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Case 2 (Questions 19 and 20) Suppose a team of researchers conducted a prospective cohort study on the effect of physical activity on the 6-month risk of depression. To assess potential effect modification by gender, the researchers estimated the effect of physical activity on depression separately for men and women. In men, the estimated risk difference was -0.11 and the estimated risk ratio was 0.71. In women, the estimated risk difference was -0.07 and the estimated risk ratio was 0.80. Based on these effect estimates the researchers concluded that gender is indeed an effect modifier, so the researchers decided to report the conditional effect estimates in their manuscript. Please provide an interpretation of the estimated risk ratio of 0.71. Assume that physical activity was the exposure level of interest and physical inactivity was the comparison level. 

Build a term that means visual examination of the eye. 

Build a term that means pain of many nerves. 

Multiple sclerosis is a progressive autoimmune disorder that causes the loss of patches of the myelin sheath.  The myelin sheath is a protective covering of nerves that is made up of glial cells.  The myelin sheath helps nerve impulses to travel.  What is the loss of this myelin sheath known as?

The nurse cares for a patient immediately after sustaining an open left femoral fracture due to a work-related accident.  Upon arrival to the hospital, vital signs are obtained, and the nurse prepares to provide further care. In the space below, determine the most appropriate order for the nurse to implement the following interventions in the care of this patient. Write out your order, beginning with the most important to the least important.   Nursing Interventions A.  Obtain X-ray of left femur. B.  Check pulses in bilateral lower extremities. C.  Offer prescribed pain medication to patient. D.  Assist provider to apply a long-term splint with 10lbs of traction to left lower extremity. E.  Administer prophylactic tetanus vaccination. F.  Assess lung sounds and respiratory effort.

Type 1 diabetes results from: 

Long-acting insulin analogs are primarily useful for: 

What does eAG stand for in the context of A1C test results? 

What is the range of A1C percentage levels defined for healthy populations aged 40–59 years? 

A CVA, cerebrovascular accident, is brain damage that occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted.  This can be caused by a blockage or because of a ruptured blood vessel.  What is another term for CVA?