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What are the four accounting elements of Owner’s Equity?

A wrench is used to tighten a nut.  A 15 Newton force is applied 10 centimeters from the axis of rotation.  What is the torque generated?  

Joel and Natalie broke up after dating for two months. They were unhappy together because Joel had always wanted to run off to the next party or club while Natalie was happier staying home and reading mystery novels. Which motivational factor was out of sync?

A multicystic dysplastic kidney is associated with:

A 40 week AGA male has urine output of 0.4 ml/kg/hr. He has a suprapubic mass and dribbling urine stream. On prenatal ultrasound, he had hydronephrosis with an enlarged bladder. The most likely diagnosis is:

An infant is born and presents with ambiguous genitalia, a finding which was not prenatally known. In the delivery room the family asks about gender assignment. Which of the following is the best initial clinical response?

You are discussing the plan of care with a mother whose preterm male infant has bilateral hydroceles.  She asks whether surgery will be necessary and are the hydroceles going to cause permanent damage.  You reassure her by responding that:  

Which is the most common cause of pseudohermaphroditism?

A 25 week gestation infant was treated for two weeks after birth with hydrocortisone for vasopressor-resistant hypotension. Until what age should this infant receive stress doses of steroids with procedures and/or surgeries?

A 28-week gestation infant with a birthweight of 900 grams has 0.5 ml/kg/hr urine output at 48 hours of age. Total fluids are 100 ml/kg/day. Further evaluation reveals the following findings: Current weight 750 gramsHR 188RR 72Mean arterial blood pressure 22 mmHgNo abdominal massBladder non-palpableLaboratory Values: Na 151 mEq/L, K 5.8 mEq/L, BUN 30 mg/dl, Creatinine 0.8 mg/dl, elevated serum osmolarity and urine osmolarity You suspect the low urine output is secondary to: