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Hypercalcemia, an elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH), and decreased vitamin D levels are pathognomonic for what condition? 

A patient presents to the ED with muscle cramping, myalgia, and tea-colored urine. Further diagnostics confirm rhabdomyolysis. Creatine kinase (CK) peaks at 12,000 U/L. Despite aggressive medical treatment, including volume resuscitation, the patient is oliguric. Potassium is 6.3 mmol/L and lactate 5.0 mmol/L. Which treatment should be considered?

You are caring for an adult burn victim who has circumferential burns of both arms and after falling with his arms extended into a fire. Using the Wallace Rule of Nines, what is the estimated burn percentage for this patient? 

An action that one can take as a physical therapist to effectively advocate and participate in advocacy for the profession at the federal level is:  

Which type of volcano produced this rock? Tip: Think about what type of volcanoes produce this material and consider its location on the map

What tectonic setting is at this location? Tip: Recall which tectonic setting produces the volcano you chose in the previous question, then check the map to see if there are any additional clues (ie. if it is a rhyolitic composite volcano, you would expect it to be near the edge of a continent, indicating there is an ocean-continent convergent boundary)

What tectonic setting is at this location? Tip: Recall which tectonic setting produces the volcano you chose in the previous question, then check the map to see if there are any additional clues

Which type of volcano produced this rock? Tip: Think about what type of volcanoes produce this material and consider its location on the map (ie. if it is a pillow basalt in the middle of the ocean it is probably a mid ocean ridge volcano)

Look at the map where the sample is labeled (on the continent). What general direction is the plate moving at this location? Reminder: If it is a hot spot-fueled island chain, consider the direction of the chain. If it is at a boundary, think about the direction the plates are moving in relation to each other and then answer according to which plate the sample is on.

In the center of the largest continent, you find a very soft (soft enough to scratch with a fingernail), translucent mineral (sample 6).