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SECTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE

A 32-year-old male with a life-long history of asthma controlled with inhalers and daily oral prednisone therapy presents to the emergency room with a ruptured appendix requiring surgery. Physical and laboratory work up is significant for: white blood cell count of 32, temperature of 92o F, systolic blood pressure of 88, diastolic blood pressure of 55. Vasopressor medications and fluids fail to increase and stabilize the blood pressure. It is determined that patient is experiencing adrenal insufficiency. Which of the following hormone supplements would provide optimal mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid activity?

How did television affect U.S. politics in the 1950s?

In its 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, the Supreme Court invalidated state laws that banned

Which of the following began in the early 500s AD? 

CHAPTER 10: Central Asia

Which is a HIPAA Privacy Rule exception to the requirement that authorization to release protected health information (PHI) be obtained prior to disclosure?

Of the following climates, which one is LEAST common in Central Asia?

The following program generates errors. Which is the first error? public static void printSum(int num1, int num2) { System.out.print(num1 + num2);}public static void main(String args[]) { int y; y = printSum(4, 5); return 0;}

CHAPTER 9: EURASIA Answer two of the following questions. Clearly indicate which questions you are answering.  How did the Soviet Union deal with the various minority groups within its borders? How successful were these policies? (3 points) How has industrialization affected the Eurasian environment, and what efforts, if any, have been made to fix these environmental problems? (3 points) Why might it be argued that Russia’s size is both a blessing and a curse? (3 points) Contrast Soviet and post-Soviet migration patterns within Eurasia and identify the changing forces at work. (3 points)