According to USPSTF, bone density screening in women should begin at age:

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Which medications increase the risk of osteoporosis?

A resident of an assisted living center experiencing a marked decline in intellectual abilities in the years directly preceding death, known as terminal drop, is an example of which type of aging?

Identify the title of the poem.  This is only a short stanza. “I must live in my lantern Trimming subliminal flicker Virginal to the bellows Of experience Colored glass.”

Normal lab value: Pre-albumin 15 – 36 mg/dL; Retinol binding protein 2.6 – 7.6 mg/dL; CRP 1.0 mg/dL; Hgb 12 – 16 gm/dL; AST 14-20 U/L; ALT 10-40 U/L; Creatinine 0.5 – 1.1 mg/dL; MCV 80 – 95 µm3; BUN 10-20 mg/dL; Fe 60 – 160 µg/dL; Troponin T < 0.2 ng/mL; Osmolality 285 - 295 mOsm/kg/H2O Meridian's medical profile is as follows: Age: 49 years old; Gender: Female; Height: 5'10"; Weight: 140 lbsPre-albumin: 10 mg/dL; Alb: 2.8 g/dL; RBP: 1.8 mg/DL; Hgb: 15 g/dL; AST: 80 U/L; ALT: 78 U/L; BUN: 30 mg/dL; Creatinine: 2.9 mg/dL; FBG: 76 mg/dL; Osmolality: 286 mOsm/kg/H2O; Fe: 157 µg/dL; MCV: 91 µm3     Which of the following laboratory tests indicate(s) protein status? a. prealbumin, albumin, RBP                                                                            b. RBP c. prealbumin                                                                                                      d. albumin Meridian's AST and ALT values suggest a. normal cardiac output                                                                                    b. abnormal liver function c. AST is elevated suggesting cardiac damage, but ALT is normal, suggesting normal liver status d. normal values Meridian's BUN, creatinine and osmolality suggest  a. patient is eating a high protein diet                                                           b. overhydration c. renal insufficiency or inability to concentrate urine                              d. high alcohol intake Meridian's FBG suggests a. stress-induced or alcohol related hypoglycemia                                      b. uncontrolled diabetes c. stress-induced hyperglycemia                                                                     d. normal values Two days later Meridian is complaining of fatigue and malaise. Meridian's labs initially and today are:    The change in AST suggests a. damage to the cardiac system                                                                     b. damage to the liver c. binge drinking of alcoholic beverages                                                         d. nothing medically significant The most recent fasting blood glucose suggests a. uncontrolled diabetes b. a significant physical stress causing the body to utilize triglycerides stores c. the patient is in liver failure and is experiencing glucose shifts d. the patient is probably eating food the staff is not aware of e. nothing medically significant

Read this excerpt and identify the title of the poem: “A feast of moon and men and barking hounds,       An orgy for some genius of the South    With blood-hot eyes and cane-lipped scented mouth,    Surprised in making folk-songs from soul sounds.”

Side lobes occur with all transducers, and grating lobes occur with linear arrays.

For migraine headache management, the first-line abortive therapy mentioned is: