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You have a patient in your office that has been having mood swings that happen from one minute to the next and not days in a row. The patient is dramatic and has low emotional tolerance and can get erratic at times with behaviors and relationships. You suspect she may be struggling with a personality disorder like borderline personality disorder. Which of the following screening tools would you best use in this scenario: 

Cory is a 52-year-old male that comes to the clinic with concerns of alcohol use. He has tried to cut back but has been unsuccessful. Others have commented on his drinking and can get annoyed with his behaviors. He is guilty with his drinking. He does admit he drinks in the morning for an eye-opener to calm him for the day. With this in mind you are aware: 

When performing the Cultural Formulation Interview there are different aspects of focus to help better understand the patient’s presentation. When trying to elicit the cultural definition of the problem one of the best questions for this would be: 

A recommendation to prevent neural tube defects (NTDs) is the supplementation of which of the following for all women of childbearing age?

Four sick children with type 1 DM have been admitted to the hospital. Which of the following diagnoses, would make the child most at risk for developing unstable blood glucose? 

Define environmental racism. Give examples of environmental racism. Do you think this issue involves race or class or both and explain why?

Which of the following concepts refers to violent conflict between nations or organized groups?

The world’s rain forests __________. 

How do rainforests help slow global warming?

The condition of eyes that do not look in the same direction at the same time is called strabismus.