochozoa and Ecdysozoa. Which of the following is characteristic of Ecdysozoans?

Carl is a 68-year-old who presents with complaints of horrible achiness and pain to his shoulder girdle and hips.  You suspect polymyalgia rheumatica.  Which set of labs would support your diagnosis?

David is a 42-year-old with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). He has no co-morbidities and no recent antibiotic use. Which is the most appropriate antibiotic therapy to use according to the 2019 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) Recommendations for Outpatients Pneumonia?

Ryan is a 29-year-old who presents to clinic with complaints of right flank pain for the last 12 hours “it’s horrible”.  He denies dysuria, fever or pelvic pain.  When you enter the exam room he has a hard time sitting still and states “I just can’t get comfortable”.   Urinalysis reveals 3 plus blood, trace leukocytes, negative nitrites.  You suspect that Ryan has:

Which patients have risk enhancing factors as defined in the ACC 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol; these are factors that favor initiating statin therapy.  Select all that apply.    

Vicky is a 45-year-old who presents for her annual exam. She is healthy without any chronic medical problems although she does report that her Dad had a fatal MI at the age of 43 and her older brother had an MI at the age of 46. Results of her labs and pooled cohorts equation reveal a 10 year ASCVD risk of 7.2%. What would you advise her about this result?

Positive assessment of a grade III ankle sprain is best described as: