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The US is among the top 30 countries in terms of longest average life expectancy.  

Draw the best Lewis structure for IF4⁻ and answer following questions. 1) How many single bond, how many double bond and how many triple bond does this ion have? 2) What’s the molecular geometry of the ion (molecular geometry only)? 3) Give the hybridization for the central atom (e.g. sp2 or sp2 etc).   Mark your answer next to words “Final answer is”.

A 71-year-old male patient with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and peripheral vascular disease (PVD) has been advised by his family nurse practitioner (FNP) to begin taking 81 mg aspirin once daily. The FNP made this recommendation because aspirin: 

Your 23 year old male, African American patient, with no history of health problems, has a hemoglobin (Hgb) of 10.6 (low) and a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of 106 (high). You are most concerned about which of the pathophysiological diseases?

What is the strongest type of intermolecular interaction attracting molecules of propane together?                    

A 24-year-old woman, presents to the WHNP office for her first prenatal visit. The patient reports that her father died soon after she was born due to excessive bleeding from a minor fall, and that her father’s maternal grandfather also died from bleeding to death.  The WHNP will confirm with testing, but believes the patient has the Hemophilia A gene, which means the risk of the patient’s unborn child being affected by the disorder is: 

How does the Cardiac Thoracic Ratio (CTR) differ on an Anterior-Posterior (AP) chest radiograph when compared to a Posterior-Anterior (PA) chest radiograph?

A 22-year-old female who adheres to a vegan diet has been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Which of the following components of her diagnostic blood work would be most likely to necessitate further investigation (or in other words, which of the following is NOT consistent with IDA)?

The NP is reviewing lab work of a 54-year-old patient who was recently seen in clinic, with stable vital signs: Hgb 7.2 (LOW) Hct 20.8 (LOW) What is the fundamental physiologic manifestation of these lab findings?

The NNP has been caring for neonate with respiratory failure & congenital heart disease, requiring surgery, for the past month. The neonate developed sepsis due to a severe bacterial infection approximately one week ago. Now, the neonate has started showing petechiae & bruising, with oozing from surgical sites and all venous puncture sites. The NNP suspects this is related to: