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An obese 42 year old female presents with steady aching pain to RUQ of the abdomen with nausea and vomiting. She states that the pain has been constant for several days and is now moving into her right shoulder. She reports that it hurts to take a deep breath. She states that she had recently started doing hot yoga, but she had to stop because of the pain. Upon physical examination you find the patient stops breathing on inspiration when you palpate the RUQ with your thumb and fingers hooked under the costal margin. What does this indicate?  :

A tingling sensation radiating from the wrist to the hand on striking the median nerve is a positive _____ sign.

Linda is a middle age women who experienced an acute onset excruciating pain which started in the epigastric area. The pain eventually moved across her abdomen and radiated to her back. She states that the only thing that makes the pain better is leaning forward.  Which is most likely, given this presentation?

The rapid pace of technological innovation today extends the life cycles of products.

You are seeing a 40 year old female in your clinic and she states that she is concerned that she will develop osteoporosis.  You inform her that the risk factors for osteoporosis include.

Osmosis is the diffusion of _____ across a selectively permeable membrane.

Anatomy is best described as:

One gram of carbohydrate, one gram of lipid, and one gram of protein yield ____, ____, and ____ kilocalories respectively.  

Which of these best describes a cell?

The aroma of cookies baking in the kitchen reaches you in the living room. The distribution of this odor throughout the house is an example of: