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Jose was seen by the nurse practitioner for an infection.  The lab results showed an infection due to the white blood cells being elevated.  Which of the following terms fits this scenario best?

The term thrombophlebitis means:

_____ is characterized by the loss of elasticity of arterial walls.

Kofi and Iyana have been told that their unborn child has a condition that will not allow the child to survive. Which type of condition is not compatible with life?

You are the lead researcher at a pharmaceutical company engaged in developing stem cell therapy to overcome cardiac dysfunction in elderly patients. Your research is focused on collecting stem cells from bone their marrow material. Such stem cells would exhibit all of the following characteristics except:

Parents of a 2-year old girl seek medical attention because their daughter has failed to thrive. While the girl is otherwise healthy, genetic analyses reveal presence of a mutation that abrogates expression and function of Tumor Necrosis factor (TNF). Loss of TNF expression would be associated with all of the following except:

Please complete these questions on a sheet of paper with a writing utensil while the quiz is open and then upload a clear image of your work..  There is no time limit and you can use any of your notes that you would like.   1.  An object travels 8m [West] and then 17m [North] over a time period of 16 seconds.  Solve for its average speed and its average velocity.   2.  A boat has a velocity of 8.6 m/s [relative to the water] and it pointed directly across a river that has a current of 3.25 m/s [East].  Solve for the velocity of the boat relative to the shore.   3.  Where would you have to aim the boat in the question above if you needed to land directly across the river?   4.  If the river were 45m wide, how long would it take to cross a) in question 2 b) in question 3    

A parturient who is 40 weeks’ gestation, gravida 3, para 2, has been examined by the obstetrician and these are the findings: presentation is cephalic, position is the occiput, 5+ station, 10 cm dilation, 100% effaced. What is your interpretation of this laboring parturient? 

What is the MOST common complication in the fetus after the parturient receives a paracervical block? 

A 30-year-old parturient with preeclampsia develops severe back after the placement of the epidural. The parturient is also experiencing more leg weakness than expected. What is the MOST appropriate intervention at this time?