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Heather is a 48-year-old Caucasian female with a history of Diabetes. She currently smokes and her blood pressure reading today is 150/90.  She also brings to office a log of sequential elevated home BP readings. This blood pressure (BP) of 150/90 is considered

A 57-year-old woman presents with diffuse abdominal pain. Which of the following statements from the provider is appropriate?  

Which patient has the least worrisome symptoms associated symptoms associated with his diarrhea? One with:

Which of the following are considered therapeutic lifestyle changes in the patient with risk for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD)?

A 35-year-old female patient is seen in the clinic complaining of abdominal pain. Which of the following should be included in the examination?  

A 77 y/o female with a past medical history of hypertension, diabetes and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction presents to your clinic for routine follow up. The patient mentions that she has been experiencing intermittent episodes of palpitations for the past several months that resolve spontaneously in a few minutes. An EKG is obtained demonstrating atrial fibrillation with a rate of 88 beats per minute with a CHA2DS2-VASc score of 2.  What is the appropriate next step in regard to the prevention of embolic stroke in this patient?

What is the difference between white matter and gray matter?

Which best represents an action potential?

You are given an unknown alien axon for research with somewhat similar action potential mechanism as mammalian neurons. You have found the following concentration of ions: Na+ inside = 40 Mm Na+ outside = 400 Mm Threshold= -20 mV Resting Membrane Potential -40 mV If an action potential is generated with these ionic concentrations, what phase of action potential the axon is currently in when the voltmeter reads -70 and there is only an outward current reading ?

If you wish to study the effect of adding more acetylcholine to its receptor and its effect on sodium ion flow, which of the following patch clamp techniques is the most effective?