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What does the suffix in the term adenoid mean?

The word hypoxic means:

Which of the following words has a suffix that means tumor?

Which term has a root word element that means split?

Which of the following pediatric vaccines is administered orally?

A patient requests to refill their warfarin, but there are multiple strengths on their profile, and they don’t remember what number is on it. They remember that the tablet is peach. Which of the following warfarin strengths comes in a peach tablet?

Which medications are contraindicated in a patient with heart failure? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

A 68-year-old female is started on opioid therapy for pain control after admission for an automobile accident. Her pain was well controlled until the last 2 days when she developed increased somnolence and decreased respiratory rate, leading to intubation. There were no changes in her medication therapy. Current labs include Na: 135 meq/L; K 5.2 meq/L; Cl: 119 meq/L; BUN: 40; and SCr: 4.5 mg/dL, total bilirubin = 2.4. Which opioid would be the most appropriate to use in this patient?

A patient is 16 weeks pregnant and reports dysuria at her appointment today. Urinalysis and urine culture are conducted, and she is started on TMP-SMX 1 DS tablet po bid. What is the appropriate duration of therapy?

An open label randomized controlled trial compares inclisiran 284 mg as a single injection on day 0, 3 months, then every 6 months to alirocumab 150mg every 14 days among patients who have a history of ASCVD and statin intolerance. In the inclisiran arm 10% of patients were on ezetimibe and in the alirocumab arm 15% of patient were on ezetimibe. The rate of major adverse cardiac events among patients using inclisiran compared to alirocumab was 1.13 (95%CI 0.96-1.30). Alirocumab decreased LDL more than inclisiran (36mg/dL versus 24mg/dL, respectively, p-value 0.04). Which of the following statements are true regarding this study? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)