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A 35-year-old woman presents with a three-month history of insomnia, palpitations, and unintentional weight loss. A friend mentioned to her that her eyes seemed to be “protruding from their sockets”. Which of the following is the most appropriate diagnostic test?

For each statement on the left, choose the most appropriate phase of emergency management to which it correlates. Phases may be used more than once.

Signs and symptoms of a tension pneumothorax include all of the following, except:

The most important immediate treatment for patients with a head injury, regardless of severity, is to:

The size and frequency of natural hazards are unrelated to human interactions.

Choose the best answer: Do humans have an effect on the frequency of natural disasters?

Which of the following patients is the best candidate for thrombolytic therapy after presenting with severe aphasia and right hemiplegia in the setting of ischemic stroke?

A 32-year-old woman presents with tachycardia, palpitations, nausea, vomiting, and fever. She was recently diagnosed with Graves’ disease. On examination, she is diaphoretic and mildly agitated with heart rate 132 beats per minute, blood pressure 189/91 mm Hg, and temperature 39.4°C. What is the correct order of treatment for this patient?

Administration of which of the following medications is most appropriate for the management of a patient with acute hypertensive crisis in the setting of pheochromocytoma?

An epidural hematoma is most accurately defined as: