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Administration of which oral hypoglycemic agent is associated with the development of lactic acidosis? 

Most common cause of airway obstruction is ______________________.

A harmless resident bactrium usually found on the hands is _________.

A stick tie is a/an:

During peripheral nerve repair, which of the following sutures would commonly be used?

Mr. Smith is a 73-year-old male who comes to the operating room for an endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair under general anesthesia. He has a past medical history of coronary artery disease, s/p MI with PTCA and stenting 5 years PTA , Type II diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy. His medications include aspirin, clopidogrel, metformin, and amitriptyline. Which medications MUST be discontinued 7 days before surgery? (SELECT TWO) 

An excellent substitute that provides strength and nonreactivity in tissues where stainless steel cannot be used is:

What is the best way to contact Professor Turner?

A patient comes in with a 2-week onset of neck pain/R radicular pain with no clear MOI. She states that she had pain as high as a 8/10 with certain movements. She has been noticing pain referring down her R UE into her thumb with associated N&T in the same area.  Aggravating Factors: Work (sitting at a desk) with pain up to 8/10 that takes the next morning to calm back down to 2/10 baseline, Turning head to the R (5/10 immediate pain) that takes 5 minutes to calm down. Driving with the inability to look to her R without a sharp pain. Sitting looking at phone/laptop within 5′ of performing her activity to a 6-8/10.  Easing Factors: “Sleeping it off” with reduction the next day. “Husband massaging neck” with minimal-to-no relief. Ibuprofen within 2 hours of taking.    How would you rate this patient’s severity?

Failing to see a bicyclists coming at you as you cross the street while on the cellphone illustrates the phenomenon of