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If additional DNA sequence evidence shows that yeast genes for synthesizing proteins are more similar to protein-synthesizing genes in bacteria than those in archaea, a modern systematist would ________.

The property of a star that is most important in determining if it will end its life cycle as a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole is its

Chest pain that lasts for less than 15 minutes and is relieved with rest is considered to be:

Ellen Jones presents with right lower quadrant pain. Your list of differentials would include all of the following EXCEPT

A 58-year-old man arrives at the emergency department complaining of chest pain. The pain began 1 hour ago, during breakfast, and is described as severe, dull, and pressure-like. It is substernal in location, radiates to both shoulders, and is associated with shortness of breath. The patient vomited once. His wife adds that he was very sweaty when the pain began. The patient has diabetes and hypertension and takes hydrochlorothiazide and glyburide. His blood pressure is 150/100 mm Hg, pulse rate is 95 beats per minute, respiration is 20 breaths per minute, temperature 37.3°C (99.1°F), and oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry is 98%. The patient is diaphoretic and appears anxious. On auscultation, faint crackles are heard at both lung bases. The cardiac examination reveals an S4 gallop and is otherwise normal. The examination of the abdomen reveals no masses or tenderness. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A client is diagnosed with acute kidney injury (AKI) and the origin of the problem is thought to be prerenal azotemia. What would the nurse practitioner identify as a possible precipitating cause of this client’s AKI?

You suspect 23-year-old Marcy has Pyelonephritis. Which of the following symptoms would you expect?

You suspect your patient has cholelithiasis which imaging test would you order:

The apparent magnitude of each star is given in parentheses after its name. Altair (0.77), Capella (0.08), Pollux (1.14), Rigel (0.12) Which of the stars looks brightest in the night sky?

The crown-of-thorns sea star, Acanthaster planci, preys on the flesh of live coral. If coral animals are attacked by these sea stars, then what actually provides nutrition to the sea star, and which chemical (besides the toxin within their nematocysts) do the corals rely on for protection?