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JR is a 32 year old male diagnosed with bronchitis. What is an expected, but not serious,  abnormal finding of this diagnosis?

A 77-year-old retired nurse has an ulcer on a lower extremity that you are asked to evaluate when you do your weekly rounds at a local long-term care facility. All of the following are responsible for causing ulcers in the lower extremities exceptfor which condition?

Which of the following correlates with a sustained, high-amplitude point of maximum impulse (PMI)?

How did Copernicus explain the un-observable stellar parallax?

How many electrons are found in the P3- ion?

You are located in Tallahassee. What is the altitude of your zenith

You are conducting a workshop on the measurement of jugular venous pulsation. As part of your instruction, you tell the students to make sure that they can distinguish between the jugular venous pulsation and the carotid pulse. Which one of the following characteristics is typical of the carotid pulse?

You are palpating the apical impulse in a patient with heart disease and find that the amplitude is diffuse and increased. Which of the following conditions could be a potential cause of an increase in the amplitude of the impulse?

As a person goes from stand to sit (closed chain), the distal femur glides in which direction?

How did Eratosthenes determine the size of the Earth?