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An 18-year-old male presents with complaints of ankle pain after a fall 10 days ago. He has kept his ankle wrapped and elevated as recommended by his primary care doctor. He is neurovascularly intact on physical exam. The provocative maneuver shown in the figure below is positive. What neuromuscular pathway needs to be rehabilitated to reduce recurrence of the injury?  

Denise feels horrible, so she visits a doctor. The doctor tells Denise that she has a bad cold and should feel better soon. How would Denise’s illness be classified?

During your Orthopedics rotation, you are asked to evaluate a 45-year-old gentleman who presents complaining of sudden onset “excruciating pain” in his left great toe.  He is unable to tolerate even the placement of a bedsheet on the affected toe, due to the intense pain.  On examination, the left first metatarsophalangeal joint is markedly erythematous, and is noted to be warm and exquisitely tender on palpation.  Based on this information, what is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

Traditionally, parents teach children, not the other way around. However, it is now common for parents to call their children for help in performing a simple task on a computer, such as attaching a file to an email. What creates situations in which parents must turn to their children for help?

What are people called who take advantage of a public good without contributing to it?

A 35-year-old woman who has never smoked, presents with a history of daily non-productive cough x 2 months.  Her lungs are clear to auscultation and her chest radiograph (CXR) is normal.  Which of the following tests is the next diagnostic test that you would order?

How large is the gap in life expectancy between the richest 1 percent of women and the poorest 1 percent of women?

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Which of the following statements best describes the clinical findings in this image?              

A 26-year-old male presents to the emergency department with weakness and a fever. The patient states that 36 hours ago, he started to feel febrile and weak. He subsequently experienced pain in his muscles and joints throughout his body and experienced several episodes of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The patient states his symptoms have not improved much. He is otherwise healthy and his medications include a multivitamin and an albuterol inhaler.  T 102°F, BP 120/80 mmHg, HR 90/min, RR 18/min, and oxygen saturation is 99% on room air. Physical exam is notable for an uncomfortable appearing male. His cardiac, pulmonary, HEENT, and abdominal exams are unremarkable. Which of the following interventions is the most appropriate treatment for this patient?