A patient is brought to the ED who is experiencing disorientation, confusion and fever. The patient describes visual and auditory hallucinations. The patient’s spouse states that the patient had several drinks 12 hours prior to passing out. A blood alcohol level is 0.2%. what is the recommended treatment?

All of the following have been documented to increase the risk of HIV transmission to a health care worker following a percutaneous needlestick injury involving an HIV-infected source patient EXCEPT:

A 45 year old male with a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease presents with a chief complaint of painful area on his right side for two days. He denies nausea, vomiting, trauma, cough and rash. Examination reveals tenderness in a horizontal linear pattern over the right lateral thorax. You take all the history and physical examination findings into consideration and prioritize your list of possible diagnoses. Based on the most likely cause which one of the following steps will you take first?

Which non-pharmacologic intervention may be of most benefit in frail elders to restore physical function and improve appetite?

All of the following statements regarding nonpharmacologic management of persistent pain in older patients are TRUE EXCEPT:

All of the following statements regarding the use of pharmacotherapy for pain management in older patients are TRUE EXCEPT:

Jose is a 45 year old immigrant from Central America 4 years ago, who needs medical clearance before he can begin work as a nursing assistant. He has documentation of receiving bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine as a child. With this information, you understand that:

Which ONE of the following common physical examination findings would raise your level of suspicion for a diagnosis of pernicious anemia?

Which is NOT considered diagnostic criteria for Bulimia Nervosa?

The ethical duties of a criminal defense attorney and a prosecutor are essentially the same because they are both lawyers governed by a set of established professional rules,