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A star is 10 parsecs from Earth.  Which statement is true?

The stars with masses comparable to our Sun’s, but sizes like the earth are:

Rigel has an apparent magnitude of +0.18 and Betelgeuse an apparent magnitude of +0.45.  What can you conclude from this?

Only type O stars are hot enough to show ionized __________ in their spectra.

Almost all properties of other stars are described relative to our Sun.

Two stars both have parallaxes of .023″, but star A has apparent magnitude +2.3, while star B is magnitude +7.3.  Which statement is true?

You are the nurse practitioner at an occupational health center at a factory. One of the factory workers just burned his arm on a hot engine (see photo). The epidermis is red and painful. You note that the burn is moist and appears to only involve the epidermis and upper layer of the dermis. He hasn’t had any intervention since this burn occurred about 5 minutes ago. Which of the following would be a part of your treatment plan? (select all which apply) 

You are seeing Jonathan, an 21-year-old at the university health center. He is healthy and has no medical history or allergies. He is engaged with one sexual partner and does not use illicit drugs. He had all of his childhood vaccines per the CDC childhood schedule. His last immunizations were when he was entering college at 18-years-old when he received the following: TdaP, MMR, 2nd dose of Varicella, 3rd dose of HPV; and 2nd dose Meningicoccal B.  Which of the following vaccines would you recommend that Jonathan have today?

Joan Anderson receives the diagnosis of hepatomegaly. What does hepatomegaly mean?

The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward is known as ____________________.