Stacey, a 25 year old patient of yours comes to your office reporting some malaise, mild diarrhea, abdominal cramping and tenderness, loss of appetite. unintended weight loss of approx 10 pounds in the last three months, and mild fever on and off.  This has been going on “for a few months now”. She doesn’t need to be seen in the office very often. Past medical history is positive for scleritis. Given her history and current complaint, which of these potential diagnoses should you be most suspicious of?

A 37-year-old man comes into the clinic for his routine yearly examination.  His only known medical problem is hypertension.  He is married and has four children, all of whom are healthy.  He denies any history of drug use, history of sexually transmitted diseases, or receipt of any blood product.  He works as a computer programmer. He was born in 1983 and had a healthy childhood. He has never been testing for hepatitis C infection. Which one of the following would you recommend for this patient regarding testing for hepatitis C virus infection?

Which of these labs are the most likely to show the first signs of Hepatitis? 

An employee health nurse needs to determine if a newly hired NP is immune to Hep B. The NP states she received her required vaccinations from a previous employer but does not have a record of this. What lab should be ordered to determine immunity through vaccine?  

The science and study of growing grapes and vines is called ________.                                                                                                   

_______ is an area of horticulture which involves growing fruits and nuts.                                                                                                                 

 Horticulture is an applied science that correlates with a hard science. That hard science is known as:                                                                                                             

A plant that grows vegetatively the first season; during the second season grows vegetatively and reproduces via flowers is known as a  _______.                                                                                                                                                         

_______ is the science and technology of growing and raising plants and animals.                                                                                        

The numbers on a sack of fertilizer, like 13-13-0, are referring to the proportion of _____ in the bag.