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A company’s board decides to produce and promote a drug they know to be dangerous out of proportion to any therapeutic benefits. In the board meeting they bring up that drug companies only make the drug and it is the responsibility doctors and patients to weigh the risks.   Which breakdown is best reflected in this reasoning?

A student  runs dehydration of an alcohol ( an elimination reaction)   and uses TLC to monitor the progress  of the reaction . What can be said about the TLC run in 10% Ethyl acetate (polar solvent) in hexane (non-polar solvent)

Which of the following is true regarding the epidemiology of atrial fibrillation?

Which of the following patient’s is most at risk for developing heart failure?

The  BEST way (most conclusive for THIS experiment) to characterize a successful reaction is  to 

A patient presents to the ED with reports of lower extremity pain following a traumatic fall and is found to have a femur fracture.  An EKG is obtained pre-op (see below) which is consistent with what rhythm? 

The blood supply for the sartorius is the:

The plantaris originates on the:

The Clayton Anti-Trust Act barred some of the worst corporate practices including price discrimination, holding companies and interlocking directorates.

You are taking care of a patient who was admitted with hypertensive emergency in the setting of likely uncontrolled essential hypertension.  Initial work-up included troponin 0.52 for which he ultimately underwent left heart catheterization during the hospitalization that was notable for non-obstructive coronary disease.  He has since been stabilized on a nicardipine infusion and is ready to transition to oral anti-hypertensive therapy in anticipation of discharge.  Which of the following medications would be the most appropriate first choice for this patient.