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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?

A newborn infant is born at 31 weeks’ gestation to a G1P1 mother with a history of Type 2 Diabetes. During the initial newborn evaluation, he is found to have nasal flaring, expiratory grunting, and intercostal retractions. A chest radiograph is obtained (see image below) and is noted to have a ground-glass appearance. He is emergently intubated but continues to have decreased oxygen saturation, so he is transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit. Which of the following is the most likely underlying cause of this patient’s symptoms?              

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A 62-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department complaining of cough and chest pain. He states that the chest pain has been present for 2 weeks and worsens when he coughs. The patient has not been to a doctor in “years.” Initial CXR is obtained that is consistent with left-sided pneumonia. The patient is admitted for antibiotic treatment of pneumonia. On day 4 of his hospital course, the patient’s respiratory status worsens. Vital signs: 100°F, HR 118/min, RR 30/min, and oxygen saturation is 76% (room air). On physical exam, the patient appears drowsy and dyspneic. He cannot speak in full sentences. Lung exam reveals bilateral rales, and intercostal retractions are noted. The patient is placed on mechanical ventilation with improvement of his oxygen saturation to 84%. A repeat CXR is obtained (see image below) and reveals diffuse, bilateral coalescent opacities.                                                                                                                        Which of the following statements about this condition is TRUE?

One reason women are more likely than men to live in poverty is the expense of child care. How do sociologists explain the relationship between poverty rates and child-care costs?

The more strongly men identify with stereotypical ideas about masculinity, the more likely they are to