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Calculate the pressure inside the bike tire if the number of molecules is \(2\times10^{26}\) at a temperature of 300k. The volume of air is \(1.2m^3\). \(k=3.8\times\frac{10^{-23}J}{K}\)  

A nuclear power station generates \(5\times10^{20}\) J heat in a single day and transfers \(1.2\times10^{20}\)J of heat to the environment. What is the efficiency of the power station? 

Calculate the change in length of the upper leg bone (the femur) when an 80.0 kg man supports 65.0 kg of his mass on it. Assuming the bone is equivalent to a uniform rod 42.0 cm long and 2.00 cm in radius. Ybone=9×109 N/m2

Calculate the change in length of the upper leg bone (the femur) when an 80.0 kg man supports 65.0 kg of his mass on it. Assuming the bone is equivalent to a uniform rod 42.0 cm long and 2.00 cm in radius. Ybone=9×109 N/m2

The NP is considering options for pharmacologic management of obesity in a 13-year-old girl. Her mother does not want her to take a stimulant. When considering orlistat, the NP knows that which of the following is a contraindication?

Who among the following patients often has a higher level of basal insulin?

A patient with Crohn disease has a documented folate deficiency. Drug therapy for folate deficiency anemia is:

When starting a patient with hypothyroidism on thyroid replacement hormones, patient education would include:

A patient recently started on naltrexone/bupropion SR (Contrave) is complaining of profound nausea. The appropriate response would be to:

After starting a patient with Graves disease on an antithyroid agent such as methimazole, patient monitoring includes thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (T4) every: