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A 60-year-old male presents for evaluation and states that he was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. The patient is a non-smoker and denies any occupational exposure to asbestos.  Which of the following types of lung cancer is most commonly diagnosed among persons with no smoking history?

How could new technologies like the internet decrease the importance of propinquity in mate selection while preserving or even increasing the importance of homogamy?

A 26-year-old female presents to clinic for an evaluation of her asthma. She was given a prescription by her previous physician for an albuterol inhaler which she has been using. She reports symptoms on average three days per week. Last month she was awakened by her asthma on three nights. She is able to participate in light jogging but high intensity aerobic exercise often triggers her symptoms. Which of the following is the best next step in management of this patient?      

Very few people in the United States today marry outside their own socioeconomic class, which suggests that there is a high degree of

Erik Erikson’s conception of “peak aging” encompasses three broad dimensions: Insight, wisdom, and ______.

Which of the following techniques is used to disenfranchise part of the American population today?

During the rise of suburbanization in the 1950s and 1960s, __________ were most likely to move away from the urban core to the suburbs.

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?