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A 40-year-old previously healthy man has the sudden onset of severe right flank pain that comes in waves all night long. When he is seen in the emergency room, after waiting for two hours, he is exhausted. On physical examination there are no abnormal findings. Urinalysis reveals no ketones, glucose, protein, nitrite, or urobilinogen, but blood is present. Urine microscopic examination shows many RBCs but few WBCs. The specific gravity is 1.015 and the pH is 5.5. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Which digestive glands is most associated with Sjogren Syndrome?

A 29-year-old woman has experienced urinary frequency with dysuria for the past 4 days. On physical examination she has no flank pain or tenderness. A urinalysis reveals sp. gr. 1.014, pH 7.5, no glucose, no protein, no blood, nitrite positive, and many WBC’s. She has a normal serum creatinine of 0.9 mg/dL. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

A patient presents with jaundice, elevated alkaline phosphatase, and pale stools.  What type of jaundice is suspected?

A 29-year-old female with PCOS and her husband are having difficulty having a child.  What is typically recommended for women with this condition before medical treatment/medication is used?

Which of the following enzymes, when deficient, has been linked to the masculinization of newborn girls?

A double blind study is conducted involving men who have been symptomatic from urinary frequency and hesitancy for 5 or more years. One group men receive a pharmacologic agent designed to reduce the synthesis of dihydrotestosterone in prostatic stromal cells. Another group receives a placebo. The group receiving the drug has a statistically significant decrease in symptoms. Which of the following enzymes is this pharmacologic agent most likely to block?

A 15 year old male with infectious mononucleosis is being given instructions on how to prevent the spread of this infection to others.  Which statement represents a correct instruction?

Which of the following develop from lymphoid stem cells?

An oncologist is discussing multiple myeloma. Which information should the oncologist include? Multiple myeloma can be defined as a neoplasm of: