What is the expected laboratory results with a newly diagnosed and yet untreated patient with overt primary hypothyroidism?

A 24-year-old man is referred to your practice for elevated cholesterol level. The patient has a father and two siblings with high cholesterol levels on medications. His 31-year-old brother recently had a myocardial infarction. On physical examination, the patient has bilateral arcus senilis. His extremities are remarkable for diffuse and nodular thickenings of the Achilles tendon. What is the most likely diagnosis?

A patient who presents with generalized anxiety and agitation with hypertension should have which of the following laboratory test performed to rule out a potential organic cause of the anxiety?

A 67-year-old man has had progressive dyspnea for the past 2 years with cough productive of small amounts of white sputum on most days of the week. The cough and shortness of breath sometimes awaken him from sleep. His past medical history is significant for hypertension and glaucoma. He has a 40 pack-year history of smoking and drinks 1-2 beers on weekends. Physical examination reveals prolonged expiration, wheezes and rhonchi over both lung fields. No peripheral edema is noted. Chest radiograph shows hyperinflation. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

All electric hands are capable of which grasp pattern?

Which structural change of the hemoglobin chaing characterizes the development of sickle cell disease at the molecular level?

What is one reason why patients with cirrhosis are at an increased risk of bleeding?

The baroreceptor reflex, when activated in response to acute blood loss, results in which of the following?

You are also requested to obtain “Howie’s” blood pressure. How will you decide which size cuff to use? 

Why were federal funds for internal improvements, such as roads and canals, crucial to Henry Clay’s vision of a unified national economy?