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Positive assessment of a grade III ankle sprain is best described as:

Initial treatment of choice for a patient with plantar fasciitis:

Mike is a 49-year-old male who presents to clinic and is started on atorvastatin 20 mg.  According to the ACC 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol, when should you order repeat lipid measurement labs to assess adherence and response to the statin initiation?   

Which medication classes are considered to be the four pillars or the foundational four for treatment of HFrEF?  Select all that apply. 

You have seen a patient with bilateral knee pain that you suspect is osteoarthritis.  You perform a thorough physical exam as well as obtain bilateral knee x-rays and draw a CBC and CMP.  Which exam and diagnostic test findings are most indicative of osteoarthritis?

Prompt diagnosis of temporal arteritis is important because:

What are the main pathophysiology concept(s) of type 2 diabetes?  Select all that apply. 

Nan is a 28-year-old woman in your practice who presents with bilateral hand stiffness and pain, fatigue that lasts all day, and intermittent ankle pain.  You suspect she has rheumatoid arthritis. You order a CBC, CMP, ESR, anti-ccp and bilateral hand x-rays to not only confirm your diagnosis, but to obtain baseline for therapy.  Which results are most indicative of a rheumatoid arthritis?

Which are indicated for initial evaluation in a patient presenting with acute low back pain secondary to muscle or ligament strain?  More than one may apply.

What type of transport does the following image represent?