Cain and Abel get into an argument.  Cain strikes Abel in t…

 Cain and Abel get into an argument.  Cain strikes Abel in the head with a wooden board.  Abel is knocked unconscious and languishes into a coma.  Two years after his injury, Abel dies.  The medical examiner determines that the blow to the head was the medical cause of Abel’s death.  Cain has committed:

In his chapter on idealism, Emerson describes how feelings o…

In his chapter on idealism, Emerson describes how feelings of the sublime result from a recognition “of the difference between man and nature.” When he continues by discussing the activities and abilities of the poet, how does he express what the poet does?

An adult patient with a history of allergies comes to the cl…

An adult patient with a history of allergies comes to the clinic complaining of wheezing and difficulty breathing when working in his yard.  Your assessment findings include the following: tachypnea, prolonged expiration, and expiratory wheezes.  This description would place which diagnosis first on your differential diagnostic list

Tu, a 55 year old with a 35 pack year history of smoking, pr…

Tu, a 55 year old with a 35 pack year history of smoking, presents to the clinic with chronic dyspnea and a cough that has been worsening over the past 5 months. Your top differential diagnoses are COPD, Heart Failure and Lung Cancer. Which of the following history and exam findings would lead you to think that Heart Failure should be ruled in as your most likely diagnosis?