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Cindy is attending out-patient OT due to a hand injury. She is squeezing a small foam ball in effort to improve her hand strength.  Which of Cindy’s distal muscles is being used to flex all of the joints in her fingers?

Which of the following structures prevents bow stringing of the digital flexors as they travel along the anterior aspects of the DIGITS?

Which of the following muscles does NOT flex the hip joint?

Little Nicholas is using a three-jaw chuck to pick up blocks from the floor. Which muscle(s) are being used to simultaneously flex the MCPs and extend the IPs?

Which of the following nerves has contribution from the posterior division of inferior trunk of the brachial plexus?  

As Gregg abducts his shoulder to reach overhead, which muscle(s) synergistically contract with the middle deltoid and supraspinatus to form a force couple around the head of the humerus resulting in an almost perfect spinning of the humeral head in the glenoid fossa?

A 31-year-old woman with reported history of major depressive disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder presents as a new patient. She is currently 10 weeks pregnant by last menstrual period and confides in you that she has been using intravenous heroin daily for 2 years. She has been going to Narcotics Anonymous meetings intermittently, says she asked someone to be her sponsor, and has been “trying to give it my all.” She says she last used heroin 2 days ago and says she “really wants to stay off the stuff for the baby” but feels “the worst I have ever felt in my life.” She endorses diarrhea, irritability, and achiness. On physical exam, she is noted to be flushed, she frequently shifts in her seat, she is yawning frequently, and she uses several tissues to blow her nose. What of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?

A 22-year-old transgender man is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after his roommate reportedly found him unconscious. A suicide note and an empty pill bottle was found at the scene, but the bottle did not have a label. Upon arrival to the emergency department, patient’s temperature is 100.9 degrees F, blood pressure is 100/60 mmHg, pulse is 124/min, respirations are 8/min. On physical exam, patient’s skin is warm and dry. His pupils are dilated and reactive to light. Bowel sounds are decreased. An electrocardiograph (EKG) reveals sinus tachycardia with a QTc interval of 589 msec. There are no obvious traumatic injuries. Which of the following substances is the most likely cause of this patient’s condition?

A 45-year-old woman with unknown prior psychiatric history presents to clinic as a new patient. When asked why she came to the clinic, she responds, “My husband says I need help from a psychiatrist, but I’m not sure if I do. I don’t have a problem with psychiatrists; actually, my husband’s niece is a psychiatrist. She went to medical school at Harvard. Have you ever been to Boston? I love New England in the fall when the leaves change colors. My favorite colors are earth tones, but we decided to paint our house blue and I’m not sure if I like it. I used to spend a lot of my free time painting, but that was before we had kids.” The patient’s response is an example of which of the following thought processes?

Which of the following pairs of arteries do NOT form an anastomosis.