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Calculate the change in length of the upper leg bone (the femur) when an 80.0 kg man supports 65.0 kg of his mass on it. Assuming the bone is equivalent to a uniform rod 42.0 cm long and 2.00 cm in radius. Ybone=9×109 N/m2

The NP is considering options for pharmacologic management of obesity in a 13-year-old girl. Her mother does not want her to take a stimulant. When considering orlistat, the NP knows that which of the following is a contraindication?

Who among the following patients often has a higher level of basal insulin?

A patient with Crohn disease has a documented folate deficiency. Drug therapy for folate deficiency anemia is:

When starting a patient with hypothyroidism on thyroid replacement hormones, patient education would include:

A patient recently started on naltrexone/bupropion SR (Contrave) is complaining of profound nausea. The appropriate response would be to:

After starting a patient with Graves disease on an antithyroid agent such as methimazole, patient monitoring includes thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (T4) every:

Obesity increases risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus by which of the following mechanisms?

Because 40% of bone accrual occurs during adolescence, building bone during this time is critical. Ways to improve bone accrual in adolescents include:

The dosage of vitamin B12 to initially treat pernicious anemia is: