The condensing temperature has to be higher than the ambient air temperature because

In Like Water for Chocolate the kitchen represents both imprisonment and liberation. Discuss this paradox in the texts.  In your answer, you might like to focus on one or more of the following: The symbolic significance of food and/or the kitchen and how this evolves throughout the novel The physical setting of the kitchen as a gendered space Esquivel’s use of magical realism to highlight imprisonment and liberation. Use multiple specific examples from the whole text to support your points.  

George is in atrial fibrillation. He was shocked when you told him, as he has felt fine. He cannot see his cardiologist for about 3 more weeks. Which of the following is LEAST PRIORITY for George at this time:

The nurse practitioner is seeing a patient for stable chest pain and the patient has been determined to have an intermediate/high risk for coronary artery disease. It would be appropriate to consider ordering all of the following to evaluate the patient’s chest pain EXCEPT: 

Mr. Foster comes to the clinic for his routine annual physical. He has no complaints or concerns. He has a heart rate in the 40’s. The MOST important laboratory or diagnostic test to order is:

You are seeing Benny, a 71 year old male patient, who continues to smoke (and has been since age 13!). Realizing that Medicare will pay for the test to screen for an abdmonial aortic aneyrysm (AAA), Benny agrees to further testing. Which test is recommended for screening for a AAA?

Fred McCormick comes to the clinic today complaining of intermittent pain in his chest, worried he is having a heart attack. Pain started two days ago. His history: Age 38; no hypertension; mild hyperlipidemia treated with diet therapy; life-long non-smoker; parents; siblings all alive & well with no family of CAD; no previous hx of PVD or CVA/TIA; BMI is overweight, but not obese. Physical assessment: Stable VS, 124/67, HR 88, Regular rhythm, non murmurs, cleart lung sounds. Chest wall palpitation reveals tenderness and reproducible pain at the costo-sternal area. EKG: normal sinus rhythm with no ST changes. The nurse practitioner should proceed with which of the following:

Which of the following are considered risk factors for coronary artery disease?

All patients who experience a syncopal event should be referred to neurology. 

Sarah, an 18 year old, fainted while at Soccer practice yesterday afternoon. You are seeing her the following day. Your initial work-up should include: